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[periastron]

FORM: Crystal & extra.
SENDER: Simon, Bronach, Alex
RECIPIENT: Everyone
WHAT: Fulfilling their assignment for a medical survey
WHEN: pre-strike
WHERE: Kirkwall
NOTES: If you feel so inclined, please fill in the survey over here; Please note that this survey is totally optional both ICly and OOCly, and is an expanded version of a survey requested by Commander Coupe. All comments are screened, and responses will be used for an ic report issued to the Forces division. ICly the information will be kept centralised and confidential, with the intention of it being accessed only by treating medical personnel. (If you are able to do this by April 25th for the sake of us submitting the report by the end of the month that would be really appreciated.)

G’day, it’s Alex… again. Sorry mates, I promise you’ll be liberated from my dulcet tones as soon as I can manage to feel tired of my own voice.

( So, never being her very cocky and extremely self-deprecating implication. At the same time, yes. )

We got an assignment needs completing, but to get that done we need to get a survey done, so that requires plaguin’ you lot for some information about health and doctorin’.

[And kind of ignoring all those words she doesn't understand at all--] If you're concerned about who can read it, it won't be something nailed to a board where anyone can get hold of it. But so the healers know not to give you a thing you hate or can't have when you were stupid enough to land in their laps.

[Look she has so much faith in you people.]

Your bedside manner is inspirin’.

( Barely audible, muttered, and… not as hypocritical as it seems. Maybe. )

But she’s right, medical shit is confidential, this is just to help make sure the Inquisition treats you right and in accordance with your wishes and all that. We’ll be using it to make a report for Commander Coupe, but beyond that it’ll be for medical personnel only.

All right, that’s--let’s not--get in our own way here, shall we. [That’s certainly helping.] If you’d feel better speaking to an Andrastian about all this, or just...a native, and you don’t mind it being a templar, that’s what I’m here for. [Simon doesn’t really get why all the preoccupation with fancy things like “privacy” and “confidentiality,” but if it gets them answers.]

And if you want we got paper copies you can fill in, or if you’d rather chat it out and none of us are people you’d be comfortable talkin’ with, we’ll grab someone else for you and figure it out. So uh— any questions, let us know.

Comments

[sorcerised]

[ Side-eyes this entire thing with great suspicion... ]

Why does Commander Coupe need a 'report' on our medical information? Unless this is only meant for people in Forces, I mean.

[periastron]

G'day! We came through the rift together, yeah?

( So cheery! She recognises some voices, not all. )

The report is more specifically on whether people are okay with different types of medical treatment - magical versus non-magical, if they're okay with Spirit Healing, which is a kinda contentious thing here, and being able to manage staffing in accordance with that. Managing manpower and staff is part of the Forces deal, including organising the medical staff and their resources.

The other questions are ones that Simon and Bronach and I discussed getting organised with her, so that the Inquisition could have idea about stuff like emergency contacts or how we want our body dealt with in the event that we die, and some questions to help with medical care. If people have any known allergies, for example, or if they have major medical history information that might be useful. That stuff is going to be kept centralised and confidential, so only treating physicians - or healers, I guess - have access to it. But it's all optional, I mean, if there's any questions you don't wanna answer or you don't wanna do the survey at all, no one's gonna pressure you.

[sorcerised]

[ She has one of the strangest accents he's ever heard. It's nice, though. Or maybe it's just that her manner calms him down a little. ]

So it'll be used by the doctors, not by the commanders.

All right. I suppose there's nothing very wrong with that. You've gotten involved quickly, if you're one of those who arrived with me. You're happy, working for them?

[periastron]

Yeah, exactly.

( She makes a little sound. ) I don't do so good if I can't be doin' something, y'know? My brain just keeps tickin' over and if I ain't working then it'll just be denial city. I like uh, I like feeling useful. Don't love how many people think I'm talkin' out my arse when I explain science shit, but I guess I'll just have to be charming.

( haha god help her ) What about you? How are you settlin' into the Hotel California?

[sorcerised]

I don't... [ He doesn't even know what a pop culture reference is, Alex. ] ...I'm not there, I've just been in the Gallows. It's all right. Mostly, I miss the road. I'm not really used to 'settling in' anywhere at all.

Can I ask you what science shit is? [ He says that very politely. ] I promise not to think you're talking....not to think you're crazy. I've just never heard of it before.

[periastron]

No, no i know you ain't in the Hotel California, it's a song back home. It's all, ( BOW BOW BOOOWW this is her making mostly on-key Hotel California sounds, ) you can check in any time you want, but you can never leee-eee-eeeave. Which is spot on for this place, I reckon, yeah?

( Wow, okay. ) Anyway, uh. From what I hear, though, too much time on the road can fuck with folks like you and me. Our rave hands'll go fuck us up. And I will, I'll tell you about science. Um— dunno uh, dunno where to start, exactly. Have you never heard of science at all? I don't mean that judgmentally, I just don't want to bore you with shit you know already and sound like a prick.

[sorcerised]

[ Hotel California and rave hands. This girl is something else. Not something else in a bad way, just...she's unusual. ]

Actually, yes. That's exactly like this place. It seems to be that being around other rifters is what makes it hurt less, so because there's so many of us here...well. I don't know, though. I'm willing to put that to the test if it means getting a taste of the road again.

And...no, I've never heard about science. Is that bad?