#PriVerse

[ollieslab]

BOOP!

- @duckies-ocs-and-persona

(Idk. I felt like BOOPing Ollie)

Oh! Hello! You are very close! Do you need something?

[good-intentions-paving-co]

Trying to catch up with AiPri is making my hatred for it fresh and new. Whoever gave us this knock off garbage is going into my hate forever list.

[ollieslab]

Dear Oliver,

I am sorry to disturb you during your holidays, but I write to you in a time of need. Please help me avoid an international crisis... Oh, but let's start at the beginning.

I am sure you have heard of the coup d'etat in the former Kingdom of Chalcopyrite and the republic of Phosphophyllite established in its place. As it happens, our relations with them have never been particularly close -- it appears that Rhodolite did not seem like a valuable partner due to the disparity between our natural resources, not to mention size. However, that much has changed.

The current representative of the republic hopes to implement a public education system. It seems they have learnt of Viva's plans and become rather interested in the matter, not to mention our cultural treasury.

Here begin the issues.

The Phos delegation is expected to stay here for the next three months. They arrived together with their families and brought along chickenpox. That by itself is hardly problematic, but the five years old daughter of the head of the diplomats is IMPOSSIBLE to reason with and has already seen every single crevice of the palace.

Now, have you heard about Caetanis? The Benitoitian nobles? With a sickly heir? Who absolutely cannot travel? And absolutely shouldn't get ill?

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Well, yes. You have guessed correctly. They are scheduled to arrive here in four days. With their son.

Chevalier is busy with the Phos diplomats. Nobody else can speak their language.

Viva's busy with her devils, as they seem to have taken liking to our visitors. (And likely will too become ill soon.)

I am busy coordinating another search party with a squadron of nannies. Who don't understand a word I say, no matter the language. You can imagine how well that goes.

HELP.

Very tired,

Esther @esther-viva-and-co

Oh goodness goodness goodness, Esther, you certainly bring a headache, but thank you for bringing it all the same. If the heir got sick, then it would undoubtedly fall back on us because we failed to contain a sick child.

Chickenpox isn't the worst to treat in children, however, I am concern about spread to adults that haven't encountered it before as that can be fatal, and of course I do not want the young Caetanis to get sick as well. I'm going to go ahead and order a deep clean to follow the young plague bearer.

As for the affected child... Is it too late for Viva's young ones? Have they already been introduced? Have they had chickenpox previously? I have to admit, I don't know much about childcare, but if she is this rowdy, then I think she's on the tail end of the infection cycle and should be fine within a week, but those sores are still a vector for infection...

My first thought was to take her outside and have her run around in the nearby forest to get the energy out, but that is another incident waiting to happen if she should get injured or worse. However, we had Clavis as a child here, yes? I imagine he was also quite the rowdy kid. I believe there are some maids here from that time, perhaps we can pick their brains as to how they kept him out of trouble. Something is better than anything otherwise the poor cleaning staff will be smelling harsh chemicals for months trying to reduce the chance of infection around the palace.

Deary deary me I have a lot of fires to put out right now. Please keep me in your thoughts dear Esther, and perhaps send a nice coffee or two to help get me through this.

[ollieslab]

Happy birthday, Your Highness-

Oh...! He's gone...

It's my birthday...

*runs and hides in his room like every year*

[ollieslab]

A note in his work journal

Cases have gone down in the latest report received from Prince Dompteur's troops! It seemed sanitary measures were sufficient to help reduce infection rates.

It is a temporary measure, of course, asking that the villages boil every bit of water they want to use is time consuming and, quite frankly, annoying. In the meantime, I'll be working with some engineers to try and find a way to clean up the water for them. They'll be sending samples to check.

For now, I'll consider this resolved and begin to look at new samples.

[[

Hello all! For this run the pathogen in question was giardia! This protozoa is commonly found in water across the globe, particularly in poor locations, but any stream is capable of carrying it (though you can also get it from unwashed food, fecal-oral trans. This pathogen is the casual agent for giardiasis. This disease is characterized by cramping, diarrhea, the appearance of fat in stools, weight loss, and other GI issues.

Fun fact, if you stain giardia, it produces a smiley face. :)

]]

[ollieslab]

OLLIE. Have you read Creating Death by John Robb? I saw you mention caring for the dead in your previous post, and one of my areas of research is mortuary archaeology! How we treat the dead in life and everything after. I hope you like it!! <3

No I have not! I will have to read it over and tell you what I think later! Thank you for the recommendation, Mia!

