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