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ph_logs2023-11-22 02:38 pm
theresalwaystheview) wrote in ph_logs2023-11-22 02:38 pm
[November Open] | And so the chain continues!
Who Bart and the village at large!
What Settling in and learning how things work
When November, through the winter months
Where The Oak & Iron, Winterbottom Clinic, the Library etc
Warnings N/A (so far)
1. Oak & Iron
For better or worse, for now, this is home. It's busy and noisy and there always seems to be something going on even if it's just a friendly card game or a group dinner, and all the while, if Bart isn't up in his room, he's down in the main room with a cup of tea, a new joy of his now that it's not synthetic from a machine that would routinely cycle through many flavors and not get cleaned often enough. If he's occupied with the writing that he can regularly be seen doing, it may take a couple of attempts to get his attention. He's gotten very good at tuning out chatter and bickering when he has something to do, and this, writing down as much as he can remember from his life before Marrow Isle, has been what he's dedicated himself to in the time since his arrival here.
When he breaks from that, he instead writes about the things that he's encountered here. The people, the plants that he cross-references from one of a dozen books grabbed from the library, the little spectral creatures that have been following townsfolk around, everything at least gets a brief note.
Accompanying his writings, sketches and diagrams take up full adjacent pages. Portraits with names beside them and brief notes about the people in question, or small things that indicate those people to him personally. A pumpkin from outside of one of the farms. The Mipha's Grace docked near the beach. Yorick's hat. A stuffed rabbit with its ear chewed and wrinkled.
He might be spacing out in your general direction as he tries to put words to a thought. Sorry in advance if he's been staring too long.
2. Clinic
On suggestion from Doctor First Aid, Bart has started helping out at Winterbottom's clinic. He's also offered an extra hand over at Dr Pierce's in those instances when he needs it. He's pleasant and chatty and eager to get to know his patients, and has extensive knowledge at least in both human and xenobiologies. If allowed, he will tangent on whatever line of thought that comes from a conversation that might have been started up over the course of examination or treatment.
During downtimes if he's not cleaning he can be seen drawing people and diagrams to be added to his notes, or reading. He's rather enjoying being at the front desk to meet whoever might be coming in to see one of the doctors, or drop things off as kind gestures.
3. In Vivo
Bart is determined to learn as much as he can about Marrow Isle's native flora so as to learn how best to approach his future farming venture. As such he can be seen out in the woods, out at the beach, out at the farms. He generally has his notebook in hand. He's started carrying more writing utensils in a pouch slung at his waist, and every so often, he will bring out a thin folder into which he's begun pressing the occasional plant for study when he's got better facilities at his disposal.
4. The Library
When he isn't at the Oak & Iron, or getting ready to move himself into a new home, or at the Clinic, or assisting First Aid or Chris Freeman out on a house call, Bart is here. He checks out stacks of books at a time and reads them when he's got time, or else keeps them nearby him as he seemingly does homework there where it's quiet, though bustling with villagers and staff alike. He's still in simple clothes, a small act of rebellion against the clean-cut image that his father always demanded that he present, and looks quite content in his work.
Currently the books arranged in neatly sorted stacks around him are all focused on mycology and related fields of study. Again, it will take a couple of attempts to get his attention if it's needed.
5. Misc
The Wildcard Option. If you want Bart, just sent him a message, give him a call at the end, say hello to him and generally be interested in him and he'll happily follow along and help however he's needed.
What Settling in and learning how things work
When November, through the winter months
Where The Oak & Iron, Winterbottom Clinic, the Library etc
Warnings N/A (so far)
1. Oak & Iron
For better or worse, for now, this is home. It's busy and noisy and there always seems to be something going on even if it's just a friendly card game or a group dinner, and all the while, if Bart isn't up in his room, he's down in the main room with a cup of tea, a new joy of his now that it's not synthetic from a machine that would routinely cycle through many flavors and not get cleaned often enough. If he's occupied with the writing that he can regularly be seen doing, it may take a couple of attempts to get his attention. He's gotten very good at tuning out chatter and bickering when he has something to do, and this, writing down as much as he can remember from his life before Marrow Isle, has been what he's dedicated himself to in the time since his arrival here.
When he breaks from that, he instead writes about the things that he's encountered here. The people, the plants that he cross-references from one of a dozen books grabbed from the library, the little spectral creatures that have been following townsfolk around, everything at least gets a brief note.
Accompanying his writings, sketches and diagrams take up full adjacent pages. Portraits with names beside them and brief notes about the people in question, or small things that indicate those people to him personally. A pumpkin from outside of one of the farms. The Mipha's Grace docked near the beach. Yorick's hat. A stuffed rabbit with its ear chewed and wrinkled.
He might be spacing out in your general direction as he tries to put words to a thought. Sorry in advance if he's been staring too long.
