Visiting Doctor MacTaggart [open to Moira and Mortimer]

[vicioussweetie]

Ali sat on the bed in the exam room, trying not to fidget. The paper gown was uncomfortable and somehow more embarrassing than being nude, and she didn't know what to expect. Everyone had tried to be nice to her, but she was still nervous--too nervous to read, even, which was nearly unheard-of. She hoped the doctor would come in soon.

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[ghostofmuir]

Moira bustled in with a fresh file folder and pen. "Good afternoon, Alison." She smiled warmly. "Well, to start with, there's a few questions to sort out before proceeding. When was yuir last physical, and is there anything particularly unusual about yuir own physiology I need to know about, whether it's superhuman abilities, other preternatural qualities, or a known medical condition?" Best to know from the starts what "norm" to be evaluating things in terms of.

[vicioussweetie]

"Good afternoon Doctor MacTaggart. My last physical was about a year ago, for school. And medically speaking I'm a perfectly ordinary nineteen year old girl." She tries to match the warm smile, but fails pretty miserably.

[ghostofmuir]

"Good," said Moira, putting the stethscope in her ears. "Only need to expect one heartbeat at the moment, then" she continued conversationally as she started the routine, as carefully as possible since she seemed so skittish. "And the gestation period shouldna be any more affected than it sometimes is in cases of mutation. Now, when was the beginning of yuir last menstrual cycle?"

[vicioussweetie]

She holds still, her eyes shut, answering Moira's question after a moment's thought. "Do mutations like Mortimer's tend to change things very much?"