18.Feb.12, 08:11 PM
"You mean medicine?" Talian asked. Eri's tone didn't offend him. "I've thought about taking something to help me sleep, but sleep aids tend to be very addictive." He knew he was already borderline-addicted to klah. That wouldn't be a very good mixture. "I can only imagine how much it would screw me up to be on both depressants and stimulants. I'm taking Thymus again, but in a much smaller dosage. It keeps me alert and keeps my mind moving so I don't...linger on things for too long. It hurts my ability to focus, though. So I don't take it on days I see patients."
The healer was being uncharacteristically talkative. He step up just a bit, his tawny eyes eagerly scanning the brush for the plant he needed. He saw some familiar plants and plenty of unusual ones as well. He wasn't familiar with the south's staple flora, so he didn't even know if he would be able to find what he needed. Did it even grow here?
If not, there were other ways.
"I agree," he said, sighing as he thought of their situation. "But there's nothing we can do about it. Running away would be suicide, and they're bent on barraging us with their culture and rules until we give in." There was an oddly mechanical slant in his voice, completely devoid of emotion. He sounded numb.
Erisi's distaste at the task at hand was almost amusing, and a very welcome shift from the previous topic. He brightened. He even felt a brief desire to give Eri a playful shove, but he decided against it. He didn't want to give Eri the wrong idea, that he was perhaps looking too deeply into their past interactions.
"This isn't so bad. Think of it as a stroll, but with a second motive. I just need to keep my eyes peeled," he said. He looked over one shoulder and was pleased to see the Weyr disappear as they rounded a corner. For the time being, he actually felt free.
The healer was being uncharacteristically talkative. He step up just a bit, his tawny eyes eagerly scanning the brush for the plant he needed. He saw some familiar plants and plenty of unusual ones as well. He wasn't familiar with the south's staple flora, so he didn't even know if he would be able to find what he needed. Did it even grow here?
If not, there were other ways.
"I agree," he said, sighing as he thought of their situation. "But there's nothing we can do about it. Running away would be suicide, and they're bent on barraging us with their culture and rules until we give in." There was an oddly mechanical slant in his voice, completely devoid of emotion. He sounded numb.
Erisi's distaste at the task at hand was almost amusing, and a very welcome shift from the previous topic. He brightened. He even felt a brief desire to give Eri a playful shove, but he decided against it. He didn't want to give Eri the wrong idea, that he was perhaps looking too deeply into their past interactions.
"This isn't so bad. Think of it as a stroll, but with a second motive. I just need to keep my eyes peeled," he said. He looked over one shoulder and was pleased to see the Weyr disappear as they rounded a corner. For the time being, he actually felt free.