i wonder how big i have to make this so that it scrolls finally
Karyo was also here to be a medic! And also to watch some fights on the side. For Official Laboratory Observation Purposes, you ask, or for entertainment? What a good question.

(...)

Anyway! They had a feeling their magic was suited to this kind of thing. Sometimes, anyway. They still hadn't managed to figure out how exactly to deal with their friend Researcher's mysterious afflictions, which featured constantly in their front-of-the-mind worries. But that was why Karyo was here! To take a good look at a wide variety of patients whose main problem wasn't bad prokaryotes, so they could get an idea of what could be going on and how to treat each different thing.

Perhaps they could practice some new and experimental magic on the patients here. Discover some hidden depths, and investigate the effects of their untested methods on people who were, ah... less emotionally important to them than Researcher was.

Not that Karyo'd ever hurt someone with magic on purpose, of course.

The saluki's ears twitched at the sound of a newcomer, and they trotted out to greet them. "Yup!" they confirmed, tilting their head back to get a good look at this one. Doing double duty as a fighter AND medic, huh? "You sure you don't want to help yourself first? You're not looking so good," they commented absently, casting out their magic to look at Max's wounds. Wouldn't be so good if they had any potential infections growing...

Uh-oh! Their vision flashed bright white and stayed that way, the images of the real world refusing to return. Karyo stumbled back, shaking their head back and forth until pinpricks of color began to burst through the white. "'Scuse me, uh... magic," they muttered, not having the concentration to offer more details while they were trying to get their vision back.

"Anyway!" Off to a good start, weren't they. "Nice to meet you, buddy! I'm Karyo, but you can call me Yo for short!"Karyo was also here to be a medic! And also to watch some fights on the side. For Official Laboratory Observation Purposes, you ask, or for entertainment? What a good question.

(...)

Anyway! They had a feeling their magic was suited to this kind of thing. Sometimes, anyway. They still hadn't managed to figure out how exactly to deal with their friend Researcher's mysterious afflictions, which featured constantly in their front-of-the-mind worries. But that was why Karyo was here! To take a good look at a wide variety of patients whose main problem wasn't bad prokaryotes, so they could get an idea of what could be going on and how to treat each different thing.

Perhaps they could practice some new and experimental magic on the patients here. Discover some hidden depths, and investigate the effects of their untested methods on people who were, ah... less emotionally important to them than Researcher was.

Not that Karyo'd ever hurt someone with magic on purpose, of course.

The saluki's ears twitched at the sound of a newcomer, and they trotted out to greet them. "Yup!" they confirmed, tilting their head back to get a good look at this one. Doing double duty as a fighter AND medic, huh? "You sure you don't want to help yourself first? You're not looking so good," they commented absently, casting out their magic to look at Max's wounds. Wouldn't be so good if they had any potential infections growing...

Uh-oh! Their vision flashed bright white and stayed that way, the images of the real world refusing to return. Karyo stumbled back, shaking their head back and forth until pinpricks of color began to burst through the white. "'Scuse me, uh... magic," they muttered, not having the concentration to offer more details while they were trying to get their vision back.