#Sector General

[unidentifiedprimate]

I am BEGGING sci-fi and star trek fans to read James White's Sector General series.

It's about a hospital space station dedicated to treating any and all species in the universe.

The hospital has 384 levels. Each level devoted to medicine has a different environment for the patients - one level would be for oxygen breathers, another for water breathing aquatic species, another for chlorine breathers, and so on.

Doctors travel to all levels regardless of species. Chlorine-breathers use special protective equipment so they don't die in oxygen-rich areas, and vice versa.

Learning so much varying medical science about different species is hard, so when the need help, doctors can download "tapes" of a species' most prominent doctor. The tapes have all the doctor's knowledge, but they also come with all their memories and their personality. When a doctor has a tape onboard, they might feel the urge to eat things they can't, or move limbs they don't have. It can also affect their.... romantic activities.

Some of the plots include:

A chef trying to improve species-specific meals at the hospital. One aquatic species gets as much enjoyment from chasing and catching their food as they do from eating it. He has to deal with a species that is literally DYING because they refuse to eat vegetables. There is an incident with too much nutmeg. It's great.

A doctor makes a mistake that ends up nearly wiping out the entire species he was trying to save. How do you come back from that? How can he trust his judgement ever again?

An ambulance ship runs into a spacecraft that is spinning out of control. When they try to stabilize it, all the lifesigns on the ship go crazy. It turns out that the species NEEDS to spin in order to survive. The ship was their first attempt to travel through space.

There's a planet that's alive. But it's sick and dying. The doctors have to figure out how to save it, but the non-sentient creatures on the planet that work as its immune system keep attacking them. How do you communicate with a planet?

I'm not doing the plots justice with my descriptions. But the books are amazing! All the various species are so interesting. The medical mysteries are fascinating. The cultural clashes are alternately hilarious and tragic.

Please read the Sector General books! (and then talk to me about them!)

look at that beautifully ugly space hospital ❤️

#sector general #book recs #i am asking everyone to get their hands on this old and kind of hard to find series of books thx #i got most of mine from thrift books if it helps

[tigirl-and-co]

to be fair he usually *does* get the promotion, he just has to invent a new surgery or two and almost die first.

#titi's meme factory #sector general #conway #o'mara

[fictionalmedicshowdown]

Daan (Fear and Hunger 2: Termina)

He is a miserably depressed and broken man, but he is just also so funny. The odds of him ever having any kind of happy ending are so low that I'm thankful that the Fear and Hunger fandom creates content where he gets any kind of comfort.

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Dr. Prilicla (Sector General)

They are super kind, and have empathic abilities inherent to their alien insect species that they use to help determine issues with patients, but it's a double edged sword and they are easily overwhelmed by strong emotion to the point of physical impediment if their colleagues are having too strong emotions in their presence.

#character tournament #fear and hunger daan #sector general #dr. prilicla #fear and hunger #round 1 #fictional medic showdown #poll

[krinsbez]

Random Sector General Question

Since, praise be to G-D, there is actual talk going on in the #Sector General tag, I am gonna take the opportunity to try to get some more going, by asking a question that I have been pondering for awhile.

So one of my favorite running gags is how everyone is obsessed with spreading the latest juicy gossip from the SNLU ward, which is apparently a non-stop soap opera. Part of what makes it so funny, of course, is that we are never told exactly *what* the near-silent giant starfish are getting up to that is so gossip-worthy.

So, if, theoretically, a screen adaptation of the books were made, where you can't just say "The Charge-Nurse shared the latest bit of juicy gossip from the SNLU ward" and leave it at that, how would you convey this running gag?

#Sector General #Random Thoughts

[writergeekrhw]

Do you know if James White and his Sector General series had a serious impact on any of the DS9 writers. I see the occasional small parallel and can't tell if its happenstance or deliberate.

I've honestly never read James White, so happenstance for me. I can't speak for anyone else, but I don't recall his name ever being raised in the writers' room.

#ask me anything #ask me stuff #tv writing #ds9 #star trek ds9 #deep space nine #star trek #star trek deep space nine #deep space 9 #star trek deep space 9 #James White #Sector General

[snakegirllovehandles]

"Machine", by Elizabeth Bear

It's a love letter to James White's "Sector General" series. I'm three quarters in and the deliberate parallels and contrasts were clear before I was a quarter done. I'm simply luxuriating in this. It's positively incredible writing and I love every inch of it. If you like space medical mystery thrillers this is absolutely the novel for you.

