[ video ] un: qishan

[silverneedles]

[ The video opens with Wen Qing, dressed in trousers and a ruffled white shirt, looking fairly annoyed. She holds up an orange. ] This is an orange. There are barrels of them in the hold. Eat them. You don't need to have one daily, but make sure you're eating one every few days.

[ She glances away, mouthing something to someone just out of video range, and then she looks back to the communication device, flipping it around. Standing there is a sailor, unwashed and grimy. He's holding up a tooth, still bloody, and grinning proudly. This isn't the first tooth he's lost; most of them are gone, and his gums are bloody. Wen Qing continues over the camera. ]

This gentleman is a fine example of what will happen should you forget to eat them. [ The "do not forget to eat them" is heavily implied. She flips the device back, still frowning. ]

As Miss Eda mentioned, the sailors seem afraid of women so none of them will listen to me about the oranges. Someone pass on the message to them.

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un: qishan (voice)

[silverneedles]

Start eating, or we will be left with rotting oranges.

[techmaturgy]

Don't worry, I'm doing my part.

[scurvy is, like, the least of his problems. but whatever]

[silverneedles]

See that you continue to do so.

[ Don't add scurvy to the consumption, it would just add unnecessary complications. ]

[techmaturgy]

I can send an itemized list of all the oranges I've eaten.

[silverneedles]

There's no— Actually, see that you do. It would be useful.

[ While Viktor might actually be a very good patient, she's too used to people who do not listen to her. ]

[techmaturgy]

[He does it. He sends over an itemized list of the oranges he's eaten, charted out by the day. He hopes that. She enjoys it.]

I trust you'll find this sufficient.

[silverneedles]

Congratulations, Viktor, you're her favorite now. ]

It will suffice. Are there other ailments affecting you now?

[techmaturgy]

Nothing that oranges will fix.

[silverneedles]

I am a physician.

[techmaturgy]

I've seen many physicians.

[silverneedles]

And none could help?

[techmaturgy]

It's not the sort of affliction that one recovers from. You're welcome to form your own opinion, but I can't imagine the conclusion will be different.