[ Oh this is a very good mem. It invokes a different kind of response from Daan compared to other things he's seen so far, a distinct hesitation and furrow of his brows as he glances aside as Lucas is rejected -- doctor after doctor after doctor.
Who decides that kind of thing? What kind of doctor just gets to decide that someone should die because -- what. The patient isn't good enough for them? Daan doesn't purport himself to be any sort of guardian angel. Hell, he outright pushes back sometimes when someone tells him that's what he does, right? Because that's what doctors are supposed to do. And then he'd fire back that he doesn't have to do anything, because he's not bound by the Oath.
[slaps his noggin you can fit so much varying forms of doctor related trauma in this bad boy
Who indeed, though! Who indeed. A whole island nation full of doctors who just see a problem they don't want to deal with and think, who cares? Such is the grave danger of effective immortality, twisted and abused by the people who don't create and work with it every day.
Lucas, to his credit, just offers a small smile that doesn't speak to the hellish despair of being turned down turn after turn.]
That person ran the hospital that has cared for Nadia for the last eight years. She's well, now.
It's rough out there, doctors who think they're too good for some people... I've dealt with my fair share of people who came to me because of one reason for another, but related to not being able to go to a regular doctor...
[HONESTLY DIRE!! If only the similarities of all their different homes weren't generally horrible ones. But he's not a world-nihilist either, and moves on with an easy nod.]
God saved Nadia. That's a miracle I can't ever forget or fully repay, either.
[ Daan disagrees with the sentiment, mostly, but he's not so much of a hardass that he'd dunk on someone else's faith. After all, the Church of Alll-mer is quite vast and the norm, and Daan's case is a bit of an atypical one. ]
I'm glad you were witness to a good miracle. I hope both you and she live healthy the remainder of your lives.
[Thanks for not starting another theology argument with him Daan he's had so many this week already. Instead, his smile softens a little into something more fond and also a touch melancholy. Daan had lost a great love in his life, while his precious little sister gets to live on. That in and of itself is pretty cruel.]
Thank you, Daan... [For the (looks at virche) 1 and 11 years they respectively have.] I do wish that you all could meet her. She's such a darling child, and she's spent so long in the hospital that she hasn't had the chance to make many friends...
[But he would never wish fucking CULT KIDNAPPING on her so she'll just stay friendless.]
The curse? [WHY IS HE ASKING IT LIKE THERE ARE MULTIPLE OTHER THINGS (there are).] Yes, it is. We'd only just begun investigating it, though... They're called suicides because the victims all appear to have done it to themselves, but the "it" in question is clawing out their own hearts, so...
Well... If you wish to move forward, forward-facing is the only way you can be, wouldn't you say? In any case, we don't have many resources and we're working against the clock, but we've already done more in a smaller amount of time than the Royal Guard has managed in months.
[So... yay!! Civilian militias do good work sometimes.]
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Who decides that kind of thing? What kind of doctor just gets to decide that someone should die because -- what. The patient isn't good enough for them? Daan doesn't purport himself to be any sort of guardian angel. Hell, he outright pushes back sometimes when someone tells him that's what he does, right? Because that's what doctors are supposed to do. And then he'd fire back that he doesn't have to do anything, because he's not bound by the Oath.
But still. ]
Did that person...?
[ ...Save your sister? ]
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Who indeed, though! Who indeed. A whole island nation full of doctors who just see a problem they don't want to deal with and think, who cares? Such is the grave danger of effective immortality, twisted and abused by the people who don't create and work with it every day.
Lucas, to his credit, just offers a small smile that doesn't speak to the hellish despair of being turned down turn after turn.]
That person ran the hospital that has cared for Nadia for the last eight years. She's well, now.
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It's rough out there, doctors who think they're too good for some people... I've dealt with my fair share of people who came to me because of one reason for another, but related to not being able to go to a regular doctor...
Who was that man?
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[Why become a doctor at all if you clearly have no desire to help those in need? But he won't waste time pondering over it.]
He was the former Minister. [Just... The Minister™.] His successor, Doctor Capucine, has taken over since his passing, but... I owe him a great debt.
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[ Not that he's a world-nihilist or anything. Just something to ponder on, briefly. ]
Religion seems to play a pretty big role in your life.
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[HONESTLY DIRE!! If only the similarities of all their different homes weren't generally horrible ones. But he's not a world-nihilist either, and moves on with an easy nod.]
God saved Nadia. That's a miracle I can't ever forget or fully repay, either.
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[ Daan disagrees with the sentiment, mostly, but he's not so much of a hardass that he'd dunk on someone else's faith. After all, the Church of Alll-mer is quite vast and the norm, and Daan's case is a bit of an atypical one. ]
I'm glad you were witness to a good miracle. I hope both you and she live healthy the remainder of your lives.
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Thank you, Daan... [For the (looks at virche) 1 and 11 years they respectively have.] I do wish that you all could meet her. She's such a darling child, and she's spent so long in the hospital that she hasn't had the chance to make many friends...
[But he would never wish fucking CULT KIDNAPPING on her so she'll just stay friendless.]
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I'm sure she'll blossom into a wonderful young woman and make plenty of friends, once she's up and about.
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I believe so, too! Though it's going to be quite difficult on me, I feel...
[HE'S SUCH A FUSSY OLDER BROTHER.]
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[ Lucas!!! ]
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[EXPLODES ON A MONDAY.]
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Alright, alright. I'd hate to see you die too, especially like that.
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You need to go back, for her sake.
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...I know. I'm certainly going to do everything in my power to return to her side. I haven't been able to meet her since she recovered.
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[Said with a little wistful note of melancholy.]
Her recovery was a very recent development.
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[ HOPEFULLY NOTHING TOO BAD...? ]
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...A rash of mysterious suicides happening around the island.
[HELP!!!! ARPECHELE ISN'T OKAY.]
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[ WOW. ]
And this is, ah. Separate from the other thing...?
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[WELL. WELL!!!!]
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Hallucinogenic warfare, or something? That's very alarming.
[ What in the Higurashi. ]
I pray that it resolves itself soon with few more casualties.
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Whatever's the cause, it seems to be targeting Reliver couples, but our leads are still slim... Other matters have since come up, as well.
[It's a bit hectic but it's FINE. He just nods.]
Thank you; I do, too. The people already have more than enough to worry about.
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[ Could it be that the procedure of Reliverism is the problem. Wow. ]
I'm sorry I have very little to offer in comfort in regards to that, but I'm glad you're relatively forward-facing about it.
[ Calling it optimism seems a little incorrect, but at least Lucas isn't being a doomsayer. ]
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Well... If you wish to move forward, forward-facing is the only way you can be, wouldn't you say? In any case, we don't have many resources and we're working against the clock, but we've already done more in a smaller amount of time than the Royal Guard has managed in months.
[So... yay!! Civilian militias do good work sometimes.]
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I don't think I've heard many good reviews about your Royal Guard.
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