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Appointments 2.0

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[Action, January 3rd]
[Voice, March 8th]
[Written, June 11th]

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[Again, this is why he likes you, Law. No panicking, no show of pity, just "I'm going to do everything I can to stop this." And that's what Gai appreciates - and what he needs - the most. He doesn't want to be coddled; he too is going to fight tooth and nail until his body finally gives out on him.]

Even if it isn't, it will be a while before it becomes incapacitating. We should be able to figure something out before then. I've dealt with this before-- it's a slow process.

[Nodding as he opens his desk and reaches into a hidden compartment. Pulls out Gai's file. It is thick with the material he's gathered, and cases from other worlds that have some similarity.]

As I've read. I've been researching this virus since you came in. [He never assumed the treatments would work forever. This was Luceti. No one's luck held.] There is nothing definitive yet, but I have a few leads.

Those antivirals you mentioned before?

[While Gai certainly has more knowledge of (and personal experience with) the Apocalypse Virus than the vast majority of people in his world, he's no scientist nor doctor. His understanding of those areas is still fairly rudimentary, made up of what he's gleaned here and there from his own experiences in the lab, his stepfather, and now what he's learned here from Law.]

Yes. I believe I have a good grasp of how the virus reproduces in the cell. It won't stop the virus' progression but it will buy time.

[The question of course is how much. Something they both know.]

Then go ahead and give it a try.

[At this point, any worst-case scenario can't be much worse than the eventual actuality.]

[Nodding.]

We'll get started now. As soon as the transfusion gets underway, I'll get you your first dose and a supply of medication you'll need to take.

[Included, of course, will be written instructions covering dosing time, side effects, and anything Gai needs to avoid taking them them.

Alcohol is not included on this list.]

If it tastes terrible, I'm blaming it all on you.

[Even the gravity of what's going on can't stamp out Gai's sense of black humor. Shit sucks, might as well deal with it by trying to make light of the situation, right? No point in getting upset over what he's known for years would have been an inevitability had he not died under other circumstances in his world.]

And don't worry-- I've already died once. I'm not afraid of it happening a second time.

[He sobers up, then, for a brief moment.]

The transfusion cycle had already been getting shorter back at home. I would have had less than a year if I'd lived.

[Heh.] I'll make sure there's a spoon full of sugar to help the medicine go down. [Gallows humor? Law's so there.]

[He quirks his head to the side.]

Whatever happens, I intend on shanking this thing eventually. I'm not going to stop until I do.

[Yes Gai might die and they both accepted that. But Law would not let the virus continue to be a problem over Gai's next cycle of life and those after if he could help it.

There was no such thing as an incurable plague. He merely had to find its weakness.]

Make it a shot glass full of alcohol and you've got yourself a deal.

[Gallows humor is how he rolls, man. Comes with the whole "being a terrorist leader" thing, especially when said terrorist organization is named 'Funeral Parlor.']

And good, because I don't plan on letting it stop me either. Even if it turns me to crystal, I'll go down fighting.

[Because he's a survivor. That's what he does, what he's done for his entire life. He's always been the one on the side singing the mourning songs.]

[Shot glass of alcohol, did you say? Guess what Law's pulling out to display.

That's right.

One bottle of sake coming up.]

Then all I can say is time's a wasting. Let's get to work.

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[Well. Gai's expression visibly brightens at that.

Good man, Law. Good man.

... until he flinches suddenly, just a brief thing that's hardly noticeable, but there all the same.]

[If you mean hardly noticeable as akin to the sound of a gunshot. But Law doesn't comment.

There's no point to. Both of them are going to have get used to this.

He instead escorts Gai to the usual place where he does the transfusions. The procedure for hooking him up to the drip is no different than any other time the man's been here.]

[And for that Gai is grateful. He already feels vulnerable enough; the last thing he wants right now is to have his weaknesses pointed out either in words or behavior. They'll be making themselves known soon enough whether he wants it or not. The more normalcy he can have until then, the better.

But there's no doubting that he's glad to have that transfusion, if only for the temporary relief that it will provide.]

[Once the transfusion's underway, Law brings a vial of pills along with the written directions. He shakes two onto a dish, and pours a glass of sake.

The door, as ever, is locked behind them. No one can stumble in and see.]

Here.

[Now Gai's eyebrows go up. Offering him booze with the pills? Not that he's complaining, but he was under the impression that combining alcohol with most medications was a bad thing.]

I'm not going to pass out or get sick if I do this?

No. This particular medication doesn't contradict with alcohol. It's from my world. [So he knows.] But I don't recommend chugging the bottle in any case.

[It's also light sake he took out instead of the hardcore stuff just in case.]

[Hey, booze is booze, so no complaints on his end.]

So what should I expect from it?

[Side effect-wise, that is.]

As you adjust to it, the main effects you might experience are headaches, upset stomach [Ah, most common side affect (aside from nausea), you are present here as well.], and dizziness.

These should taper off in time, although it doesn't mean they won't occur occasionally after your body has acclimated to the drug.

In other words, nothing worse than the symptoms themselves. I think I can handle that as a trade-off if it means the crystallization will be slowed as a result.

[He smiles for a moment before it fades away to a deadly seriousness.]

But if the crystallization reaches the point where I'm unable to even move, I want you to end it. I don't want to be a prisoner in my own body.

[The Surgeon of Death closes his eyes for a moment.

This right here? Distinguishes him from most in his trade.]

Alright.

[No hesitation. Just steadiness and acceptance. He doesn't like it. He doesn't enjoy this part. But he'll do it without finching.

There are worse things than death after all.]

[Gai stares at him for a moment, just assessing. Though Law may not have a Void for him to see, he's well-versed enough by now in the art of reading people to tell that the doctor means what he says. He'll do it. He respects Gai's decision, and that's all Gai needs to know.]

Good.

[It's his way of saying thank you for not balking or trying to talk him out of it-- for accepting his choice. That final little bit of control over an illness that has governed his life for years means a great deal to him.]

[To that Law smiles faintly and inclines his head and pours them both a little more sake. What more needs to be said?

So he'll just drink. And hope for better than that final solution.]

[Better solution or not, just knowing that Law is willing to do that much for him is a huge weight off Gai's shoulders. If nothing else, he'll at least be able to rest a little easier.

And it also totally deserves another drink, so pour away, Law. Gai won't object.]

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