[ he wasn't expecting this serious and rather chilly man to actually reach out and contact him; he's fairly surprised when he picks up and hears Sousei's voice, but it's not an unpleasant surprise. ]
Sir Sousei... Yes, I am curious. You were able to find something new?
[ he'll touch on the full name thing in a second ]
[It's okay, he'll move on to the ever-so-warm "only ever using his last name" next. But for now--]
Yes, I've discovered a few things. The majority of them are world-specific, and a few are magic-specific, but you seemed interested in expanding your knowledge for the sake of helping people.
[which is something he admires, really. He's far from a doctor, but doctors who care about helping as many people as they can do good work.]
Of course. Paralysis is a terrible ailment... If there were a way to cure it, we'd able to improve countless people's lives.
[ a noble ideal. In truth, Zara has little personal stake in this particular disability; it's unlikely to affect Fiona, so it doesn't matter that much to him. Still, it can't hurt to know. ]
... I see. I'm sorry, I'm getting ahead of myself.
[ anything seems possible here, to him, but even magic has its limits, he supposes - as much as that seems to fly against the very definition of magic. ]
But I will certainly hear what else you've learned.
[He's not at all bothered by the assumption that there was a cure, honestly; he sort of accidentally made that a viable assumption, he's realizing... whoops.]
To begin, then, how familiar are you with the extent to which magic can heal in this place?
I'm familiar with the fact alone. A friend of mine was able to partially heal my ears using magic when they were damaged, but... how she did that, I have no idea.
[ it was actually kind of frustrating to a doctor who'd spent years studying the science of healing... ]
[It strikes him that it's probably more pitiful for someone like him to know nothing of magic when his family line is known for magic, but....ah, well. What Zara doesn't know won't hurt him.]
While the mechanics are interesting, they are less important to us. [Right?] What I have found that is more relevant is that there are people able to heal fresh injuries, though older injuries would cause trouble. There are also people capable of creating medicines through a process known as alchemy.
[ he defaults to assuming nobody's world has magic, so Sousei is safe for now... ]
Oh -- I've heard of alchemy. That exists in my world - or existed, rather. It was the precursor to the sort of pharmacology that I study now... though none of the magic elements really existed, I believe. [ that aside: ] What are the parameters of a "fresh" injury...? Months, years?
The magical elements exist here--or in other worlds--if what I have been told is to be believed.
As to that, fresh enough to be a still-open wound appears to be the most common. Anything that has been scarred and has left lingering problems would not be able to be fixed.
By this particular form of magic.
[....god this is so irritating, he's starting to irritate himself by his own attempted explanations--]
Attempting to discuss this without an understanding of how many systems of magic could even exist here is admittedly a little troublesome.
[ he sighs faintly on the other end. Just knowing that it happens isn't terribly satisfying for Zara - he'd like to know how it happens. The nature of magic means he probably never will. ]
I see. Troublesome, indeed... [ a pause. ] On the other hand, that means that some forms may be more effective in curing older, more serious injuries. We've a wide selection to choose from.
I doubt that even the most seasoned magician would be able to answer that, Sir Abe.
[ he strongly suspects that there isn't a single person who has knowledge surpassing their own world - maybe their own universe, though the concept of such a thing is still radically new to him. ]
Still - as I said, in a way, that should give you some hope. Finding a cure may be a simple eventuality.
[That's true.... but even so, there must be someone more adept than him when it would come to figuring out the magic. Don't leave it up to him, he's so bad at it.....]
... It does. So long as there is the slightest possible sliver of hope, I will pursue it.
[He sounds pretty calm and confident about that one--he's...honestly a pretty optimistic soul.]
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voice;
There's no harm in sharing the medical knowledge, so here he is.]
Zara Skeens. It is Abe no Sousei. If you are still curious as to what medical advancements I've learned, I will report them to you.
[wow that's sure..........stiff...]
voice;
Sir Sousei... Yes, I am curious. You were able to find something new?
[ he'll touch on the full name thing in a second ]
voice;
Yes, I've discovered a few things. The majority of them are world-specific, and a few are magic-specific, but you seemed interested in expanding your knowledge for the sake of helping people.
[which is something he admires, really. He's far from a doctor, but doctors who care about helping as many people as they can do good work.]
voice;
[ a noble ideal. In truth, Zara has little personal stake in this particular disability; it's unlikely to affect Fiona, so it doesn't matter that much to him. Still, it can't hurt to know. ]
voice;
[...]
...For now, that is not an option.
[He'll keep looking for something better.]
Nonetheless, I've learned a great deal about magic and current medicine here, which I am willing to share.
voice;
[ anything seems possible here, to him, but even magic has its limits, he supposes - as much as that seems to fly against the very definition of magic. ]
But I will certainly hear what else you've learned.
voice;
[He's not at all bothered by the assumption that there was a cure, honestly; he sort of accidentally made that a viable assumption, he's realizing... whoops.]
To begin, then, how familiar are you with the extent to which magic can heal in this place?
voice;
[ it was actually kind of frustrating to a doctor who'd spent years studying the science of healing... ]
voice;
[it's...admittedly kind of troublesome.]
To understand how it works would require more study than I have done. I am not particularly adept at magic, as it is.
voice;
[ which definitely is troublesome. He doubts he'll ever be able to understand even one form of it, let alone all the variations present here. ]
There is no such thing as magic where I am from, so I've little basis to begin with.
voice;
While the mechanics are interesting, they are less important to us. [Right?] What I have found that is more relevant is that there are people able to heal fresh injuries, though older injuries would cause trouble. There are also people capable of creating medicines through a process known as alchemy.
[Magic is...really something.]
voice;
Oh -- I've heard of alchemy. That exists in my world - or existed, rather. It was the precursor to the sort of pharmacology that I study now... though none of the magic elements really existed, I believe. [ that aside: ] What are the parameters of a "fresh" injury...? Months, years?
voice;
As to that, fresh enough to be a still-open wound appears to be the most common. Anything that has been scarred and has left lingering problems would not be able to be fixed.
By this particular form of magic.
[....god this is so irritating, he's starting to irritate himself by his own attempted explanations--]
Attempting to discuss this without an understanding of how many systems of magic could even exist here is admittedly a little troublesome.
voice;
I see. Troublesome, indeed... [ a pause. ] On the other hand, that means that some forms may be more effective in curing older, more serious injuries. We've a wide selection to choose from.
voice;
My broadcast was not particularly focused on this, and nonetheless I am certain there are those who don't pay much attention to the devices.
[he doesn't blame them. People broadcast the most pointless things....]
So I cannot say for certain what sorts of magic exist here, or what varieties.
voice;
[ he strongly suspects that there isn't a single person who has knowledge surpassing their own world - maybe their own universe, though the concept of such a thing is still radically new to him. ]
Still - as I said, in a way, that should give you some hope. Finding a cure may be a simple eventuality.
voice;
... It does. So long as there is the slightest possible sliver of hope, I will pursue it.
[He sounds pretty calm and confident about that one--he's...honestly a pretty optimistic soul.]
I'm not worried. There will be a solution.
voice;
Did you learn anything more about magical healing?