Code - 007 [Audio] - Forward dated to Apr. 2

[whistlewhilstyouwork]

 
Hey, there. Any of you doctors here know stuff about eyes? 

Sort of don't know if I need to...well...see someone or not

[That time the pun was actually not intended]

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[so_dark_a_road]

[ Chuckles a little at the pun -- intended or not. ]

I'm not a doctor, as you know. But what is the matter with your eyes?

[whistlewhilstyouwork]

Well I don't know yet

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[so_dark_a_road]

But something is worrying you?

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[whistlewhilstyouwork]

[He's been avoiding saying it aloud. Partly because if there is something wrong he's not sure there's anything to be done about it but also because it would be admitting to his own negligence.]

I'm sort of, uh, I'm sort of supposed to get things checked regularly but...I haven't...since I've been here.

[It wasn't so much a problem when the city was in a cave, but now that they are on a planet with two suns well...he's been pushing his luck, even with his limited exposure to the outside]

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[so_dark_a_road]

Do you mean since you've been in Hadriel? Or just since we've been on this desert planet? [ Snaps his fingers, hasn't thought of this before. ] The two suns! You have no way of knowing whether you're staring straight into one of them, and your eyes could be damaged by that. Even indirect exposure could be a problem.

Is there something in particular that makes you wonder if there is a problem?

[ And yes, he gets it, about not wanting to say a thing aloud for fear of admitting to some sort of failure of responsibility. But he does want to know, in case he can use his tech skills to help in any way. ]

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[whistlewhilstyouwork]

You got it. Good work.

[Back in California he had his sunglasses, but when he got pulled through the Door his sunglasses had been sitting among his things at his workstation in the back of the van. Even his cane had been left behind.]

At first I thought maybe it was just part of the weird god fever stuff that happened but the fever's gone now and something still feels irritated. It stings when I blink like when you've been swimming in a chlorinated pool for too long.

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[sonofacesius]

What can I do for you? Want me to stop by?

[whistlewhilstyouwork]

You're a doctor? No offense it's just...you sound a little young....

[sonofacesius]

I'm a doctor. Okay, I don't actually have my degree yet, but trust me. It's just a piece of paper.

I've re-attached limbs if it helps.

[whistlewhilstyouwork]

Well luckily I don't need my eyes reattached, I'm happy with their level of attachment to the rest of my body for the time being.

[sonofacesius]

That's good. Let's keep it that way.

So what's the problem?

[whistlewhilstyouwork]

I, uh, I don't know if the two suns in this place might have started to do some damage.

[voice]

[hot_mes]

Enough. But. [his words are slow and measured for good reason] It's going to be a few days before I'm. Available.

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[whistlewhilstyouwork]

O....k......

[The cadence of that message is a little off and he's not sure what to make of it]

....you...on vacation?

[hot_mes]

I wish.

Just a little trouble. Nothing to worry about.

[whistlewhilstyouwork]

Not gonna tell me more?

[Cuz now he's intrigued]

[hot_mes]

No.

[I MEAN IF WE'RE HONEST...]

Once I recover, I can return to duty. Talk to me. What do you need?

[whistlewhilstyouwork]

Need my eyes checked out.

[He's going to let Law's defensiveness slide for now. Doesn't seem worth making an enemy over]

Back home I'd have sunglasses if I went outside. They didn't arrive with me but it wasn't that big of a deal when we were in a cave. But it's different now.

[He's already got that stupid twitch left over from when Hope revived him poorly. He doesn't want to add empty eye sockets to the list]

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[redwinekindofgirl]

Aaaare... you okay?

[whistlewhilstyouwork]

For the most part yeah I think so...but my eyes are stinging. In a, uh, a not normal kinda way.

[redwinekindofgirl]

H... uh... that doesn't sound good. Do we even have any doctors here?

[whistlewhilstyouwork]

I think we have a handful of doctor-adjacent people. I know they've made announcements about the clinic now and again.

[redwinekindofgirl]

Yeahhh, I mean, I try to help out in there. It's a lot of picking stuff up as I go... I can ask around?

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[feelslikeimspilling]

[ While Will isn't a doctor, eyes are something of a distraction for him. He spends so much time trying to avoid looking directly at anyone for the simple fact there's so much to notice about a person, just from their eyes. ]

I'm not a trained Opthomologist or an Optometrist but... I know enough about eyes that I could probably shed some light on what's bothering you.

[whistlewhilstyouwork]

Just an eye aficionado?