83rd Devotion: First Aid at Home

[favoritetraitor]

[Accidental Video// Action for the apartment]

[The video comes to life, showing a somewhat harried Solomon walking quickly across the room. His crisp white shirt is painted a deep crimson from the collar down on one side. And his hand stays firmly pressed to the side of his neck as he disappears into another room for a moment.

When he returns, he carries a few bags of blood and a medical bag under in one arm.]

And I just bought the couch too. Of course, it will have to be replaced...

[Sighing, his body sinks down to dig through his medical bag, pulling out some sterile gauze, a roll of filament, and a curved needle with his free hand. He speaks to someone off-screen, voice assuring and calm.]

Don't worry, just a few stitches and everything will be fine~, you'll see.

[Turning to look off camera, he addresses the other person.]

I'm afraid I'll need your assistance now. Would you mind holding the compress while I prepare the sutures?

Comments

[voice]

[favoritetraitor.livejournal.com]

Perhaps beings from your world have a higher resistance to the curses? Hm, I should have my people survey the populace on such a possibility...

[voice]

[fledglingofkyou.livejournal.com]

Huh... you think that's a possibility?

Do you usually investigate these things?

[voice]

[favoritetraitor.livejournal.com]

It's possible. But of course, we'll have to look into it before coming to any conclusion.

I have a research company called ARTEMIS that looks into the mysteries of the City.

[voice]

[fledglingofkyou.livejournal.com]

Of course!

... that's interesting.

[voice]

[favoritetraitor.livejournal.com]

It gave me something to do when I first was brought here, and seems to be working well.

[voice]

[fledglingofkyou.livejournal.com]

Really? So you've found out a lot already?

[voice]

[favoritetraitor.livejournal.com]

It's a constant work in progress. Research, tests, interviews, etc etc... these things take time. But I'm hopeful.

[voice]

[fledglingofkyou.livejournal.com]

... how long have you been doing this, and with what results?

[voice]

[favoritetraitor.livejournal.com]

ARTEMIS is just under one year old at this point. But for your question, it would very much depend on which project you're speaking about in order to answer it. For the most part, we've had the most success in documenting the various anomalies that have struck this City in the last year.

One must understand something in order to change it.

You have to keep in mind that any research facility needs time to be successful, and we do have the deities working against us to contend with...

[voice]

[fledglingofkyou.livejournal.com]

Right. I do understand those points.

[voice]

[favoritetraitor.livejournal.com]

True enough~ except when members are cursed and destroy the work they've so diligently put together. Or either are unable to work or vanish from the City entirely.

You can see the challenge in keeping anything together at all...

[voice]

[fledglingofkyou.livejournal.com]

Oh, so even that happens? I admit I wasn't thinking of that.

Yes, I see it clearly now.