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[ tighnari is still quite new at his job, yet he already feels overworked.
these sorcerers.. not only do they make a mess of the city, they make messes of themselves; he's quite sure that they're purposefully reckless just to drive him up the wall. half the time they look like they came back from a fight with a lawnmower and lost. some take hours for him to heal and patch up. it's a lot of work, and tighnari gets little enough sleep even at the best of times.
.. but it is rewarding.
difficult though it might be, and exhausting as it is both physically and emotionally, tighnari feels like he's making a difference, here. he's helping those in need, helping those who are fighting against impossible odds, and patching them up is the least that he could do for their hard service, isn't it? that won't keep him from complaining when they receive injuries they likely could have avoided, nor will it change his opinion that children are part of the battle, but he will still do what he needs to do, and take pride in it.
he's just finished up with a patient and is sitting at his desk, drinking tea and filling out patient paperwork when he hears footsteps approaching the infirmary again. tighnari lifts his head, his tall ears swiveling toward the noise. ]
Come in.
these sorcerers.. not only do they make a mess of the city, they make messes of themselves; he's quite sure that they're purposefully reckless just to drive him up the wall. half the time they look like they came back from a fight with a lawnmower and lost. some take hours for him to heal and patch up. it's a lot of work, and tighnari gets little enough sleep even at the best of times.
.. but it is rewarding.
difficult though it might be, and exhausting as it is both physically and emotionally, tighnari feels like he's making a difference, here. he's helping those in need, helping those who are fighting against impossible odds, and patching them up is the least that he could do for their hard service, isn't it? that won't keep him from complaining when they receive injuries they likely could have avoided, nor will it change his opinion that children are part of the battle, but he will still do what he needs to do, and take pride in it.
he's just finished up with a patient and is sitting at his desk, drinking tea and filling out patient paperwork when he hears footsteps approaching the infirmary again. tighnari lifts his head, his tall ears swiveling toward the noise. ]
Come in.
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Tilting his head as he watches Tighnari conduct his assessment: ]
You know, someday he'll be able to master Sukuna's techniques and heal himself, but in the meantime, he ought to work a little harder at keeping more of his blood inside his body rather than out of it.
[ If only there was someone who could teach him to take up the defensive...but that really isn't Itadori's style, or any of the students, really. ]
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Mm, well, I can't argue with that..
[ he says, his brow creased with worry. ]
He'll live, but he'll need to take it easy for a little while.
[ tighnari sets to work, thoroughly cleaning the open wounds with iodine before he's suturing the deep lacerations closed in rows of neat, tidy stitches. he works quickly, but also neatly, efficiently. there' substantial bruising as well, and he'll need to take some x-rays after this, but none of these wounds are fatal. ]
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[ But there's always too much work to be done, too many missions to take on, and Yuji is often the first to volunteer. Hell, they could have even twice as many sorcerers and probably still feel stretched thin. It's just something you get used to after awhile.
Speaking of...Gojo eyes the new doctor with some scrutiny from behind his mask. He knows what he's doing, evidently, and now that he's here, Shoko can have a goddamn break every once in a while, but there's not a whole lot else that he knows about him just yet.
Time to change that. ]
How're you settling in, anyway? Not burned out yet, I hope.
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[ tighnari might not be as powerful as gojo, but he's absolutely terrifying in his own ways. he's quite good at wrangling idiot upstarts that don't know how to look out for themselves. ]
As for me..
[ more suturing, neat and tidy, one laceration at a time. speaking with gojo doesn't seem to break his focus. ]
I'm managing. I'm used to being busy, I don't mind it. It keeps me on my toes, even if I'd rather see less of all of you.
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And from the sound of it...he knows just how important his role here is. That's good, even if there might be a point in the future where he goes from being busy to being overworked.
It's a thin, thin line, but every sorcerer hits it eventually. Y'know, except for himself, but he's built different, or whatever. ]
Believe me, we'd like to see less of you, too! No offense.
[ A nod to the unconscious boy before them. ]
They'll get there. Don't worry — these students are strong enough they'll hold their own soon enough.
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[ seeing more of him means more pain. more suffering. more wounds to seal and stitch up.
as for tighnari's healing.. he does, in fact, prefer a more traditional approach, on the off chance that his healing is not strong enough. better to have sutures in place and bones properly set before applying his energies, lest something go wrong. he's a prolific, powerful healer, but in the grand scheme of things he's still new at using his abilities - so this feels much more comfortable, much more safe.
nevertheless, once he's finished with his sutures, it's time. tighnari removes his gloves and places his bare, padded hands over itadori's abdomen, closing his eyes, allowing the dendro energy to move through him, stirring. small green vines spring from his fingers, tracing along the young man's wounds, spilling green light over them, emanating warmth.
after a few moments of silence, tighnari withdraws his hands with a long, low exhale, his energy pulling back, the vines evaporating. ]
That should do it. He had two broken ribs and some internal bleeding, but with a little rest, now.. he'll be just fine.
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With a nod, Gojo reaches out to clap a hand against Tighnari's shoulder. ]
Not bad, not bad at all! You know your stuff, I'll give you that. How long ago did you learn to do that? The viney-thingy.
[ Technical terms only here. ]
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I learned it a long time ago, when I was very young. I suppose I was.. around ten, or so? Something like that.
[ he still remembers the day it manifested, how terrified he had been, but also incredibly interested, incredibly curious. since then, he's mastered it quite well, and learned a few more ways to use it, as well. anyway, he peels off his gloves. ]
He can rest here overnight, then head back to his rooms tomorrow. Strict bedrest, Gojo.
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In any case, Gojo lifts a hand to his forehead in a salute to Tighnari, and while most of the time he would give such a sign sarcastically, in this instance, he does seem to be pretty sincere, even if a bit silly. ]
Yessir. You got it. I can reassign any pending missions the principal sent his way already. Those old geezers are gonna be livid that he didn't die this time, either...
[ Anytime Yuji gets roughed up in the field, Gojo's at least a little suspicious that the jujutsu elders are involved in the curses that get sent his way. They're still eager to eat Sukuna's vessel kick the bucket, but that isn't Tighnari's problem to worry about. ]
Thanks for your help, as always.
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mm. well. it is what it is. tighnari can only do his job, and voice his opinion. he smiles, and it's tired, but genuine. ]
You're very welcome.
[ he says, and draws the curtains closed. once itadori is awake again, he'll be able to be moved to a more comfortable bed, but for now tighnari will allow him to rest where he is. ]
Are you doing all right?
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So the response he gives is rote, something rehearsed in the laid-back way it's delivered. ]
Me? Yeah. Always getting better, in fact.
[ His blindfold hide how tired his eyes are, but his smile gives nothing away. ]
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but it's not his place to pry, either. he knows very well that being a jujutsu sorcerer is difficult even on the best of days, and gojo is the strongest of them all. there must be a great deal of weight on his shoulders. ]
All right. Well, should you need anything, you know where to find me. Anything at all.
[ anything at all. treatment of the physical, or otherwise. ]