I find that curious that in a pretty empty hospital where they could have used any OR they still followed protocol of working on Ellie in the specific one.
Yes, it is odd, from our - outside - perspective, as sitting in front of the TV, watching a show.
However, in universe, I think I can provide you two reasons for why the Fireflies / team of doctors did it that way.
First is practical. As damaged as the hospital is, the procedure they are about to perform is dependent on specific medical equipment. They might be missing or damaged, but either way the best chance to find at least some of the necessary stuff is at that particular location inside the hospital.
The second reason is psychological. Things were not normal in the last 23 years for the main characters. So at every single chance they get, they try to bring normalcy into their daily lives. That includes respecting what remains "from before". The before-people, who designed the hospital, assigned an area to preform surgeries on children. So they will use that, because that shows respect towards the past and also psychologically it comforts them to do it that way. It gives them hope that things could be normal again sometime. That is how I would explain it. And this second point adds the irony that they are outright murdering a child tryting to bring back the world to normal...
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WarrenPeace (2267)
2 years ago
I thought about the first one but was not sure what equipment that OR would have that another one would not.
Suppose a bunch of stuff is missing or damaged in the child's OR.
If everything they have or need is in an adult OR then it would be easier to operate on her in that one.
I can agree with the second one that makes sense.
It also gives Joel the place to find her easily.
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