[Video] An announcement

[10billionpercent]

[Senku will make sure everyone can see him, because this is kind of important. Thanks to several discussions with multiple people who think he needs to tell people what he can do, he can actually agree in this case.]

Hello. If I haven't met you, I'm Senku.

[Even if they had met, they may not have gotten his name.]

It's come to my attention, that aside from a woefully inadequate medical supply, this trip appears to be lacking in medical personnel.

It should be known that for about three years I've been acting in the capacity of a doctor where I come from.

I'm a scientist, but I did a lot of study in the medical field, traveling around the world and learning how to deal with different pathogens in my early teenage years.

I have treated and diagnosed illnesses, injuries and performed surgery including an IV blood transfusion.

The reason for telling you this, is if you require medical attention, you can come and find me and I'll help you.

[A pause, he remembers his conversation with Minako.]

I'm also happy to answer any scientific-related questions pertaining to any of the scientific-related fields, such as geology, physics, biology, chemistry, engineering and mathematics to name a few. Minako told me to mention that. [He shrugs slightly.]

That's it.

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[strawberryprotector]

I may only be a third year med student, but if you ever need an assist with a patient, I'm happy to help. Helped my dad in his clinic for years before med school.

[10billionpercent]

It's possible there will be things you know that I don't because I haven't been to medical school. I sort of became the doctor by default because no one else has any skills in the area. I do have practical experience. I wouldn't turn down the help, it would be better to work together.

[strawberryprotector]

Well, I am more than happy to work with you. At the last platform, I got a stack of medical textbooks from my world, they're over in the library in the Standard car now.

[ooc: some general, at least one specific to asthma in children and adolescents. I can look up the list for you if you want.]

[10billionpercent]

I enjoy reading textbooks, so I'm sure I'll make my way to them at some point. I was finishing up this chemistry text.

Ultimately, of course, it would be better if these skills were not required at all, but people are unlikely to not injure themselves the longer we're here so it's entirely possible eventually it will be needed.

[ooc: If it's in the library post, I'm good, if not, feel free to send it to me. :)]

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[singerofspells]

How are you on non-human anatomy or should I request some 'books'?

[S'reee thinks 'as many people who can treat injuries as possible' is a good plan, but she knows that the similarities common to all mammals from Earth only go so far.]

Actually, that might extend to a lot of us. Most are human, or similar, but not all.

[strawberryprotector]

Were you with us on the last mission when we were helping out two different subterranean societies? Because we had a pretty fair number of wounded from that.

[ooc: Here's the list. -CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2020 59th Edition
-Pediatric Pulmonology, Asthma, and Sleep Medicine: A Quick Reference Guide 1st Edition
-Pharmacology for the Medical Student 2nd Edition
-Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases: 2-Volume Set 9th Edition
-Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, Twentieth Edition (Vol.1 & Vol.2) 20th Edition
-American Academy of Pediatrics Textbook of Pediatric Care Second Edition
-Fitzpatrick's Dermatology, Ninth Edition, 2-Volume Set]

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[10billionpercent]

Anatomy? Depends on the animal. I've dissected a decent enough variety, and had the chance to break down more, but I've never treated an animal, to be clear about that.

I can't say how medicine would affect non-humans.

[10billionpercent]

No, I wasn't. I haven't been here very long. I heard about it though, which is partly what led me to make sure people were aware of the skills I have at my disposal.

[laurefindil]

There are actually several medically trained personnel on the Train, but perhaps there needs to be more communication?

But please do not discount those of us with low-tech or magical backgrounds? I served the Lord of Imladris for three thousand years, and know how to make the healing salves for which he was famous.

I am also able to speed healing with my...the glow that I exude. It also aids with mental clarity and mood.

[10billionpercent]

Yeah, maybe, or I haven't talked to enough people. Either way, the information is there. If no one ever needs my help, that's fine by me.

[ He shakes his head a bit, it's not his passion, it's just a skillset he has. ]

I can't answer to magic, I don't know anything about it, but I haven't said anything about the level of technology. I've studied in high tech environments, but the medicine I've practiced is without all of the technology behind me. Technology is obviously better, but I've studied extensively enough how more traditional medicine works.

