shamechamber | (no subject)

Doctor Quinzel, actually. As I'm sure you know, Professor Crane.

[Takes the seat across from him, all poise and professional confidence.]

They bring in many doctors. I've yet to see any of them prove they are worthy of that title.

Well then, if I'm not going to be Dr. Quinzel, you can call me Harley if I can call you Jonathan.

You may not.

If you want to be addressed by your right title, you're going to have to use mine. We certainly won't get far without a little common courtesy.

That is your intent, not mine.

And what would you like to get out of our meetings, Mr. Crane?

That implies there is something to "get out" of.

No goals, Mr. Crane? No hidden agendas? After all the warnings I got, I have to admit I'm a little disappointed.

That's hardly my problem now, is it?

[Reads through his file in silence for a few moments before smiling at him and leaning forward a little.]

You know, actually, I've been following your... career, with great interest. Even before I was assigned to work with you.

[ er. okay. That's new ]

You will not make a career out of my case, Ms. Quinzel.

Oh! Oh, that's-- [shuffles her papers] I was almost your student, actually, just a semester away. So it was more of a, a personal interest.

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Were you.

[ disbelief ] Then I imagine you know all the sordid tales first-hand.

Well, near enough to first. But I wouldn't say- There are plenty of other, more sordid tales from that campus. I'm sure you know. Yours just happened a little more publicly than the rest.

Obviously.

Professor Smalls took over your classes right after, and you know what a disaster that man is. I always wished that--

... Well. [tucks some stray hair back behind her ear, sits back]

Have you been taking your medication, Mr. Crane?

. . . Wished what?

I see you've been prescribed an awful lot of sedatives.

That is hardly surprising, is it?

And yet you seem perfectly lucid and engaged. So again, have you been taking your medication, Mr. Crane?

You tell me.

[taps her pencil on her knee]

...

Mr. Crane. I can make a case for an adjustment in your medicine, but not if you don't cooperate with the nurses. You have an awful lot of complaints against you.

Do I? I'll have to rectify that.

You know you do. Administration wants you in restraints.

[rubs her temples]

I'm going reduce the amount of sedatives you receive. It's a waste of money when you aren't even taking them anyway. But I can't budge on the anti-psychotics.