[audio] @riku; testing recovery limits [open]

[equinoctials]

Hey, this is Riku.

Between the ferry sinking, the loss of some supplies and a bunch of newcomers to get up to speed, I know we've all got a lot going on.

It could have been a lot worse. It wasn't because a lot of you stepped up to help. That's exactly what's going to see us through.

...So, thanks.

[ He pauses to rub his hands together, the resultant rasp could be anything. ]

Not to rain on our parade, but the crash got me thinking. Specifically, about dealing with injuries.

If anybody can teach basic first aid, I think everyone would benefit from learning.

[ There's a soft crackle, wind skimming across the tablet's microphone, a bit of a shiver in his voice: ]

For the ones using magic or other abilities to heal others, knowing what limits being here has imposed on those abilities is hard enough without finding out in the middle of an emergency.

I have an idea how we could test these limits in a pretty controlled environment. Contact me if you're interested.

[ He already feels like he's been talking too much, but there's a little more to say: ]

If no one's heard about it yet, we located an armory to the east over the river. There, you'll find weapons, knives and swords, stuff like that. In the basement is an area for training and target practice.

Aziraphale did most of the work, but there's a bridge over the river now. I left a torch at the armory. Should make it easier to find.

If anyone can figure out how they made that building practically invisible, might be worth putting it around a more central location in case of an attack.

That's all I got.


(Appended to the message is a list of respondents and skills they're willing to teach.)
Rosalind Lutece: first aid (lesson in exchange for 1 hr lab assist)
Soldier: basic field medicine
Jason Grace: first aid, improvised first aid kits
Clarke Griffin: advanced medicine, long term care
Matt: first aid
Daylight: Galateion first aid
Javert: wound dressing, stitching

Other stuff to think about
- everybody should carry first aid kits
- save rags & cloth scraps for bandages & splints
- central medical area?
- (Bruce) ask Will about an alarm for medical help

Comments

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[webshoots]

You're right, you're not. But that isn't what this is. If we wanted to make it about responsibility, we could — something about how sometimes, you've got a responsibility to yourself to make sure that that same drive and want to make sure everyone else is okay, takes a backseat to making sure you're okay, because otherwise, you're not going to be able to do that first one.

But this isn't about that, is it? [ beat, amendment: ] Not entirely. Look, I get it, you need to keep busy — and I'm only saying this because I can see how much you're doing.

[ there's a pause and a sound, like peter's either running a hand through his hair or down his face, or possibly - probably - both. his gut tells him that riku's probably doing this, all of this, because if he stops, he's worried it (he'll) fall apart, but there's another part of peter that says hey, just because that's what you do, that doesn't mean that's what everyone does. the rest of him says that he doesn't know riku well enough to make a call on that. ]

It's not going to get easier. You're okay now, but if you keep it up, are going to be? That's what you've gotta ask yourself.