The Life Criterion 5 A/N
anonymous
July 2 2010, 06:20:32 UTC
A/B 1: "It's good to your airways, just don't take it with the meds." Alfred didn't make it up. There is a substance called methylxanthine, existing in both tea and coffee; its derivative theophylline is a second line bronchodilator used to treat asthma.
2: "Sorry. That's what the textbooks say, tea color urine." It's called bilirubinuria, means there is bilirubin, also known as bile pigment, in the urine; thus turning it brown. Most common cause to bilirubinuria is hepatocellular injury. The medical profession loves using food as an example; I kind of hated it at first but then (Guh, what have you done to me?) things changed so watch out for more disturbing-not-funny food jokes later.
The Life Criterion 6a/??
anonymous
August 7 2010, 14:29:44 UTC
A standard room in Brehmer was about twenty-five feet wide each side and slightly broader in height; it could fit in six people at a time and still look a little empty. Each room included a bathroom with a tub, and a window that looked down to either the hillside or the courtyard, wide enough to open up for fresh air but not for throwing out a person. The curtain was a color of blue one could hardly make out after years of sun exposure while the walls have long lost its virgin white
( ... )
The Life Criterion 6b/??
anonymous
August 7 2010, 14:31:06 UTC
“I slipped,” Arthur let go of his knees, tucking them safe under the cover, “In the bathroom. Nothing big, really.”
Alfred strode to said bathroom; blood still there shed red on the white tiles. Minor injury. He blew out a breath he didn’t know he was holding. He went back, asked slowly and meant it, “You sure about that?”
“I’m fine.”
A small spot of crimson had wormed its way out through the gauze. Alfred found himself staring at it, was it just me or did it just grow bigger? “So where did the nurse go? I got here but no show
( ... )
The Life Criterion 6c/??
anonymous
August 7 2010, 14:33:06 UTC
Arthur didn’t utter a word since then, even after the nurse left again and the injection should already take effect.
“Any better?” Alfred said with a mask spinning around his forefinger, somehow he doubted Arthur would hear him if he put it on. “If you are tired I can come around in the morning, that is,” he glanced to his watch, “about four hours later and ask you then.”
Arthur rolled over from where Alfred stood.
On the way back to doctors’ lounge on the second floor, Alfred found his exhausted mind swirling about Arthur’s silence. He stopped his thought before it drifted. A few hour sleeps and he would be in his top shape. He set his pager and glasses on the coffee table, shrugged off his white coat, and then jumped straight onto the sofa, didn’t even bother wriggling out of the shoes.
The next thing he knew was something shaking his shoulder. Dr Jones. Annoying dreams, go away. Dr Jones, wake up! More shaking. The voice broke off. The meeting . . . started . . . five . . . “Dr Jones!” A sudden jolt that came with a shout
( ... )
The Life Criterion 6d/??
anonymous
August 7 2010, 14:35:23 UTC
Alfred put his smile on; if Braginski had to start on that, he was well prepared. “Well, maybe. And oh I forgot there was chest X-ray. And acid-fast. And culture.”
“Chest X ray only suspected tuberculosis. There are other bacteria that are positive in acid-fast. And the culture you said,” Ivan paused to emphasize, “hasn’t even grown yet, now has it?”
“Yeah right, why don’t we wait patiently until it grows enough for you? That’s what, eight weeks? And then yeah, I’m positive we can be both one hundred percent sure then. Too bad I already know
( ... )
The Life Criterion 6e/??
anonymous
August 7 2010, 14:36:25 UTC
She left without a second glance and finally Alfred went in, “Good morning Arthur, are you ready to-” He was met with a scowl-as predicted-and Alfred did finish his conversation starter, just not as planned, “they got polka dot gown? How come I never saw it before
( ... )
Re: The Life Criterion 6f/??
