ACE

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You were all really injured?? And eye wounds are bad! They can cause you to go into shock if they’re not treated for infection quickly!

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Yeah, yeah... it's fine now, so what does it matter?

[ IS IT FINE NOW ]

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[ just



the infinitely exasperated MEN gesture every woman ever has used about any stupid guy she knows at some point in her life ]

Yeah, luckily. Luckily.

… We really need to have a better system for this. The amount of people willing to go “no, help them first” as they bleed out is weirdly heartwarming and concerning at the same time.

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The problem is, we've only got remedies and Will. It's not so easy.

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Ace, there’s a hospital.

… I mean it’s run by Prinnies? But we can raid it for supplies. What’re the prinnies gonna do, “d00d” us until we get scared and run away?

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I went to the hospital last week!

[ WHY IS HE BEING BULLIED ]

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[ :/ ]

I know! [ after being nagged. ] But if someone’s bad enough, and we get them to the hospital quickly enough…

[ sorry she’s in her own world now. ] They must have remedies there too, I wonder if I can persuade them we need a supply…

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I don't know if they have remedies. They didn't use any on me.

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Really?

[ hmmm. ] Maybe they have something stronger...? Or just enough people that it doesn't matter as much.

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I didn't ask. I was just glad it wasn't penguins working.

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[ …………… ]

Yeah, I’m not sure I’d trust them with a scalpel after seeing how they tackle fires.

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They have flippers.

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Yeah, which is kinda exactly why I don't want them near me with a scalpel.

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Yeah, it's why I didn't want to go to the hospital first...

[ will had to promise he could bail if there were penguins :/ ]

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Even though it’s where the bulk of the supplies are.

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Yeah, I stole from there a few times.

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Makes sense. If they have the supplies...

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It's how Will keeps his first aid kit full too, y'know.

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[ pfft. ]

Ahh. If we stopped getting injured, he wouldn't have to. But good thing they apparently don't count their supplies often. Or question a hero taking stuff.

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Will's a doctor, he's allowed.

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Literally. That's gotta be one of the perks of putting all that effort into a medical qualification, right? Free stuff from the hospital.

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No idea. Never met a real one.

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... You don't have doctors??

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Wouldn't that be crazy? [ he says it with a laugh ] It was a joke anyway. There's doctors on pirate ships, but I didn't meet a normal, civilian doctor until I set sail.

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At this point you could tell me anything about your home and I'd probably just have to nod and go along with it. [ HIS HOME IS STRANGE. ]

What did you do if you got injured before you were a pirate? Just... wrap your own wounds and hope infection didn't set in? Home remedies?