2. Clinic
On suggestion from Doctor First Aid, Bart has started helping out at Winterbottom's clinic. He's also offered an extra hand over at Dr Pierce's in those instances when he needs it. He's pleasant and chatty and eager to get to know his patients, and has extensive knowledge at least in both human and xenobiologies. If allowed, he will tangent on whatever line of thought that comes from a conversation that might have been started up over the course of examination or treatment.
During downtimes if he's not cleaning he can be seen drawing people and diagrams to be added to his notes, or reading. He's rather enjoying being at the front desk to meet whoever might be coming in to see one of the doctors, or drop things off as kind gestures.
3. In Vivo
Bart is determined to learn as much as he can about Marrow Isle's native flora so as to learn how best to approach his future farming venture. As such he can be seen out in the woods, out at the beach, out at the farms. He generally has his notebook in hand. He's started carrying more writing utensils in a pouch slung at his waist, and every so often, he will bring out a thin folder into which he's begun pressing the occasional plant for study when he's got better facilities at his disposal.
4. The Library
When he isn't at the Oak & Iron, or getting ready to move himself into a new home, or at the Clinic, or assisting First Aid or Chris Freeman out on a house call, Bart is here. He checks out stacks of books at a time and reads them when he's got time, or else keeps them nearby him as he seemingly does homework there where it's quiet, though bustling with villagers and staff alike. He's still in simple clothes, a small act of rebellion against the clean-cut image that his father always demanded that he present, and looks quite content in his work.
Currently the books arranged in neatly sorted stacks around him are all focused on mycology and related fields of study. Again, it will take a couple of attempts to get his attention if it's needed.
5. Misc
The Wildcard Option. If you want Bart, just sent him a message, give him a call at the end, say hello to him and generally be interested in him and he'll happily follow along and help however he's needed.
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The bright smile on his face fades, and he has the grace to look sheepish.
"You were otherwise occupied and I wanted to help," he replies quietly, keeping eye contact though clearly wanting to shrink down and disappear under the desk.
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"Sorry, maybe I'm a little too used to Dr. Pierce." Chris gives Bart a bright smile. "I was just kidding. How'd the morning go? Pearline come by about her gout again?"
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"I haven't had the pleasure of meeting Dr Pierce yet, but he does seem popular." He hasn't been exposed to the rivalry between Hawkeye and First Aid yet. That will be interesting when he gets to witness it firsthand...
"Oh, yes! She seemed...disinclined to take my advice to take the time to rest and let the inflammation go down. The prevailing opinion was that because was new here, that my recommendations held less weight. Or maybe it was because of my age." A shrug. Such is the way of dealing with the elders of any population.
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This may be a declaration that Bart is newly familiar with. Pearline likes her dramatics.
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"Not even the suggestion of roughage will dissuade her it seems," he huffs a soft chuckle, shaking his head as he reaches for her file still there on his desk. "I daresay even the opinions of the goddesses wouldn't sway her. But, how did it go with the trolley accident? Nothing worse than a sprain, I hope?"
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At the change of topic, Chris straightens up and goes over to the patient files. "The replacement driver came with me, so there wasn't much delay for the trolley itself. The driver's hands and wrists are showing signs of nerve compression -- repetitive strain, I'm thinking. I told him one full day of rest, and then he's going to switch to a non-driver position for a while. At least nobody else was hurt."
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A frown in reply to that assessment. "If it's a repetitive motion injury, perhaps I can make up a guide for stretches that will help alleviate the problem. I know that working in front of computers and being at a desk for as long as I was all through academy, it really benefited me to keep those things in mind. As long as he's friendlier about it than miss Pearline I'm sure it will be fine." He might be thinking on the benefits of pamphlets now.
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Chris nods at Bart's offer regarding the trolley driver. They make a note in the file in question, before handing it over to him. "Home address is in there, and he's going to be at the main trolley yard for about a week, on desk duty. I can get you the trolley yard address, too." Pause to wink at Bart, "And he's nowhere near as grumpy as Pearline."
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"Perhaps next time I should be the one to go out there on the emergency call so you can deal with the crotchety ones."
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Chris trades folders with Bart, pushing the trolley driver's toward him and picking up Pearline's to file away. "Go ahead and review the information, and draw up two copies of your treatment plan. One for the file, one to give to the patient."
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They pause in their walk, then turn back and watch him writing in his notebook. It's maybe half a minute before Chris speaks again.
"Don't forget that you can ask for help from me or First Aid, if you need it. We've all got our strengths and weaknesses, after all."
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"Yes, Doctor. I know this maybe isn't the most ideal situation to try and figure out how I might better serve the community here, but please trust that I do want to help, and I want to learn. So, thank you for being patient with me."
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They chuckle, and say, "I'm still not used to being called 'doctor'. It does the job for convenience sake, but 'medical assistant' is more accurate. And I'll always answer to 'Freeman', if you don't want to use my first name."
Some don't welcome the familiarity of first names. It's why most of the artisans call them 'Freeman'.
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