Visiting Hours

Setsuna
Tolbana - Clinic - Foyer


    Tolbana has been quiet the last 48 hours, people staying inside a lot of hush and quietness and not the usual friendly hustle and bustle. The clinic also is in more use then normal , especially when it comes to adventurers but Setsuna has been requested to stay here while his ailment is being investigated. So here he is now sitting at a window watching the clouds as he continues to sand away at a bone, his hands looking a little raw. Draped over his legs, covering them, is a blanket probably to catch bone dust.Whether he knew the lab was going to be closed or not yesterday he simply would have called Uta and left a very short and not so sweet message about not being in yesterday. As for today a slightly sweeter message about a promise to the doctor about not leaving until his situation improves.
Uta
Tolbana - Clinic - Foyer

Uta wanders into the clinic. She doesn't barge, or storm, or march. She just randmoly walks in, holding a medical-looking leather bag, as if she had no idea of where she was going, and was just turning doors at random. She does look like she's in a trance; a trance she snaps out of as soon as she enters the room.

She blinks once, twice, and rubs her eyes. "...what is this smell?", she remarks. She sniffs once or twice. "For some reason, it's making me hungry." With a low grumble, she adds, "...I want steak."

Her head is shaken again, and Setsuna is noticed. "Oh, hi! You're here. Good! I had come here to speak with you about-" She scratches her head. "Actually, no, I had come here to work on a thing with Doctor Prophylaxis." She looks around the room, thumb under her chin and index repeatedly tapping her lips. "...But he doesn't seem to be here at the moment, while you are, so..."

She frowns. "...what is this about being sick and promises to doctors?"
Setsuna
Tolbana - Clinic - Foyer


    Setsuna jumps startled and the bone falls out of his hand , hitting the ground and rolling out of reach. Obviously he was not expecting Uta's voice to appear behind him, perhaps it was just a guilty conscience about missing work. If he was only just sick then perhaps he would have just sucked it up and gone in to work. Whats a few germs around slimes. Twisting in his chair to verify it was just him hearing voices...nope there is Uta and he frowns a little, " I have a note from my doctor. It says please excuse Setsuna from work, signed his mom." It was an attempt at humor but it's obvious , his heart just isn't in it. "Sides the doctor threatened to drag me back here if I left again with out doctor approval."
Uta
Tolbana - Clinic - Foyer

Uta doesn't seem particualry surprised at having startled Setsuna, as if randomly startling people was a thing she was used to. Which... it would make sense for her to be. What in her terms counts as walking up to people without actually thinking about it, due to the Spriggans' innate racial skill at Sneaking, ends up being way too quiet for most people to notice.

Uta looks honestly surprised. "Doctor Prophylaxis is played by your mom?!" she gasps. "...wow. Poor woman. It must be a shock for her to be stuck like that..."

There is zero sarcasm in her voice. She seems to honestly believe that.

"...I'm sorry to hear that, Setsuna." She looks down and keeps silent.

She lets a few seconds pass, she inhales, and walks around the partially paid intern, until she's facing him. "...so, uh, what is it that you have? Is it anything I can help with? Actually-"

She turns her back to him, flicks her menu, selects something, and abruptly spins and jabs her finger at Setsuna's face, martial arts style.

Yes, she's performing the medical maneuver known as 'boop the snoot'. With her medical inspection activated.
Setsuna
Tolbana - Clinic - Foyer


    Setsuna blinks and tries to back peddle, "What? No , just it was meant..." He doesn't finish as his snoot is booped and he already knows at least some of what Uta will find. " I'm moonlight touched if thats what your wondering. However I think the real problem isn't related to that. If it was Prophylaxis would probably just want me to check in or something." Sighs he opens his invenvtory and retrieves his staff , it makes the next step easier. Folding the blanket and putting it aside would reveal the most startling bit. As he uses the staff to stand up it would reveal that Setsuna's left leg was missing.
Uta
Tolbana - Clinic - Foyer

Uta reads out loud, "Mujou. This individual is resonating with the Earth Song. And..." as she is about to read the third, most unsettling status effect, Setsuna removes his blanket.

Uta stares.

Her jaw drops, and hangs there.

"...I /do/ hope that that is not related to a Strange Mood, and if it is, I hope not to enter a Strange Mood, ever."

