[Dr. Jo Harvelle doesn't usually walk home after her late shifts, but after her long day - long weekend, really - she needed some fresh air and time to think. Secrets were revealed in the worst possible way, relationships torn apart at the seams, and on top of everything, Jo couldn't shake the feeling that she was being watched. Maybe it was crazy
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So it wasn't intentional when she snaps at Jo... or rather, who she believes to be Jo.]
Dr. Harvelle, I have three patients in post-op that need attending to and the last I checked, that was part of your job.
I could be wrong.
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You're right, that is part of my job. But. I need to find Doctor... Oh, what's his name. You know, the big guy. Chief of medicine. I just need to bug him for a second before I go about any of my regular duties. Know where I can find him? [BIG SMILE. That was good, right? Totally not at all weird. She didn't have TIMEFORTHIS.]
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[Good, God, the residents were starting to feel entitled around here.]
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He finds her imposter after a routine appendectomy that didn't go all that well -- though he'll be blaming that on his student, so he's also pretty snappy.]
You're off this afternoon's surgery until you get a clear head and convince me you're stepping up to the plate.
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That's probably for the best. I'm just not at the top of my game today, I suppose. Lots on my mind. Totally stressed. You know how it is. [Man, didn't these guys have to wear name tags or something? This was getting hard, playing the part of her sister, when she hadn't had any kind of contact with her in years. Ohwell.]
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Dr. Harvelle. Are you trying to lose your position on my team?
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Say hello to Lucifer, Jo. He's walking up with a bucket and a chair, both of which he places opposite her. He takes a seat and reaches into the bucket for a soaked rag.]
I'm sorry about all this, but it was necessary. All part of the big plan, y'know?
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What plan? Who are you?
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She hit you that hard, huh? That girl, I swear. [A tut and shake of his head, before flinging the last of the water off the rag and starting to clean away the dried blood on her face.] Allow me to introduce myself then. My name is Lucifer, and I'll be your host for today.
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Lucifer? Seriously?
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