@Great Explosion Murder God Dynamight --- [text]

[blastedass]

[He normally doesn't bother with network posts. But this was a fairly long time in coming.]

Who here knows about painkillers, anesthetics, or other analgesic drugs?

Most of us have gone through surgery to get additional implants or modifications, or know someone who has, and every fucking time it's the same damn story: "This won't be done with any anesthetics as it's an elective procedure and LILITH is saving anesthetic drugs for life-saving medical procedures."

That's bullshit.

If they're cutting into us to do surgery, it's a damn life-saving medical procedure because we're the ones saving their fucking lives! The least they can do is knock our asses out or numb it before digging in and shoving more crap into our bodies! It's odd as hell a place with this much technological advancements doesn't have a way to create or access a steady supply of painkillers, so it's probably just not on their priority list.

I'm not a botanist or a chemist, but I know medical pain relievers started with plants before it became chemicals derived from them. Coca, thyme, clove, poppies, and curare are some of the original bases. I'm leaving the city next week to try to locate some of these in the wild and bring them back for cultivation. If you want to come with me, meet me in front of the base at dawn next Tuesday.

In the meantime, if anyone has knowledge about this, share it. Just cause they won't help in this doesn't mean we can't.


[ooc: for the record, i'm no botanist, chemist, or medical practitioner myself, but i'm happy to do some research if we wanna go down some kind of rabbit hole with this. feel free to mingle and interact further to share information or ideas if you like. hypothetically, if this succeeds, it would make future reward surgeries less burdensome on the outsiders... unless LILITH's just doing the pain on purpose.]

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[likemybooks]

I know my way around a chemistry set. If we can find some supplies, I could try brewing some in my room.

I doubt they'll let me bring it to the operating table, but it could help after the surgery.

[blastedass]

What supplies do you need?

The point's to make shit they will use on the operating table! We've got plenty of damn healers once they're off.

[likemybooks]

I think the first step is to get ourselves involved with the operation. If we don't know for sure that they'll accept what we give them, it's all for nothing.

But I need some glass containers. Some containers to hold gas. Beakers and all that. The chemicals are another issue. I'll have to see if it's something readily available.

[blastedass]

WE'RE ALREADY INVOLVED, IDIOT!!

IF WE MAKE A LOCAL ANESTHETIC, I'LL CRAM IT UP THAT CAT'S ASS UNTIL HE USES IT!!

[There's a visual image.]

Don't count on using anything in the hospitals. Are any of the chemicals you need naturally farmed?

[likemybooks]

I mean I guess?
Do you mean that literally?

[He can never tell with some people.]

They can be mined. Usually in desert areas of my world.

[blastedass]

IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES TO STOP TREATING IT LIKE A DAMN TORTURE CHAMBER!!

[He's angry enough to threaten it.]

Get a list of the rocks or minerals if you can.