Such as the USS Super Awesome Soda Can, of course. [ He still has no idea what this lab even is or looks like, he's just guessing. ] Or the USS Canned... what do you do in your lab, César?
[At the exact same time, snickering at the names as Rex laughs at them.]
A little bit of everything—heyyyyyyyyy. [Another laugh from Rex.] Less experiments and more engineering, often on a microscopic level. But I have equipment for 3d printing, welding, programming of machinery, some circuitry stuff. And also it can go 99% to the speed of light.
[Rex needs a moment to breathe before he can respond to that, and he responds enthusastically.]
Dude, you have no idea. I can make technology like aircraft just not work anymore, but César would be the one you'd need. He could make an unconscious bomb or something. People can't fight if they're all unconscious, right? César totally walked into Providence looking for something, and I let him 'kidnap' me. Like high security military base and he just walked through the front door 'cause he had something that could open it. Was totes nuts.
[César is much more aware of the Korean War and what happened, and the laughter in his voice when he speaks up dies away quickly.]
I would've done that, yes. I designed something that renders people safely unconscious for a few hours, which could be used on a grander scale. Enough time to land aircraft and take the most important portions of enemy territory with only a very minimal loss of life. Providence hired me in part because no one got more than a headache. But I'd hesitate to put such technology into military hands. It'd be overused immediately.
[ ... Right. He'd been mostly referring to the fact that they would've fit far too well in with the 4077th and the collision of Hawkeye, César, Rex, and Trapper would have been utterly catastrophic to the brass, but... right. ]
Oh, without a doubt. But that's... that's all very good to hear. I'm glad you had that. Us medics could have certainly made use of that more than once, too.
[ Anesthesia's such a tricky thing to balance, and they came dangerously close to running out more than once... they probably did, though Mulcahy can't recall. ]
[And the comparison is literally lost on the both of them because they're both the same type of idiot.]
Dude, we've got like robot limbs and can regrow organs and stuff! And artificial wombs. And uhhhhhhhh... vaccines and antidotes that we reverse engineer and make in hours. And also a whole body scanner that can show everything that's going on in your body. Also I've worn a little band watch thing that's supposed to record your stress levels. We've got so much stuff! My phone can even tell me things about my oxygen levels. And those really tiny babies that are born too early make it most of the time now.
[Rex does pay attention to those sorts of things.]
It's a small silver lining... but the knowledge medic, doctors, and surgeons gained from saving and treating soldiers became the backbone of saving the lives of tomorrow.
[It's one of the truths that drives him to remember that there's good in the world.]
[ Mulcahy has his own rather mixed feelings about such wondrous medical advancements pushed forwards because of mass casualties and unprecedented levels of manufacturing mangled bodies, but--oh--artificial wombs, organs regrown-- ]
Wait-- [ There's the sound of cloth shuffling, of footsteps, of papers being rustled and shuffled-- ] wait, wait, repeat that! Tell me everything. I've got to write this down.
[Rex is so absolutely surprised by the need in that request that everything he just said flies out of his head for absolutely no reason he can determine.]
[César gives a warm laugh at what is probably a funny expression on Rex's face. César answers by slowly going through the list Rex just provided and adding some of his own.]
Robotic limbs. Lab grown organs. Artificial wombs. In vitro fertilization using just skin cells that can also eliminate life-threatening genetic diseases. Vaccines and antidotes formulated in hours just from the DNA of the virus, bacteria, plant, or creature. Fully 3D body scans that can be processed into computerized models. Integrated biometrics into personal electronic devices. Oxygen saturation, heart rate, and overall health. Therapeutic hypothermia to slow down and reduce brain damage after cardiac arrest, head injury, and neonatal encephalopathy. Most preemies after 23 weeks grow up without health issues. Our NICUs are very advanced now. Individualized treatments for cancer. Near 100% cure rate if you get treatment. Artificial organic organs for treatments for Diabetes, metabolic disorders, transitions, and more. Cell pouches are one such method. Artificial scaffolding that slowly gets replaced by the blood vessel cells they're replacing. Early detection of so many diseases through either scans or genetic testing. Alzheimer's is a thing of the past. Emergency aircraft are much faster now; people get into the OR faster. Tests that determine the best medication for mental health rather than the educated guesswork of before. Better identification, medication, and treatment overall. PTSD is far more effectively treated and often cured. We're working on artificial limbs now. Those are way more complicated to grow, so we're probably looking at another decade or so for the academics to figure it out, then yet another decade for it to become affordable.
I'm sure I'm forgetting quite a few things, though!