[ollieslab]

Oh dear, between this and the case Esther has sent me, it seems we have some strange, strange problems on our hands Prince Chevalier...

Gedagedigedagedago Abin mery alontamago

@ollieslab It appears the direst epidemics are not caused by the viruses and bacteria anymore.

[ollieslab]

As some of you might have seen, I managed to convince Sariel to join us here. I hope you'll say hi to him as well and be as kind to him as you have been to me!

Now that preparations for this blog have been completed... Welcome.

My name is Sariel Noir, I am the minister of the palace and during our king's illness, I act in his stead.

If you have questions or concerns, please reach out. I am more than happy to assist. :)

[ollieslab]

Well, it certainly won't be the first or the last time Prince Clavis' traps have resulted in someone being late for an important event. You... learn how to watch out for them after a bit. Mercifully, he never makes them with malicious intent. They're more inconveniences by the end of the day rather than a genuine hazard.

As for lab attire - please keep your hair up and out of the way. The last thing you want is for your hair to drag through a sample or, heaven forbid, for it to catch on fire whenever there is an open flame in here. Please wear gloves whenever possible. Cover as much skin as you can, wash yourself often. We are dealing with pathogenic organisms here, poor hygiene will get you hurt. Beyond that, dress for comfort. We are here for long hours, the last thing I want is for you to get hurt because your outfit is giving you grief.

Any other questions, Miss Hikari?

(For IkePri Oliver)

*a bird arrives through the lab window with a paper attached to its foot*

Good morning Sir,

I sincerely apologize for being late on my first day.

I’m under the impression that ‘someone’ found out you have a new assistant since I’m currently writing this note while hanging from a tree… in a net. Some time has already gone by and I have yet to see anyone pass. The perpetrator doesn’t seem to be within the area either. Unfortunately, I didn’t pack a knife for the day so I’m searching for another way to get down… but if it’s not too much trouble, could you send help?… please …

- Hikari

Oh! Well this certainly explains why you aren't here... Goodness, it seems Clavis' reign of terror has claimed a new victim...

[Oliver exists his laboratory and begins the hunt for his poor missing assistant. It isn't long before he happens upon her stuck up a tree, just as the note states.]

Well good morning Miss Hikari! I see we're still in need of a rescue! How long have you been up there? [He begins to climb the tree to find a good place to cut the rope to free her.]

[ollieslab]

Well we're nearing winter, so it's time for me to prepare for an increase in work. Folks typically get really sick when it gets cold! I have an assistant now who is helping, so I should be a little less swamped this year. And you? What are you up to?

BOOP!

- @duckies-ocs-and-persona

(Idk. I felt like BOOPing Ollie)

Oh! Hello! You are very close! Do you need something?

[ollieslab]

[Oliver nods and leads her over to the microscope. Carefully, he slides the dish under the lense and takes off his glasses to look inside as he turns the dials.] There.

[He backs off and allows her to look. Inside, rod-like bacteria can be found. They cluster together, overlapping on the dish, making it difficult to determine how many there are.] Due to my own experiences, I can recognize this one. Normally I open these dishes and put them on a slide, but that isn't a great idea for this one. Can you take a guess as to why?

[He then nods.] Yep! I normally try a few different dishes and see what grows. Growth media can tell us a lot about the pathogen we're working with! You'll become more familiar with the different types in time.

(For IkePri Oliver)

*a bird arrives through the lab window with a paper attached to its foot*

Good morning Sir,

I sincerely apologize for being late on my first day.

I’m under the impression that ‘someone’ found out you have a new assistant since I’m currently writing this note while hanging from a tree… in a net. Some time has already gone by and I have yet to see anyone pass. The perpetrator doesn’t seem to be within the area either. Unfortunately, I didn’t pack a knife for the day so I’m searching for another way to get down… but if it’s not too much trouble, could you send help?… please …

- Hikari

Oh! Well this certainly explains why you aren't here... Goodness, it seems Clavis' reign of terror has claimed a new victim...

[Oliver exists his laboratory and begins the hunt for his poor missing assistant. It isn't long before he happens upon her stuck up a tree, just as the note states.]

Well good morning Miss Hikari! I see we're still in need of a rescue! How long have you been up there? [He begins to climb the tree to find a good place to cut the rope to free her.]

