[ there's a pause as he looks more thoughtful, seeming to come to sort of conclusion... and then he nods, lifting his head up from the title. clear eyed and determined and - serious. ]
...Then, can I ask you to recommend me a few more texts on a similar topic? I'd like to be able to teach myself properly, and I don't want to end up with a short-sighted view of it.
[ unfortunately for famine this is exactly the kind of thing that rondo responds to ]
Isn't this still putting more work on me... [ but they'll think about it for a moment and turn ] Fine. Only since I was going back to that section anyway.
[ not this dog behavior.... famine will just ignore that and keep walking, bringing them closer to the medical tomes. that said, when they hand him another one—this one on healing magic—they just say: ]
Make yourself useful and hold this for me.
[ they don't want to be bothered but also.... lazy ]
he nods and immediately holds out the other book so they can stack it on top! all of these muscles are really good for holding things. it's actually kind of nice? this is like settling into a very, very familiar routine. ]
Yes, sir. [ (gender neutral) ] Should I keep two stacks, or just one? I can hold any that you want to keep for yourself separately.
[ he readjusts his hands to hold out both! healing magic book in the left hand, genetics book in the right. holding them flat like pizza pies. he's being so good and not chatty. this takes a lot of personal restraint. ]
[ impressive.... famine will just start to put out the two stacks then. rondo gets basic medical texts, often rooted more in science and technology rather than magic.
famine's stack is in a similar vein, but it gets into more magical-type diseases and cures. less STEM and more rituals.
admittedly sometimes they will get distracted, pulling a book out and flipping through the pages. they start to get distracted on one, standing there... for a few minutes... just reading.... like they've forgotten rondo
[ i truly cannot express to you how normal this is including the part where he's being ignored
it gives rondo a second to observe the books themselves. magic for famine, stem for him.... filling in the blanks of knowledge, is it? that makes sense. so, famine must be from somewhere much more modern to not be so familiar with the magical...
this is how it was at home, too - he's learned really well to pick up on skills just by watching and trying to deconstruct. he holds the books and patiently waits for like.
a solid five minutes of reading. do they keep going. ]
he is definitely peeking at what they might be referring to, but otherwise goes back to being an excellent book holder, craning his neck to look. and at the question! rondo thinks about it for a moment, tilting his head from side to side. ]
Hmm...I like both, but I think hands on is the best. I adore books, but I usually have to take stringent notes to make sure I remember everything - it comes more naturally if I can learn by doing, if that makes sense.
Haha, yes. [ HE DOESN'T EVEN DISAGREE ] People have been surprised when I told them I liked to read, this week...
[ (zia voice) rondo is literate?
it takes him a second to process what they're asking, but the lightbulb goes off, and he brightens, then nods, expression very serious like this is the most serious task in the world. ]
I will - thank you, Famine. [ he's going to LEARN ] With this, if I can master it, I can finally help out Mr. Daan for everything he's done for us in the cabin so far.
[ it is admittedly a pretty serious task, famine is just like 'don't fuck it up' ]
Don't expect to master it in a few days. Focus on what's most practical. Stitching up wounds with a controlled hand and providing tourniquets so that they don't bleed out is the primary goal.
Wound care and cleaning to avoid infections is after that.
[ like he is committing that to memory, murmured quietly to himself. okay. ]
Tourniquets - those create pressure to stem bleeding, right? And stitches... I could ask Mr. Daan to see if he has any extra supplies... [ thinking, thinking.... what's the most logical way to do this?
got it! off goes the lightbulb. ]
I think - I want to focus on tourniquets, first. I can practice those before Thursday, and in the meantime, I can study up on the proper application of stitches, so we don't end up wasting any precious medical supplies. And maybe - once I feel like I understand the actual act, maybe I can find something to practice with.
[ plan!!!! he has a plan. ]
Okay. [ ... ] I... if you needed it, I don't know what I could share, but, I do have some experience with the practical application of healing magic. I'm not a cleric, but I can do some. If a lived experience would be helpful with your research, Famine.
Do not practice too diligently with tourniquets, the entire point is to slow blood flow which uninjured people need. They can be made out of any combination of clean cloth, a tie, and a stick, which can be found without making an order from the Overseers. But if people keep losing limbs and appendages, it'd be useful so they don't bleed out pathetically before they make it to the swamp.
[ lame way to go.
as for the cleric discussion, ]
You don't have access to your magic, so you're useless to me. [ ok rudeass ] I also need more than 'some'.
[ oh!!!! oh no his hands are full. he looks like, briefly, mildly distressed because he can't write that down but nods... ]
Clean cloth, a tie, and a stick. [ rondo mouths this twice... clean cloth, a tie, and a stick. okay. okay he can remember that. ] So.. maybe it would be best to practice the correct pressure with someone like Alfyn or Mr. Daan once or twice to get the hang of how much there should be and monitor, since they're both medically trained, and then continue to repeat the motion on something nonliving. Like a tree or something, so my hands can get used to it, so in a crisis situation, I can keep a cool head and do it correctly.
