take care to remove my gloves

[contrarywinds]

Well, isn’t this strange. I found this book in my briefcase a few days ago and assumed the entire thing was a practical joke the staff had set up, or one of my patients. I’ve had a few that were a bit vindictive after hours. But it’s too elaborate. I don’t know what to make of it, but looking at the entries I guess I’m not alone in that. I'd ask

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[redshards]

You don't respect women at all, do you?!

[contrarywinds]

As my fiancee you get all your medical attention for free.

[redshards]

Stop mocking me!

[contrarywinds]

But it's true!

[brother2dragons]

There are a lot of theories about these things, but if you've read back you probably know a lot of them.

There's a few doctors who write on this thing.

[contrarywinds]

I only read back enough to figure out that the magic theory had been exhausted.

Yourself included, or no?

[brother2dragons]

Me? No, I'm an ornithologist.

[contrarywinds]

A what?

[awesome247365]

Not a joke, but if it was, I wish I'd thought of it.

[contrarywinds]

Too bad. I think journals that write back could sell pretty well.

[awesome247365]

I think so to. Though it'd make a better scam than a joke.

[contrarywinds]

You could charge people for comments supposedly from their dead relatives. I think even these days that would make you a fortune.

I should have introduced myself. I'm Raphael.

[dutysubdued]

What sort of doctor are you?

[contrarywinds]

An unfortunate one.

[dutysubdued]

Because of your staff and patients?

[contrarywinds]

It's more conventional than that.

My name's Raphael.

[neverstagnate]

Ah, yet another physician among our ranks.

[contrarywinds]

I'm not sure if I'll improve them or not. How many are here already?

[neverstagnate]

Two other medical professionals, but there are several other doctors as well.

[contrarywinds]

Strange. Where are they based, do you know?

I'm Raphael.