[ollieslab]

Oh goodness, yes of course, Jade is our ally so it's not unusual for me to write to them either to see if they're familiar with an unknown sample or if we can work on getting some of their pharmacists out to help develop better treatments for different diseases. On occasion, Benitoite is also a good resource, mostly for funding, but sometimes they can pull strings to get rare resources in.

That's perfectly understandable. We all want to make a good first impression right? Well, come along, let me show you what needs to be done...

(For IkePri Oliver)

*a bird arrives through the lab window with a paper attached to its foot*

Good morning Sir,

I sincerely apologize for being late on my first day.

I’m under the impression that ‘someone’ found out you have a new assistant since I’m currently writing this note while hanging from a tree… in a net. Some time has already gone by and I have yet to see anyone pass. The perpetrator doesn’t seem to be within the area either. Unfortunately, I didn’t pack a knife for the day so I’m searching for another way to get down… but if it’s not too much trouble, could you send help?… please …

- Hikari

Oh! Well this certainly explains why you aren't here... Goodness, it seems Clavis' reign of terror has claimed a new victim...

[Oliver exists his laboratory and begins the hunt for his poor missing assistant. It isn't long before he happens upon her stuck up a tree, just as the note states.]

Well good morning Miss Hikari! I see we're still in need of a rescue! How long have you been up there? [He begins to climb the tree to find a good place to cut the rope to free her.]

[ollieslab]

An hour! Are you alright? We can take you to the infirmary when we make it to the palace if you need any medical attention. Or maybe you'll need some food or water?

[He pauses in his work.] Hmm... I don't know if I can catch you, but maybe I can basically slide the rope down so it's a more gentle fall. Is that alright with you, Miss Hikari??

(For IkePri Oliver)

*a bird arrives through the lab window with a paper attached to its foot*

Good morning Sir,

I sincerely apologize for being late on my first day.

I’m under the impression that ‘someone’ found out you have a new assistant since I’m currently writing this note while hanging from a tree… in a net. Some time has already gone by and I have yet to see anyone pass. The perpetrator doesn’t seem to be within the area either. Unfortunately, I didn’t pack a knife for the day so I’m searching for another way to get down… but if it’s not too much trouble, could you send help?… please …

- Hikari

Oh! Well this certainly explains why you aren't here... Goodness, it seems Clavis' reign of terror has claimed a new victim...

[Oliver exists his laboratory and begins the hunt for his poor missing assistant. It isn't long before he happens upon her stuck up a tree, just as the note states.]

Well good morning Miss Hikari! I see we're still in need of a rescue! How long have you been up there? [He begins to climb the tree to find a good place to cut the rope to free her.]

[duckies-ocs-and-persona]

Oof, glad to hear you won't be swamped.

Well, since it's winter that also means festivities are at all the rave. I'm currently trying to help Sariel and Yves get the vendors ready.

Right now Sariel is telling me I should take a break for a bit. I couldn't really tell I was overwhelmed until he mentioned it, heh...

BOOP!

- @duckies-ocs-and-persona

(Idk. I felt like BOOPing Ollie)

Oh! Hello! You are very close! Do you need something?

[ollieslab]

If Sariel of all folks is telling you to take a break, then you must really need it. Sit back for a minute. You might as well enjoy the breaks you can get now before you really get into the swing of these events!

Who all are you inviting anyways to be a vendor at the next event? The last one was lovely, I walked away with a lot of goodies. I'm hoping for a repeat this year.

BOOP!

- @duckies-ocs-and-persona

(Idk. I felt like BOOPing Ollie)

Oh! Hello! You are very close! Do you need something?

[ollieslab]

What? You don't want the painters to work out in the cold? I thought art was suffering. [ He laughs at his own bad joke. ] Sorry, of course they'll work best indoors during the festival, I look forward to seeing what they make.

Do you know if the bakers specialize in anything without wheat flour? I'd love to get my hands on some sweets this year.

Beyond that, you really do have your hands full. Well, I know Sariel will help if you ask him nicely, and of course, if you need anything around the palace, just let me know and I'll do what I can or I'll point you to a prince who can do something. Best of luck, my friend!

BOOP!

- @duckies-ocs-and-persona

(Idk. I felt like BOOPing Ollie)

Oh! Hello! You are very close! Do you need something?