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[holbydelboy]

So, um....

[There's a man on the feed. He's looking a bit beaten up, a nice gash on his forehead that's been covered up, but... Yeah. He's smiling. From what you can see of him, he's wearing dark-blue hospital scrubs.

When he speaks, his voice has an English accent. London, if anyone knows enough about it.]

I'm still tryin' to sort this whole "city-on-a-turtle" thing out in my head. It's kinda... a lot to take in. [He laughs.] Must've been a magic grenade. Anyway... Guess I'd better introduce myself. Adrian Fletcher, call me Fletch. I'm a nurse, so... if you need help in a medical capacity, I'm your bloke.

And, well, I can sideline as a mechanic, but you lot don't seem to have many cars around here... and it's kinda been three years since I last 'ad me 'ands on a motor proper.

[He then claps his hands.]

Right. First order of business... I'm gonna need a place to stay. Then... [He looks down.] I'm gonna need to change outta these scrubs. Ain't exactly purpose-built for bein' transported to another world.

And, uh... I know this was probably all covered by the lovely young lady at the visitor's centre, but... I kinda spaced out and just nodded... Sorry, love.

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[dragonaught]

An actual nurse?

[ That gets Casey to perk up. This guy's relative normalcy also keeps them from being too unbalanced. ]

I'm a pharmacology student working as a medic at the Hotel... Um, the Midnight Hotel. It's a good place to go to get your feet under you.

[holbydelboy]

Yeah. I'm a ward manager at Holby City Hospital. [He shrugs.] Sometimes, the paperwork gets in the way of actually nursing, but I love the job.

[And he's interested, Casey.]

Pharmacology, eh? Much use for that 'round here?

[dragonaught]

Yeah... Paperwork sucks, but at least if you're doing it, someone else is freed up to do the actual work.

[ It's great. This is like the coolest (read: most normal) thing Casey's found on the turtle yet. ]

Not really, which is why I'm just working as a medic... It isn't actually the same field but I've got an interest in both. My name is Casey, by the way.

[holbydelboy]

Nice to meet ya, Casey. You had much to do as a medic?

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[ruinsprofessor]

[Thank goodness.]

If you have medical training, I could use your help.

I'm Raine Sage; I run the Healers' Guild here. We deal with both magical and mundane healing methods, and the fog you'll have noticed has a magic-dampening side-effect.

[In other words, mundane is very necessary and she's got a relative shortage.]

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[holbydelboy]

Well, uh... I noticed the fog. Not so much the magic bit... I'm kinda short on the ol' 'ocus-pocus. Well, unless you count making a quid appear behind me daughters ear every now and then.

[The man could talk for England, Raine, don't worry about not understanding.]

And, that's it? No checking of my qualifications, or interview? Straight-up offer me a job?

[ruinsprofessor]

As long as you can accept its existence and function, you'll be fine.

[A beat, and a sigh.]

You offered help in a medical capacity. If you'd like me to assess your relative qualifications, I'll be happy to do so, but you don't strike me as the sort of person who would offer help he's unqualified to give.

[She's made that preliminary judgment on one back-and-forth, true, but he seems practical and hesitant. Not a braggart; not pretentious.]

Further, I'm short-handed. If you have even basic competency with medical procedures, you'll be helpful.

[holbydelboy]

[Okay, well... colour Fletch impressed. There's something about her that reminds him so much of Ms. Campbell...]

Alright. Yeah... Yeah, I'm in. Uh... [He pauses, frowning slightly.] I only know how to deal with... well, humans. These kedan... they're shapeshifters, right?

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[denyamenti]

I know where you can find a rather old car that might be good for working on.

[ Yes, he did just volunteer Skul's Bentley without permission. ]

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[peacefullywreathed]

You do have a death wish.

[But he is laughing as he says it.]

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[denyamenti]

Don't be rude, waheh-maw. It's not nice to downplay the productive talents of the new arrivals.

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[peacefullywreathed]

Oh, yes, quite true.

[Clears his throat, makes every successful effort to sober himself.]

Welcome to the turtle, etc, etc; there is, in fact, a mechanical quest to risk life and limb, etc, etc; I'm sure you're up to the task.

[That is directed at Fletcher. The next is directed at Bakura.]

That better?

[NOT HERE....ANYMORE]

[backwordscompatible]

[No offense taken. Hey, at least she can say she tried.]

[Maybe she should rethink some of her information strategies here.]

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[looksfine]

[Hello, Fletch. Have a young, green-skinned girl(?) appear on your console screen.]

What are your qualifications?

[Getting right to the point. At least her tone is rather friendly.]

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[holbydelboy]

[Give him a sec to process this image, before he replies.]

Uh, I was... Right... Fully qualified nurse. Staff nurse in the Emergency Department for two years, and I've been Ward Manager on AAU for another year.

[looksfine]

[She gets that look a lot; as such, she was willing to give him the time he needed before answering.]

I see.

And in mechanics?

[holbydelboy]

I owned my own shop for a few years. Recession forced me to move on, so... I picked nursing.

[pushtheboundaries]

[have a good-natured chuckle from this guy, Adrian]

Welcome 'aboard'. It's always good to have another of your sort.

The Hotel can put you up for a little while, but I don't doubt you'll be able to find an arrangement with your trade - assuming you'd like to keep doing it, of course.

[holbydelboy]

Well, it's not like I'm any good ay anything else!

[His tone is joking.]

The only thing I'm worried about is practicing on whole new species.

[pushtheboundaries]

Are you willing to learn?

[holbydelboy]

Well, yeah, it's just... I don't want to muck anything up.

[lasergrenades]

A grenade? What's a nurse doing around grenades? Unless you're a nurse for the military.

[A nurse and a mechanic. He sounds positively normal. She can only hope.]

You should have gotten some money at the Welcome Center to get you started; I know a few places where you can get some inexpensive clothes.

[holbydelboy]

It's, uh... It's complicated.

[Subject change? Subject change.]

Uh, yeah. That'd be great. Any help's appreciated.

[lasergrenades]

I think this turtle runs on complicated.

The Central Sector has the most diverse shops, but there's some cheaper ones in Earth. [She names a few shops in particular.] I'm making clothes, too, but you need something, like, yesterday and I'm not that fast.

[holbydelboy]

Wonderful. Well, I can deal with complicated... Maybe.

[He's writing this down.]

I wouldn't exactly call hospital scrubs the height of fashion, no. Thanks. This is useful.