[Around 9:30 PM, Kyle receives a video message request. When he accepts it, he'll see Charles, neatly-dressed and seated in his shabby apartment in the submissive public housing, a full legal pad and pen laid out on the table in front of him. Despite his surroundings, he's at ease and there's warmth in his expression.]
Good evening, Kyle. I have a proposal for you regarding the hospital taking on a robotic assistant.
Although, I suppose the first question I should ask before I even begin to explain is: Is technology like this something you could see fitting into the way you run the hospital now?
[ Kyle opens the request from home, at least there's a house behind where's he's seated on a lounge chair and there surf might be heard. He considers the other man, his demeanor and he can't help but smile even as he sits up. ]
Good evening, Charles. [ A brow arches at the first part and then he can't help but smile. ]
The way I run the hospital is that we do what we can for others and ourselves in not only surviving here but thriving as much as we can. I've embraced magical healing here, and what would be deemed alien means back home.
[ He smiles then, shifting in his chair as if leaning into the camera curiously. ]
That says enough on its own, then. [It's an approach he approves of, and admires for its practicality. There's no good reason that unorthodox methodology should stand in the way of superior care.]
I'd like to commission a man in the city to build a sentient nursing robot for the hospital. I haven't made any promises on the hospital's behalf, of course, but I do think it would fill an important role, and be able to do things some of the current staff may struggle with now.
Ideally, it will be able to process pharmaceutical orders more quickly and with less human error, be able to lift heavier patients and loads that would ordinarily require more hands, and it would also be able to attend to contagious patients quickly, and without needing to put on personal protective gear first. [Charles' expression sobers slightly.] Most importantly, it would be able to remain in the hospital indefinitely, and not be at risk of thinning our numbers by suddenly being sent home.
The exact specs for the robot haven't been fully laid out as yet, [so there's room for customization] but the man who makes them once worked in a nursing home, so he's aware of a hospital's daily needs.
[ Because that is his goal. To try and do the right thing for people in this city. ]
I admit, I hadn't known we had someone like that in the city since Tony Stark's left, but I'm glad to see it didn't end with his departure.
You make a compelling argument for one, especially that it would be someone who would be there in the hospital no matter what happened to anyone of us. [ Himself included. He was constantly updating things to ensure that should he be the next to vanish, the city would still have Haven. ]
I think it's a brilliant idea, honestly. For all of the reasons you've laid out. Including that I've been here with much fewer people than we have now... and we both know even that is a skeleton crew if there was a major issue with the city.
So many operate on the idea that if they die, they'll come back... but not what would happen if people who have no healing means were injured.
For what it's worth, I've seen no reason to put anything but my full faith and support behind your methods and leadership. [High praise, but he's sincere in it.]
Precisely. It's difficult to imagine an event that could incapacitate the entire staff at once, but there's wisdom in being prepared for the worst.
There is, however, a catch to the proposal: the hospital would need to foot funds for the entire project. Materials, tools, labor, and the builder's commission on top would all need to be covered by Haven in full. [Which is why he hasn't made any promises yet.]
Thank you. I really appreciate that. I hope that is always how others feel about my time leading Haven. It's how I felt about those who led before me.
If we got taken to camp again, or the military fort, there would be no one here but the nurse system then.
Okay. Not great but possibly doable. Do we have an idea how much we're talking and what all that would include? Including future service calls if needed? A warranty is only so good as the person is still in the city but still.
There's never any harm in asking if you're uncertain. You don't strike me as the sort of man too proud to let his subordinates in on his thoughts and strategizing if it benefits us all.
I hadn't asked him - a man named Quentin Beck, by the by - yet, but I'll do so now, and also bring up the maintenance question. I'll get back to you shortly.
Edited (derp forgot that they were having a vid chat) 2023-10-04 00:26 (UTC)
[Some twenty minutes later, Charles calls Kyle back.]
I've just spoken with Mr. Beck. After offering our modified proposal, he gave me his cost breakdown. [He goes on to explain the pricing in detail, which Quentin's player described as 'fairly reasonable'.]
What do you think? [It sounds sensible to Charles, but he won't pollute the decision-making with his own judgment when Kyle has far more experience with the hospital's finances.]
[ Kyle is glad that he's seen that way by others, especially someone that hasn't known him all that long. He never wants to be the sort of man who blocks out others, or treats them in an unfair way. This city does enough of that on its own, after all.
So when Charles sends over the information, he reads it over carefully, considering the way it would help with the hospital. Especially if something like the gang wars that cut them off from the Up and Down happened again. ]
I think it's really good idea and thank you for bringing this to Haven. I say go ahead with it and if you need me to sign anything, let me know.
