Milliways, OOM

[torch_reporter]

She had left her note, she had made her phone calls, and she had said her goodbyes. Everything was set for her visit with Dr Knox. And, surprisingly, Chloe didn't feel nervous at all.

As she waited to be seen by the doctor, she flipped idly through a magazine in the small waiting room. There wasn't much else to do now.

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[crows_alumni]

Dr. Curtis Knox opens the door from the examining room and steps out into the waiting are. "Miss Sullivan. Right on time. Thank you for coming on such short notice."

[torch_reporter]

And in the end, she didn't have to wait long at all.

Chloe stands when Dr Knox walks out, a small but genuine smile on her face. "I'm just glad my test results proved I could have the procedure."

[crows_alumni]

The doctor returns a reassuring smile and then glances down at her patient chart. "You're one of a kind. The level of meteor rock concentration in your heart-- it's extraordinary."

[torch_reporter]

She tries to look at the chart in his hand, clearly taken aback by his statement. "In my heart?"