Second Incision | Video

[killerbills]

[Two weeks of homesickness combined with loneliness are starting to frazzle the doctor. When he starts this broadcast, he's noticeably less cocky than before. He pounds his fist on the desk, eyes narrowed.]I've had three patients this week. All of them suffering injuries from being out in the darkness and trying to take on the damn monsters! How

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[payback]

It's ridiculous how many people behave as if they can prove something to the Darkness.

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[killerbills]

Oh, they can prove something all right.

That they have a death wish.

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[payback]

Then again, were you really expecting to get a lot of patients?

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[killerbills]

It's an adjustment for me.

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[morethanmyria]

You can't deny someone the chance to make a dangerous choice without also denying them the chance to make a choice at all. [Not that that's a fun lesson to learn.]

Besides, any of us could die from anything at any moment. Does that make helping people a waste of time?

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[killerbills]

There's a world of difference between preventable and unpreventable death.

... what are you?

[morethanmyria]

[He doesn't bat an eye.] I am an Urkan. What are you?

And if you cannot prevent someone from making a choice, then you cannot prevent their death.

[killerbills]

A wise man said insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results, Mr. Urkan.

[gaveherwings]

[So, so dryly] Welcome to Siren's Port.

[killerbills]

I shouldn't be surprised at these things. It's not as if I didn't run into such reckless types back home.

[gaveherwings]

They started me on night clinic duty, when I first was placed at Skye.

...I should forward you a copy of the Blue Binder. It's a handy compilation of the common creature-related injuries that have been identified, and the standard treatments.

[killerbills]

That would be helpful. Thank you.

[cowboy_newsie]

You know, they do got a right to do what they want.

[killerbills]

And I've got a right to tell them how stupid they are.

permavoice for Jack, by the way!

[cowboy_newsie]

It won't work, you know. I tried it months ago.

[killerbills]

No harm in trying again.

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[kingofrooks]

Think of it this way: it's an easy flow of money.

video forever~

[killerbills]

Easy money, but not plentiful money.

[kingofrooks]

Slowly work your way up?

[killerbills]

That's the current plan.