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clay тerran | ѕpace nerd ([personal profile] geonomy) wrote in [community profile] driftfleet2015-09-19 01:52 pm

When We're Rollin Through the Wild Wild West

Who: Everyone! EVERYONE!
Broadcast: IF YOU WANNA
Action: Everywhere! EVERYWHERE!
When: Mid-September - Mid-October

[How's your ship doing, pardners? Is it still pretty damaged? Is it glitching out hardcore? Well, there is one place to land to take care of all that, and that's on a dusty old moon in front of a planet that no one wants to go to. On this moon, you'll find a civilization that looks a lot like one's stepped into a wild west movie, hardened cowpolk and mutant horses and all. Will you become a vigilante, hunting bounties and stopping gangs from doing their dirty work? Will you go exploring planetside, with a cowboy hat and a stalk of wheat in your mouth to complete the look? Good luck with that; there is no wheat. This town ain't big enough for all you flooters, but make it so! For the ratings!

In other words, it's a planet mingle! Get 'er done!]

[September Planet info here]
takeabow: (Almost killed your light)

[personal profile] takeabow 2015-10-05 05:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I think I'd like that.

[ watch yourself, Bev, you're going to end up being the mother she wishes she had ]

I'm pretty okay at assisting too, if you need it.
dancingmd: (listening)

[personal profile] dancingmd 2015-10-07 12:26 am (UTC)(link)
[That's okay, that seems to be kind of a theme here for space mom.]

I might. It's hard to predict what we'll find at the next house. Some of my cases have been relatively simple issues that I can attend to easily, but other times... well, they don't have many resources here. We'll do what we can though.
takeabow: (So glad we almost made it)

[personal profile] takeabow 2015-10-07 01:11 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I understand.

[ okay with shadowing her, though, really ]
dancingmd: (Default)

[personal profile] dancingmd 2015-10-08 07:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[Beverly gives her another small smile, then beckons for her to follow as she heads off to her next case. Consulting a piece of paper with a handrawn map on it, with certain houses marked in red, she leads Nova to a tiny tin house - more of a shack, really. Before knocking, Beverly stops and opens her medkit, pulling out two pairs of gloves and two surgical masks. She hands a set to Nova.]

I don't know if we'll need this, but, here, just in case.
takeabow: (But when it's over)

[personal profile] takeabow 2015-10-08 07:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[ takes them and puts them on ]

Better safe than sorry?
dancingmd: (captain crusher)

[personal profile] dancingmd 2015-10-08 11:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Exactly.

[She pulls on her own gloves and hangs the mask around her neck, not pulling it up quite yet. People are not usually comforted by the sight of a masked person showing up on their doorstep, however well intentioned they are.]

Though it's just as much for their safety as ours, maybe more so.
takeabow: (No matter where I sleep)

[personal profile] takeabow 2015-10-09 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
What do you mean?
dancingmd: (listening)

[personal profile] dancingmd 2015-10-09 06:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, we're both healthy, so our bodies will be able to fight off any infections, but if the person we're treating already has a weakened immune system, we might inadvertently be carrying something - bacteria or a virus - that their bodies can't fight off.
takeabow: (No matter where I sleep)

[personal profile] takeabow 2015-10-09 06:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, right. That makes sense.

I wish Prim were here. She'd love this.
dancingmd: (smile)

[personal profile] dancingmd 2015-10-10 12:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[She gives Nova a sad smile, knowing how much it hurts to be separated from family here.]

I wish I could meet her. She sounds like a wonderful young lady.
takeabow: (I'm ashamed that I'm barely human)

[personal profile] takeabow 2015-10-10 07:53 pm (UTC)(link)
If we're lucky, you will.

[ hope springs eternal ]
dancingmd: (captain crusher)

[personal profile] dancingmd 2015-10-12 12:00 pm (UTC)(link)
I hope so.

[Then she turns and knocks on the front door. It's a long moment before anyone answers, but finally, a haggard-looking woman, about Beverly's age, with her hair up in a messy bun and her apron covered with food stains. She looks at the pair of them with some suspicion as she asks, "You the doctor?"]

Yes, ma'am. I'm Dr. Crusher, and this is my assistant, Nova.

