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Welcome back!
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You came at a good time. I’ve made a lot of progress on studying Connectifia abortus.
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I’ve been looking into a fix, so that it won’t keep coming back.
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In the meantime…we’ve got a new patient!
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When Paige gets here, she can help us run some tests.
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Oh, and, uh…
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Y’know how everyone who gets signed in needs to fill out some forms, right?
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There’s a space at the bottom to ask for accommodations.
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The new guy wrote something for us…let me find it…
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”My only request is that Dr Gabriel Edega is not permitted to speak to me.”
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”I am happy to work with any of the other providers on staff. Otherwise, I will discontinue my treatment.”
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No idea what that’s about.
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I told him to wait here, but then he wandered upstairs and made himself comfortable.
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I think he’s in the old Medical Records Room. We barely use it these days, so it’s kind of messy.
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Oh hey, here’s Edega now, actually. I’ll just ask him-
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Intern. I need to speak with you in my office.
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You and Dr Paige. She’s waiting for you there.
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It’s time for your performance evaluation.
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(Good morning, Intern! Hopefully this goes quick, right?)
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Sir, is there any way that this can wait a few minutes?
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We have a new patient that needs our help.
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The nurse told me he really isn’t feeling well-
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Ian is more than capable of getting set up on his own.
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This can’t wait.
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It’s been quite a while now since we instate the Rhythm Defibrillation Program.
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You’re long overdue for an evaluation. Both of you.
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O-oh…okay!
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Let’s get started. First, Dr Paige.
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To be blunt, I’ve noticed some concerning behavior.
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It started shortly after we began the program.
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To list just one example…currently, we are making headway on our Miracle Defibrillator project.
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As part of that process, we require patients with relevant arrhythmia symptoms to consent to testing it while it’s in beta.
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Without testing, we can’t move forward.
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After I had already been in talks with Mr Jonronero to begin further testing, he suddenly declined his consent.
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I know that his sudden decision was because of your influence.
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Do you really assume that you know what’s best for him?
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S-sir, I don’t have any control over what Lucky wants to do. It’s his body-
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You’ll have an opportunity to speak after your evaluation.
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After this roadblock, I took it upon myself to discuss the Miracle Defibrillator beta with various other patients.
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Strangely, every patient I spoke to also declined their consent.
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I can’t help but wonder if this is also a matter of your interference.
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Furthermore…
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When I introduced the Rhythm Defibrillation Program, I made it clear that both you and Ian were to shift to rhythm treatments.
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An yet…no matter how many times I’ve checked in on you, I can hardly remember you getting practice with the rhythm defibrillator.
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You disregarded your instructions and have made a habit of relying on Ian and the intern.
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Every day spent resisting the shift to rhythm treatment is a day where we have to turn more patients away.
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You’ve always been a bright and motivated person. It’s not like you to let stubbornness get in the way of saving lives.
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I…
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And to think this laziness is coming from the same person who requested a switch to LTFT.
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Oh, well…I was thinking maybe if I worked less than full-time, it would help me be more energized-
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LTFT schedules are for staff who need them. Like doctors who are pregnant or raising children.
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Do you have children at home, Ada?
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No, sir, I’m single…I just thought that a more lax schedule could help me with-
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I suspect you’ll be a team player and revoke that request. I appreciate it. Moving on.
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Intern. It’s time for your evaluation.
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My notes on your performance are much briefer.
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You’ve been doing really impressive work. I have to thank you.
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You’re a quick learner, and you always seem determined to try again when you stumble.
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I look forward to continuing our work together.
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That is all.
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Um, just to respond to your feedback…
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The thing about the rhythm treatments is…you know, with that virus jumping around…
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I feel like we haven’t done the proper testing to really make sure there’s a permanent way-
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I believe you said you had a patient to get to, Dr Paige.
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…y-yes,sir. I’ll get right on that.
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I have to run to my office first, intern. Then I’ll meet you and Ian in the Records Room!
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Hey! Hope the meeting went well…?
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Let’s head to the Records Room and get that patient set up before he gets lost or something.
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It’s up the elevator. Paige can meet us there.
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It’s that kid again. This is awkward.
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Uh…what were you doing in there? That’s room’s supposed to be off-limits.
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I was just scouting around!
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I was lookin’ for a cool spot to hang out, I don’t wanna be stuck in my room all the time.
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Well, you can’t hang out in there. We keep confidential info about patients in there.
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I saw that! At first I thought everything in the room was junk, but then I saw those big filing cabinet things.
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They had all these folders with our names on them! So I, uh…starting flipping through.
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Yeah I see that. You were snooping. Let me guess, you were reading that girl Hailey’s file?
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Did you discover any big revelations about her in there?
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It was mostly just blood pressure charts and insurance information…
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Yeah. Hospitals are kind of boring actually.
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Why do you need a cool spot to hang out anyway?
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I’m trying to figure out the perfect way to tell Hailey that I…you know…! Is it crazy for me to be nervous about it?!
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You look really sweaty.
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Intern, can you take care of this? I don’t think he’s going to get out the way until we help him out.
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