[Hospital Log] OPEN

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Characters: Open to all
Location: Clinic
Rating: Gen...?
Time: November 17 onwards
Description: Death City has survived to see another day, although not all of its residents came out of it unscathed. List of relevant links to the event here.

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[November 17]

[stalwartcane]

[ After these threads with Nataku.]

[When Watson leaves Nataku later on, he heads outside the small building instead of continuing his walk around the rooms to see to the patients. He wants a few minutes to himself, to get a breath of fresh air. And perhaps see if there is anyone skulking about outside, as per usual.]

[stalwartcane]

Oh... [blink] So he is not a natural being, then. That would explain the strange temperament. And his age.

[He just nods at her refusal, but he doesn't stand up to get himself any. Perhaps later.]

[justiceisdue]

I assume his creation was engineered by other humans, and not a biological phenomenon. He may not be natural, but he is no less deserving of our respect. Noble Tassadar is quite fond of him.

[stalwartcane]

Yes, of course. [Ah, did he give the impression that-- Watson shakes his head.] Nataku is like a son to me. Only, I do not quite often understand him, when he applies such strange logic to things.

[justiceisdue]

A son? [She blinks.] Humans place great importance on genetic relations, correct? The way Nataku views the world is incredibly simple, and easily influenced, from what I have seen.

[stalwartcane]

Yes, they do. Sometimes to a most curious extent, I have to admit. [nod nod] I have seen that for myself. It is rather worrying, especially given some of our less scrupulous members of the guests in the city.

[justiceisdue]

At times we are far too concerned with tribal distinctions, so in a sense we are not that unalike. Nataku considers several people here to be his family, and purely by definition they should protect him those that would harm him. It is my hope that that is the case.

[stalwartcane]

However, we cannot be certain that these people whom he have surrounded himself with are indeed trustworthy. His sense of trust is rather... different. I worry. [:c]

[justiceisdue]

I am aware that trust among humans is more complicated than it should be, but I do not believe Nataku knows this. He takes what he hears to be truth. We can only do so much to help him, however, given our circumstances. [Effectively fighting a war is still her first priority, but that's hard to do if others can't function.]

[stalwartcane]

'Than it should be', Madame? [This, said curiously. Watson would agree, but he's always been a fairly simple man. How is it in other races?]

But yes, I must agree. I get the urge, myself, sometimes, to ask him what he has learned in order to correct some of his misunderstandings.

[justiceisdue]

Protoss cannot lie to one another. Through the Khala our thoughts and emotions are shared completely, and it is a kind of intimacy humans seem to shun. We trust one another implicitly, while humans appear instantly suspicious of one another. I cannot say Nataku shares this suspicious impulse, but that is likely why he is so vulnerable.

[stalwartcane]

[Have a moment as Watson digests that.] That's absolutely fascinating. I believe human interaction is defined primarily by our tendency to control what we express and say to one another, of following a rigid set of social rules that we perceive as acceptable or proper. I do not think that it is inherently meant to be decieving, but perhaps in many ways it is so. I quite agree; this trait, this ability to discern and filter is something that Nataku lacks entirely. [But now he is disturbed, because that means everyone will be taking advantage of the poor child.]

[justiceisdue]

[She tilts her head, mostly because that's the best way anyone has ever explained human interaction to her. She still thinks they all default to deception, though.] I hope he will learn it quickly enough, even if this place is not the most ideal environment. Tassadar is good teacher, and he has yourself as well to look to for guidance.

[stalwartcane]

War is never an ideal environment. [heavy sigh] I'm afraid my views of the world can be rather backward for this time period, but I shall of course try my best.

[justiceisdue]

It is unfortunate that your viewpoint is considered inaccurate or backwards. You are one of the few humans I know that speaks with any sort of sense and clarity.

[stalwartcane]

[Oh. He laughs a little.] Thank you, Madame. I am sensible to the magnitude of that compliment.