AUDIENCE 🚀 ARTHUR

[dropoffs]

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[dropoffs]

[ imagine not causing problems for yourself. just looking at this deep cut from where they are standing like this is really happening. ]

Sure.

[ no doubt just disappointment. ]

Prefer it if you didn't just bleed out. Come with me and we'll go suture it. Doesn't look shallow enough to just wrap up.

[expiries]

Show me where the sutures are and I'll handle it myself. As I'm sure you know, I'm used to it.

[dropoffs]

I don't know your life, and I wouldn't know your familiarity with this kind of thing.

[ hand to helmet slightly. ]

Please allow me to take care of your hand. This is just my job.

[expiries]

I do not know or trust you, so I'll be handling this myself.

[arthur be nice challenge!!!!! the emotionshare makes it clear he's trying to seem more hostile than he actually feels. he's still out here acting like this though because of course he is]

[dropoffs]

[ he really is just lashing out and i love that for him. ]

And I hardly know you either, but I'm still concerned that you've ended up with a shitty cut.

[ and these vibes are just earnest, whether believed or not, tired and murky as thought coming up from thick mud. ]

Just because you're in a shit situation doesn't mean acting like this helps you. I'm really not here for a fight. Stitches and then you're done, I leave.

[expiries]

[the feelings are just ughhhhh even though io has done nothing wrong.]

...If I become aware that I could do a better job at any point, I'll be taking over.

[sure arthur ok]

[dropoffs]

[ they're used to this emotion. hands up. ]

I'll hand you the needle if you find fault in my work, and let you take over, but in exchange, I want to at least see the work to its end.

[ compromise. let them make sure it's done.

touching an oblong pack at their chest (it is just a fanny pack worn crossbody), they remove a compact suturing kit and gesture to follow them with the other hand because like let's find somewhere to sit. bye cal, maybe your problem boy will be back. we can just find a place to Sit. ]

[expiries]

...Alright.

[following after!! and when they get wherever, he sits down nearby. there's a slight apologetic tinge to his feelings as they go and he realizes something.]

I was... not aware any of you would share this effect.

[just in case they're feeling the, uh, nasty gash he just gave himself. this is not an apology but it's as close as he's going to get. he sucks.]

[dropoffs]

[ they will set the small suture kit down. nearly all surfaces here are antimicrobial so really it's a doctor's dream. yay only i might care about this. anyways. ]

Mm. It's strange... invasive.

[ just going to get started on preparing to suture i don't know how to write about this, don't make me be too precise about it - once done, they will just extend one of their gloved hands. give paw, please.

if they are feeling the gash... well. they seem to be holding stubbornly onto their steadiness. ]

But it should stop soon.

[ they truly believe this, with certainty in voice and demeanor. ]

[expiries]

[giving them his hand! he doesn't seem too bothered by the injury, either.]

I was under the impression based on the notification I received that it would only affect... newer crew members.

[dropoffs]

[ a small shake of the head. ]

Seems like we're all in the same boat and we all receive the same cosmo...electro...magnetic-whatevers. Not my expertise.

[ this, however, is. io is light-handed and the suture needle and thread is almost like an extension of their fingertips with how effortlessly they move. a small, amber light emits from their visor, illuminating the area between them as they work.

between stitches: ]

Doing alright?

[expiries]

I'm fine. As I said, I'm used to this.

[the connection confirms that's true, and that he Approves of the work as he watches calmly.]

[dropoffs]

[ they accept this, continuing with neat stitches, precisely as tight at they need to be. there is only focus here. ]

This material will help with the healing process slightly. They're sturdy, but... go easy on this hand for a bit, alright?

[ nearing the end of it now. ]

Even if you're used to it. [ and done. they will just finish with a Bandage. ] Satisfactory?

[expiries]

[after a final quick glance:]

...Satisfactory. [awkwardly, after a long moment:] ...Thank you.

[wow. a miracle.]

[dropoffs]

[ blessed by a southern thank you. wow... ]

That's what I'm here for.

Will you tell me how it feels in a few days? [ just to follow up :( ] It can be over a message. Doesn't have to be in person.

[expiries]

[awkwardly:]

You don't have cause to worry.

[dropoffs]

[ just a nod ]

It is just in my nature.

Oh... not to keep you, but I hope your items made it to you on time?

[expiries]

Ah - yes, they did. I found them earlier today.

[dropoffs]

Good - I hope your cat is... acclimatizing alright?

I know the one that Thebe has was a bit spooked at first.

[expiries]

...Might I ask why she was brought instead of something more useful?

[arthur be nice]

[dropoffs]

[ no let him cook ]

No clue why they choose the things they do. The company is the one who handles everything prior to being assigned a ship.

Wish I knew why a cat instead of... I don't know. What would you have preferred? Genuinely.

[expiries]

If I don't have it, does it matter?

[dropoffs]

[ a light hum ]

Would it be so bad to say?

[expiries]

That depends on the reason for the curiosity.

[dropoffs]

Pure curiosity. There is no... [ headtilt and ? ] real motive beyond that? I came here to learn, so I ask questions.

It's the only way I was able to get used to things aboard the ship.