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[faceguy]

Display Name: Leon (he/him)
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sooooo kinda a random question but
if someone wanted to learn practical medical stuff
not just first aid but more than that, like anatomy and medicine and emergency stuff
but med school is like a total no-go
where do you even start?
because just googling randomly is not really helpful

especially because I think I need vet stuff too
like animal doctor vets

I mean theres gotta be a fast way to learn this stuff right?

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[faceguy]

yeah ive already gotten some good offers

people are surprisingly helpful when you ask!

[Imagine that!]

[wereall_addicts]

People get a bad rap sometimes, but I think they can surprise you if you give them an opportunity.

[Don't get her wrong, there are definitely some monsters. But more often than not, she'd like to believe if someone reaches out a hand, someone will be there to take it.]

[faceguy]

yeah I think so too
there are lots of good people out there

if I learn some good stuff I’ll try to help out too

[wereall_addicts]

Good! Sharing is caring.

My expertise also lends to acting and general theater knowledge if you happen to be in need of any of that.

[Also thieving but she's not being public about that on the network yet.]

[faceguy]

thanks for the offer but ive already got those skills down pat
I was my teams face man
im great at acting

[Allegedly.]

[wereall_addicts]

Ah, then it seems you've got it covered. Finding a good face is often the hardest part.

[faceguy]

yeah we got lucky
my face is good from all angles

[He knows what she means but this is how he is.]

[wereall_addicts]

[He can't hear it but she's laughing because she likes that kind of self-confidence. Especially when it comes from someone able to ask for help.]

As all faces should be. Being attractive and knowing how to use it is honestly half the battle.

[faceguy]

oh well that's the half of the battle im winning

are you an actor for real? like in movies and stuff?

[wereall_addicts]

I did try auditioning for film, but the stage was and still is my truest love. Once I played Willie Loman in Death of a Salesman. Probably my finest role.

[It was not. It was ... honestly it's a miracle she keeps getting theater roles because when she's not trying to steal from people she's ... quite terrible.]

[faceguy]

whoooaaa nice
I mean ive never seen the play but it SOUNDS cool

my dad was an actor actually
in movies

[wereall_addicts]

Oh yeah? Was he in anything I might have heard of?

[faceguy]

probably not because not sure if his movies exist outside my dimension

then again guess you COULD be from my dimension so

ever hear of 1 Fish 2 Fish Red Fish Dead Fish?
Little Jacob's Ladder?
Crouching Shrimp Hidden Tiger Prawn?
Teriyaki Shakedown?

[Yes, they are all named like this.]

[wereall_addicts]

[She pauses for a minute:]

So I've heard of similar things but not the same. Maybe it's just the difference between the worlds we come from.

For example, where I'm from it's Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.

[faceguy]

huh. did it star Lou Jitsu?

[wereall_addicts]

No. Not sure I'm familiar with that name.

[Which tracks for different dimensions.]

[faceguy]

then it wasnt my dad
that was his stage name

so were probably from totally different worlds

kinda cool that there are similar movies though

[wereall_addicts]

It is. It's always curious to see how things are just a small step to the left.

[She's never really been a sci-fi person, but she does find herself thinking a lot on the power of choice and how much little choices can change things.]

[faceguy]

yeah. like magic and powers exist in my world, but its not really the same as here

but ive been wondering if there are other worlds closer to mine. like may there's another ME out there somewhere

[wereall_addicts]

You never know. Me, I'm new to all of it. The magic, the powers - my world is fairly mundane, at least as far as I'm aware.

[faceguy]

as far as you know
there could be a whole underground world of magic you never even knew about

but for what its worth having a mundane world isnt so bad

[wereall_addicts]

I have my own bag of tricks that serves me pretty well. It's just ... sometimes you feel a bit outclassed.

[faceguy]

oh yeah? I don’t have that problem

[HE ABSOLUTELY DOES…]

but if you have powers and learn creative ways to use them you won’t feel that way anymore

[wereall_addicts]

Does everyone get powers from the confluence? How can we tell if we did?

[She's aware they're a thing, but if she has them, she hasn't figured hers out yet.]

[faceguy]

I don’t know, but most people have I think
if you didn’t have them before
or even if you did apparently!

I guess you just try different things and see what works?

personally my powers were kinda broken when I got here
but I’ve been working on it