text; un: bortz

[abortz]

[Bortz is not a chatty person. They aren't a particularly social person, and they aren't at all eager to make new "friends". But they'll submit to this sort of socialization with complete strangers to get information they need.]

Do animals have doctors?
If there is anyone in charge of fixing those of us who break then I need to know in advance rather than waiting until they're actually needed.

[There's a pause, and then they continue, almost begrudgingly.]

I also need to know if anything be done for you people if you're damaged.
If it comes up then there won't be time to figure it out in the moment. I won't waste time trying to help if there's no point.

[They don't care. They really don't, these organics mean nothing to them and frankly, expending effort on them when they have such short, limited lifespans to begin with seems pointless. But this is the job they've been given, and they'll do it right. If that means babysitting these fleshy people then so be it.]

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[abortz]

We just called ours a doctor back home.

[They're gonna end up calling a people doctor a veterinarian and it's your fault, Aizawa.]

I want to know for reference. It's inefficent to wait until a problem arises to figure these things out. I should find out in advance who to come to if something happens and if they're capable of fixing myself or any of you people.

[eyedrop]

that's for a person, yeah. there's a different term for animal doctors.

[ LORDE ... ]

i don't exactly have a list, but people seem to respond pretty quick over this thing.

[abortz]

But you are animals.

[BORTZ...]

un: bakugo

[hothead]

[ IF NOBODY ELSE IS GONNA GO THERE ]

what the hell are you?

[abortz]

[A real hero.]

We don't have a word for ourselves.

[There was never any need for one. It was always just them and the Lunarians. But here, they're all alone compared to all these humans and whatnot. They can't really say "we" anymore.]

A gem, I guess. I'm Bortz.

[hothead]

[ Belatedly pulling up their file, and it's actually kind of cool. Good work. ]

bakugo.

[ Obviously. ]

what materials do you need? like glue?

[abortz]

[Hey, they appreciate straightforwardness.]

Some kind of strong paste. Brushes and chisels. A water-resistant resin and a powder that makes our outsides look like your skin.
But the paste is most important.

[hothead]

[ Slightly creepy. ]

then you should be talking to inventors. healing's gonna be useless.

[abortz]

If everything medical is designed for organic creatures then you're probably right.

[hothead]

well, it is. we don't heal inorganic things, we repair them.

[ Because they aren't usually alive, ya weirdo. And because he's a gOOD TEAMMATE, and because if he's stuck as an inventor he's going to be a goddamn good one: ]

i'll get you your paste.

[abortz]

[They aren't one for thank yous, but this person doesn't seem like the type to care anyway. Awesome.]

Something organic is preferable if possible. I don't know how alternatives might react.

[eyedrop]

bakugo.

[ MANNERS ]

[hothead]

it's fine, they don't care.

[ Also they're calling all humans "you people", so wHO NEEDS MANNERS ]

[eyedrop]

that's not the point.

[ bakugo and decorum might be a lost cause, but aizawa did make a promise to the kid's parents. ]

looks like you were able to help them, though.

[hothead]

[ Should he be polite?? Apologize? They're sort of like peers here, but Aizawa is still a pro hero. Better question: why is he texting his teacher, ugh. ]

because i wasn't busy mincing words.

[ Or just being friendly, same thing. ]

[eyedrop]

there's a difference between 'straightforward' and 'running your mouth'.

[hothead]

[ ಠ╭╮ಠ ]

got it.

[eyedrop]

technically true.

but the point remains. if it's on four legs, we call the vet. otherwise, we just call that a person a doctor

[abortz]

What about birds? Or jellyfish?
Or the woman with the human torso and the large animal body?

[eyedrop]

how about this. if the classification is outside of homo sapiens, you typically wanna go to a vet.

i can't speak for her. haven't seen a quirk like hers before.

[ centaurs aren't real, obviously ]

[abortz]

What is homo sapiens?

[sorry aizawa...you're gonna have to start smaller with this one...]

[eyedrop]

[ by now, he's figured that bortz is definitely not from your standard earth. so that's fine. ]

it's what we call a modern human.
just a scientific name.

[abortz]

[animescoff.mp4]

Just say human. It's faster, anyway.

[eyedrop]

you seemed to be having trouble with the precise definition.

[abortz]

It isn't my fault you people need to overcomplicate everything.