IC Contact (Snowblind) @dissect

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@Mnemosyne; Day 58, morning

[bookofnope]

A few dead things, for your browsing pleasure.

[There follows a forwarded attachment from @fastoon: 10 photos, labeled "photo#". Clear, sweeping shots of the park (1) and the mass graves that Alister has unearthed from various angles in the best light possible. He's made sure the corpses themselves are as well-documented as he can manage.]

[circumsutus]

Fascinating. Did anyone determine just how many layers there are?

@Mnemosyne; voice; Day 71, morning

[bookofnope]

Good morning, Doctor. Are you still enjoying yourself with the bodies, or may I interest you in another proposition?

[circumsutus]

The bodies proved less interesting than I expected. What were you considering?

(backdated) Day 73, evening; @CaptSteveRogers; audio

[starsandtights]

Hello, Doctor. This is Steve Rogers. I believe a few days ago you were doing some dissections up at the park... have you completed your work up there? I, uh. I kinda want to rebury anyone that I can. I don't wanna interrupt any scientific investigations or anything, but. When you're done.

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[circumsutus]

I'm all done up there. You can go do whatever you want to the bodies.

[When Steve gets to that house, there won't be any bodies to find. Thanks, Admin, for doing the cleanup when the bodies were left overnight.]

@Ecks | video | Day 086

[ecks]

We are the same. Are you alive? Please respond. hotstud_xxx Greg House indicated there were others that have been killed.

text | day 90

[circumsutus]

Never believe anything Hotstud tells you.

@Mnemosyne; text; Day 107

[bookofnope]

I find myself needing the help of a brain surgeon of dubious character. Are your services on offer?

[circumsutus]

I resemble that remark.

Who needs surgery?

@dickcheese; Night 112, text

[headjacked]

So rumor has it that you're the man to see about a brain problem.

[circumsutus]

Word of mouth is the best form of advertisement. What can I do for you?

Morning Day 114; @Kid; Text

[equal_shots]

Professor Stein?

[circumsutus]

Kid?

115 after lockdown | text

[ecks]

You are not in the house. Are you in the snow?

[In other words, Dr. Stitches, did you wander off to die of exposure after she spent all that time pointing you in the direction of food? Inquiring minds want to know.]

[circumsutus]

I'm all right. I'm not in the snow. It was just too crowded in that house for me.

Night 115 (after lockdown); @jwatson

[jumpthegun]

Why did you take Rhys to another house? I'm his attending. I would've liked to have been informed.

[circumsutus]

I obtained consent to treat.

@Mnemosyne; voice; YOU KNOW WHEN

[bookofnope]

What are you doing with Rhys?

[No niceties from this vampire, not now. His noodle has been stolen and he is not well pleased.]

text so u cant hear noodle tears

[circumsutus]

Being a brain surgeon of dubious character.

@standardissue; voice - Night 111

[deus_ex_phs]

Doctor Stein?

[His tone is flatly neutral, and that's all he says to start. Best to make sure he connected the dots correctly before he proceeds.]

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[circumsutus]

[That's a surprise. He's never given out his name on the network, and right now he can't think of any case where it would have been given out. If someone who knew his name had arrived, he would have seen them, or they would have contacted him.

So of course he has to send a text. No audio right now, because he knows he's rambling unless he's texting.]

How did you figure that out?

@j; text; day 121; morning

[advanced]

[He knows next to nothing about this particular doctor, but he needs help and he needs it as soon as possible. Before he stains his hands with any more blood.

He has sent this exact message to another doctor to keep his options open, to make play it cautiously.]

You're a doctor, right? Do you have any sedatives?

[circumsutus]

You're not really asking if I have sedatives. You're asking if you can have some.

I need a name, a valid medical reason for the drugs, and some kind of promise that you won't use them to hurt anyone.

@Mnemosyne; voice; Day 134

[bookofnope]

[Beckett sounds... not all there may be a good description. Hard to tell if in a good or bad way. Good for him and bad for Stein, maybe.]

Did you really try to apologise to Rhys?

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[circumsutus]

[Beckett sounds off, but that's not abnormal here. Gods know Stein's had more days not quite himself than otherwise here.]

I wasn't going to not apologize. [Confirmation, casual, you can practically hear the shrug in his voice.]

@Ecks | text | late evening 142

[ecks]

To break curse!!

[Congratulations, Doctor Stitches, you're on Ecks's list of people on whom she's willing to foist off a curse.]

[circumsutus]

[Yeah, he ain't clicking that link.]

Ecks. What are you doing?

@jwatson; text; Day 183

[jumpthegun]

[John's had a little time to recover from... everything. Not a lot. Not enough. But there isn't time here. There are people in danger every moment that Stein is left to roam free--America, England, and Ginger... maybe others. He sticks to text.]

Dr. Stein, we had this conversation before:

[He provides a link to their discussion about the Admin's ability to alter minds.]

You are suffering from MN-induced mania at one of the highest levels. That can't be fixed with this procedure. It's not what this procedure was designed for, and it would be unethical to try to use it for that. What it might be able to do is reduce your natural violent impulses. Not all manics want to cut into the people around them.

I gave my word that I would never ask the Admin to use this procedure on anyone to someone else important to me. You're a doctor and you're your own man. Do what you think is right to make sure you never hurt Kid again.

[circumsutus]

I gave you medical control for a reason.

[He can't do it. He's already done it, years ago with knives and a heavy metal rod. To lobotomize himself again would be too much. Even now, even with the blood of the son of god on his hands, he's still selfishly clinging to his self.]

@ASolomons; audio; day 189

[devoutish]

[Not long after this conversation, Alfie starts hitting up potential suspects. Stein and Bucky are at the top of the list; if they don't pan out, he'll move on to the others.]

This new man, Alexander Pierce. He's from your world, yeah?

[It's said casually, like he's looking to confirm something that he already knows.]

[circumsutus]

[The reply comes quite a bit later, Stein didn't pick up his tablet when the call came through and let it roll to voicemail instead. His tone is pleasant enough (as usual), with no sign of any disturbance caused by the name. It's honestly not one he's ever heard before.]

The name doesn't ring a bell. Why? Did he mention me?

@Kid, Early morning 203 before lockdown ends, text

[equal_shots]

[It's the middle of the night and Kid can't sleep--and it is only partially related to the fact that he's only wrapped up in a sheet as he lets his soaked clothes dry off.]

when I travel alone with people they die
you are the only person who could explain that or who would have any understanding or answers
tell me why

@dissect; text; actual reasonable morning time

[circumsutus]

[It's been harder and harder to get moving in the mornings. Without mania to drive him forward and blot out the pain, he can't bring himself to untangle himself from the mound of blankets and jackets and expose himself to the cold. He can't remember the last time he woke up without a blinding headache, and the overwhelming ache has spread out into his bones and the freezing stumps of his frostbitten and amputated fingers.

But he has to get up eventually. He doesn't have a choice.

And when he gets up, he sees a text he doesn't want to answer.]

Hello Kid.

@309_W1C_2DZ; day 206; morning; text

[howdull]

Need a prescription writing, doctor.

206 morning; text

[circumsutus]

I don't write prescriptions without an exam.

night 213 - @dickcheese, text, cw trauma and the like

[headjacked]

SOI know you're not like actuallyervil incarnate but.

How do I get the reams to stop.

[circumsutus]

Time and exposure therapy