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Admittedly, he's not much of a doctor; officially, all the certification he has is his high school diploma, and although he graduated with enough honors to garnish the paper with silver, gold, and bronze seals, that's not worth much of anything in the medical field. He supposes his three years of college education is valuable, but not many medical doctors major in English. Well, it's not as if he intended on this career path, he muses, mind wandering as he dabs rubbing alcohol onto the girl's arm he's preparing to bite. It's fortunate he can still be of some use to society, especially given what he now is, so he is grateful for the circumstances and choices of others that have enabled him to get to this point. As one of the nurses distracts …show more content…
This city is the exception – how lucky all of you are! You won't get charged for an international phone plan, everyone still speaks English, and you won't miss the next season of any of your favorite TV shows,” he takes the antler out of his mouth and sets to trying to gnaw one of the tips of it off, eyes narrowing in their concentration and taking notice of the way all of the students cringe against the intrusive noise, “simply marvelous. Although none of you are entering medical school, I encourage you to stop by any time for questions or to observe a usual day in the clinic, if you so wish …show more content…
They lock eyes, and Daveigh carefully matches his expression to the student's, which earns him a very minute narrowing of the man's eyes as Daveigh observes him bite the inside of his cheek. “Where's the trashcan?” he asks, voice a little too low to be shy, not sharp enough to be rude. It almost sounds monotonous, reminding Daveigh of automated advertisements on the radio. He cocks his head at the thought, bringing a hand to hold his chin as he squints his eyes with a hum. When he doesn't answer for a couple minutes, the student evidently becomes frustrated, for he thrusts the antler back at Daveigh without a word. The doctor doesn't take it back, but instead reaches down to close the student's fingers around it, beaming the entire time. “Please take it, it's a gift,” he winks, nearly bursting into chuckles at the man's clearly unimpressed stare. He manages to contain himself for about another half of a minute before he does finally laugh, taking the antler back with a broad, comical smile as he sways giddily on his

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