Getting Down to Medical

31 May 2014

23:39 < EdenGM> With our group sterilized and dressed for the operation, the doctor, Ms. Resurgence, leads them down the hallway. "Come, come, we don't have too long..."

23:40 Shadelow kept along ahead with them, "Alright.. So recap? What's going on again?"

23:41 Wicked follows quickly, already knowing the pace of a surgery and scans for tools on the way.

23:41 Fiery_Cider just chills in the loby with the zebra

23:42 Smoldering_Ember trots along swiftly, ears perked. "Just point me to the artificial heart and I'll see what I can do."

23:43 < EdenGM> The doctor looks back at Shadelow with a bit of irritation evident. "I already told you, we're doing heart replacement cybersurgery."

23:47 < Wicked> "You offere to look over the heart replacement with Miss Ember, Doctor Shades, and help with the surgery while I work on preparing the surgery and mending the patient till then."

23:50 Shadelow crooked her mouth, "just double checking.. We have any matching blood to use? It'll be less risk to lose them if they haven't lost a lot of blood when the new one is in."

23:52 < EdenGM> The doctor shakes her head. "No. We'd need more than most ponies are willing to give."

23:53 < Wicked> "Then tell me doctor, can you make a quick heck or let me do it? If my blood is fitting, and if it is promising to resque the patient I am willing to help out."

23:54 Smoldering_Ember chimes in, "Or me. Once I've done what I can for the heart, I'll be pretty much useless."

23:55 Shadelow took a breath, "Plus our friends waiting.. Between us we should have the right blood /somewhere/."

23:55 < Wicked> "Then let me run the tests while preparing the tools and septicums. We promised to help and by the goddesses we will."

23:56 < EdenGM> "Okay, but it's your choice... And you may rethink it once you see the patient." She reaches a large hermetically sealed door

23:57 Shadelow took a deep breath, "alright."

23:58 Wicked shakes his head and smirks. "As long as it is not a dragon or seasnake we will be fine." an stands behind the doctor waiting.

00:01 Smoldering_Ember shrugs. "Not sure how seeing the patient would change things. If you think they're worth a new heart, surely they're worth a little blood."

00:03 < EdenGM> The doctor rolls her eyes and unseals the door with a loud hiss, pushing it open with her shoulder.

00:10 < EdenGM> Within the room was a large operating table, and what looked like a giant test tube filled with a luminescent blue liquid

00:12 Wicked enters and quickly looks for the needed tools for the trait, and where to set them for easy and fast access.

00:13 Smoldering_Ember flutters over to peer into the blue tube. "Oooh...what's this?"

00:19 Ruzeth takes a nap in the lobby

00:21 < EdenGM> Wicked: spots a table next to the operating table covered in surgical instruments

00:22 Wicked then heads there sorting the instruments and learning which were there for faster access.

00:23 < EdenGM> Shadelow spots a few stranger looking instruments, probably for cybernetic surgery

00:24 < EdenGM> Smoldering_Ember doesn't see anything at first... Before the head of a pony easily three times her size appears within the too, eyes shut and chin tucked in

00:25 Shadelow wandered along over and lifted up a few of the off instruments, "Takes somepony who's a mechanic, scientist and doctor to figure out how to do this stuff.." she set them back down, "Really complex things.."

00:31 Smoldering_Ember gives a shrill meep! and leaps back, fluttering her wings. "Wh..what is that!?"

00:32 Wicked looks at the hulking mass in the jar and freezes, but only for a moment. "O-okay... this is our patient?"

00:33 < EdenGM> "Told you she was big... Or did I forget? I do that sometimes..."

00:35 < Wicked> "Miss Ember, then the heart should be easier. Bigger parts. We said we will fix the patient lets get going."

00:35 Shadelow blinked over at the way of the pony, "Well.. I can see why we'd need so much blood.."

00:36 < EdenGM> "Okay, I'll get the patient out of that cryotube. While I do, you three prepare the instruments by sterilizing them, and get the heart ready."

00:37 Wicked looks for the sterelizing tonic, grabs it and begins ith his work, one he was good with. "Blood types?" he asks casually.

00:38 Shadelow nodded, simply stating to the others, "Ember, on the heart. Wicked, keep a count of the instruments as we clean."

00:39 < EdenGM> The doctor glances over. "AB negative."

00:40 < Wicked> "Yes, Doctor Shades. And I don?t know mine, my former... I was never told."

00:43 Smoldering_Ember flutters back to the floor, her hoof over her heart. "Y..yeah, you kinda did forget to warn us, doc. Okay, okay...big parts. Yeah, that...that's a good thing I suppose." Taking a moment to breathe deeply and calm her heartrate, she watches Wicked using the tonic then trots over to apply it to herself as well. Taking care to keep her forehooves off the ground, she flutters over to the heart and begins to examine it. "Dunno my type either. Um...wait...yes, I do. B positive."

