video; un: lady

[dohaeris]

[it's sansa, at the sanctuary this time! because her omen is recording this, she holds her blood hound knight on a leash. he wears a handsome leather harness. for her part sansa wears a charcoal dress with ravens around the shoulders, and lady sits next to her in a matching embroidered collar. this is outside of sansa's usual wheelhouse, both literally and figuratively, and she compensates her nerves with extra poise, her hands clasped together in front of her chest.]

Hallo, this is Sansa Stark with the Sanctuary in Crenshaw. We have noticed a number of Sleepers coming into our infirmary with a strange rash very similar to greyscale.

[greyscale, the common childhood illness everyone knows about. sansa had never seen it in winterfell, as it favors warmer, wetter climates, but even in the north they told stories of the strange, violent stone men of the rhoyne, who had contracted it as adults and never recovered. this new illness reminds her very much of that. she has no reason to believe greyscale is specific to her world alone.]

They have mentioned a sudden increase in strength and stamina as well. These are the early signs of a very dangerous sickness, which can turn people into stony, mindless creatures very like greyscale does when it's contracted late enough in life. The treatment is a blood transfusion, a very large one, and we ask anyone who has noticed these symptoms to seek it here or at the Lumenarium.

These transfusions can take a lot of blood, so we are asking everybody able to come here and donate theirs. You will be fed for your trouble, and anyone may seek additional compensation if they want it. Of course Warmblood is best for transfusions, since anyone can receive it, but we welcome donations of all blood types. We have a number of healers and Blood Ministers already here to retrieve the blood safely and comfortably, but we won't turn away any more help, either.

[she smiles as gratefully as she can manage.]

Thank you for your time, prudence, and generosity. This won't interfere with our usual business at the Sanctuary, and everyone is welcome to stay and rest here as long as they like after giving blood. We hope to see a good many of you soon.

[the log for the blood drive can be found here. it's completely open and will run for most of the rest of august as needed. feel free to toplevel with whatever your character is doing!!]

Comments

[dohaeris]

[sansa's smile is somewhat relieved. there haven't yet been as many warmblood volunteers as she'd like.]

That would be wonderful, thank you. I'm afraid even Sleepers can only donate a pint of blood at a time, but a good night's sleep should be enough to replenish your stores so that you might give it again the next day.

[onebadapple]

Oh... well, then I'll come by once a day, then! It's the least I can do since I'm only a warmblood. Do you need anything else for those who have fallen ill? Blankets, food, anything else? The disease sounds awful, so I want to help where I can.

[dohaeris]

[sansa's brows knit together in a tiny frown. she suspects anyone who calls somebody 'only' a warmblood could stand to lose a little more blood of their own.]

Warmblood is the best for blood transfusion, it's the universal donor. Just by giving blood you're doing more to help than most of the rest of us can. You might ask the healers if there's anything else you could do for them, though. We have a kitchen staff, but I've been helping to bring people a little food and drink before they have to stand up. And you mustn't forget to eat once you've given blood, either.

[onebadapple]

[It's less to do with Snow White thinking so little of her bloodtype and more of her own... issues regarding self-worth.]

Oh! Is it? I hadn't a clue! I'll have to be sure to donate as much as I can then! It's so nice to know I can help that way! Thank you for telling me, truly!

This is very so kind of you. I hope someone has brought you something to eat and drink with all the hard work you're doing as well.

[dohaeris]

[a surprising amount of warmbloods seem not to know very much about warmblood.]

I should think the Lumenarium would trade a good deal for it. They'd certainly be glad of any donations.

[she smiles and leans forward conspiratorially.]

They give me all the biscuits I like, in the kitchens.

[sansa's not one for physical deprivation.]

It's all easier than it was last month, anyway, with the corruption and the fighting. I hardly had any time to sew.

[she's making this appeal now because she didn't have many appointments today, but really the blood drive doesn't need her to do very much, now that she's set it up. they've made the sanctuary so that it more or less runs itself, though they do need allen to actually cleanse the beasts, and sansa does most of the administrative work.]

[onebadapple]

[Snow leaned in and giggled as Sansa mentioned that she got to have any biscuits she wanted and nodded.] That's quite good to hear! You've been helping so many.

Oh yes, I quite agree! Last month was so terribly tense... ah, that makes me realize I should ask: a broken arm won't be a hindrance to donating, will it?

[dohaeris]

[that's a worrying segue. sansa frowns.]

So long as you can use one of your elbows, there shouldn't be any trouble in finding a vein.

[perhaps someone around the sanctuary would be able to accelerate the healing, but sansa doesn't like to get people's hopes up if she's not sure she can deliver.]

I'm very sorry to hear that you were hurt. I hope it finishes healing very quickly. Sleepers are said to be sturdier now than we were before we came here, and we recover quicker, too.

[onebadapple]

Oh, the cast doesn't go that high since it was my wrist that was broken. But even if it did, I've got two arms!

Thank you, I'm afraid someone was just very rough in July. I was pushed right into a storefront window. But I'm much better now. All the little cuts and bruises are mostly healed.