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[scientificist]

This is…Herbert West: a contributor to the recent cure as you may recall as well as…your new Doctor. [He pauses to let that sink in, sounding really smug about it.] The Medical Team is still, small but as more experienced members join it has become more…evident that we do not have the resources we need to properly, treat the Carnival staff.

Namely: up to date medical documentation on you all—now, I made do before with what I had, during the process of constructing the cure but those involved may recall being asked various questions, questions which would have been unnecessary had the previous department been keeping your notes on file. Perhaps medical files aren’t required by, magical zebras but they are required by. Me. It is considerably easier for everyone when all previous knowledge doesn’t leave with the former physician—I’m sure you can agree. [He’s trying his best to sound congenial, definitely, but it mostly comes off as stilted as usual…maybe it counts that he’s trying?]

Today and tomorrow, myself and Mr Okumura will be available to perform physical examinations; any additional medical history you can provide is, welcome, and if you would prefer to attend on an alternate date, contact me to arrange a time.

[And then because so many people here are damned word weasels:] I have to insist all of you show up. Even if you’re healthy. Especially, if you’re healthy to give us an idea of your baseline state but we will, of course, treat any issues you have. Understand, it’s for the good of the Carnival and everyone’s…future well-being.


[ooc: Make sure to help me out by posting anything you think of to the med tent info post. Also, Herbert is almost literally always in the med tent during daytime hours but let us know if you have an ooc preference for checkups.]

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[flashover]

Oooh, check-ups! Like a real doctor! But uh... no offense, dude, but I’d rather my brother do it. He’s been patching me up since we were little, I trust him.

[he’s also not quite as creepy]

[reflash]

Thank you for the vote of confidence, nii-san.

[flashover]

Well of course! You’re the best doctor I know! And you’re not even totally trained! I’ll be there later today and I’ll bring you guys some snacks.

[reflash]

We need more coffee. [They need a coffee maker, or Yukio needs fifty cases of energy drinks, or, well, Rin knows his brother's caffeine intake.]

[flashover]

Hmmm... I'll bring you a nice big thermos full! And I'll ask acquisitions to get you guys your own, ok? Oh! Actually, I'll bring a few of my orange phoenix fruits too. They work kind of like a super energy drink! And they taste kind of like an orange and yuzu mixed together!

[reflash]

[Nice, a coffee maker for the med tent. Yukio would prefer energy drinks, just to keep up his constant intake of caffeine, but coffee would be a start.]

Thank you, nii-san. [Super energy drink fruit? He needs that.]

--> action!

[flashover]

You're welcome! I'll be there in a bit.

[and, true to his word, Rin shows up a bit later that afternoon to the medical tent with a big thermos of black coffee and a small grocery bag with five or six key-lime sized orange fruits, glowing gently like tiny lanterns, as well as some styrofoam cups for the coffee. There might also be some sweet surprises in there -- leftover christmas cookies!]

Yo! Coffee delivery!

action!

[reflash]

[Yukio's been busy, running damage control while Herbert's been displaying his nonexistent bedside manner all over the radios. Right now, he's... taking a break? just for a moment, a minute or two where exhaustion takes over and he just closes his eyes and rests his head on crossed arms. At Rin's loud shout, Yukio sits up with a start, adjusting his glasses and fumbling for a clipboard on the desk before he processes who just entered the tent.]

Nii-san?

[flashover]

[oh geez. He didn't mean to wake him up!]

Dude. Working yourself to death again already? Promise me you're gonna go home and get a good nights' rest.

[you really make him worry, Yukio. Rin shakes his head and looks for an empty bit of counter space to set up his stuff.]

But I brought coffee! And cookies. And some of those weird fruits. Don't eat more than one at once, though, they'll give you the shakes like you wouldn't believe.

[reflash]

I have a lot to do, and Doctor West isn't exactly helping. [Yukio says, with a glance towards the other side of the tent where West has curtained off a small area for an office.

Caffeine, his true love, has once again appeared to rescue him from a fate worse than death. Yukio grabs a box from under his desk and offers it to Rin, while taking the coffee and cups. Those are his now.

Also, those fruits...]

Does everything glow here? [The alcohol from their birthday (which he took back to his room with him, after it knocked him out for a solid twenty hours), and now this fruit. (and sometimes, like when it first showed up, the faint blue mask across his face, covering the skin around his eyes with flame-shaped patterns like some kind of horrifying birthmark).]

