Comments | katmarajade: Flight Attendant: 0 - Emergency Response Mode in 1.4 Seconds

katmarajade

Flight Attendant: 0 - Emergency Response Mode in 1.4 Seconds

Sep 15, 2010 17:14

Holy crap, you guys! I was just sitting in the Minneapolis-St.Paul International Airport talking to my dad on my phone when this eighty-year-old man collapsed just across the hall. It was like I turned into flight attendant girl in an instant, totally abandoning my bags and purse, hanging up my phone without a word, and running across the hall, ( Read more... )

plane insanity, irl

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secretsolitaire September 15 2010, 23:22:36 UTC

Wow, go you! Glad he was okay.

katmarajade September 16 2010, 14:46:07 UTC

I'm glad he was okay too! *hugs*

You know, the world is a better place because you're in it. oddmonster September 15 2010, 23:24:30 UTC

You are too awesome for words! I am really glad you leapt up to help that poor man. That was a very good thing you did.

I feel like that sort of virtue should be rewarded by more than a cheering section. Can I offer you a fic reward? A map of fabulous places in the city of your choice?

Re: You know, the world is a better place because you're in it. katmarajade September 16 2010, 14:50:31 UTC

Wow, I don't know if I'm deserving of such high praise! I am trained to act in emergencies, after all. But thank you! *hugs* And I totally don't deserve reward fic for something like this, but I make it a policy to never turn down offers of free fic! hehe! How about Scotty/Chekov, prompt: waazaa! :D

Blame it on the Big Explosions (700 words) oddmonster November 24 2010, 18:47:50 UTC

The closest he's come to 'I love you' was a couple months ago, when some small orange sluglike things that reminded him of kippers landed a lucky shot in Engineering. Scotty woke up in sickbay for what felt like the thousandth time, but this time, as soon as he registered Chekov's thin, cool hand in his own, fingers carefully twined, it made him feel...needed somehow, and daring. Chekov leaned closer, his face lighting up and fingers tightening. And Scotty opened his mouth to speak, wanting Chekov to know. He figured later, if he had to, he could always blame the drugs ( ... )

Re: Blame it on the Big Explosions (700 words) katmarajade November 25 2010, 01:54:57 UTC

OMG! WHEEEEEE!!!!!!! This is like the best thing EVER! *flails and capslocks like crazy*

Oh my goodness, what an absolutely amazingly wonderful surprise to come home to after working one of the most horrible days of the year in the airline biz. I was exhausted and irritable and just all around meh, but then I checked my email and THIS PIECE OF GLORIOUS FIC was there waiting to cheer me up!

This is so like Scotty-- I can just see him rationalizing why he's not telling Chekov. And this description Finally, it gets to the point where he's carrying the words high in his chest, near the base of his throat, everywhere he goes. was so lovely-- I could almost feel it along with him. I liked the orange blobby things that looked kinda like kippers (hehe!) and McCoy killing the mood with his dire-sounding medical talk and the little details about them passing in the halls ... and I loved how Chekov told Scotty that he loved him and totally insulted him all in the same breath. THAT is exactly my favorite kind of Chekov ( ... )

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katmarajade September 16 2010, 14:53:25 UTC

I like to think that more people would have helped, but I just beat them to it! After all, I am trained to react like that in an emergency. And there was a nice man who was right next to him who stopped and helped as well, so there's hope for the world! *hugs*

coffee_n_cocoa September 15 2010, 23:56:32 UTC

How fortunate for that man you were there, even if it didn't turn out to be an emergency in the end. I'm sure he was grateful regardless.

*hugs you and your awesomeness*

katmarajade September 16 2010, 14:55:34 UTC

I'm glad that I was there too-- and very glad that it didn't turn out to be an emergency. I was pretty worried there for a minute. *hugs you back*

inspiredlife September 16 2010, 02:05:35 UTC

Go you! I just have to second everyone else's assessment of you being awesome. You really are. Not everyone would have jumped to someone's aid and you give me hope. :)

katmarajade September 16 2010, 15:05:04 UTC

Aw, thanks, love! I like to think that most people want to help in an emergency, but they just don't know what to do. But had it turned out to be an emergency, I'm pretty sure that I would have had ample assistance from passersby if I asked for it. But if you're not a doctor and not really trained to do anything, you feel like you're just in the way, so people stay back and stare. Had it been a heart attack, I already had that pilot ready to call for paramedics and I would have sent that other man who was assisting over to the security checkpoint to ask for a defibrillator and asked loudly if there were any medical folks in the area. Then assisted the man and possibly done CPR if needed until the paramedics showed up, which probably only would've taken a couple minutes. So take heart-- I think that there were many people out there yesterday who would've helped. So there's even more hope to be hoped! :D *hugs*

inspiredlife September 18 2010, 04:25:02 UTC

I was so glad to hear this! I also like to think that most people want to help in an emergency. And I'm sure that some people don't because they don't know what to do. Unfortunately, I also think that some people don't want to get involved because they don't want the liability. Either way it sounds like you were surrounded by people eager to help so I shall indeed take heart. Thanks, dear. ♥