OOC: Oh damn yeah. I forgot about that Slaveless and I forgot Slap wasn't in the Lab. Let's just say Dek got fed up of waiting for Slap to bring Arthur and went himself.
. Plus this means my characters can finally interact with each other.
IC:
Dek shook his head. "Oh no. I will not be involved with any gangster business. I'm a surgeon and an inventor, not an urban criminal. I'll help you in terms of medical aid, but no more. You want this Slig subdued, you subdue him yourself. I'll cage him, but only until authorities arrive. And I must get back to my patient, with Arthur's blood."
He noticed Arthur, heaving scrap around. He pointed him out to Slap.
"I'l ltry and get him to listen, but if it doesn't work, I'll need you to help."
he went over to Arthur.
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Arthur looked up to see Dek.
"Hey Doc, what d'you want?" He asked, still collecting spare metal and scrap.
Dek explained "Well, a new Slig here got injured badly and needs a healthy Slig's blood supply for topups otherwise he could fall severely ill. You're the Slig whose blood we need, as no others here seem to be healthy."
Arthur hated needles. He hated the idea of losing some of his blood too.
"Wait wait wait. Why can't you use #7 Slig? He's healthy."
Dek was getting annoyed. "yes, but he's a high ranking Slig who we can't use, we can't stop him from doing his work."
Arthur dropped the scrap.
"Oh I get it. You want the regular shmoe. 'It doesn't matter if he's stopped from doing his job, after all, he's just a normal Slig, and others can take his place'. An' another thing, when you say 'we', who else is there? You're the only doc 'round here."
Dek sighed "That's not true anymore. I now have an Intern assistant called Slap, who I'll need to speak to before I continue this discussion."
Dek hurried back to Slap.
"Arthur's being awkward and stubborn. Can you help me persuade him. You seem to be able to talk Sligs into doing things quite well."