#Machine #Elizabeth Bear #Sector General #James White #White Space

[petterwass]

I will never tire of aliens describing humans 🤣

In this case, Pathologist Murchison who, as the alien notes, is quite busty and wearing a bikini

#Sector general #Writing #Through alien eyes

[numbuh]

Do you think the decommissioning squad has a way to make sure people don’t just. Write down somewhere that they were in the KND

great question! i think, even if an operative did that, they wouldn't understand it? like, if you just wrote "you were in the knd. you were numbuh [#]" it would read like gibberish. in operation end, the way post-decom numbuhs 2 to 5 reacted to nigel claiming they were kids next door was disastrous. even if you wrote a long, elaborate explanation of what the knd is/does and claimed they wiped your memories... would you believe it? would you leave some kind of evidence to convince yourself?

if yes, what would you do with that information? the memories aren't coming back. you can't interact with your old sector/knd friends because it's not allowed. if there's no other evidence, you'd have to rely on what little your parents and other friends knew to confirm you were really an operative. you don't even remember how to fight (sure, maybe some reflex stuff or only if provoked a certain way, ie. numbuh 4 punching chad right in the face) so it'd be setting yourself up for failure/missing a life you can't get back to. snooping around for secrets or trying to play rogue tnd (without even knowing about it) will only put you and other operatives at risk.

on the other hand, it could backfire from the very start: you believe it, but you don't care. you're a teenager now. why should you care? those little kids fighting supervillains aren't your problem. the squad may consider that outcome more often than not because that's how it's supposed to be. being indifferent or cynical about kids and just living your life as if nothing happened. you also might join the evil teens despite any indifference. that, and you betrayed the knd by purposely writing down all that info for your post-decom self to begin with. what if someone else finds it? if you're quiet about it, no one has to find out. good or bad.

regardless, i feel there would be some sort of effort to get rid of knd stuff at home before getting decommissioned. maybe it's another honesty/loyalty thing and you would hand over all your 2x4 tech and such to your sector leader the night before (if you're not the leader, that is)... traitors would hide things and lie that they've given everything they've got. majority of stuff should be in the treehouse anyway. or maybe the squad checks the house when they bring the operative back (or while someone else brings them back, like 5 did for maurice,) which is really jarring if they're aware of it. these weird kids are going through their stuff LOL. most parents would be oblivious. the squad could miss anything hidden super well like a paper. they're not there to waste time looking through every nook and cranny of your home unless it's urgent, if they go through it at all. certain things can stay. anything with your numbuh on it that's not gear will just look like a random favorite number after decom. really depends on what you think: would they even bother to check houses for things like that? is it the standard or is it just something they do at random/when an operative is suspicious or important?

i have the belief that it's surprisingly easy to become a fugitive and stay one for a short while— as long as you know what you're doing. most kids wouldn't have the idea to pull wires out of a g.o.g.e.t.t.e.r. (in space no less??) or chad's idea to attach his mp3 player to the speaker in one to cause a crash, even if those were both arguably reckless examples (nigel was 100% correct that he and chad could've died.) i would imagine that mayyybe some things get overlooked by 86 and the squad and, in retrospect, really shouldn't have been. things that might get them an earful from their supreme leader later.

#anon #asks #knd #codename kids next door #kids next door #transmission.txt #decom talk #long post #queue #i'm aware any incompetence or general oversight we see from the squad is mostly due to like #when it's relevant to sector v and their experiences cuz that's what the show focuses on. meanwhile #operation forget gave us a number of over 175 traitors that got captured by the now former squad lieutenant within the span of 3 years #it's unknown how many fugitives were still on the run after 3 years but the number has to be incredibly small i would think. on average #most runners do not have that much luck and most operatives are so loyal that the possibility of fugitives is pretty low

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[shouga-nai]

Ramattra: My assistance will be an act of beneviolence. Genji: ...Don’t you mean benevolence? Ramattra: No.

#north winds || genji #war for peace || ramattra #fooled around with an incorrect quotes generator and just #beneviolence is such a ramattra word to me lol #also overwatch and null sector truce to fight talon when?