anonymous
August 7 2010, 21:52:38 UTC
Haven't lost me yet~
I'm really enjoying all of Alfred's interaction with his work place. How the whole story isn't just about Arthur, its really about Alfred and his work and how Arthur fits into that. It flows very well. I'm looking forward to more! Thanks for the read~
The Life Criterion 7a/??
anonymous
August 16 2010, 16:03:18 UTC
The city was quite the same to Alfred’s latest memory. Big, fast and loud. Everything was constantly on the move. After spending almost a hundred hours every week at Brehmer, Alfred was surprised that he could still blend in so easily, without any effort, kind of. (No one saw he jolted when he heard the screeching sound of horn and brake first time in the night.) Usually he stayed at the apartment he rented once a month, playing video games, doing weight training or watching TV with a family size ice cream bucket tucked in his arm. When he left the apartment, it’s mostly for restocking
( ... )
US/UK AU request - Arthur gets tuberculosis and has to enter a sanatorium, Alfred is the junior doctor ( ... )
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1: "It's good to your airways, just don't take it with the meds." Alfred didn't make it up. There is a substance called methylxanthine, existing in both tea and coffee; its derivative theophylline is a second line bronchodilator used to treat asthma.
2: "Sorry. That's what the textbooks say, tea color urine." It's called bilirubinuria, means there is bilirubin, also known as bile pigment, in the urine; thus turning it brown. Most common cause to bilirubinuria is hepatocellular injury. The medical profession loves using food as an example; I kind of hated it at first but then (Guh, what have you done to me?) things changed so watch out for more disturbing-not-funny food jokes later.
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Everything feels so real even their little banters. And they seem to be loosening up to each other a little more, which is just <3 ♥ ♥
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Loving this fic so far, hehe. Alfred is so appropriately dorky (and infuriating? 8D), and Arthur is so appropriately grumpy.
Looking forward to future updates!
(reCAPTCHA -> is jiggled) ...Uhh. Right. >___>;;
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Alfred strode to said bathroom; blood still there shed red on the white tiles. Minor injury. He blew out a breath he didn’t know he was holding. He went back, asked slowly and meant it, “You sure about that?”
“I’m fine.”
A small spot of crimson had wormed its way out through the gauze. Alfred found himself staring at it, was it just me or did it just grow bigger? “So where did the nurse go? I got here but no show ( ... )
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“Any better?” Alfred said with a mask spinning around his forefinger, somehow he doubted Arthur would hear him if he put it on. “If you are tired I can come around in the morning, that is,” he glanced to his watch, “about four hours later and ask you then.”
Arthur rolled over from where Alfred stood.
On the way back to doctors’ lounge on the second floor, Alfred found his exhausted mind swirling about Arthur’s silence. He stopped his thought before it drifted. A few hour sleeps and he would be in his top shape. He set his pager and glasses on the coffee table, shrugged off his white coat, and then jumped straight onto the sofa, didn’t even bother wriggling out of the shoes.
The next thing he knew was something shaking his shoulder. Dr Jones. Annoying dreams, go away. Dr Jones, wake up! More shaking. The voice broke off. The meeting . . . started . . . five . . . “Dr Jones!” A sudden jolt that came with a shout ( ... )
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“Chest X ray only suspected tuberculosis. There are other bacteria that are positive in acid-fast. And the culture you said,” Ivan paused to emphasize, “hasn’t even grown yet, now has it?”
“Yeah right, why don’t we wait patiently until it grows enough for you? That’s what, eight weeks? And then yeah, I’m positive we can be both one hundred percent sure then. Too bad I already know ( ... )
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I'm really enjoying all of Alfred's interaction with his work place. How the whole story isn't just about Arthur, its really about Alfred and his work and how Arthur fits into that. It flows very well. I'm looking forward to more! Thanks for the read~
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I actually just recently got back from the hospital, so things I couldn't quite visualize before now feel extremely familiar. orz
Thanks for the awesome chapter. Looking forward to the next update!
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