High Heels And Broken Streets

[butterfly_kiss]

WHO: Tae Takemi, You?
WHERE: Hospital, Hotel, Whale Comb Sent Her
WHAT: Hospital Evaluations, Residence Consideration, Replicator Poking
WHEN: February 20th-25th
WARNINGS: None

I. A New Workplace | Temba Hospital

The map had led her here, across the snowy city, out in the cold in only a short dress, a leather coat, and high heeled platform shoes. Really, Tae was not often the sort to regret her fashion choices, but as she entered the hospital, shivering, she was already mentally aching for any of her pairs of leggings to help. And socks. Oh her kingdom for socks.

For now, though, she walked slowly through the hospital the map on the communicator had led her to. Even now she had it in hand, taking notes.

"Could use a couch for the waiting room. Chairs are too uncomfortable."

Then she moved down the hall and through a door, inspecting an actual exam room. This earned some nods and more notes. And, with time, she entered something that made her pause, lowering her communicator, to stare.

"Well well, somehow I wasn't expecting a proper lab in a place like this," she said, and yes, she was almost cooing as she looked at some of the machines in here. "It's almost like someone was preparing for me."

II. Temporary Residence | Temba Hotel

"These stairs are ridiculous," Tae grumbled as she made her way carefully up the stairs from the lobby of the hotel. "Who lived in this place, seven foot tall people? Ridiculous."

Even with her heels these stairs were definitely going to work out her legs some. That was, in its own way, a good thing. Tae had always been proud of her legs, but even this was ridiculous.

"And there's not even a subway to get around. How can people even consider this as a reasonable city for a supposedly advanced species?"

III. What's This Do? | Whale Comb Sent Her

Research was important in a situation like this, and Tae had done her research. She'd gone back through the social network here, something like a forum system she thought. Which didn't matter so much as learning the important thing which was that there was supposedly a device that could be used to synthesize other devices. It was that knowledge that brought Tae here today.

And of course she hadn't tried to interact with the machine yet, paused as she was in looking at the way it appeared.

"Seems like someone is stuck in victorian era sci-fi styles. I wasn't expecting a steam-punk horror here."

Comments

[butterfly_kiss]

What a shy young man. And one with a family of doctors. Oh dear, that was always a burden, she'd seen it in medical school.

"Well, we'll see about getting you candle holding up to snuff. Tell me what forms of medicine they study. It's possible those will be a tad harder to touch you due to preconceptions from home gossip."

Of course she was going to come help them here. In fact... She sighs and at least she was certain now that the building was warm. So she took the leather coat off and instead shrugs into the white medical coat she had been carrying over her arm.

The doctor is in.

[wearingthestars]

"Uh, well, Dad's a cardiologist," Billy offers, expression brightening as he thinks back to his family. It's been so long, but for now least, thinking of them makes him feel happy instead of lonely. "Really hoping that won't come up while we're here. I did have to restart a heart and do CPR and stuff, but no like...open heart surgery yet. Knock on wood. And um...Mom's a psychologist, so...different sort of doctor, but just as busy, usually."

[butterfly_kiss]

Cardiology, that could be useful. Still...

"Restart a heart, that means we've got a defib here. That's good," she says as she follows him. "Are there operating suites here? It's been a while since I've had to, but in an emergency I need to know where I have to be."

[wearingthestars]

"We don't, actually," Billy admits, feeling both awkward for the explanation he has to offer, and also guilt for not having though to conjure one before now. They need so much.

"I um-" he pauses, stopping to think how best to explain. He still hasn't managed to share his powers with someone here without it being weird. "...I'll explain in a bit," he delays sheepishly, pushing on to wave his hand in a so-so motion. "We have a few spaces. They're not...up to standard, probably. They were either built for Agrii or ones we sort of cobbled together as we cleared space.

[butterfly_kiss]

Well, now she's got multiple goals, whether she knows it or not.

"Alright then. Show me what you do have ready. Then we'll make a list of what things we'll need to get this at least up to clinical snuff. I imagine people haven't been having regular check-ups."

Dear lord this was going to be dull.

"Which means I'm going to need to make standardized medical forms, which gets more complicated because I have definitely seen at least one non-human here."