If You Need a Doctor, I'll Examine Every Inch of You [Phys Evals; Open]

[meat_mooks]

Ever since the medical briefing on the comms, the medical bay staff has been preparing for an influx of appointments for physical evaluations, as well as a few walk-ins. After that, the hunt will be on for those who've been skipping such appointments.

A few of the staff members are going about their regular duties, expecting patients or simply biding time at the coffee machine until they're called on.

[OOC: please state the name of which med character(s) you want to administer the evaluation in the header to your comment. If you're fine with anyone tagging in, please indicate so. Available characters are Sakura, Howard, Dr. Faiza Hussain, Soren and Dr. Carson Beckett.]

Comments

[oh_itsasnake]

"Oh, I can be perfectly truthful, but it might raise a number of questions. Especially if someone not familiar with ninjutsu reads this, and begins to question." Nevertheless, he began filling out the form. "I'm certain that I'm not the only one here who'd love to live forever."

[encourage]

"No. Some here already claim to have that capacity, or near enough to it to not need to waste time figuring out how to become immortal." Not that it mattered. If timelines back home meant anything, then he was dead and only half alive through the legacy of his unstable compatriot.

So much for immortality.

[oh_itsasnake]

Yes, but what are the odds that not only would Sasuke be able to overwhelm him with the Sharingan, but then Itachi would not only whip out an ultimate defense technique, but one that had the legendary banishing sword that was pretty much the only way to put a stop to Orochimaru for good? Preposterous.

"Oh, incidentally. Would you be willing to do some work for me? For a price, of course. I seem to be lacking in medical support at the moment..." Little surprise that Kabuto hadn't mustered the will or strength to earn freedom from the pods. If he could be replaced, Orochimaru wouldn't hesitate to do so.

[encourage]

"I'd need to know details before I could say if I was or not." She didn't look pleased, but saying this much was admitting to being willing to listen. A semblance of control was better than none at all, just as a semblance of monitoring. "What specifically are you asking me to do."

[oh_itsasnake]

"Long-term, the bodies I inhabit..." He reached up and tugged down the sheet of flesh that covered his face just a little. For a moment, a stranger's eyes stared out at her, before he pressed his face back into place. "Need maintenance to last as long as possible. I do what I can, of course, but for some reason I'm accustomed to the talents of a full medical ninja."

[encourage]

"I imagine." Sakura pressed her lips together, telling herself to do what Marco couldn't (perhaps wisely), and step past her own reservations. "I'll do what I can to keep you functional, as long as you continue to work with those of us on ship. The pod awoken, at least."

Since the Daligig were still a negligible, looming presence of what was largely unseen.

[oh_itsasnake]

"I know where my best interests lie. One keeps a shred of common sense, even if things like scruples and conscience are cleanly discarded." He smirked, lifting one arm enough so that a snake could crawl out of a sleeve. It opened its jaw, and with his free hand he retrieved from its mouth a large, tightly-wound scroll.

This he offered to her. "Information. I did keep track of what Kabuto was doing, even if in medicine his knowledge exceeded my own. It's hardly complete, but you're a bright girl, you can fill in the gaps, I'm sure."

They both knew, of course, exactly how Kabuto and Orochimaru had learned so much about the human body. He doubted she would turn it down on that count.

[encourage]

She wanted to tell him to keep it. Would have preferred to. Would have preferred many things that weren't the reality she was faced with.

For all her driving curiosity, she had limits. "Fine. Is there anything I need to watch at this moment that you've noticed since SHODAN's manipulation of the power suppressors?"

[oh_itsasnake]

Knowledge was knowledge, regardless of how it was obtained. Besides, he had no intentions of corrupting her. Too much effort! Pragmatic where she needed to be idealistic, and vice versa.

"No harm done from that, I'm pleased to report."

/faceplants on this

[encourage]

"Good. Easier to start off not having to worry about what damage was done then. I can concentrate on what you do to yourself now."

With that, she started running through the basics of the evaluation, as if Orochimaru were just another patient she was processing for medical necessity. If she asked more pointed questions from time to time, or if her professional mask occasionally slipped, she was still doing a fairly admirable job.

All things considered.