Private Finished Smoke and Mirrors

Thiul's knowledge and skill were being thoroughly put into use in Manta Carlos' central hospital. Her high intelligence made it possible for her to be highly proficient in many areas of medicine, and she was on stand-by with surgery and internal diseases and magical ailments and other wards. Naturally not all at the same time, Thiul had a schedule with which she rotated, depending on which area was understaffed and needed specialists. And this week Thiul was one of the doctors at the clinic for illnesses or diseases of magical origin. It was the area Thiul was still partly learning, but she had a license for dealing with this area of medicine.

Thiul looked at her appointment book, the next patient was Loralei V. Bateman. Based on the name Thiul could not imagine what kind of person she was. But there was no need for that in the first place, since the woman was waiting just behind that door. Thiul sighed a bit and stood up, forming her ice cane instinctively. But just after a moment she made it evaporate, there was no need for that anymore. Her legs were healed. And just that thought made Huilu smile for a split second, before taking on her professional face and opening the door to the waiting room.

"Loralei V. Bateman?"
Thiul called out, and when the woman would make herself known Thiul would look at her with neutral eyes. Outside she was neutral, of course, but inside Thiul was already making a medical assessment of this person. Was her form supposed to be unstable like that?
"Come in."
Thiul said, and dodged back inside the room. It was quite the basic looking room for medical appointments, not that big, there was a desk with a computer, an armchair in the corner and a normal chair in front of the desk, which Thiul now pulled out for Loralei.
"Sit down please."
Thiul said, and sat behind her desk in her computer chair. And she opened this woman's file on the computer.
"I'm Thiul Rukt'In, I will be handling your appointment today. Do you have any auras, glamours or other such conditions that could possibly affect my assessment?"
This was a question that was always asked on this island, since there were many things people could not or did not want to voice when reserving an appointment.

The woman seemed like a reasonable person, or at least that was what Thiul was hoping for. She could get intimidating when she was trying to deal with more difficult patients and that was where her bad reviews came from. Thiul did try and crack a small smile when Loralei joked, even though Thiul didn't think it was a particularly funny joke.
"The kind of smoking we condemn is the kind that is bad for health. So you're safe."

Thiul nodded when Loralei confirmed she had no auras or such, and she added to the woman's file. And as Loralei explained about the teapot she was holding Thiul listened carefully, filing everything away in her mind, and nodded along.
"I see. That is where we move on to your species, and what kind of problems you have with your health. Is it related to your form not being as solid as normal?"
Huilu suspected this woman was either some form of kami or spirit that was bound, or haunting, an object, or she was a djinn. Either way Huilu's fingers rested on the keyboard, ready to type in Loralei's species and ailment.

Thiul's prediction was accurate, the woman was a djinn, or genie as most people called them. Wish granter spirits that were dependent on having a master to serve. Thiul wasn't as familiar with them as she was say with dragons, draconic creatures or shifters, but she had general knowledge and that was why she had her files on the computer. Which she now opened. But before Thiul started forming any kind of diagnosis or conducting a check-up she needed all the facts.

"For how long have you not been inside your vessel?"
That would give Thiul a good picture of what might be wrong with Loralei. Like she said, after fulfilling their purpose a djinn returned to their vessel until the next person came and used the djinn's abilities. Thiul also wished to know if Loralei even had a master currently, and if she didn't what kind of loophole had she used to remain outside her vessel. But this came first.

"Six years..."
Thiul said thoughtfully, and wrote that down to Loralei's file. That was a lot longer than Thiul had thought. Perhaps Loralei herself wasn't aware of it but that wasn't healthy for a spirit such as her. There was a reason why djinns had vessels, and it wasn't just to keep them contained.
Now Thiul opened the notes and files on djinns on her computer, and though she had a suspicion of what this might be she still double checked.
"May I?"
Thiul asked, gesturing to the teapot, wanting to examine it. And when Loralei would hand her the vessel Thiul would inspect it carefully, checking for any damage or cracks. She found none that could've cause Loralei to be in such a state.

"You are married, with one child. Is your husband your current master?"
Thiul asked. That would work as a good loophole, to have someone you're in a relationship with have your master. They would want you around and thus not use their wishes and cause you to return to your vessel. After Loralei would answer Thiul would simply nod and then make eye contact with the woman, her expression serious.
"I may know what is causing you to be in this state. I don't know if you're aware of this, but it puts a strain on a djinn when they remain outside their vessel for too long. Your vessel is your physical form, and for you to remain outside of it isn't your natural state of being. So what's causing this could be the fact that you haven't returned to your vessel for an extended period of time. It's nothing serious, and can be fixed quite simply by returning inside your vessel, and remaining there for a few days. And then you must keep doing that for few hours even few days, and you should go back to normal."

So Loralei had had her own suspicions. That wasn't surprising, surely she had some kind of understanding of her own kind and how they functioned. But when Loralei very clearly started panicking Thiul felt uncomfortable, although outside she remained professional and calm. Thiul had never excelled in psychology, not because she didn't understand the mind, but because she wasn't good at handling the patients themselves. But naturally there were times like this when the patient received bad or unpleasant news and began panicking, and during these occasions Thiul simply stated the facts. And Loralei's situation wasn't that grave.

"Please calm yourself, Mrs. Bateman, I will explain the situation to you."
Thiul said, lifting her hand in a motion that said "calm down". She hoped, that the way how she remained cool and steady would help Loralei become more so as well.
"When it comes to the possibility of you remaining in your vessel, that is indeed a possibility. The chances are low due to you technically having a master currently, but it's still possible. But may I suggest an alternative solution?"
Thiul leaned forward a bit, setting both her hands on the table, ready to present the solution that she had come up with.
"If you wish I suggest you temporarily switch masters, preferably to someone you can trust and know won't take advantage of you, and then your husband can become your master again, unless you have unique restrictions about the same person being your master multiple times. This way your body would be, in a way, reset and I'm quite possibly your ailment wouldn't renew in several years. But even if you do this I suggest returning to your vessel for few hours once in a while, for your own safety and health."