Please state the nature of your medical emergency [Oct/Nov TL]

[lovinglefthand]

Who: First Aid (lovinglefthand)
What: post-TDM threads; settling in and meeting the neighbors
When: End of October and into November
Where: Marrow Island; Dr Winterbottom's Clinic, a toy store near you
Warning(s): Violence

Thread starters in comments below.

Smilin' Back [closed to Chris Freeman] (10/23)
Apple THIS! [closed to Erik Osborne] (10/25)

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[lovinglefthand]

"Oh?" First Aid tilts his head curiously. "You mean you and Lord Osborne...are you like, involved?"

In that case, having First Aid administer Erik's medical exams and any necessary treatment is obviously the better choice. He just doesn't understand why Chris is bringing it up now.

"I still have so much to learn about humans," he says with a quiet sigh. "And vampires. I'm not sure we even had any of those on my version of Earth. We had priests, but I never talked to them very much."

[thelatechrisfreeman]

Because it's funnier this way, of course.

"Oh, nothing that official. I don't even know if he'd be interested in pursuing something like that." Chris looks contrite. "I can stop talking about it, if you'd rather keep a separation of business and personal. I didn't push back when you said you'd take Erik's case because we're sort of in a grey area."

The mention of priests gets a look that's equal parts amused and confused. "Are you equating men of the cloth with creatures of the night? Or is it just general confusion for all the categories humans like to sort themselves into?"

[lovinglefthand]

"I don't mind who you date, Chris," First Aid explains with a quiet laugh. "I just want to keep our practice as above-board and ethical as we can, and I want to be sure you're staying safe. You are being safe, right?" He leans a little closer, studying Chris's face. "I suppose if Lord Osborne really is immune to STDs, we don't need to worry about making condoms..."

His tone is sympathetic, maybe even a little mischievious. He continues, "Anyway, aren't priests and vampires part of the same spiritual system? They certainly seem that way, in the movies."

[thelatechrisfreeman]

"Folks can get condoms at the general store," Chris says. And... then they blush a little. "Not... that I did. At the time."

Chris rolls up one of their sleeves, a sheepish look on their face. "He's the only one that's shown any interest in me, but... better safe than sorry. You can draw my blood to test, too."

At the follow-up question, Chris snorts. "Catholics do tend to focus on 'the precious blood' a lot." Sure, it specifically means 'the precious blood of Jesus' but it can still look pretty funny out of context.