[ this is like. mostly mumbling to himself, but it feels like the right thing to do... okay! he has a plan! he is going to learn! also listen he's a paladin hes not even cool enough to have cleric healing. lame. slaps you on the ass and heals you for ten points of damage
anyway he does not seem bothered by being called useless wow its a tuesday. curiously: ]
[ famine lets rondo rattle off to himself, and briefly points out - ] A tree doesn't have the same width as an arm or a leg, so find a low-hanging branch if you insist rather than the trunk. Also consider that this action will be causing the person you are performing to pain, but the temporary pain is necessary to save their life.
[ you bleeding heart guy... famine will turn back to peering through the different books though, reading their spines as they walk through the shelves ]
Remedies for supposedly incurable diseases. The most difficult and confounding illnesses that magic supposedly has an answer for.
Necessary pain.... yes, of course. Understood. Better to be in pain for a few moments than to lose your life entirely.
[ this is something that will be funny in (checks watch) under a week when we murder camille and bring her back to life. shaking.
anyway he will record that to mind somewhere, too, mouthing it to himself again. low-hanging branch. something roughly the same width of his own arm, maybe? doable. it's not a perfect practice, but it's better than winging it first thing! as ever, he takes it very seriously, following them like a very helpful puppydog/pack mule.
curiosity flickers across rondo's face - incurable diseases, huh? that's nice... ]
I can see where you and Miss Pesti's interests align... [ fckin diseases. i still dont know what canon pestilence is from but the PLAGUE. anyway. ] Is there any particular reason why? Not that you really need one, I guess - to be able to do something like that would be amazing.
It is not 'being able to do something like that' when I have already done that.
[ it's said in a bored tone, because famine is truly annoying that way ]
All things in life can be solved, however all processes can also be improved upon. I can save someone from a disease they were born with via a series of treatments over years, but if magic has a way to reduce that into weeks, it's worth doing research for.
But there's no tragic backstory to it, if that's what you're trying to get at.
[ they really do remind him of sazantos, it's really just. extremely unfortunate.
and. i've already done that!! to say something so casually - that's really impressive, and rondo's brows raise high, awe flickering across his face. wow... ]
...That's really amazing, Famine. [ and the idea of betterment is something he agrees with, too. as someone who chases strength, there is always going to be another mountain to climb, so he's just deeply appreciative. famine... officially Cool..... ] Striving for betterment, too... I believe much the same, though about far less importat things.
You must have saved many lives. Or, at least, eased so much pain. [ sugoi... ] Do you hope to eradicate it entirely, someday?
Eradicate pain? Are you stupid? [ looks back at him with a judgmental glance ] Pain is a necessary body response. Even inflammation and fever are necessary byproducts of the immune system working as it should.
Illness has its own role to play, and will evolve the same way as people.
I have no such lofty ideals. It's merely my research interest.
I've gotten a few ideas, mostly from talking to the other Overseers rather than any of you. How practical they are in application remains to be seen, given the varying rules by which every world is bound.
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...Then, can I ask you to recommend me a few more texts on a similar topic? I'd like to be able to teach myself properly, and I don't want to end up with a short-sighted view of it.
[ unfortunately for famine this is exactly the kind of thing that rondo responds to ]
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famine sighs ]
Isn't this still putting more work on me... [ but they'll think about it for a moment and turn ] Fine. Only since I was going back to that section anyway.
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anyway watch him PERK UP excitedly and then immediately trot after them like a happy golden retriever ]
Thank you, Famine!
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Make yourself useful and hold this for me.
[ they don't want to be bothered but also.... lazy ]
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he nods and immediately holds out the other book so they can stack it on top! all of these muscles are really good for holding things. it's actually kind of nice? this is like settling into a very, very familiar routine. ]
Yes, sir. [ (gender neutral) ] Should I keep two stacks, or just one? I can hold any that you want to keep for yourself separately.
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[ UGH. they make such a face ]
No 'sir'. Just call me by my title. I hate formalities. And two stacks.
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[ he readjusts his hands to hold out both! healing magic book in the left hand, genetics book in the right. holding them flat like pizza pies. he's being so good and not chatty. this takes a lot of personal restraint. ]
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famine's stack is in a similar vein, but it gets into more magical-type diseases and cures. less STEM and more rituals.
admittedly sometimes they will get distracted, pulling a book out and flipping through the pages. they start to get distracted on one, standing there... for a few minutes... just reading.... like they've forgotten rondo
sorry just another minute ]
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it gives rondo a second to observe the books themselves. magic for famine, stem for him.... filling in the blanks of knowledge, is it? that makes sense. so, famine must be from somewhere much more modern to not be so familiar with the magical...
this is how it was at home, too - he's learned really well to pick up on skills just by watching and trying to deconstruct. he holds the books and patiently waits for like.
a solid five minutes of reading. do they keep going. ]
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[ they DOG EAR THE PAGE like a HEATHEN and then put that stack in their own. it's more advanced cures and tonics.
it seems like famine will continue to ignore rondo as they peruse more books but, ]
Do you devour anything? Is reading the best way for you to learn, or hands on instruction?
