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[lifetothefullest]

[So the fighting may be over, but that doesn't mean everything is going to be immediately fine. Finally having the time to really think about everything that's happened, and for everything to sink in, is going to make the next few days and weeks just as much of a challenge for some here as the last have been, if not more so.

But that is, hopefully, something he can help with, if at least a little. And there are new arrivals as well, who not only had to deal with the end of the invasion but also everything that goes along with suddenly finding themselves in an entirely new world, not to mention the sudden setting change too.

So he's trying to look as composed and calm as possible, which is a bit of a struggle since--like pretty much everyone else--he's exhausted and didn't get out of the whole ordeal with the Null entirely unscathed. Compared to some people he definitely fared better, but there's still a pretty obvious bruise across his cheekbone and around his eye; it's not too serious, but the main problem is that it's also not very helpful in looking as professional and put together as he's trying to appear.

Still, he's doing his best, and he lifts his chin a little and takes a deep breath before speaking.]

If anyone is injured, or just in need of somewhere safe to rest, the hot springs and the fire station are both serving as temporary locations for the clinic. Additionally, considering the seriousness and extent of everything that's happened in the last few weeks as well as the arrival of new people, it's worth reiterating that I'm a psychologist and so if anyone wants to talk, whether about recent events or otherwise, I'm available to meet.

[A short pause.]

I'm... Not exactly sure where, since my office doesn't exist anymore, and I probably should've thought about this before making this announcement...

[That would've been good planning, if he weren't so tired and scattered, but okay, refocus--]

But that can be decided on an individual basis. Additionally, if you'd like to respond privately, you can do so.

[And he includes a brief explanation of how to make a conversation private. With all of that out of the way, he'll put a filter on the post himself and add another message.]

[Private to friends and coworkers]

I hope you're all okay, and... If anyone who wants to let me know for sure that they are, that would be great.

[He's worried about everyone. :c]


[[ooc: Anyone on the Clinic staff list or who has positive CR will be included in this filter; feel free to assume your character's included if they and Lance know each other and are on good terms!]]

Comments

[evocation]

Yeah. Um, sort of.

[If meeting her in a dream counts.]

What's Daisy like? Is she cute?

[She draws the word out in a sing-song, grinning at him.]

[lifetothefullest]

[He gives a quiet laugh at the question.]

She's very cute. And she's one of those people who has like... A full battery all the time.

[So much energy. So. Much.]

She's really enthusiastic about everything, and really positive.

[And puts up with him being his disaster self, for some reason.]

[evocation]

God, Lance, come on.

[She prods at him again.]

You're supposed to gush about her. Where's the gushing?

[lifetothefullest]

This is gushing.

[He's drunk and tired okay, Kyna, geez.]

She's awesome, and super smart, and she does things like solve a hundred-year-old mystery just so families won't fight and this couple can get together like some sort of redneck Romeo and Juliet.

[The people involved were insufferable but what Daisy did was still really nice.]

[evocation]

[And she's giggling now.]

Wait, what? What does that mean?

[lifetothefullest]

[Oh god, now he has to think, which is easier said than done.]

There was like... There was this case, where someone was murdered, and we were investigating and found out they were from this family that's been in a feud with another family for pretty much forever.

[Or less time than that, but who's counting? Definitely not him right now.]

They were fighting because of some argument over grandparents or great-grandparents or whatever who were married, and both died, and then all these rumors got started about how it happened and the families blamed each other. So while we're investigating the case, we find out that teenagers from each family are dating, but can't be together because of the feud, so Daisy decided she had to solve the original mystery so everything could be put in the past.

[And okay, now he's smiling a little dorikly while thinking about Daisy.]

She was so determined, and somehow figured out the grandparents died of lead poisoning or something from their water supply, and it was an accident.

[And so happy ending. Sort of.]

[evocation]

Oh. Nice.

[She tilts her head at him.]

Dude, you totally look like a lovesick teenager. Gross.

[lifetothefullest]

Hey, I'm a lovesick twenty-nine-year-old.

[Or is he thirty, with the birthday thing? Who knows.]

You have a boyfriend here, right?

[evocation]

[He wasn't her boyfriend until very recently, but people have been assuming that for months, so she's not very surprised by the question.]

Um, yeah. Wash. Do you know him?

[Don't turn the teasing around on her, Lance. She'll die.]

[lifetothefullest]

[He shakes his head, which--considering he's lying on the floor--looks utterly ridiculous. But who cares!!!]

I've never met him. What's he like?

[He's heard stories from Ephemera, but there are always multiple sides and he wants to hear what Kyna thinks. She's the one with the guy, after all.]

[evocation]

He's...

[She hesitates, biting her lip. Where does she start?]

He's really sweet, and he's kind of a huge dork.

[She smiles a little.]

And his hair's always a mess.

[lifetothefullest]

[Even drunk, Lance takes note of that description and how she gives it, even if what he says is totally useless--]

Wow, you said I looked lovesick; when the messy hair's a good thing you totally have it bad.

[He's losing his ability to speak without using ridiculous language; he drank way too much.]

[evocation]

[She shifts awkwardly so that she can sort of kick him. Considering she's sitting down, it's not a very effective attempt.]

God, shut up. It's cute, okay?

[The fact that she's not dying of embarrassment is proof that she's drunk, really.]

[lifetothefullest]

Ow, hey.

[It's a complaint that's only based on the principle of the thing, considering the kick doesn't hurt at all, and he laughs a little again.]

I'll take your word for it, until I can meet him and judge him myself.

[And he will totally judge hard.]

[evocation]

Judge him? Why are you gonna judge him?

[lifetothefullest]

I'm a psychologist. I have to judge people. It's like... The thing we do.

[Only not, but you know.]

[evocation]

Pfft. Whatever. That's a lie and you know it.

[lifetothefullest]

Okay, fine, I just... Personally judge people.

[And really, isn't that warranted? You can't just blindly assume everyone's great, even if you'd like to believe they are, right?]

[evocation]

[She shrugs, frowning.]

Just... don't be too hard on him, okay? He hasn't had the greatest time here.

[lifetothefullest]

I won't unless he does something to warrant it.

[He means that, drunk or not; despite what he's heard, he's going to give Washington a fair chance. Lance won't be hard on him unless Washington gives him good reason to be.]

[evocation]

[Yeah, that's fair.]

Okay. Thanks. Um... Ephemera hasn't said anything about him, has he?

[lifetothefullest]

I can't say.

[Doctor-patient confidentiality and all.]

[evocation]

[She makes a face at him.]

So that's totally a yes.

[lifetothefullest]

That's totally an 'I can't say'.

[Also man, one of the suns is shining in the window and it's starting to get annoying; he moves to flop an arm over his eyes, and forgets his face is bruised.]

Ow.

[It didn't actually hurt that bad, and so the whine is far more pathetic than it has any right to be.]

[evocation]

[She smirks at that, rolling her eyes.]

What a big baby.