FREE GUM

[pompous_today]

Characters: Simon pompous_today and Arthur buchananneket
Date/Time: April 16th, afternoon
Location: The clinic, Wellspring Island
Rating: G
Summary: Arthur has swallowed a coin, so he goes to see a medic about getting gum for it. Unfortunately, said medic is oblivious to Arthur's healing factor...

Comments

Couldn't resist poking at the 4th wall

[buchananneket]

Arthur had made some smart choices before. Swallowing a handful of coins to see what they tasted like had not been one of them. He'd felt nauseous for a while, and, despite his protests that he was feeling better, he'd been told that he should still go to the clinic to get looked over.

As he walked in, he saw a young man who he assumed was the doctor come out of the back room.

"What's up, Doc? My name's Arthur. I got sent down here 'cause I ate some coins and started feelin' sick. I feel okay now, but ya got anything that can help in case it happens again? Oh, and you wouldn't happen to have any carrots around here, would ya? I'm kinda hungry."

lol

[pompous_today]

Simon immediately began to direct Arthur toward a chair, his face full of concern. He chose to not remark on the fact that the man was wearing a mask- treating him was more important, and plenty of Edensphere residents had their own quirks anyway.

"Have a seat, then, Arthur. I'll be right back; this happens more often than you might think, so we're prepared." He then raised an eyebrow at the mention of carrots. "No carrots, as far as I know. It might be best to not eat anything until I give you some medicine, anyway." Simon fished in his vest pocket for a key and went to unlock the cabinet containing the medicated gum given to people who had swallowed coins. He had to be honest with himself- he had no idea WHY people would do such a thing, but plenty of adults who should have known better came in sick, along with curious children who put anything into their mouths.

"Chew on this," Simon said, coming back into the waiting room and offering Arthur a piece of gum. "You should feel better in a few minutes."

[buchananneket]

"...Gum?" Arthur said, arching an eyebrow at the young doctor, although, with his mask on, it'd be hard to tell. "I thought you said you had medicine, doc. But, hey, whatever," he said as he lifted the edge of his mask up to pop the gum in his mouth, briefly exposing his massively scarred jawline.

Arthur chewed thoughtfully for a few seconds before a smile crossed his face. "Hey, this is pretty good! How much of this gum do I get, doc? Anyway I can get it in bulk?"

[pompous_today]

Simon gave Arthur a confused look when he lifted his mask- the man's face, at least the portion that he could see, appeared to be scarred. Probably explaining the mask, he thought. The scarring reminded him of Geranium's body, and Simon had to fight hard to keep his face from falling.

"It's medicated gum made from plants that grow around the tree," he explained, then quirked a brow at Arthur's reaction. "You're supposed to take a fresh piece after you eat for at least another day- until the coin's ingredients leave your system and you stop feeling nauseous. So I can only give you a few pieces at a time; we have to keep some for others. As I said, this happens more often than it really should."