003 - early September - video

[ruinsprofessor]

[Raine looks serious when she starts the video feed. This isn't unusual, per se, but she also looks like she might have been ill recently. Either that or she needs a lot more sleep than she's getting.]

If you were wounded in the recent altercation, even if you were healed at the time, please check in with one of the Foreigner healers at the hospital, just to be sure. Whatever toxin was on those weapons is a nasty piece of work; I thought I'd purged it from my system almost immediately, but still suffered some not insignificant illness. [If anyone's familiar with how quickly she can heal most things -- very -- this may be slightly concerning.] Given who exactly was most probably at the root of the attacks, this is not the time for stoicism, especially if you were exposed to a greater dose.

If you were hurt, and especially if you notice anything out of the ordinary, let someone know. If the hospital bothers you, or if you have privacy concerns, you can come to me directly. Even if it turns out to be nothing, it's far better to err on the side of caution when it comes to the enemy. There are few enough of us that it's foolish to take needless risks.

[Raine is far, far too familiar with how hiding potentially serious injury or illness goes. She's not even sure there will be any aftereffects, but this is something with which they can't afford to take any chances as far as she's concerned. And given that the majority of Foreigners she's met seem to have a similar sort of stubborn independence... well, she's not even sure she'll get a response, but it's worth trying.]

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[[ooc; this should be only a few days after the big fight. timeline slightly fuzzy but definitely not after the fifth of September or so.]]

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[ruinsprofessor]

[Waterbender, all right, it's reasonable enough to assume this Katara knows what she's doing as far as healing goes. But the rest of what Zuko says, not to mention that rising agitation... it's distinctly troubling, and Raine has to put in some effort to keep up her usual level of calm. She takes a deep breath, and starts to address things one step at a time.]

Nightmares of what, if you don't mind? [It has probably equal chances of being purely personal or important to the bigger picture.]

And can you recognize an outside influence, or does that anger feel like any other mood would?

[lordhotman]

Darkness. Everything is dark. And then it swallows up the turtle and everyone on it.

[They were disturbing dreams to say the least.]

I don't know, okay?! I just don't feel right!

[ruinsprofessor]

Take a deep breath, and try to calm down. If you're aware of it, you can in theory compensate for it.

[She's taking notes by this point, and the scratching sound of writing is audible.]

But the initial wound itself is healed, you said? Save for the fact that it remains painful. [That much sounds like a lasting poison, but simple poison doesn't cause nightmares and anger problems. Something's definitely wrong on a deeper level.] I'd offer to take a look at it myself, but if you have a waterbending healer looking after you, you're already in good hands. There's perhaps one thing I could try, but... [She shakes her head.] I don't know enough yet. Is there anything else you've noticed?

[lordhotman]

[He knows and he's trying to control himself, but its proving to be really hard. Especially the more time that passes. Though Zuko does take a breath and closes his eyes, trying to calm himself.]

Right. It's still black and there's a scar, but I think its mostly healed.

[He then shakes his head.]

I don't think there's anything else.

[ruinsprofessor]

All right. Thank you. [She really means that: any data is valuable when she knows so little, and she's sure for everyone who does talk to her there's someone else who won't.]

I would like to take a look at some point, for the sake of completeness, but it's not immediately urgent. [Since he has a healer right there. Though she should likely talk to this Katara as well.] Also, if you notice any progression or new symptoms, I'd appreciate an update.

[That about covers everything, for now. She doesn't know where to start yet, but now she has something more than vague suspicion to go on.]

[lordhotman]

You can look if you want.

[Though he doubts this lady can do anything about it. Katara is the best healer he knows.]

All right.

[Though really, she probably would indeed be better off talking to Katara herself.]

[ruinsprofessor]

Whenever's convenient. Thank you.

[She's not convinced she can do anything either, but she definitely wants a point of reference for this sort of injury, and he's available. Katara can probably be found at the same time, or via the network later.]