doctor, doctor

[pipers_son]

Who: Joker and Yukio Okumura
What: Joker drops by to see Yukio with cake and curry, and a health checkup.
When: Right after Steven's surprise party
Where: The medical tent
Warnings: Joker's "not having an arm" deal

If nothing else, Joker likes to try and pay back his dues. It was a little thing, passing the word along about the party for Steven, but it was still nice especially considering Yukio isn't the top dog in the medical tent. He didn't have to do it, which is what makes it all the more special. Combined with Joker's request for arranging a checkup, well... He feels he owes it to the kid.

So, as the party is entering its quiet phase and most of the mess is cleaned up (Joker isn't going to torment the kitchen staff like that), he makes a small call to Yukio before finishing some of the dishes he'd been doing. It should be plenty of time for him to do that, and for Yukio to be aware that he's dropping by.

And when he does? It's with a plate balanced on top of a bowl full of curry. Good thing that the cake and kabobs on top are managing alright... Or maybe that's just Joker being used to small tricks like this.

Comments

[pipers_son]

So far, nothing that different. Just the same cling for an inch or two before it lets go, slowly drifting back. Apparently how it is at the moment seems to be enough... That, or it's just stuck now.

[reflash]

"I have no idea what's happening here," Yukio admits, "but for now, I recommend consulting with someone who knows more about magic than I do, and monitoring it for any changes."

[pipers_son]

"Ha..." Taking that as a cue to start tugging his shirt up again, Joker reaches down for it. "The funny thing is, that was our previous Doctor, before Herbert and all of ya showed up."

[reflash]

It's not a comment about him or his experience, and Yukio knows that he should know it. But it still feels like one, like a jab against a bruise. He knows he can't react to it, so he smiles like a bit of an apology and laughs slightly, in a way that's supposed to make it seem like his next words are mostly a joke.

"I haven't had time to learn magic yet, but maybe I should focus on that instead of medical knowledge. It might be more useful here."

[pipers_son]

"Well, it's been a while since we've had someone who used regular medical knowledge instead of potions!" Joker laughs a little as well, struggling a bit with his shirt. Congrats, Yukio, you get to see all the weird ways his body twists and bends in this. Bodies shouldn't have this kind of flexibility, but here they are.

"She was a talkin' zebra, so I don't think she knew any other way."

[reflash]

Oh that's... weird. Yukio's been training as an exorcist for most of his life, and even before that he was an extremely anxious and alert child, so he's more conscious of strangeness than most people. He knows how people move, and how they don't move, and Joker doesn't move like a human should. Yukio doesn't let himself react outwardly, but his smile is a little bit more strained.

And then it drops because he's... absolutely confused.

"A... talking zebra?" Look he's seen some weird things here but that's extremely weird.

[pipers_son]

He better not move like a normal human, he's part bird and wood.

Still, that kind of confusion is only expect, and Joker huffs out a laugh. Not too much, because he's kind of bending his spine back horribly so that his arm can reach back to fiddle the buttons back into place. "Yep! Her name was Zecora. She was around just about as long as I was! So you'll understand if this is all new for us, ha ha."

[reflash]

"That... does explain some of the reactions people have had to the idea of medical checkups." A magical zebra is entirely different from West's approach to medicine, or Yukio's.

[pipers_son]

"Yep!" Joker laughs, finally getting the buttons down right and pulling his arm back to swing rather normally at his side. No more weird twisting. In fact, there's just normal stretching. "We expect potions and magic, not normal doctor things, ha ha! At least, for those of us who've been around a while."