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Looks like we're approaching the ending.

And we have.

edited 7th Feb '18 8:19:51 AM by Demetrios

White Heron's origin story.

I'll admit that I have been interested in more White Heron

She seemed like such an interesting character that it was disappointing that she died in her first appearance.

edited 9th Apr '18 9:11:48 AM by Bocaj

A demonstration of how fast she is.

That deserves a: NYOOM

That's a very cool pose right there.

That deserves another NYOOM and also a SPROING

Whatever this is, it doesn't sound good.

I wonder if it's Glass related

More broadly I'm wondering when he's going to show up. He's gotta eventually, right? He's a huge part of what was previously White Heron's really small story

"SPROING" may not generally mean what you think it means. Unless you like that kind of physique.

It's the sonic spring noise you fooooool

Maybe not Glass himself, but his communist buddies are involved.

-talks like the Honest Trailers guy- Aw man, that's awesome right there.

I mean it seems like it might end badly though.

Maybe not that badly.

A weird mix of funniness and seriousness. Who can think about disco music at a time like that?

I think it's a rhythm thing

The beat to Staying Alive by the Bee Gees is said to be the perfect beat for CPR, so many places recommend singing it to help your timing on chest compressions.

Yup, that's what I got taught.

Ah, I get it now.

What confused me is, isn't CPR for when their heart isn't beating and you need to keep the blood moving until you can get them to a hospital? Although I assume there's something similar you'd do for, say, "lungs filled with water but hasn't had their heart stop yet" to make sure they can breathe properly.

...That's true, actually. He should have just done the breaths if her heart was still beating, IIRC.

A lack of oxygen — as often tends to happen from (near-)drownings — can lead to cardiac arrest, the negative effects of which is part of what CPR tries to mitigate. Cardiac arrest is not a cessation of heart functions, but rather the heart being rendered unable to effectively pump blood as it should, due to its beating rhythm being thrown out of whack. It's this lack of regular rhythm that causes the heart ventricles' contractions to be so inconsistent that a human putting their ear on the afflicted's chest cannot hear a beat, as well as the inability to feel any palpable pulse from accessible veins; the beating and pulse are just too weak to be detected by us, and certainly too weak to maintain proper blood flow.

That being said, while CPR's chances of restoring a regular beat on its own are said to be unlikely, it can and does happen occasionally. I assume that it's because fulfilling CPR's main purpose — to "restore partial flow of oxygenated blood to the brain and heart" — has a chance of triggering an autonomous reflex in either one of those organs that ultimately forces the latter to do a "reboot" of sorts. Presumably, the odds of that happening degrade in proportion to the elapsed time from when the cardiac arrest set in.

edited 11th May '18 11:05:16 AM by MarqFJA

Update. Is she planning to use an active power line as rope? Underwater?

I think she is just alarmed that they might fall into the water.