Edited (Making a change since César knows Rex isn't aware Magne's trans at this point) Date: 2025-02-13 05:55 pm (UTC)
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Date: 2025-01-05 11:43 pm (UTC)1/2
Date: 2025-01-09 10:50 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-01-09 10:54 pm (UTC)A little bit of everything—heyyyyyyyyy. [Another laugh from Rex.] Less experiments and more engineering, often on a microscopic level. But I have equipment for 3d printing, welding, programming of machinery, some circuitry stuff. And also it can go 99% to the speed of light.
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Date: 2025-01-10 02:19 am (UTC)The USS Can of Peanuts, then. Because you're both nuts!
[ And the snake-in-a-can-of-nuts prank is as old as he is! ... Wait, hang on. ]
... Do they still make snake nut cans in your future?
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Date: 2025-01-10 04:26 am (UTC)USS SNAKE NUTS!
[HOWLS. HOWLING. DEAD.]
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Date: 2025-01-10 04:27 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-01-10 04:35 am (UTC)[ It only lasted three years. (He's had it spoiled for him already ages ago.) ]
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Date: 2025-01-10 06:06 am (UTC)Dude, you have no idea. I can make technology like aircraft just not work anymore, but César would be the one you'd need. He could make an unconscious bomb or something. People can't fight if they're all unconscious, right? César totally walked into Providence looking for something, and I let him 'kidnap' me. Like high security military base and he just walked through the front door 'cause he had something that could open it. Was totes nuts.
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Date: 2025-01-10 06:06 am (UTC)I would've done that, yes. I designed something that renders people safely unconscious for a few hours, which could be used on a grander scale. Enough time to land aircraft and take the most important portions of enemy territory with only a very minimal loss of life. Providence hired me in part because no one got more than a headache. But I'd hesitate to put such technology into military hands. It'd be overused immediately.
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Date: 2025-01-11 03:40 am (UTC)Oh, without a doubt. But that's... that's all very good to hear. I'm glad you had that. Us medics could have certainly made use of that more than once, too.
[ Anesthesia's such a tricky thing to balance, and they came dangerously close to running out more than once... they probably did, though Mulcahy can't recall. ]
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Date: 2025-01-19 05:46 pm (UTC)Rex, tell him about some of our modern medicine advancements. Basically anything that uses computers or chips.
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Date: 2025-01-19 05:52 pm (UTC)Dude, we've got like robot limbs and can regrow organs and stuff! And artificial wombs. And uhhhhhhhh... vaccines and antidotes that we reverse engineer and make in hours. And also a whole body scanner that can show everything that's going on in your body. Also I've worn a little band watch thing that's supposed to record your stress levels. We've got so much stuff! My phone can even tell me things about my oxygen levels. And those really tiny babies that are born too early make it most of the time now.
[Rex does pay attention to those sorts of things.]
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Date: 2025-01-19 06:30 pm (UTC)It's a small silver lining... but the knowledge medic, doctors, and surgeons gained from saving and treating soldiers became the backbone of saving the lives of tomorrow.
[It's one of the truths that drives him to remember that there's good in the world.]
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Date: 2025-02-08 06:48 am (UTC)Wait-- [ There's the sound of cloth shuffling, of footsteps, of papers being rustled and shuffled-- ] wait, wait, repeat that! Tell me everything. I've got to write this down.
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Date: 2025-02-12 09:13 pm (UTC)Uh—
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Date: 2025-02-12 09:56 pm (UTC)Robotic limbs.
Lab grown organs.
Artificial wombs.
In vitro fertilization using just skin cells that can also eliminate life-threatening genetic diseases.
Vaccines and antidotes formulated in hours just from the DNA of the virus, bacteria, plant, or creature.
Fully 3D body scans that can be processed into computerized models.
Integrated biometrics into personal electronic devices. Oxygen saturation, heart rate, and overall health.
Therapeutic hypothermia to slow down and reduce brain damage after cardiac arrest, head injury, and neonatal encephalopathy.
Most preemies after 23 weeks grow up without health issues. Our NICUs are very advanced now.
Individualized treatments for cancer. Near 100% cure rate if you get treatment.
Artificial organic organs for treatments for Diabetes, metabolic disorders, transitions, and more. Cell pouches are one such method.
Artificial scaffolding that slowly gets replaced by the blood vessel cells they're replacing.
Early detection of so many diseases through either scans or genetic testing.
Alzheimer's is a thing of the past.
Emergency aircraft are much faster now; people get into the OR faster.
Tests that determine the best medication for mental health rather than the educated guesswork of before. Better identification, medication, and treatment overall. PTSD is far more effectively treated and often cured.
We're working on artificial limbs now. Those are way more complicated to grow, so we're probably looking at another decade or so for the academics to figure it out, then yet another decade for it to become affordable.
I'm sure I'm forgetting quite a few things, though!