[gothicprep]

everything I know about what harvard students think I’ve learned against my will

#I get that people fixate on this stuff because ‘well. these students are the next generation of politicians public intellectuals… #and the white collar sector.’ but like. it takes literally two seconds to think of obvious objections. #like how there are hundreds of universities in the United States alone and each one has a varying campus culture #and those graduates also fill these positions #it’s not like… unless you graduated from Yale or some shit you eat your diploma for sustenance on the side of some road #this is the analog/microcosm/whatever that people want it to be

[tigirl-and-co]

Okay sector general fandom, I have been reading old scifi since I was like 8, and I think I may just be really, really bad at picturing aliens in my brain.

So, I'm going to make some polls, probably just one or two a week when I think of them, to help me get a better idea on the general consensus of the body plans of these aliens

Evidence for the first two:

Bilateral: in Star Healer it is mentioned they have two areas where the atmosphere/nutrient paint is taken in, and something about the two foremost arms being more bulky (but I may be wrong about that last one tbh I was somewhat confused)

Radial: something something Seven Tentacle Arms, honestly until Star Healer this was just my assumption due to the way everything was described. I was kinda just picturing the nul but grey and no flower if I'm being honest

#poll #titi talks #sector general

[feytouched]

all the AI-generated adopts on deviantart really baffle me like. have fun trying to draw an outfit from a reference that is constructed in the most irrational, m. c. escherian way possible

#ką sako lapė #a big chunk of my work in character design is making conscious decisions abt wtf is going on with outfit layering #i.e. does this jacket make sense where are the sleeves connected to which layers are the same and which are not #and also would this character even wear this outfit #is it practical - does it restrict their movement in important ways - what does it communicate about them #what are the historical and cultural settings i'm referencing #etc #AI generated designs are a muddled nonsensical mishmash of the lowest common denominators with a discount rack price tag slapped on them #and even at rock bottom prices they are a scam and devalue the entire sector

[providencehq]

For the most part, do you think BK says or thinks unhinged things in her smooth ASMR voice?

Honestly what researcher or scientist doesn't say the most out of pocket, borderline concerning thing with their day to day voice? And if I had a voice like hers? Damn I would be saying the most batshit stuff all the time

#actually most #unhinged researchers are far and few or theyre just in private sectors #generator rex #black knight #bk #ask

[twinsoulvisionary]

At The Edge Of The Empire

KALLUZEB / Life Day - Secret Ashla Gift posted on AO3!

At The Edge Of The Empire (661 words) by TwinSoulVisionary Chapters: 1/? Fandom: Star Wars: Rebels, Star Wars - All Media Types Rating: General Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Alexsandr Kallus/Garazeb "Zeb" Orrelios Characters: Alexsandr Kallus, Garazeb "Zeb" Orrelios, Hera Syndulla, Han Solo, Princess Leia Organa - Character, General Dodonna, Mon Mothma, Chewbacca, Mentioned Droids, The Ghost Crew (Star Wars), Other Character Tags to Be Added Additional Tags: 2 ABY / before the Imperial attack on Hoth’s rebel base, Pre-Battle of Hoth (Star Wars), Planet Mytus in the Corporate Sector, Wild Space (Star Wars), Canon Compliant, Secret Mission, Sarcasm, Action/Adventure, Sercret Ashla, Gift Fic

Summary:

Han and Chewbacca had just finished a mission, were they had bought and payed for a disguised shipping freighter, including extras from an old friend on Mytus.

Jessa, having redesigned the hyperspace drive, so that they could be invisible within hyperspace lanes, along the Corporate Sector territory rim known as Wild Space and without duress from Imperial authorities.

Han had learned of a race of people having a fast healing substance that works faster at cellular ailments and wounds then bacta, as Hoth base stores have become critically low.

Who would be chosen for this dangerous mission?

#kalluzeb #alexsandr kallus #garazeb orrelios #star wars rebels #kallus x zeb #zeb #swr #han solo #princess leia #general dodonna #mon mothma #hera syndulla #2ABY #Pre Battle of Hoth #wild space #Corporate Sector #planet Mytus #star wars #canon compliant #action adventure #sarcasm #...and a very grumpy Kallus!

[runeberry]

it is strange to think that there is now a large number of people who perceive me as the "sewing person" while I still consider myself the "art kid" more than anything

#that tag about what mutual am i to you #only you know real in person life #They're both art but you know what i mean #thinking too much about peoples' hobbies and public vs private sectors #you know just friday night things #rune's life in general