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Hm? Ah. Doctor Su.

[She's plucking a candy heart out of her hair, turning towards her.]

What is it?

I was thinking about what I made you show me yesterday, and I believe I've found a solution that may help make up for our lack of proper bandages.

[she focuses, and... there's a flash of an amber-ish color, and suddenly there's a shawl in her hands! it's made of a soft material and gives off calming vibes.

she looks down at it.]

Oh, it's not quite as big as I was hoping, but I should still be able to work with this. The sheets in the mansion are no good for bandages, but I should be able to cut this up. I've got some water, as well, so I can clean your wound a bit before I do. If we take good care of it until we're able to find what we need for stitching, it will make the stitches much easier once the time comes.

...

[Her eyes widen at the use of the color magic, and she glances down at the shawl - what a nice shawl! It fits Su, somehow.]

Oh. [A blink.] That...does work. Good idea. Though I was going to tell you that I have supplies to give to you for use as well to help the others.

[She reaches into a pocket to pull out a wad of green bandages and needle and thread.]

Oh!

[her eyes light up when she sees the bandages, needle, and thread, and she beams.]

This is wonderful! I hope it wasn't much trouble to obtain this...?

Not at all.

[A very very slight smile?]

Just some manual work. Nothing major. Its yours.

[she tucks the supplies into her bag, then pulls out her lisa frank knife.]

I appreciate it. I hope you'll allow me to clean and bandage your arm, then?

...

[Well, she did sort of give in the other day, and its tiring to have to deal with this, so...]

Yeah. Sure.

[thank you!

she'll get to work, then - cutting the shawl into strips to use as bandages. farewell, shawl. one of the strips of fabric still gives off calm vibes, but the rest don't.

once that's done, she sets them in her lap, pulls her water bottle and a cloth napkin out of her bag, and gestures for hot pants to join her.]

Your wound, please. I promise to be gentle.

[She'll move to sit by her, turning and pulling up the sleeve - not wincing this time at all, though the wounds still look the same.]

It's alright, actually. You can be rough if you want. Its numbed up.

[she'll be just the right combination of gentle and rough to get this properly cleaned out! careful, hot pants, it might sting a little... if it wasn't numbed, anyway.]

Did they do that for you in exchange for your labor, as well?

[She's as stony-faced as ever as Su does her work, but she does nod at the question.]

Yes, they did. You got that right.

[she's quick and efficient at this! so it shouldn't take long.]

I'm glad they were able to help you.

...I'm glad too.

[A pause.]

They're not too bad.

They've been easy to get along with, and have been doing things to try to help us. I'd like to believe it's all genuine.

I want to believe it, too. But...this place has its secrets. And I don't like the implication they used to be something else before they became what they are.

I don't like that either. I suppose... we can hope for the best, but keep our guard up.

...Can you defend yourself, Doctor Su?

...well... I'm not a soldier or anything, if that's what you're asking, but I'm usually pretty good at outsmarting people who are trying to hurt me.

...You say that like you've done that before.

...yes, well...

[(laughs in canon)]

Why would anyone try to kill a doctor...? Unless it was political...like him...

[She's musing to herself now.]

Mm. What about weapons? You know how to use any?

Umm... I know how to stab things with a knife!

That's good. But can you do that in a fight?

I've never had to try it out. Usually I could outsmart someone before it came to a fight, or else someone would get me out of the way and try to handle it for me. It's a little frustrating... I'm sure I could take care of myself if they'd let me try!

They should let you try. There might be a scenario where you can't outsmart your way out, or there's no one around.

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