@clarke.griffin

[strove]

Hi. I have some information that I think we should all know about. It's not pertaining to us getting taken. Not exactly. Or anything that's been going on. It's about our lives here, and what's happened to us.

First, I want everyone to know that there's nothing in your chests. I mean, there is, but it's not a physical item. Which ... makes sense. We don't have any scars there, at least not ones that may have been added since we showed up. The ones on the back of our heads? Still there. So, I don't think that's a coincidence. I don't know who found this out for us, or why they decided to go into digging into themselves on their own, but since you're presumably still out there: look up X-rays and MRIs. I'm not saying Morningstar has access to these things. Maybe they don't. But it's worth asking.

Second, and know that this is coming from a ... unique place: trust the hospitals here. They aren't out to get you. I work at one every day. I'm in their database, both as an employee and someone with access to medical records. For those of us with unique physiology, this doesn't apply, but from what I can tell, we're far from the majority. Now that we know for sure nothing is kicking around in our chests, we can safely go.

Where I came from before, it was hard. We didn't have any of the things available to us. If three people needed X-rays, we'd try to figure out who needed them most just in case. And that's before I left where I grew up—a space station, for those of you who are curious—and went down to the ground to help reestablish ourselves there. [This is the prettiest way to put the horrible thing that happened to a hundred expendable kids. She is not going to tell anyone that. The rest of this little anecdote is meant to guilt people enough. That is her goal, and she doesn't really care if it's a transparent one.] Here, it's all available, and it's free. I'm not going to tell anyone to stop helping people, even if it gets you hurt. I am pleading with you to be smarter about it.

Health care here is free. All of it. Whether you have poor vision or you had an accident back home and you lost a limb, it's all free. You don't have to go through with any of it, but I feel that it's partly my responsibility to make all of this known to you.

Comments

@hafid.alghul

[batricide]

So you complain that they went digging around in their chests for anything unnatural, but then say we're clear to go for medical care now that we've confirmed that there isn't anything there?

[ He doesn't even care that he's being transparently annoyed. ]

[strove]

I'm not going to deny that it helped us out, but it was a part of a bigger trend that I was noticing among us. That's all.

[batricide]

We have ample reason to be wary of hospitals. Even if they aren't out to get us, whose to say their databases aren't being monitored by the enemy? Advocating for what amounts to blind trust isn't going to do anyone any favors.

@kate.bishop

[fledges]

but duct tape and superglue is just so rugged and badass

[Yeah, she's totally talking shit.]

[strove]

That sounds awfully specific.

[Clarke is currently researching the chemical composition of superglue. It's not that she doesn't know it's toxic, but perhaps it's less so in this world to prevent what kind of infection could come about from that precise ... decision.]

[fledges]

i am completely innocent and not publicly calling out anyone
i can't believe you'd assume i would

@matches.malone

[reneger]

you know you're into it
don't be rude

[strove]

I hope you know that I never knew who did this in the first place.

Now I do.

@loki.odinson / private

[selfimage]

I do hope that you know I am most likely the least straight-forward person that you'll ever meet.
And I was less straight-forward when I told her.

[fledges]

into what, exactly? and maybe you deserve rude

@eugenides.attolis

[kleptocratic]

But consider that all doctors are in fact, out to get me.

[strove]

Care to share why?

[kleptocratic]

It's an occupational disposition.
Part of the Oath of Hippocrates, I think.

@loki.odinson

[selfimage]

And there are those of us that might stick out like metaphorical sore thumbs.
What would you suggest?

[ this is actually

legitimate, ok. ]

[strove]

Are you talking about your friends, or yourself?

[Just to make sure she fully got the Loki double speak.]

[selfimage]

I'm talking about me and my brother, specifically.

@cassandra.cain

[cassassin]

can take care of myself

[ yeah she's going to avoid hospitals. sorry not sorry. ]

[strove]

[Well, at least this is straightforward enough to challenge it.]

So you have antibiotics if you get sick? Or an infection? A lot of bad things have happened here. I don't know how long you've been here.

[cassassin]

don't need it

[ cass yes you fucking do. ]

@prom.argentum

[mercurio]

i get what you're saying and it's really good to know that healthcare is free
but it's just as easy to buy stuff at the pharmacy...
hospital would be very 'last resort' scenario i think

for some of us

[he read through some of the responses]

[strove]

I've seen what people describe as a last resort scenario.

It turns out that I don't see eye to eye on it.

For what it's worth, I'm someone who can't go. I meant it when I grouped myself in there. But we can't be paranoid about being captured and hurting ourselves. Or that something could be found within us. It won't be. That's known now.

[mercurio]

some ppl are one of two stu's: stupid or stubborn
they wanna be heroes

it's good to know that we *can* go though when we need to without fearing some kinda consequence
what do you mean by you can't go

@bellamy.blake / private.

[deployed]

Did you manage to convince any of them?

[strove]

We'll have to see.

I don't blame them for being afraid, but we have to face the reality of our situation. If whoever let us go intends to actually take us, they will. Hiding away and getting sicker won't change that.

[deployed]

We better hope no one shows back up to take us. We're not in the best shape to fight back.

Who here's getting sick?