006/Audio/Late Day 79

[tryingitall]

I've had a thought, Kore--because I do that, occasionally, when I'm not too busy drinking. We've had a lot of new arrivals turn up injured lately, and also a number of re-arrivals with nasty wounds. What about a few of us volunteering as a quick-response group for these occasions? A welcoming committee for the bruised and bleeding, as it were.

I don't know whether the infirmary is equipped for overnight stays, so someone will have to inform me. I'm afraid to go look. If not, maybe some sort of temporary shelter would be appropriate, as well.

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...And on a completely unrelated note, could the person who's been painting murals of birds around town pretty please come forward? I want to shake your hand.

Comments

[intelligently]

Ominous also doesn't sound welcome. And just to let you know, "Hi, you've been kidnapped and you might die" also doesn't help.

[tryingitall]

Ah! Certainly. I'll just tell the next newcomers that this place is all sunshine and lollipops and let them walk into the woods and get torn to shreds, then.

[intelligently]

And it seems that no one can find a middle. [ She knows sarcasm. She knows sarcasm well. But it's still a stretch ]

[tryingitall]

I thought having volunteers available in case someone shows up wounded was a perfectly satisfactory middle. Do you have a better idea?

[intelligently]

They would work on getting people to any help, but just jumping in and telling them everything bad about this place? It wouldn't help them.

[tryingitall]

Oh, all you people seem to think I'm much more organized than I actually am. I'm really just talking about staunching bleeding wounds and getting people to a bed for the night.

[intelligently]

People usually tend to ask questions. [ If they're conscious, anyway. But. He has a fair enough point ] But it would work, for getting people to safety.

[tryingitall]

Well, if they ask questions and can't take the answers, that's their own fault. Are you interested in helping, then?

[intelligently]

[ Let her think about that for one moment ] If I have all the information I might be able to do something with it.

[tryingitall]

Information about this place? I'm not sure any of us has all that information, but I'm willing to share what I've got.

[intelligently]

I'll take what I can get.