I just know what is in the medical car is not the least bit sufficient, and the lack of antibiotics in particular concerns me. This is a small enclosed space, if someone gets sick, we're all going to get sick.

[so_dark_a_road]

Pleased to meet you, Senku! I'm Curufin.

I'm not a medical professional, but I do have a few magical skills that might be useful when a patient is in pain or is very upset. I can bring my flute and play soothing music, and also, I can cast a vision-spell that is crafted specially to have a calming effect.

Also, I have a lot of points. I can buy medical supplies if the train is willing to provide them via the stores.

[10billionpercent]

[ He'll raise a hand in greeting, he's not much for social niceties, really. ]

Those sound useful. How do they work? [ He's already been scolded about magic even though he didn't do anything. ] Not because I don't believe you, I'm just curious.

My top pick for medical supplies is antibiotics, but there's a list on here.It would be good if you could do that. I don't have any points myself or I would.

[so_dark_a_road]

[ Back in his own world, Curufin wasn't famed for his attention to the social niceties either! Far, far from it. But now he's living a very different life, and he's long since retrieved the social skills he was taught as a child. He nods and smiles in response to the wave. ]

I'm of the Elvish race, and due to our nature, we have a certain facility with the mind-body connection, and that may at times extend to the mind-body connection of others. We don't actually refer to our skills as magic, but rather as our arts. We put our thoughts into everything we do or make, and that means that the physical world is affected by our intentions, beyond the simple effect of our actions. Different Elves have differing specialties, though. I'm a metalsmith and a gem-cutter. I can forge a sword whose effect goes beyond its physical properties. I can summon light and install it in the heart of a gem, and that jewel will radiate luck as well as light. I'm not a master musician like my brother Maglor is, but he was my first teacher, and I have a small amount of his skill. [ Actually, Curufin's pretty damn good with any instrument he plays, and he can sing, too. ] If I play with the aim of getting people out of their chairs to dance, they'll find it hard not to. If I play with the purpose of creating a tranquilizing atmosphere, my listeners will experience the quieting effect beyond the mere effect of the music itself. I'm something of a sorcerer, as many of my clan are, and all Elves of my world are telepathic. If I craft a vision in my own mind and then transmit it to nearby minds, the receivers will see what I see and experience what I experience.

I don't know if that really answers your question, but that's my explanation.

Where's the list of medical supplies and antibiotics that are needed? I'll take a look at it and then try ordering some.

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[radishlobbyist]

It's good to see the train is picking up more medical personnel lately, we only recently got Ichigo Kurosaki. I'm Wen Qing, and I'm one of the doctors who has been helping keep things running since I arrived back in Domino.

[ Just in these past weeks, after her brother being sent home, she has withdrawn from train life, going from workaholic always found in the medical car to spending most days in her cabin. She doesn't let any of her recent grief show, keeping her tone brisk and professional. ]

My field is Chinese medicine and cultivation spiritual healing, with an expertise for acupuncture, but I have been studying future advances in medicine since I got here. [ Her lips thin a little. ] As for how we are equipped, I know that's lacking, both by your standards and by mine. Whoever is in charge of this train doesn't seem to consider medical equipment a necessity.

[10billionpercent]

[ He'll offer a vague, small wave at the greeting. ]

I don't know a lot about acupuncture, but fortunately I did quite a bit of studying in Chinese medicine at one point. Kind of helped me out a lot, knowing about plants that allowed for healing that were later used in the developing of pharmaceuticals.

If I can make antibiotics in the stone age, this place should at least be half decent equipped. [ He scoffs lightly. ] Whether it's through Chinese medicine or more modern means, not having enough seems to be inexcusable.

[10billionpercent]

[ That could very well be a valuable skill! Senku seems to have bypassed those skills altogether. ]

That's incredibly interesting. It's a nature due to your race?

[ He does sound genuinely curious at the moment because that's just now how things work in his world. ]

I wonder how it works. Are there any rules surrounding these skills?

[ He blinks at the question, wait he knows he saw it somewhere...

