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[guppy_sandhu]

There is space in the infirmary tonight for people who did not decide to follow standard safety instructions when they went to the roller disco.

[ooc: Visiting post for Autor and anyone else wounded. If anyone needs Guppy please see the first aid in the original post.]

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Re: The Wonders of Medicine

[merryeccentricities]

"But your world already knew about germ theory? And so much else, I'm sure. You must have learned how to use these things very quickly. Is all the science here from Dr. McCoy's world?"

Re: The Wonders of Medicine

[simon_doctor]

He finds himself smiling; Joly's enthusiasm is appealing. "A great deal more, yes; our medical technology isn't as advanced as Dr. McCoy's, but it might not look like a vast difference from your point in history...?"

Re: The Wonders of Medicine

[merryeccentricities]

Joly raises an eyebrow and laughs. "Between your time and ours, or yours and his? I'm sure either way- there's always something different. And there's probably things your world has that his forgot. I mean, I read that on our Earth people dismissed leeches for a while and then it turned out they really were the best for some things."

He's very proud of the leeches. Good for them.

"But this is your operating room? Or are you Doctor McCoy's student..?" Simon looks...well, their age. He could be a student.

Re: The Wonders of Medicine

[simon_doctor]

"Not a student, no. I'm in charge of the infirmary here, along with Dr. Gupta, but a lot of other doctors use the space as well. On a volunteer basis. We do our best to keep track, to make sure no one's misusing it."

Re: The Wonders of Medicine

[merryeccentricities]

"Volunteer--? Can anyone - can I volunteer? I know I'm centuries behind, at least, but I do know how the human body goes together and I've done some work in my internship, if you need orderlies or anything, even just records, if I can watch things here and learn how they work--"

Joly stops himself with a laugh. "I have a lot of catching up to do, I know. But I'll keep out of the way of actual operations! Observation, I am practiced at."

He could probably make some effort to not sound eager. But it probably wouldn't work.

Re: The Wonders of Medicine

[simon_doctor]

Let's not mince words: Simon is downright delighted by Joly's enthusiasm.

"If you want to volunteer as an assistant and observe, that should be all right I think? I'll talk to Dr. Gupta and see if he agrees."

Re: The Wonders of Medicine

[merryeccentricities]

"Excellent! Thank you! Is there anything I could read before then? If there's instructions for anything here, I could read them in our rooms" He turns to Bossuet with a grin and squeezes his shoulder as he remembers their current accommodations-- they can read in their rooms any time, with no fire hazard!

...Just the cherubs.

Bossuet's still being fairly subdued; Joly settles down a bit in response. "I should get us back to our rooms, I suppose. But when should I check back in with you? I could come by tomorrow morning?"

Re: The Wonders of Medicine

[simon_doctor]

"We do have a few instructional packets, if you'd like? And before you go, do you want any analgesic for the sprain?"

Re: The Wonders of Medicine

[merryeccentricities]

"Oh yes, thank you! Oh-- and yes. Yes I-- that's your painkillers? Yes, I probably should, then." He'd rather forgotten the leg for a moment, but it does actually hurt a good bit. "I'll go back to using a cane for a while too-- I know to stay off it."

...he knew he shouldn't dance on skates, too, really. But a cane is actually fun to use.

Re: The Wonders of Medicine

[simon_doctor]

"You might try alternating hot and cold compresses, too," he says, "to help bring down the inflammation ... And do you want anything for pain?" This to Bossuet, whose silence might concern him if he didn't suspect that it's more a personality trait than a symptom.

Re: The Wonders of Medicine

[merryeccentricities]

"Ah-- would that be okay, with the drinks? He had...a lot." Which Joly wouldn't mind if he knew what they were, but... "They were colorful. I don't know what else."

Re: The Wonders of Medicine

[tire_moi_mes_bottes]

"I believe I made it up to--and through--green, having started with red."

He grins, suddenly and wryly, at Simon. It's true, he's not usually this quiet. In the back of his mind he's reflecting on whether making a public spectacle of oneself at a party is really the same in Milliways as in Paris, where it at least made a political statement. But mostly he's just delighted that Joly is connecting with the infirmary. "I"m afraid I'm not so allegorical a representative of the Republic as our friend Enjolras."

Re: The Wonders of Medicine

[simon_doctor]

He finds himself answering the grin, with matching wryness.

"In that case, I'd recommend you take a few doses with you for after the alcohol wears off. And drink a great deal of water before then; a blow to the head is quite bad enough without a hangover on top of it. Allegorical or otherwise."

Re: The Wonders of Medicine

[merryeccentricities]

There are pamphlets. Forget painkillers, Joly's already sky-high.

Except don't forget painkillers, because hangovers are apparently still a problem. "No cure for overindulgence, then? Then maybe I can still hope to add something to science eventually."

Re: The Wonders of Medicine

[tire_moi_mes_bottes]

"And I expect I'll give you many opportunities to try new treatments." Lesgle's smile is now quite rueful. "Thank you, Doctor. Joly, are you still deep in professional consultation, or can I offer you my arm in support? You'll have to navigate; I'm still not sure where our new room is."

Re: The Wonders of Medicine

[merryeccentricities]

Joly takes his arm, but he's still looking around the infirmary with wide eyes. "I suppose we'd better get to our rooms. I can read before-- Doctor Tam? Should I come by tomorrow, or would another date be more sensible..?"

Re: The Wonders of Medicine

[simon_doctor]

"Day after tomorrow, perhaps? I'll see if I can introduce you to Dr. Gupta."

A half-beat, and he adds conscientiously: "And while there isn't exactly a cure for hangovers, rehydration and aspirin will help a lot with the symptoms."