023: VIDEO

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[A view of the good doctor and a small team in surgery. Chase is wrist deep under yellow, iodine-swiped skin.]

And that's what it really means to have your stomach tied up in knots. Well that looks much prettier than it did before - the rest seems clear. Book scans and barium for five days to check things are moving through clearly and the other adhesions shouldn't be problematic...

[He lifts both hands free, gloves bloodied to the wrist, and backs up.]

If you can close up here... Have me paged when she's through recovery so I can explain the switch to open. I'm going to-

[Wipe out.

Whatever Chase was going to do, it's interrupted by him suddenly crashing out of view behind the table. Surgical tools and kidney bowls of unidentified matter shower to the ground. There's a groan and, just at the edge of shot, a foot clad in a bright red stiletto being tentatively stretched out to one side of the table.]

I'm going to go and strap my ankle.



[ooc: still unwell so still backdating, sorry sorry <3]

Comments

Private

[intheblanks]

[He raises his eyebrows and smiles.]

My name's Robert.

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[hellinhigheels]

[ A little laugh. ]

I know who you are, Dr. Chase~

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...Should I be flattered? I hope you're not insulted if I can't say the same.

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[hellinhigheels]

But perhaps you can guess~

We have spoken before, after all.

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[intheblanks]

Letting me know your name might help with the guesswork.

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[hellinhigheels]

Starts with a K. Ends with an L. An A and a R feature somewhere in between too.

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[intheblanks]

[Give him a moment to be appalled before he replies, flat.]

Maybe you will fit the shoes.

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[hellinhigheels]

[ Sorry. Give him a moment to laugh at the mood shift. ]

I might.

...Not too disappointed I hope.

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[intheblanks]

I might have rethought the drink if I knew you ran a bar.

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[hellinhigheels]

It's not the only bar in the City.

[ So: No drinks for Karl? ]

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I've been to a few.

[Should have kept your cards to your chest, Karl.]

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[hellinhigheels]

Not vampire-bars, I'd wager.

[ Chase's reaction was worth it B) ]

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Really? How much?

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[hellinhigheels]

You're implying you do frequent them?

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I'm implying I'll take the bet.

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[hellinhigheels]

Fair enough.

What shall we wager on?

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[intheblanks]

Money usually suits me.

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[hellinhigheels]

[ ...only money? ;; ]

Dull. But practical, I grant.

[ Smiling sweetly. ]

Shall I expect you to be gracing The Raven sometime soon?

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[intheblanks]

Karl, I've been going since before you saw the city.

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[hellinhigheels]

Is that so?

Vampire-fetish? Or - [ More logically ] - you're a friend of Frankie's?

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[intheblanks]

Friend of his girlfriend. But I used to go before he ran the place.

[Before he went home. Before he usually admits to remembering.]

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[hellinhigheels]

Ms. Eden. [ Curious. ] I'm surprised. No offense, but it hardly seems your type of place. Unless it was -tamer before Frankie took charge.

[ Not that a vampire-bar could ever be classified as tame. ]

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It's tamer now.

[He used to be friendly with the girl who checked for weapons on the door.]

If you're going to spend time around vampires, better to do it somewhere they're being well fed.