[It's satisfying and settling to know that he's contributed something of worth to the hospital, beyond his usual rotations.
All that's left to do now is await the project's completion, and integrate the nursing robot into the entire staff's daily routines. That part will be a learning experience, he's sure.]
Of course - and you're quite welcome. Something like this can only help us all. [So it's worth it.]
If there's anything else that needs to be finalized, I'll message again.
[ It's moments like this that Kyle is certain of his place here. Not that he did anything but having that space for them all to come together to help one another. Not everyone would, but he wanted to do the most he could for those there now and the future of those LIERs brought in when they were long gone back to their worlds. ]
It sounds like something that will really help. Thank you, and thank Mr. Beck. Please.
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Good evening, Kyle. I have a proposal for you regarding the hospital taking on a robotic assistant.
Although, I suppose the first question I should ask before I even begin to explain is: Is technology like this something you could see fitting into the way you run the hospital now?
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Good evening, Charles. [ A brow arches at the first part and then he can't help but smile. ]
The way I run the hospital is that we do what we can for others and ourselves in not only surviving here but thriving as much as we can. I've embraced magical healing here, and what would be deemed alien means back home.
[ He smiles then, shifting in his chair as if leaning into the camera curiously. ]
So talk to me about this assistant.
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I'd like to commission a man in the city to build a sentient nursing robot for the hospital. I haven't made any promises on the hospital's behalf, of course, but I do think it would fill an important role, and be able to do things some of the current staff may struggle with now.
Ideally, it will be able to process pharmaceutical orders more quickly and with less human error, be able to lift heavier patients and loads that would ordinarily require more hands, and it would also be able to attend to contagious patients quickly, and without needing to put on personal protective gear first. [Charles' expression sobers slightly.] Most importantly, it would be able to remain in the hospital indefinitely, and not be at risk of thinning our numbers by suddenly being sent home.
The exact specs for the robot haven't been fully laid out as yet, [so there's room for customization] but the man who makes them once worked in a nursing home, so he's aware of a hospital's daily needs.
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[ Because that is his goal. To try and do the right thing for people in this city. ]
I admit, I hadn't known we had someone like that in the city since Tony Stark's left, but I'm glad to see it didn't end with his departure.
You make a compelling argument for one, especially that it would be someone who would be there in the hospital no matter what happened to anyone of us. [ Himself included. He was constantly updating things to ensure that should he be the next to vanish, the city would still have Haven. ]
I think it's a brilliant idea, honestly. For all of the reasons you've laid out. Including that I've been here with much fewer people than we have now... and we both know even that is a skeleton crew if there was a major issue with the city.
So many operate on the idea that if they die, they'll come back... but not what would happen if people who have no healing means were injured.
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Precisely. It's difficult to imagine an event that could incapacitate the entire staff at once, but there's wisdom in being prepared for the worst.
There is, however, a catch to the proposal: the hospital would need to foot funds for the entire project. Materials, tools, labor, and the builder's commission on top would all need to be covered by Haven in full. [Which is why he hasn't made any promises yet.]
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If we got taken to camp again, or the military fort, there would be no one here but the nurse system then.
Okay. Not great but possibly doable. Do we have an idea how much we're talking and what all that would include? Including future service calls if needed? A warranty is only so good as the person is still in the city but still.
1/2, with 2 coming after Quentin replies
I hadn't asked him - a man named Quentin Beck, by the by - yet, but I'll do so now, and also bring up the maintenance question. I'll get back to you shortly.
2/2
I've just spoken with Mr. Beck. After offering our modified proposal, he gave me his cost breakdown. [He goes on to explain the pricing in detail, which Quentin's player described as 'fairly reasonable'.]
What do you think? [It sounds sensible to Charles, but he won't pollute the decision-making with his own judgment when Kyle has far more experience with the hospital's finances.]
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So when Charles sends over the information, he reads it over carefully, considering the way it would help with the hospital. Especially if something like the gang wars that cut them off from the Up and Down happened again. ]
I think it's really good idea and thank you for bringing this to Haven. I say go ahead with it and if you need me to sign anything, let me know.
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All that's left to do now is await the project's completion, and integrate the nursing robot into the entire staff's daily routines. That part will be a learning experience, he's sure.]
Of course - and you're quite welcome. Something like this can only help us all. [So it's worth it.]
If there's anything else that needs to be finalized, I'll message again.
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It sounds like something that will really help. Thank you, and thank Mr. Beck. Please.
Thank you for everything you do, Charles.
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