((ooc: feel free to control some of the npc stuff as well, i don't mind!))
takeabow: (I'm ashamed that I'm barely human)

[personal profile] takeabow 2015-10-12 04:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[ nods briefly, and looks to Dr. Crusher for more cues ]

((ooc: i'm terribly uncreative about these things so if you have a direction you want to go, feel free!!))
dancingmd: (looking down)

[personal profile] dancingmd 2015-10-13 10:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[The woman doesn't look entirely convinced, but she steps back from the door and gestures for them to come in. "It's my Mae. She's been coughing something awful for days now." Beverly nods, then slips her mask over her face. If there's something wrong with Mae's upper respiratory system well... can't take a chance.

Mae is laying in one corner of the cabin, on an old, but clean, mattress. She looks to be only about ten or eleven years old. Beverly approaches Mae slowly, then kneels next to the bed. The girl stares wide-eyed, but doesn't shy away from either Beverly or Nova.]


Hello, Mae. I'm Dr. Crusher, and this is Nova. We're here to help, okay? Your mama says you've been coughing a lot, is that right?

[Mae nods silently, still staring. Beverly turns to Nova.]

Can you prop her up, get her more comfortable, while I get my medkit ready?
takeabow: (Almost killed your light)

[personal profile] takeabow 2015-10-14 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
[ waits until she gets a chance to smile at the girl before putting her mask up. she asks her if she can help her up, and when she gets an affirmative answer, works gently to prop her up ]
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[personal profile] dancingmd 2015-10-15 06:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[Mae offers Nova a small smile in return. Meanwhile, Beverly has opened up her medkit and taken out her tricorder. She holds it up so the girl can see it clearly.]

This is called a tricorder. A scanner. Do you know what that is?

[Mae looks uncertainly up at her mother before shaking her head solemnly.]

It'll tell me why you're feeling sick, so then I know how to make you feel better.

[She looks at Nova.]

Would you mind giving a little demonstration?
takeabow: (I'm ashamed that I'm barely human)

[personal profile] takeabow 2015-10-16 12:36 am (UTC)(link)
Sure, but you'll have to tell me what to do.
dancingmd: (smile)

[personal profile] dancingmd 2015-10-17 08:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Nothing! I am just going to scan you real quick aaand... [She runs the tricorder over Nova, head to toe, then shows both girls the resulting image on the screen.]

There! Totally painless, right? And see, you can see your heartbeat and everything!

[Okay, now Mae is looking more interested, less scared. She just needs a little more reassurance.]
takeabow: (Oh why can I not conquer love)

[personal profile] takeabow 2015-10-17 08:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Nova smiles warmly at Mae, using her soft kid-friendly voice ]

Not painful at all. If you want I can hold your hand.
dancingmd: (Default)

[personal profile] dancingmd 2015-10-18 02:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[Mae nods and takes Nova's hand while Beverly scans her. It's over in a moment, as promised.]

Acute bronchitis.

[While she doesn't sound exactly relieved by the diagnosis, she is glad they have the resources to handle this and that it's not a chronic condition.]
takeabow: (Streaming down your face)

[personal profile] takeabow 2015-10-18 06:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[ to the girl ]

See? That wasn't so bad. And now we can figure out how to make you feel better.
dancingmd: (smile)

[personal profile] dancingmd 2015-10-18 11:43 pm (UTC)(link)
That's right. You'll be good as new in a few days.

[She turns to Nova.]

Stay with her? And if you could boil some water as well, I'm going to talk to her mother, okay? I'll be back in a minute.
takeabow: (You are haunting me)

[personal profile] takeabow 2015-10-18 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Boil water. Got it.

[ ruffles Mae's hair and starts over to do that ]
dancingmd: (chinhands)

[personal profile] dancingmd 2015-10-19 10:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[By the time Beverly finishes discussing Mae's illness and proposed treatments with her mother, the water should be hot enough, even if it's not quite at a boil. While the mother explains what they're about to do with her daughter, Beverly explains to Nova.]

The dryness of the air here is making her bronchitis worse, so we're going to try giving her a small steam bath. If it makes her feel better, that's something they can do even after we're gone. Of course, I'll leave medicine with them as well. It shouldn't be something that will last more than a week or so.
takeabow: (No matter where I sleep)

[personal profile] takeabow 2015-10-20 01:10 am (UTC)(link)
[ nods ]

Good, I'm glad it's nothing too bad.
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