A demi-god? How... intriguing. Yes, quite intriguing... rude, though.
[... Mart, did you really just give him an opening to explain this? Really? Welp, I hope you like long, drawn-out explanations.]
Of course not. If you're going to pay me, then of course I'll cure any ailment within my power. However... [This pause is your last chance to hang up, man.]
As a doctor, I am in a unique position to handle human - and sometimes other creatures' - emotions. One can say that the moment a person comes to a doctor for treatment, they're already plagued with distrust in their own health, and the fear of disease. So, I would do everything I could - using anachronistic places or objects, for example - to ensure that my patients were at the height of unease and wariness.
And then, at the point when their fear and hope are trying to level out, they would speak to my skeletal friend in the waiting room, and set to motion the rest of the carefully cultivated pieces, like the strings of a harp being plucked in perfect discord and dissonance.
And then, when their hearts are racing and they're almost ready to leave, I'll call them into the examination room. When they come in, I let them know that everything's ready for the operation, and that they should lie on the bed.
[His excitement has been building the longer he talks, and it's clear that this is the highest point of it.] Of course, most people will scream and run from such a situation. And why? Because their fear has overcome their doubt in themselves and their health, of course! And all this, everything I spent my time working on back in Koorong, gives me the greatest sense of joy and elation, you see!
[... You still there? You should be able to get a word in edgewise now, Mart...]
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Date: 2011-06-03 05:07 am (UTC)[... Mart, did you really just give him an opening to explain this? Really? Welp, I hope you like long, drawn-out explanations.]
Of course not. If you're going to pay me, then of course I'll cure any ailment within my power. However... [This pause is your last chance to hang up, man.]
As a doctor, I am in a unique position to handle human - and sometimes other creatures' - emotions. One can say that the moment a person comes to a doctor for treatment, they're already plagued with distrust in their own health, and the fear of disease. So, I would do everything I could - using anachronistic places or objects, for example - to ensure that my patients were at the height of unease and wariness.
And then, at the point when their fear and hope are trying to level out, they would speak to my skeletal friend in the waiting room, and set to motion the rest of the carefully cultivated pieces, like the strings of a harp being plucked in perfect discord and dissonance.
And then, when their hearts are racing and they're almost ready to leave, I'll call them into the examination room. When they come in, I let them know that everything's ready for the operation, and that they should lie on the bed.
[His excitement has been building the longer he talks, and it's clear that this is the highest point of it.] Of course, most people will scream and run from such a situation. And why? Because their fear has overcome their doubt in themselves and their health, of course! And all this, everything I spent my time working on back in Koorong, gives me the greatest sense of joy and elation, you see!
[... You still there? You should be able to get a word in edgewise now, Mart...]