[Open] Dr. Medic's Sleepaway Funtimes Camp

[mementomoritz]

I. So girl keep telling me [network post]

[About three hours after the whole post-Esmeeting kerfuffle, every phone included in the Executor group chat suddenly blares loudly with an incoming post that appears to have every possible alert and priority notice the person writing it could find attached to it.]

ANYONE WHO ATE ANYTHING AT ESME'S HOUSE REPORT TO MEDIC IMMEDIATELY YOU ARE POISONED


[Well, you can't accuse her of burying the lede.]

i'm in my lab in invidia [The exact address and coordinates of the lab are attached along with the message, including a helpful photo of a scribbled map just in case anyone is really bad with directions.] if you ate ANY of the food esme served or if you're feeling sick, come here so i can treat you
if you find someone unconscious or unable to move on their own, BRING THEM HERE
if you don't have anyone around and think you need help getting here, reply to this message immediately

i threw up, so i tested some of the leftovers i took home
and that food is very, very poisoned
(also, if you brought leftovers home, don't eat them)


II. pick me up whenever i'm feeling down [in-person log]

[True to her word, Medic is ready and waiting in her lab the second anyone arrives.]

[The living room of the apartment she commandeered has been turned into a makeshift hospital. She's dragged cushions and mattresses in, laying them out on the floor and covering them with clean sheets and blankets to make sickbeds. Next to every bed is a glass of water and a bowl for, uh. Any stomach issues you might have to deal with.]

[Anyone healthy who walks in the door will be cheerfully pressganged into nursing duty.]

[The beds are set up facing the living room's lone TV, but well... this is Invidia. Guess who's probably on every channel.]

[You might have better luck with putting on a movie, but no one actually saw this coming, which means your available selection consists exclusively of stuff Medic brought with her from the Limbo library when she came down to Invidia. By which we mean exactly one film.]

[Whether having to see Esme's face is better or worse than watching Brutal Instinct again is a choice you're going to have to make amongst yourselves.]

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[schardynfreude]

Oh ho! So it seems! [This is actually exciting, but he doesn't necessarily want to whip them into a frenzy. He studies the blurry photo a bit and nods.]

Right, so here's what you need to do--don't blow this up. Don't make a huge fuss about it. You know how we were talking rumors? Keep it rumors. Spread rumors. Whisper what you know into interested ears. Why, you two know some of the juiciest gossip in town! But if you make a big production of it, then Esme will know that you know. At best, you'll sound jealous and crazy, and at worst, you could put yourselves and Alice in jeopardy.

[cancrymods]

"Now you're just being dramatic." says the first Spectre, with a little grin on her face. "Rumors are just rumors, right? We won't get in any trouble for gossipping a little."

"No, but we might get blocked by Esme on Caw..." says her companion.

The Spectre's face falls. "Oh. Yeah, damn..."

Both of them squint at their phones, with obvious concern. Isn't it nice to know they've got their priorities straight? But apparently gathering herself in the face of the terrible thread of getting blocked and reported online, the second Spectre speaks up again.

"Do you think Alice is gonna come back if enough people find out about this Esme stuff?"

[schardynfreude]

[You know what, that's fair. Being celebriblocked on purgatwitter is a fate worse than-] I honestly couldn't say. If she's happier with a life of anonymity... But, perhaps, if people start to change their mind about Esme, well, there's no telling what might happen.

[cancrymods]

"Ooh, mysterious." says the first Spectre and there's some excited tittering from both of them again. "Make sure you post it all over Caw if you get a chance to talk to her, right?"

They need the tea, Chiron. Don't deny them that.

[schardynfreude]

[He winks. Because he's charming like that.] I'll spill as much as seems safe to do so. It'll be scorching hot either way. Thank you, my dears, for brightening my day.

[cancrymods]

"No problem! You told us some cool stuff too, so we're even."

They both bid him a cheery farewell before going back to hurriedly chattering and giggling with each other just as they were before. Again... priorities.

What now, Helldad? Want to explore more or go track down Alice?