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RE: How would your character handle being ill? - Jana - 12-11-2014
Jana's the kind of character would probably overreact comically to the slightest symptom of illness, running off to the Alchemist's Guild for an overpriced cure ASAP.
RE: How would your character handle being ill? - Zyrusticae - 12-11-2014
As a hardcore pragmatist and fiercely independent individual both, T'rahnu is... complicated.
She travels a helluva lot so if she did get sick, it would often be well outside of range of her hideaway. As such, as soon as she feels the first sign of illness she hightails it to the nearest population center with a warm bed and available medicinal experts. As a traveler, she is also cognizant of a large number of 'home remedies' for sickness and she'll try them all (usually not all at once, but she'll give anything that isn't horribly painful or disgusting a shot at some point).
She won't let anyone babysit her; that's just not her style. If she gets stuck with a high fever she'll often force herself to move and acquire food even when it's against her body's better judgment. (She'll also secretly lament her lack of a proper caretaker, but she'll never say that out loud.) However, most of the time she stocks up on dried foods to chew on while she's sick to prevent herself from having to move around too much. Pragmatist, remember?
For the most part, when T'rahnu gets sick, few people will know about it (and even fewer will care). She will pretty much disappear from the face of the world until she recovers, and then it's back to business as though nothing happened.
RE: How would your character handle being ill? - McBeefâ„¢ - 12-11-2014
If Evangeline got sick she would assume it was a diabolical assassination plot to end her crusade of freedom.
She'd handle it in a normal way, medicine, rest, etc. However she'd spend the whole time in bed writing pamphlets about how it was a Syndicate plot.
RE: How would your character handle being ill? - Sahja Elahka - 12-11-2014
Oswain doesn't get sick! Or at least that would be her attitude until she's so sick that she's bedridden, and even then its only to lie down for a little while... really... I'm fine... I'm just going to..
And then falls asleep for days until she's feeling better.
RE: How would your character handle being ill? - Zhavi - 12-11-2014
Zhi's a fan of anything that keeps her up and moving. So she'd get whatever old wives' remedy was making appearances that season, and stock up on her favorite addictions. Then she'd be likely to keep going until she drops. She doesn't like to keep still if she can help it.
RE: How would your character handle being ill? - Edda - 12-11-2014
(12-11-2014, 01:26 PM)Unnamed Mercenary Wrote: Or it'd go this way.Essentially, yeah. Of course, you would be held to a resolute double-standard. Edda's so used to being so well taken care of when sick, I imagine she would expect soup, tea and sympathy from everyone... even cretins.
Franz> *cough* *sneeze* *takes out handkerchief to wipe nose*
Person> "Filthy. Disease-bringer. Cretin. Can you go die somewhere else? You're going to make me sick. "
Franz> *walks to room and closes door quietly*
RE: How would your character handle being ill? - FreelanceWizard - 12-11-2014
Funny that this comes up while I'm on the tail end of a nasty cold IRL.
L'yhta is the sort to employ every single bit of magic and alchemy she can get her hands on to ward off even the eensiest bit of sickness, because she can't look even the least bit not perfect.
If that means casting Esuna on herself every few minutes to ward off a cough, or guzzling some horrible combination of potions that might stop a runny nose, then so be it! A mere disease isn't going to stop the progress of the Art!Ultimately, though, when all of that inevitably fails, she's the sort to go curl up in bed pathetically and bemoan her fate.
RE: How would your character handle being ill? - TheBlob - 12-11-2014
Tested negative for the flu... yay. Upper respiratory crap. Andralyn and I have doctor's notes that allow massive whining and hubby care until Monday.
Thanks for playing along with my sickbrain. I've enjoyed your answers!
...also thank you for moving this to the correct forum. /sickbrain
RE: How would your character handle being ill? - cuideag - 12-13-2014
Jajara would probably ignore it, much to her betrothed's chagrin. If her clammy, sickness-ridden little popoto hands can hold on to a hammer then she can still work, gosh dang it! And no amount of fretting over medicine or sleep or food is going to change that!
Delial would whine and carry on being miserable. She never whines, at least so far as anybody knows. She never whines unless she's too hot for blankets but too cold to not have blankets. She never whines unless she can't actually hibernate the sick away because it's just too much and too unbearable and she'll probably waste away within a few suns.
RE: How would your character handle being ill? - Edgar - 12-13-2014
(12-13-2014, 09:34 PM)cuideag Wrote: Jajara would probably ignore it, much to her betrothed's chagrin. If her clammy, sickness-ridden little popoto hands can hold on to a hammer then she can still work, gosh dang it! And no amount of fretting over medicine or sleep or food is going to change that!
Delial would whine and carry on being miserable. She never whines, at least so far as anybody knows. She never whines unless she's too hot for blankets but too cold to not have blankets. She never whines unless she can't actually hibernate the sick away because it's just too much and too unbearable and she'll probably waste away within a few suns.
Edgar: "Delial, just take the medicine..."
RE: How would your character handle being ill? - Jazz Egi - 12-13-2014
A stiff drink and pretending that she isn't. It would likely require some form of intervention to get her to stop working.
RE: How would your character handle being ill? - V'aleera - 12-15-2014
A sound soul dwells within a sound body. V'aleera places her duties and obligations above all else, personal well-being included, but she also understands that maintaining her physical health is an important part of ensuring those duties are carried out to the highest standard. While she won't take a "sick day" for anything less than a severe illness, she won't ignore sickness either and will adapt her diet and medicinal intake in order to get back to 100% as soon as possible.
RE: How would your character handle being ill? - Antain - 12-15-2014
This has happened XD Vaughn is sick almost constantly, though he hides it fairly well...I think. When it's at it's worst, he flops around like a wet noodle, with a "lemme doeet" kind of attitude. He has talked Jaques a few times into allowing him to be at least semi-active while his liver was failing...
RE: How would your character handle being ill? - DreamedReality - 12-15-2014
Jaques gets extra cranky when not feeling well and good luck getting him to stay in bed.
Ojune would cover it up with potions/spells as much as possible and just carry on. Distracting himself with intellectual pursuits or storywriting.
Zabine would seclude herself away to attempt to not spread it around. If not contagious then she'd keep herself quiet until feeling recovered/follow whatever doctor/healer's orders she needed to.
RE: How would your character handle being ill? - TheBlob - 12-15-2014
(12-15-2014, 05:44 PM)Vaughn Wrote: This has happened XD Vaughn is sick almost constantly, though he hides it fairly well...I think. When it's at it's worst, he flops around like a wet noodle, with a "lemme doeet" kind of attitude. He has talked Jaques a few times into allowing him to be at least semi-active while his liver was failing...
ZOMG DON'T DIE PRETTY BOY!