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Jan 16, 2008 11:55

Counsellor Round 7, Batch 6

Character name: Makigami Ine
Series: Air Gear
Age: Unspecified; appears mid/late twenties
Job: Physiotherapist
Canon: Better. Faster. Higher. From rollerskates to rollerblades, and finally to Air Trek; inline skates with motors for speed and air cushions for impact built right into the wheels, allowing people to come one step closer to touching the sky. Though adopted equally by casual and professional sports, it's in the back alleys, as the sun sets, where A-T truly find their home -- where teams of 'storm riders', the most extreme of extreme A-T users, come together and compete in 'parts wars' for rank, territory, and pride. Air Gear follows the ongoing story of Minami Ikki, a boy who starts out a street punk middle schooler and ends up... well, a street punk on wheels, but wheels that, bit by bit, he's slowly making into his wings.

During the day, Ine is every inch a professional woman. Accent on the 'woman' part of that -- with her preference for miniskirts, four-inch stiletto heels, and necklines that drop deep into her (more than) ample cleavage, there's no way she'd let you forget. Director of the local private hospital, she's competent, authoritative, and more than capable of holding her own -- both with her cantankerous and headstrong staff, and with the occasional troublesome skirt-flipping patient (nothing stops a pervert in his tracks like a casual four-inch heel to the forehead). Night, however, brings out a totally different side. Nicknamed 'Makigai', lit. 'spiral shellfish', for her unique cone-like updo, she's a world-famous A-T tuner; a specialized mechanic who studies a rider and adjusts their A-T to best match the strengths of their body. While she can still become professional at a moment's notice, this side of her is often playful and affectionate, especially with cute younger folk (i.e., she's known to be a bit of a pedo). She's definitely one of the best doctors for treating A-T related injuries, but with a bag of tricks that includes surprise syringes filled with paralyzing drugs and acupuncture needles long enough to go straight through a person's leg, prevention is definitely preferable to the cure.

I must say, when I asked a those children in the waiting room for directions to your hospital's record room, I hadn't been expecting such an interesting read. Cases of muscle strain, bruising, and mental shock from outdoor aquatic activities. Frequent reports of gastrointestinal upset, with most cases occurring around a single day of the week. Irritability, groin strain, and over-development of wrist muscles. Resurrection sickness. Accounts of injuries that extend from 'walking into a door' to 'blasted out of a live volcano'. And finally, frequent reports of serious lacerations to hands, shoulders, cheeks, thighs and sides with nothing but post-it notes stating 'I put a band-aid on it' as documentation for proper rest and recovery.

I had heard that the state of American health care was in decline, but leaving an outbreak of shounenosus ultratardus unattended for this long is ludicrous.

Mmm, but the rest of that can wait. Hello, everyone. My name is Makigami Ine, and I was sent here by your hospital's partner branch to make sure that everything here was running according to standard. There have been a few complaints, and some months ago this facility was scheduled for investigation by a qualified Gender Inequality Reassessment Liaison. But, try as your board might, the lack of GIRLs in the area has made a proper evaluation very difficult. I had personal business in the area -- just a small request from a certain person to look after some young birds -- so I've completed the evaluation in the liaison's stead.

You probably all already know what the results are. As much as I'm sure the doctors here are doing all that they can, the staff ratio at this hospital is clearly outside of the standard guidelines. I'll be staying here as your new physiotherapist until things improve.

Ah, but don't worry! You may not expect it, but I'm actually very skilled. And not just at medicine. ♥ Some of it might be a bit strange at first, especially for all you poor boys who have only known the hands of men -- ah, male doctors -- but there's nothing to be scared of. I'll take very good care of you, girls and boys both. Just think of me as a loving older sister who will do whatever it takes~ to make you feel better, okay?

As for the little group I met on the way in, don't worry~ They were really cute, so I gave them all extra-special treatment. You may think six inches is a bit long for acupuncture needles, but I promise, they're perfectly safe. And the injection before that was very mild. I'm sure they'll be able to start moving again in an hour or two. ♥
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