letsplaysurgeon | Case 003 [Action/Voice] (Backdated to the afternoon of 4/20)

[Doctor's appointments are a little bit like dating. You give someone all your information, they tell you to take off your clothes, and sometimes you end up with a hand shoved inside you.

...That's a bit of an exaggeration, actually. So where did the musing that they're similar come from? The fact that one arranges to meet at a certain time on a certain day, and there is an unspoken expectation of maintaining that commitment--or at least calling ahead of time to cancel. That was courteous.

So in a way, this was like being stood up. But Muraki doesn't wither in the burning heat of rejection. He sits next to an empty bed, smiling a restrained smile as he pulls the top off a pen and replaces it multiple times.

After an appropriate amount of silence, he flips his journal open and makes an entry.]

Sheik? This is Doctor Muraki speaking. I seem to recall setting an appointment with you for eleven forty-five this morning, and it is now twelve-thirty...ah. [He checks the time.] My apologies, one in the afternoon. I just wanted to check in and make sure everything is all right. I hope nothing happened to you or your loved ones.

I would also like to reschedule. If you're not in literal pieces right now, or otherwise incapacitated, please respond back as soon as possible. Thank you.

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[A short pause of consideration.]

Thanks, kiddo.

Edited 2011-04-23 08:55 (UTC)

You're welcome.

... say, why does daddy need all these checkups anyway?

Have you asked him that?

Not really... should I?

That might be best. I'm afraid it would go against my Hippocratic Oath to talk about my patients. [Yes, the Hippocratic Oath--Muraki remembers what that is. Though he feels there are exceptions made for family members, Sheik is a special case. And they're still talking over the public journal system.

So today, what happens in Muraki's office stays in Muraki's office.] I strongly recommend that you talk to your father.

Hippo-what? What has this gotta do with hippos?

... if he'll tell me, that is.

[How adorable. He can't help but smirk.] ...Hippocratic Oath. It's a promise that doctors make to do a good job when they start their careers.

And he should tell you. [Muraki could understand keeping things from your children, but if he was sick, he'd trust Draco to handle it like an adult.] Would you like me to speak with him?

Edited 2011-04-25 21:18 (UTC)

What has that got to do with not telling me what's wrong with daddy...?

I guess...?

One of the promises a doctor has to make is they won't disclose private information about their patients. It's important that I keep your father's confidences, and that's why I can't tell you without his permission.

Then I will. Is there anything else I should know about Sheik?

Edited 2011-04-30 05:19 (UTC)

Oh...

I don't think so?

That's quite all right. Thank you for your time, and if you have any further questions, let me know.

Okay!

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