Lord Miles Naismith Vorkosigan (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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maskormenace2016-01-09 07:06 pm
dendarii) wrote in maskormenace2016-01-09 07:06 pm
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- † lucy pevensie | the valiant,
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- † newton geiszler | n/a,
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[ Finally, Miles gets to post to this infamous network. He's been here a week now, and mostly figured himself out, but ...
A smiling, genuine face appears on his end of the viewscreen. Miles has angled his comm such that his unusual stature is nearly invisible. The sharp-eyed might notice the back of his chair being higher than his head, but otherwise he looks quite professional in his neat gray uniform. Very nearly the mercenary fleet admiral he is - is pretending to be - a little bit of both. ]
Good morning - afternoon? Ah, the joys of all being on one planet. My name is Miles Naismith. Admiral of the Dendarii Free Mercenary Fleet. [ A beat; the smile doesn’t waver. ] Alas, I seem to be without both mercenaries and fleet at the moment.
I’m not entirely convinced by this whole registering idea, though. Tell me - those of you who are registered, why do you do it? Ideals? Practicality? Adrenaline?
[ He shifts a bit onscreen - and winces a bit, as an unseen bruise makes itself known. Right, he had another purpose. ]
And - er, are there any healers who are interested in work? I could really use someone dedicated to handling broken bones on a regular basis. I've found one lovely lady already, but it seems prudent to have a list on hand.
A smiling, genuine face appears on his end of the viewscreen. Miles has angled his comm such that his unusual stature is nearly invisible. The sharp-eyed might notice the back of his chair being higher than his head, but otherwise he looks quite professional in his neat gray uniform. Very nearly the mercenary fleet admiral he is - is pretending to be - a little bit of both. ]
Good morning - afternoon? Ah, the joys of all being on one planet. My name is Miles Naismith. Admiral of the Dendarii Free Mercenary Fleet. [ A beat; the smile doesn’t waver. ] Alas, I seem to be without both mercenaries and fleet at the moment.
I’m not entirely convinced by this whole registering idea, though. Tell me - those of you who are registered, why do you do it? Ideals? Practicality? Adrenaline?
[ He shifts a bit onscreen - and winces a bit, as an unseen bruise makes itself known. Right, he had another purpose. ]
And - er, are there any healers who are interested in work? I could really use someone dedicated to handling broken bones on a regular basis. I've found one lovely lady already, but it seems prudent to have a list on hand.
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Okay, hold up: before we move on entirely, Hermann and I are having this debate as to whether or not you were convinced about the 'on business' thing before he interrupted, because he's convinced I'm a terrible liar, but that's only because he knew I was ly---Wait a sec, did you say you teleport too? And what the hell were you doing with a bathtub?
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No, not really. You were in a hotel room with sheets rumpled like someone else was there. [ A beat. ] Hermann was a surprise.
And yes, I can teleport. Via pipe fixtures.
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Newt gives a 'shut up' look in Hermann's direction because he's clearly receiving a 'see, I told you so' look from the man. He might even be flipping Hermann off off-camera. Who knows.] I can totally respect that you took in the external cues and everything. Next time I'll stage my lies better. But I'm a little insulted, man. What, you didn't think I could bag a hot nerd like Hermann? You should see him. The epitome of hot nerd-- [he starts to turn the camera around to take in Hermann, who is sitting at a desk in his reading glasses and a pair of mens plaid pjs. Hermann looks back, annoyed.
And then he brings the camera back to himself.]
Pipes. Shit. Wow, okay, literally, that's a pretty shitty power. Hermann at least just re-materializes elsewhere. [Meanwhile Newt's list continues. Same face. Both have physical disabilities. Both teleport. What's next? Both can Drift with Newt? This is getting eerie.] I can see why you'd need a bathtub after that.
What other powers did you get, just the teleport?
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I decline to comment on the attractiveness of a man with my face.
[ He shakes his head a bit, still smiling. ]
I mostly land in the bathtub. Rather heavily. Hence the broken bone. [ The rest of his powers, right. Newt doesn't get to hear about his own telepathic link, especially over an open channel. That leaves only one more. ] I can adjust my size as well.
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[In addition to total lack of tact, is he also thirteen? Newt is totally a thirteen year old. He waggles his brows.] He can adjust his size, Hermann.
No, but seriously man, maybe you need to pick a place to teleport people to and then put some padding there. Like, find a safe place with a shower and set up an air mattress next to the drain or something.
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Was that really necessary?
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Well - Lord Vorkosigan had it first, then. Fine. You win.
[ That and the response there. Oh for - why do people assume that? It's not only rude, it's also wildly inaccurate. At last Newt isn't staring at certain body parts the way Text did. ]
Not like that. ... I'm already starting to regret this conversation.
[ The air mattress isn't such a bad idea though. He considers trying that next time. ]
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[Well, of course people assume! Figure out a better way to word it, Miles.]
Par for the course with me, dude. But okay, so how small and how big can you make yourself? Are we talking microscopic? 300ft tall? What are we looking at here? What have you tried? Because if you haven't actually tried that skill yet, I'd love to see the test run on something like that--it's like Honey, I shrunk the Admiral. Does your strength stay the same or is it proportional to your size? Do your clothes grow and shrink with you? Are you more breakable when small or less breakable when large--is that, like strength, proportional to your scale?
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I don't know the answer to any of that - except clothing, yes I keep those. Thank god. Don't hold onto me while I'm trying it unless you want to come with me. Otherwise ... I haven't really tested it.
[ Though he winces just envisioning the amount of pain he'd be in if he even tried approaching 300 feet. 6 is bad enough, and that's a normal height. He'd have better luck going microscopic. That ... is not in the slightest bit comforting. ]
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[ He doesn't look nearly as excited about it. Accidentally shrinking the Emperor of Barrayar rates pretty high on his "oh god never again" scale. As for the rest ... should he? He probably should. Avoiding it as he has so far only seems to be making it worse, in what limited tests he's attempted on his own. Gregor would probably agree to it. Gregor would probably encourage it.
Miles sighs after a moment. ]
Give me a list of what you're proposing and we'll see. Greg and I will be over for that genetics test anyway.
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I'll send it to you in a bit. And yeah, good, we're totally still on for that genetics test.
[And then, Private; Text]
Just between you and me:
How open are you to experimental medicine?
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Wonderful. Contact me once you're back.
[ And then cuts his end of the connection, replying to Newt's private text with one of his own. ]
Extremely open to it, depending on the application. What are you thinking? And why don't you want Hermann to know about it?
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In short: I have the power to heal myself. I am currently experimenting with finding out HOW that specifically works, to what extent, but it's clear it works to restore nerves, skin, veins, bones, etc...
I want to harness whatever causes this ability and develop it as medicine to induce healing in others. I don't intend to market or release the drug to the public, so that's another reason this is just between us. But I DO need someone with a permanent health condition who would consent to let me test this on them.
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... You would have my consent. Absolutely and completely. Anything you need.
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