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he is definitely peeking at what they might be referring to, but otherwise goes back to being an excellent book holder, craning his neck to look. and at the question! rondo thinks about it for a moment, tilting his head from side to side. ]
Hmm...I like both, but I think hands on is the best. I adore books, but I usually have to take stringent notes to make sure I remember everything - it comes more naturally if I can learn by doing, if that makes sense.
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[ this is a neutral statement but it sounds so judgmental ]
Then take some of what is learned in these books and make yourself useful when people show up half-dead.
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[ (zia voice) rondo is literate?
it takes him a second to process what they're asking, but the lightbulb goes off, and he brightens, then nods, expression very serious like this is the most serious task in the world. ]
I will - thank you, Famine. [ he's going to LEARN ] With this, if I can master it, I can finally help out Mr. Daan for everything he's done for us in the cabin so far.
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Don't expect to master it in a few days. Focus on what's most practical. Stitching up wounds with a controlled hand and providing tourniquets so that they don't bleed out is the primary goal.
Wound care and cleaning to avoid infections is after that.
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[ like he is committing that to memory, murmured quietly to himself. okay. ]
Tourniquets - those create pressure to stem bleeding, right? And stitches... I could ask Mr. Daan to see if he has any extra supplies... [ thinking, thinking.... what's the most logical way to do this?
got it! off goes the lightbulb. ]
I think - I want to focus on tourniquets, first. I can practice those before Thursday, and in the meantime, I can study up on the proper application of stitches, so we don't end up wasting any precious medical supplies. And maybe - once I feel like I understand the actual act, maybe I can find something to practice with.
[ plan!!!! he has a plan. ]
Okay. [ ... ] I... if you needed it, I don't know what I could share, but, I do have some experience with the practical application of healing magic. I'm not a cleric, but I can do some. If a lived experience would be helpful with your research, Famine.
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[ lame way to go.
as for the cleric discussion, ]
You don't have access to your magic, so you're useless to me. [ ok rudeass ] I also need more than 'some'.
I'm not interested in what a bandaid can fix.
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Clean cloth, a tie, and a stick. [ rondo mouths this twice... clean cloth, a tie, and a stick. okay. okay he can remember that. ] So.. maybe it would be best to practice the correct pressure with someone like Alfyn or Mr. Daan once or twice to get the hang of how much there should be and monitor, since they're both medically trained, and then continue to repeat the motion on something nonliving. Like a tree or something, so my hands can get used to it, so in a crisis situation, I can keep a cool head and do it correctly.
[ this is like. mostly mumbling to himself, but it feels like the right thing to do... okay! he has a plan! he is going to learn! also listen he's a paladin hes not even cool enough to have cleric healing. lame. slaps you on the ass and heals you for ten points of damage
anyway he does not seem bothered by being called useless wow its a tuesday. curiously: ]
... What are you interested in?
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[ you bleeding heart guy... famine will turn back to peering through the different books though, reading their spines as they walk through the shelves ]
Remedies for supposedly incurable diseases. The most difficult and confounding illnesses that magic supposedly has an answer for.
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[ this is something that will be funny in (checks watch) under a week when we murder camille and bring her back to life. shaking.
anyway he will record that to mind somewhere, too, mouthing it to himself again. low-hanging branch. something roughly the same width of his own arm, maybe? doable. it's not a perfect practice, but it's better than winging it first thing! as ever, he takes it very seriously, following them like a very helpful puppydog/pack mule.
curiosity flickers across rondo's face - incurable diseases, huh? that's nice... ]
I can see where you and Miss Pesti's interests align... [ fckin diseases. i still dont know what canon pestilence is from but the PLAGUE. anyway. ] Is there any particular reason why? Not that you really need one, I guess - to be able to do something like that would be amazing.
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[ it's said in a bored tone, because famine is truly annoying that way ]
All things in life can be solved, however all processes can also be improved upon. I can save someone from a disease they were born with via a series of treatments over years, but if magic has a way to reduce that into weeks, it's worth doing research for.
But there's no tragic backstory to it, if that's what you're trying to get at.
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and. i've already done that!! to say something so casually - that's really impressive, and rondo's brows raise high, awe flickering across his face. wow... ]
...That's really amazing, Famine. [ and the idea of betterment is something he agrees with, too. as someone who chases strength, there is always going to be another mountain to climb, so he's just deeply appreciative. famine... officially Cool..... ] Striving for betterment, too... I believe much the same, though about far less importat things.
You must have saved many lives. Or, at least, eased so much pain. [ sugoi... ] Do you hope to eradicate it entirely, someday?
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Illness has its own role to play, and will evolve the same way as people.
I have no such lofty ideals. It's merely my research interest.
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Oh... right. I guess that makes sense. [ yeah. the fever thing! right. duh. no one has ever accused him of being smart (probably). ]
Still, that's a really amazing research interest to have. Have you made progress being here? Not just in the library, but in general.
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I've gotten a few ideas, mostly from talking to the other Overseers rather than any of you. How practical they are in application remains to be seen, given the varying rules by which every world is bound.