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[ask_arealdoctor]

Those poor people. Those poor people

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[oh_doask]

Jack, she isn't coping with being single.

Do your boss duties.

[ask_arealdoctor]

Sod off.

[oh_doask]

Distract yourself.

My ankle needs fixing.

[ask_captainjack]

I shot him last night but only because he deserved it.

[gwen_e_cooper]

THANK YOU.

Rift Vics. Yes. Not freaks.

You know we all love you, Martha. We've just been relying on our wits (and takeaway, and we love takeaway) for months.

These habits are hard to break. :o)

XXOO Gwen

[ask_arealdoctor]

Oh Gwennie, why did they even transfer me away from UNIT if nobody wants me to do my bloody job?

[ask_aboutcoffee]

I could fit a psychiatrist into the budget, HRH was generous this year and the baskets are still selling well. You'll have to clear it with Jack though, and he'll probably pick someone pretty damaged themselves, that's MO around here. Sane need not apply!

It's not that I'm flippant about Flat Holm, Martha. You'll find I'm flippant about everything.

Would you like some tea? I have chocolate biscuits. Or should I stay away as long as you've got the sawzall handy?

The half-caf and I are in a staring contest. I don't like the way it eyeballs me.

[ask_arealdoctor]

Go flippant yourself off.

[oh_doask]

OH SNAP

[ask_aboutcoffee]

Mm. Chocolate biscuits and sharp reflexes to duck the Sawzall. Noted!

Have to clean up first though, been investigating a theft on the loading dock. Should have tea for you just when you've hit a good breaking point. Carry on!

[ask_captainjack]

How about I rub the small of your back in a soothing, boss-like way, Martha? Please don't be angry with me. Look at this face. Hey, anything you want to make those Rift Vics happier in their cages, you can have it. Just name it and Ianto will go get! You get the APPROVED STAMP, Martha!

[ask_arealdoctor]

Thank you, Jack. See, this is the Jack I remember. Brave and brilliant and caring. I knew it wasn't all Hob Nobs and poo.

I'll have my report on your desk by the end of the day.

[ask_aboutcoffee]

It's not even usually poo. The poo was an aberration!

[ask_captainjack]

If Ianto's on my desk at the end of the day just nudge him aside to get to the in-tray!

[bone_lady]

Sorry to hear that Flat Holm affected you. It is sad isn't it? And its absolutely SHOCKING NONE OF THE STAFF HAVE MEDICAL TRAINING. Didn't mean to yell in your ear, I was aiming for Jack. Like to watch him wince and see those pearly whites

[ask_arealdoctor]

I cannot begin to tell you how grateful I am to have a correspondent who understands these things.

The staff at Flat Holm are all competent nurses and orderlies. I don't mean to minimise their contribution! (First practical piece of advice you get as a student doctor -- never disrespect the nurses!) But they can't prescribe basic meds like muscle relaxants or administer any pain relief more effective than paracetamol.

I know there's no way for us to treat the primary effects of Rift displacement, but there are many side effects that could easily be treated if supervision by a doctor were available. For example, I'd really like to have Rowena's cataracts seen to. I know she looks about 80, but just a cursory examination revealed she doesn't even have her wisdom teeth yet! Just because she's exhibiting premature senile dementia doesn't mean she has to be blind! Cataracts! It's an outpatient procedure! Is this the Dark Ages or something?

Sorry. I didn't mean to rant. I'll go back to my stingray now.

[ask_aboutcoffee]

The last time someone tried to go near Rowena's eyes they popped out and tried to bite me that person.

I'm not saying you can't have a go at fixing the problem, but I recommend heavy leather gloves for a preliminary examination. I've still got a scar on my thumb.

[ask_arealdoctor]

All right, all right. I'm sorry, Ianto. Really. I don't mean to overreact.

Green tea? If I have coffee now I might run amok with a sawzall.