4th ♥ Plantfection [Audio]

[lightyourway]

So, is there a doctor here?

I think I need some help.

[And she does not really want to elaborate.]

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[heroinwait]

[That catches Riku's attention. Immediately. Mental keysmashing go!

But although he may be worried, his voice is even when he responds.]

Kairi?

Where are you?

[Audio]

[lightyourway]

[... Should she have filtered this from him?]

In my room.

[Audio --> Commentlog] ...8D I knew I was missing something in the header.

[heroinwait]

[Probably.]

I'll be right there.

[And when he means right there, he means -right- there. Riku's not wasting any time making his way back up to the keep from the lake; he summons up a corridor of darkness immediately to take him back to the barracks.

Give it twenty seconds, Kairi. He'll be knocking on your door.]

Kairi?

[Commentlog]

[lightyourway]

[If she's a little slow to open it, it's probably because she didn't expect him to get there so fast. Probably.]

Hello.

[Her postures strange, with her left arm half-hidden behind her back. And for some reason, she's in one of the loose, rough cotton dresses the keep provides today. It hides her arms.]

[abstinentzombie]

I'm a doctor. What do you need?

[lightyourway]

Well, I think I have an infection.

[It's a bit gross.]

And it's not getting better.

[abstinentzombie]

Where are you? I'll take a look.

[lightyourway]

In my room. It's on the first floor... 1052

[70ftandcounting]

K-Kairi?!

What's wrong?! [She can probably halp D:]

[lightyourway]

Nothing much.

[She's such a bad liar.]

I got hurt climbing some trees and it hasn't healed properly, that's all.

[70ftandcounting]

O-oh!

[Kairi ;_;]

I...I could probably help you...!

[lightyourway]

Oh? How?

[Rapunzel can't be a doctor... Does that mean she knows cure magic?]

[Audio]

[doctoral_bird]

[A calmer than normal voice (He's learned that it's not very comforting when patients hear a panicked squawk) floats out of the journal.]

Yes? How may I help, miss?

[He's glanced at the other journal responses. Taking a bit of comfort in the idea that there's another doctor to fix everything if Malkus screws up. Just in case, of course.]

[Audio]

[lightyourway]

What do you know about infections?

[Audio]

[doctoral_bird]

[He bites his lip, immediately thinking about the type of infection that only recently was the cause of his gruesome death. No, it couldn't be that. Don't get so worked up over potentially nothing.]

Rather unpleasant if you continue to let them grow. Better to clean and drain the infected area quickly! A clean leech or small cut is all. Perhaps covering it in an herbal mix or cream would help.

[Yes, dear. Leeches.]

If you require assistance with any of that, please let me know.

[Audio]

[lightyourway]

Leech?

[As in. The blood-suckers?]

[Voice]

[sanomorior]

[This is worrying. Sycora sees that Kairi's already gotten some responses, but just in case...]

Hi. My name is Sycora. I'm the resident doctor in the Keep. I'd like to come down to the infirmary so I can look you over.

[If it's an infection, she won't trust anyone else's judgment. Infections of any sort are not to be trifled with.]

[Voice]

[lightyourway]

Oh.

Okay.

[But she already got it cleaned and everything!

Still, Kairi is soon at the infirmary, without putting up (verbal) complaint.]

[Commentlog]

[sanomorior]

[Oh, good! She's obedient!

Sycora's waiting inside, and when she hears steps outside the door, she opens it up. Upon spotting Kairi, she smiles, then pulls the door open wider.]

Come in.

What's your name?

[Commentlog]

[lightyourway]

Kairi. Who are you?

[There no challenge in her tone, and Kairi obeys, walking into the room and looking all around as though she'd like to see everything at once. She and Xanth - the first Xanth - had been in her on her first day. But she hadn't been back since.]