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Lady Diya d'Zefyst ([personal profile] eugengineer) wrote in [community profile] forbarrayar 2017-01-07 03:55 am (UTC)

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Cetagandan reflexes are impressive, particularly in the ways that have been bred into the ghem, rather than the haut; they are, after all, the military caste. So before even Diya has a chance to move away, one of the ghem med techs lunges in front of her with a cried, "My lady, no!"

The sleeve of her lab coat is dirtied instead of Diya, and the tech looks both indignant and disgusted -- so does the rest of the room, the heat rising palpably in the otherwise cool room; Diya looks distantly disappointed as she draws back. The martyred med tech grabs a sterile pad to clean her sleeve off, a faint flush showing through the thin veneer of delicate face paint. "She is haut," she starts angrily, but Diya, not looking pleased, holds up a hand to silence her, as does the CMO.

"My lady, I think," the CMO says, looking pained, "that you will find little interest in the rest of the proceedings. I think you'll find the reports much more to your satisfaction."

It's the politest way he can request she leave, a careful attempt to save some very fragile face in the upset of the room.

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