She frowns. "Ok, that... that is a good reason for not coming into work, yes." A concerned frown follows. "How did that happen?" She sighs. "It's such a pity." She squats down, places her bag onto the ground, and flicks it open. She pulls out a pair of enchanted leather gloves, which she dons, then reaches into the bag, and pulls out a slime. Her technique is very crude, but it's a technically correct way to hold a monster with the proper protective equipment.

Seems like she's been getting very basic lessons in the fundamentals.

"...I had brought you some equipment to work from home...", she says, and then she fishes out a small vat, large enough to contain the slime and give it minimal room to move to and fro, and still fit into the bag.

She bites her lower lip and sighs. "But my argument clearly doesn't have a leg to stand o- I'M SORRY I'M SO SORRY THAT WAS SO INSENSITIVE!", Uta hurries to apologize.
Setsuna
Tolbana - Clinic - Foyer


    Setsuna watches her with intrigue as she pulls out a slime, was she going to try to use the slime to bloodlet the leg back, really the guy had no idea. Finally she explains it is to work from home, and looks closer at the slime, " Isn't that the Tabby Slime you claimed to be the employee of the month? " It would appear her joke fell flat as he uses his staff to hobble over to the bone he dropped. Taking a deep breath he speaks some mystical mumbo jumbo and calls upon a small summoning circle, pulling from it a skeleton leg that seems to connect to where his should be. It takes some concentration but he places his weight on it before slowly bending over to pick up the dropped bone. Never letting go of the staff just in case. Looking over he contemplates how best to answer, before giving the shortest answer he can think of, " It's not related to my mood. "
Uta
Tolbana - Clinic - Foyer

"Pellet Clarpuss is adorable. She has learned to meow every time I pass by!", Uta jokes, still attempting to lighten the Strange Mood. "No, seriously, how has that happened?"

She stares in amazement as the skeletal prosthesis is put in place.

"...hey, that's... that's pretty genius actually. Who thought of that?", she comments, while she hunches over to put the slime and vat back into the bag. "But seriously, what's the deal around here? Xander, who, let it be known, is not my dad, has been acting the way he usually acts when the stool samples impact against the rotating air circulation device, and I couldn't help but notice that you're not the only one whose mood is strange." She gestures towards the door. "The whole city outside looks like someone stabbed their slime into polygons and then wore them as a colorful necklace."
Setsuna
Tolbana - Clinic - Foyer


    The metaphor Uta chooses at the end causes Setsuna to make a sour face as he flashes back to a few days ago. His breathing picks up, he gets a little shakey and his concentration goes to crap so his recently summoned leg gives out from under him and he collapses with a thud. There is a few moments where he lays there trying to get his breathing back under control. Slowly he gets his breathing under control, eyes closed and well its obvious something Uta said triggered a small panic attack. " Lets avoid references to being stabbed for the moment. " Taking a moment to gather himself mentally he contineus to just lay on the floor, looking over at the Slime and just stares at it. " I do not know what the story is, if no one is talking about it yet then I assume its hush hush."
Uta
Tolbana - Clinic - Foyer

Uta rushes over to catch Setsuna as he collapses, but the floor is quicker and gets to Setsuna first. Uta stands there, tilts her head, and watches. With concern and curiosity.

"...And considering how many times I've asked, and never got a straight response, I assume the story of what happened to your crural appendage is also hush-hush, huh?"

At least Pellet Clarpuss is being supportive. It peeks out from the bag, tail swishing, makes its :3 face, and meows. Possibly at Setsuna... but it might also be that she's sucking up to the boss.

Poor Setsuna. As if what was going on wasn't enough, office politics had to come into this.

"Is there anything I can do for you?", Uta asks, her voice now softer.
Setsuna
Tolbana - Clinic - Foyer


    Setsuna takes another moment to stare at the slime, " As far as the story at the moment. It is due to me playing with the ability to turn adventurers into Undead. It's not completely wrong. " Looking at the missing leg for a moment before he sits up and takes another breath. " I think you are doing all you can do. As much as anyone can. " Setsuna ccontemplates any other way to help and then does realize there is something else he needs. " I could use your help getting back up."
Uta
Tolbana - Clinic - Foyer

Uta stares in shocked surprise at the mention of the ability to turn Adventurers into undead.

And stares.

And stares.

She finally blinks and snaps out of it. "Oh. Right! Help!", she says, and while she does rush over to help Setsuna to his foot, it's clear that the news has had some effect on her. "...I'll have to ask about that Undead thing when you know more. It's scary stuff, but the more we know about it, the better we can counter or at least prevent it."