[flashover]

Yeah he uh. [Rin glances over at the little "office", then leans in close to whisper] He kind of seems like a total weirdo. [Rin takes the box and looks at it. What's this for?

He gets distracted from mystery box by the comment about glowing food, though] Ha! It seems like it, huh? If you juice these things, the juice glows too. But if you cook with it, the glow goes away. Weird, right?

[reflash]

He is. [Yukio says, uncharacteristically playing along with Rin's commentary for a movement before looking over the fruit closely.]

Do the stimulant properties remain after the fruit is cooked? [Yukio's already considering uses for it beyond just keeping himself awake.

The box is a mystery, but it's clearly got something in it. Is it a present? No, sorry, it's just a kitchen first aid kit, with handfulls of brightly colored bandaids and a lot of burn cream.]

[flashover]

I'm glad you agree!! Just be careful, ok? Don't let his weirdness rub off on you too much.

[Rin starts digging in the box as Yukio asks him further questions] Yeah, but it isn't quite as strong or long-lived. Kind of like cooking with alcohol? I've been substituting them for yuzu or orange in citrus-y sauces. --oh neat! [Rin pulls out the bandaids and looks at them] This is for the kitchen, right? Sweeeet.

[reflash]

When you're cooking, you should use blue bandaids so you can see them if they fall off into the food. [Or at least, that's Yukio's rule now.

The kit is pretty well stocked, including the kitchen-specific supplies, so hopefully that will be right.]

Let me know if there are any other medical supplies you think the kitchen needs.

[flashover]

Smart! We wear gloves most of the time anyway... wouldn't want any sort of contamination. Hairnets, too! I've learned all kinds of things about commercial food prep!

[the box looks awesome and complete, and Rin nods, setting it to one side]

If anything comes up, I'll let you know. Now... do I need my check-up? I'm ready, doc!

[reflash]

Do you put a hairnet on your tail? [Not actually a real question.

But kind of a real question.

Yukio pulls out the handwritten form for Rin to fill out, and hands it over to him on a clipboard. It's the typical "Name, date of birth, personal and family medical history" sort of thing.]

Fill this out and then I'll check your measurements.

[And he'll just let Rin concentrate on that for a couple minutes.]

[flashover]

Dude, I don't use my tail to cook with! [but he does sometimes hold utensils with it. Not telling Yukio that, though... a little demon fur is good for you?? Probably???

Rin squints at the paper]

Man... do I really have to fill this out? You know all this!

[reflash]

Yes, you do. The purpose of the records are so that any medic can easily access all the information on any carnival staff if there's an emergency. If I'm out fighting, Doctor West needs to know your medical history. [Why is his brother so dumb.

Though, Yukio is explaining more and judging less than he would be if they were at home. Progress?]

[flashover]

[Rin sulks, a frown on his reptilian muzzle, but doesn't complain any more as he fills out the forms... to the best of his ability.

"Family history" gets some snarky answers ("Well I'm Prince of Hell on my dad's side") and some things are left blank, but within about ten minutes, Rin manages to fill it out as much as he can]

Here. I wasn't sure what to put under medical history so I put that time that Angel cut off my foot and it grew back?

[reflash]

[Yukio... fixes Rin's spelling and adds some things.]

That counts. Do you have any changes beyond the obvious?

[flashover]

Not that I can think of... ah! [he takes Kurikara out of his red cloth bag and holds it in his lap, sheathed] My changes are different when I have Kurikara out. [he unsheathes the sword and his form changes, as it usually does. His snout elongates, his fae markings cover more of his body, and blackish blue scales form on his arms and legs... in addition to becoming covered in blue flames, of course]

[reflash]

[Yukio tenses, like he always does when confronted with Rin's flames. He can't accept them, he never will. Rin already knows, and he still keeps pulling the sword for stupid reasons.]

Put that away, nii-san.

[flashover]

[Rin rolls his eyes, but does as asked, his more extreme changes reverting as soon as the sword is in the scabbard. They aren't even Yukio's problem to deal with, he doesn't understand why it makes him so tense]

You're the one who asked about any other changes!

[reflash]

That doesn't mean I needed to see them! You need to use your words, nii-san.

[flashover]

Words are hard... and a picture is worth a thousand words! [he grins] So... seeing it in real life must be worth, like, a million, right?