00:45 < Shadelow> "Well, all we'd need is a proper Rh test. Long as you're negative we'll be alright.." She looked over to Wicked, "We might need quite the bit, but maybe you can grab the other two, check them and yourself, see if we can get the blood for the operation?"

00:48 Wicked looks at Shadelow with a grim nod and packs a few sterelized strynges. "I am ack in a moment."

00:48 Shadelow nodded and got back to sterilizing the equipment, keeping a careful count of what and how much they had of items.

00:50 Wicked then leaves for Ruzeth and Fiery_Cider, to explain the situation and take some blood for the test.

00:52 Ruzeth grimaces at the idea of giving up any blood. "You do realize that it'll take a while for us to recover, especially as much blood as you're asking...We could be stuck here for weeks."

00:54 < Wicked> "Stuck for two weeks... in a town with a bath house, ponies that are thankful, and your favorit pegasus mare? Dont tell me you?re against ll that."

00:56 Wicked looks at Ruzeth with a smirk, waiting for his answer.

00:58 < Ruzeth> "Grateful? Is it just me or do you recall being harrassed and then being charged out the ass for a hotel room and medicine...I don't think grateful is the word I'd use...Are you sure we'll have a place to actually stay during the recovery period? I don't anticipate it coming cheap."

00:59 Wicked nods slowly. "I understand your point Ruzeth, but yes, the hotel manager promised. And besides, I am raised with the idea that giving is more worth then taking. Call it a slaves ideal."

01:04 Ruzeth sighs again, shifting about uncomfortably in his seat. "I guess the ponies here don't seem to mean us harm anyways...but...it still seems kind of dangerous..." He says, unsure of himself.

01:06 Wicked nods also concerned, and pats Ruzeth his shoulder. "I will look out for it, trust me. You can?t fool a slave to work, as they say. We will get our payment, I will make sure it is worth the risk."

01:07 Ruzeth bites his lip and gives a shaky nod, still not fully comfortable with the situation.

01:09 Wicked takes blood from Ruzeth, quick and with no hesitation using his tail for more precosion. "Thank you for trusting me, I wont fool you."

01:10 Ruzeth whinces slightly as the needle pricks his skin. "I'm not worried about /you/ fooling us...I just don't like being defenseless, like you're asking me to be."

01:11 < Wicked> "Oh trust me, I had to... strangle my guards, being even weaker. I may be a stallion, but most slavers dont make a difference in gender if you?re blue blooded." he then leaves with Ruzeth and ahis blood for the testing.

01:29 Smoldering_Ember pokes at the heart a bit more then turns to examine her tools and spare parts.

01:31 < EdenGM> Smoldering_Ember has all the tools she'd possibly need, and an abundance of spare parts

01:32 Smoldering_Ember smiles at the plethora of parts and tools. "Okay, let's see what I can do for this thing..."

01:34 Shadelow wandered over to ember, "You're doing alright over here?

01:35 Smoldering_Ember slowly nods as she takes the heart in her hooves and a screwdriver in her muzzle. "So far..."

01:40 Shadelow nodded and looked over the patient, quietly humming a little tune from the radio

01:41 Wicked looks up to Shadelow, and then around. "Is there anything else to attend to, Doctor Shades?"

01:43 Shadelow blinked and looked back at him, "Um.. We'll as soon as the heart's ready, we'll probably get to surgery."

01:44 Wicked nods some and rechecks the tools and bed, makes himself mentaly ready to help.

01:45 < EdenGM> Smoldering_Ember manages to easily repair... And improve the cybernetic heart! Adding in a small series of pins along the outer edge so it could use the host body's own bioelectricity to power itself.

01:47 Smoldering_Ember wipes a little sweat from her forehead as she tightens the last nut. "Whew! Wow, I dunno where that inspiration came from, but I think this may be the best thing I've ever made. I'll bet it's even better than the original!"

01:50 Shadelow smiled and nodded, "Wya to gun Ember!" Shady looked to the doctor, "Should we?"

01:51 < Shadelow> way to go*

01:55 Smoldering_Ember grins at Shady and passes the heart to her.

01:56 Shadelow eeped and carefully held it in her magic, taking a deep breath, "Doc?! We ready yet?"

01:59 < EdenGM> The doctor nods and turns a wheel, the tube hissing loudly as the goo drains away. "Move the table over here, we won't be able to move her easily otherwise."

02:00 Wicked rolls the table over to the jar and nods, waiting for more orders.

02:01 Smoldering_Ember flutters over as well to assist with getting the mare on the table.

