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[holbydelboy]

Sooooo...

[Fletch is using a console at the Healer's Guild, reclined back in his chair, looking generally thoughtful.]

I've heard from people that there used to be some sort of social gathering with all the Foreigners before the Malicant thing spread and... well, kinda destroyed most of everything. Well...

...Would anyone be interested in helping start that up again? Like, every two weeks have a sort of social night, get local businesses in who are looking to hire, invite the kedan, get everyone sort of mingling... Who knows? It might help. And god knows we all need to socialise a bit more.

[He shifts a bit.]

Now, I don't have much time to organise all this by myself, so I'd like to float the idea to other people, see if I can get some help. Kedan and Foreigner, both would be great, honestly, because then we can arrange stuff for both sides, and, to be honest, if I was just organising it, it would just be pub quizzes.

Oh, we'll also need a place to hold it, so if anyone's got a spare large conference room knocking around, that'd be great.

[He grins.]

So, come on, people. Stop being boring. Let's get out and socialise, eh? What's the harm?

Comments

audio;

[holbydelboy]

Step one of raising kids.

audio;

[inkulcation]

[Ew, children. All the same, China makes a mental note that Fletch has done so himself.]

With children, I presume you care if they actually do manage to injure themselves seriously.

audio;

[holbydelboy]

I'm a nurse. I generally care when people hurt themselves... I just judge adults more than kids.

audio;

[inkulcation]

Well, if judging's on the table, perhaps I'll join you after all.

audio;

[holbydelboy]

Being a judgemental bastard is a key part of nursing staff's arsenal, as well as knowing when to aptly deploy sarcasm.

audio;

[inkulcation]

Truly the most important of skills you've cultivated, my dear.

[It... might not be sarcasm?]

audio;

[holbydelboy]

That, and manual resuscitation, I'd say.

[There's definitely a grin to his voice.]

audio;

[inkulcation]

You enjoy a good cracking of the ribs, I see.

[There's a smile in her voice. It might be benign.]

It's little wonder no one cares to cross medical personnel.

audio;

[holbydelboy]

You're not doing it right if you don't crack a rib.

audio;

[inkulcation]

[that's what she said]

I'm reassured, darling. All our lives are safe in your hands.

audio;

[holbydelboy]

Lives, certainly. Limbs.... Neeehh.... about 98% of the time.

audio;

[inkulcation]

[China laughs. It sounds more like bells than any human's laughter has a right to.]

Still worse odds than I like. I'll save any limbs for other people, then.

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[holbydelboy]

[Well, it's not unnerving the good Nurse. He's seen people move their hearts about their bodies as easily as a piece of clothing.]

Well, life over limb generally prevails where I'm from.

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[inkulcation]

In my own world, as well.

It's simply that magic makes for slightly more efficient healing, and slightly less loss of limb.

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[holbydelboy]

Yeah, we don't have anything as fancy as that. Our medical practicies have come quite a long way, though.

[inkulcation]

I'm aware, darling. I have been in the twenty-first century.

[Indulgently.]

[holbydelboy]

Yeah, well, you can never tell with people talking about magic and time travel as easily as what was on telly last night.

[inkulcation]

You make it sound as though magic and the television are incompatible.

[Is that teasing? It might be teasing again.]

[holbydelboy]

Well, I know it makes some pretty interesting TV shows.

[inkulcation]

[A gently judgmental click of her tongue.]

Digital effects.

[holbydelboy]

Not if you're watching the old 60's stuff.

[inkulcation]

Which old 60's stuff?

[There is a supremely skeptical expression on her face.]

I doubt any of them managed believable.

[holbydelboy]

Well, no, but that wasn't the point. It was still something to see the trademark BBC tin-foil robot shamble out, I'll bet.

[Because he's not that old.]

[inkulcation]

For someone, I'm sure.

[The very obvious implication is that China refuses to be impressed.]

[holbydelboy]

And you... need to learn to lighten up a little.