It takes a moment for him to realize it was something Ai was holding up in her video, but fortunately for him, he has an eidetic memory and he'll just repeat some of it]

Sorry, I thought it had been referenced somewhere. Ai's keeping that list. At the top of it was antibiotics, to her preference amoxicillin, and something to help with blood loss Dextran 70.

[strawberryprotector]

Yeah, it was pretty bad in the aftermath. On the bright side, some of the folks here are from worlds where magic is a thing, and can use it to heal.

[10billionpercent]

I don't know much about magic.

[ He doesn't doubt Ichigo's words, he just sounds more like that's a blunt, factual statement. ]

I can only imagine based on my experiences. It sounds like there were a lot of people who needed help, which tends not to be the case for me all at once, typically.

[radishlobbyist]

[ Wen Qing's eyes narrow slightly, lips becoming a little pinched. ]

You are welcome to bring up how inexcusable this is to the train. Maybe you will have better luck being heard. As for I and the other staff, we have done the best we could with the means and the limited space we have at our disposal.

[10billionpercent]

[ Her comment is enough for him to pause and review what he said because, he actually wasn't trying to critique them for the lack of supplies, he's just oblivious to how what he says can be taken sometimes. ]

I wasn't saying that. I'm frustrated with the situation, I'm not saying you didn't do anything to improve it. There's a disturbing lack of resources at our disposal in general, despite the modern amenities on the train itself, meaning that whoever has us here, should be complained to.

[ Is that a little better? He's a bit socially inept. ]

[radishlobbyist]

[ Yes, that's better, and the thinly disguised disapproval melts away for a more generalized frustration with the state of things. ]

There is a lack of resources, and if we end up with more wagons for entertainment before we get medical upgraded, I'll... [ She cuts herself off, with train management perfectly unreachable, they are very limited in what they can do to voice their displeasure. ] At one point just a couple of weeks ago, we had one bedridden patient who had only just woken up from a coma and another patient with a concussion laying on the floor. And that's not even speaking of the pharmaceutical side.

[10billionpercent]

[ He gets it a lot, the best way is just to say something to get him to reflect, or just be blunt and tell him off. All of the above would work. ]

I understand there being some value in entertainment, but I wouldn't prioritize it over medical supplies. [ They are in complete agreement there. ]

Not the most ideal. [ He can agree with that. ] If there's not enough space, maybe space from another car can be appropriated as necessary. If anything were to happen to affect much of the passengers, regardless of what it was, this would be a potential problem.

It's possible to work without the tools at your disposal but it's unnecessarily difficult. I'd be glad to make anything I could, but I lack the necessary equipment to do it, and the resources. [ That is frustrating. ]

[radishlobbyist]

[ She gives a curt nod. ]

That's what I have been worried about, too. In my time here, this was the first time we dealt with a serious injury which couldn't be healed quickly even with magic. I also learned that if we hadn't been able to deal with it as well as we did, we would have spent several months caring for a coma patient. This is what had happened the last time this specific attack was used. What is to say we won't end up in a similar position again? We've been lucky that nobody came back from a mission needing weeks or months of medical care.

Maybe between you and the other medical personnel from the future, you'd be able to work with the engineers on more equipment.

[10billionpercent]

The village I'm from is close knit, and illness can run rampant, as it does in small enclosed communities which is exactly what this train is, that's always what comes to mind first for me.

[ He exhales, looking a bit grim at the thought of long term palliative care. ]

If it's not that set up for short-term care, it's definitely not set up for long-term care. I can see where that would be a problem, even though you'd adapt if you had to. As long as I can do something about it, I have no intention of letting anyone die around me.

[so_dark_a_road]

Yes, my nature is due to my race. Elves were created to have these powers and abilities. The purpose, according to our sages, was for us to become teachers to the mortal race, to look out for them and make sure they learned all that they needed to know in order to become the guardians of Middle-earth. We Elves are called the Firstborn, because we awoke in Middle-earth before mortals did. They are therefore called the Secondborn. It wasn't exactly a rule that we were to take them on as apprentices, just an expectation. And as for actual rules, we were not to use our powers to dominate, control, or destroy other intelligent beings.

[ He nods. ] All right, Amoxicillin and Dextran 70. I'll order them from the train stores tomorrow. Anything else?