02:04 Shadelow hurried over, carefully finding a tray to set the heart on.

02:05 < EdenGM> The tube opens up, the giant pony inside falling heavily onto the table.

02:08 Smoldering_Ember had already been flying and so quickly moves to catch the giant pony. "Careful there..."

02:14 Wicked jumps to help the weakes pegasus mare and stems against the falling hulk.

02:15 Shadelow winced, "Alright.. Who'll be going in first?"

02:18 Smoldering_Ember flutters her wings fast, faster, as fast as she can, her forelegs likewise straining. "Eeep! H..heavy!" Luckily before the unexpected weight can crush her to the floor, Wicked lends her a hoof, and she shoots him a greatful smile.

02:20 Ruzeth is napping in the lobby, passed out from donating so much blood

02:21 Wicked luckily cn handle the falling mass quite well, placing it safely on the table. "Caution Miss Ember, I wont like to see you hurt..."

02:23 < EdenGM> The doctor walks over. "Okay, get her on her back, legs spread. Then we'll need to start."

02:24 Wicked does as told ensuring access and visibility.

02:28 Smoldering_Ember nods with a bit of a blush. "Y..yeah, clumsy of me. Heh..."

02:29 < Wicked> "It is fine, Miss Ember. But I know your muscle patterns, this one was just too heavy."

02:34 Smoldering_Ember chuckles ruefully, "Yeah, the will was strong but the body was weak..."

02:43 Shadelow took a deep breath and floated over a scalpel. "Alright.. Help me out here wicked?"

02:44 Wicked looks at Shadelow and grabs the scalpel with his tail, nodding concerned. "Yes, Doctor Shades... Let?s see just how sensitive this thing is..."

02:45 Wicked makes a perfect incision apperently, and nods Shadelow to peel aside the skin magically.

02:47 Shadelow gingerly grabbed onto her skin, slowly yanking back, "Uh.. Quick second check that she's out of it still?"

02:48 < Wicked> "She would have awakened by the cut, Miss Shades..."

02:53 < Shadelow> "She's three times normal size.. At least four for the both of us..."

02:53 < Shadelow> At least four for me*

03:00 Shadelow took a deep breath and got herself to breaking the bones, signaling for Wicked to help with the pieces, "Yuk.."

03:02 < Wicked> Again the bigger stallion lends Shadelow one, or two hooves, and picks up the smaller pieces with tail-manouvered tweezers. "No need for illness, it is like every cut open pony..."

03:05 Shadelow smiled up at him, "Well, yeah.. Just that the only other place you might see this would have no chance to save that pony.."

03:05 < EdenGM> The giant mare's heart was beating very slowly beneath the now open ribcage

03:08 Wicked gives Shadelow and the other doctor a look, then states: "From here on I can?t really do anything. This is what I never learned, sorry. After all, I am just a nurse...2

03:11 Shadelow looked down, "Far as I can recall and guess.. When something is so big, their heart beats slower, but stronger. When you're so big, your heart can't keep up with pumping so hard to move blood so far."

03:18 < EdenGM> The doctor nods, having set up the transfusion and heart-lung machine. "It's true, but the poor dear is quite the fighter..."

03:32 Shadelow winced as she continued, "Alright.. I think I have the heart now.."

03:39 < EdenGM> The doctor nods. "Just lift it out carefully... We'll only have a few minutes to get the cybernetics in and working."

03:40 Shadelow nodded and got a good grip, "Three.. Two.. ONe.." She paused to look at the others, then got the heart out of her.

03:41 Wicked already helps the doctor to set up the heart lungs stabilizing and passes Shadelow the cybernetic heart.

03:50 Shadelow grabbed it and quickly got to work at connecting it up, eeping at a point from a shock, but got everything in, "Got it!"

03:55 Smoldering_Ember chuckles and gently pats Shadelow. "Heh...sorry about that. I guess I made it a bit TOO powerful."

04:03 Shadelow half smiled over at her, "Maybe.."

04:07 Smoldering_Ember waited until the last vein and aorta is connected then reaches in and gently nudges the recessed controls of the heart starting it off slow and then initating the synchronization sequence that keep adjusting it to the speed set by the pacemaker nerve. "Okay, I think...yeah, I think it's good. Woohoo!"

04:08 < EdenGM> The doctor smiles. "Great! Now to just reset the ribcage and stitch her back up..."

04:09 Wicked takes out the needle and string. "That I can work with, no effort."

04:18 Wicked shows all his skill reassembling the ribs and stitching his patient back up, then cleans her and looks at the doctor. "You might want to apply a restoration potion to her for better effect, else she needs a bedrest of likely three months."

04:21 < EdenGM> The doctor nods. "I don't have any potions, and bed rest might be better for her anyways