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[doctor_is_in]

Character: Dr. Jonathan Crane
Mun: Jabi
Plot specific: Nay.

I would like to remind all students that a cold is not a valid excuse for missing class. Pepper-Up Potions are provided in the Hospital Wing for such occasions, and we will gladly administer them should you be feeling a bit under the weather.

On an unrelated note, my schedule has officially been cleared. Students (and professors, if they choose) may schedule appointments with me during my designated office hours.

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[strongestoftheturks]

[There are lots of strike outs and blackened out scribbles. Rude is very unsure if he really wants to approach Dr Crane for help. In the end though, he steels himself and finally writes out his request.]

Can I schedule an appointment, sir?

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[doctor_is_in]

Of course. There's no need for such apprehension.

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[strongestoftheturks]

[It can't be helped; words have never been his forte.]

It's confidential right?

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[doctor_is_in]

Any notes taken are strictly for my records. Nothing leaves my office.

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[strongestoftheturks]

OK. Thank you sir.

Is Thursday after class a good time?

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[doctor_is_in]

I'll pencil you in.

And please. Don't feel disinclined to ask for my help. That's what I'm hear for.

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[strongestoftheturks]

Yes sir.

It's just

humiliating I she

embarassing

[allintheeyes]

Ooooh, but it's just so cold and my bed is so warm~

[doctor_is_in]

Might I suggest a heating charm?

[allintheeyes]

But that would just make my bed feel even better!

[doctor_is_in]

I mean, outside of your bed.

[allintheeyes]

I guess I could use them on my clothes...

[doctor_is_in]

That would be the optimal choice, wouldn't it?

[allintheeyes]

I'll try that then!

just tagging you twice [filtered]

[thesmallesttrickster]

Professor...the nightmares are coming back...

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[doctor_is_in]

This has been going on for quite a while... About how often would you say these nightmares occur?

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[thesmallesttrickster]

At least once a week.

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[doctor_is_in]

Are these dreams threatening in any way?

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[thesmallesttrickster]

Some of them are. Some of them my brother is attacking me or I'm being hunted by something.

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[doctor_is_in]

Nightmares are common amongst children. Nearly ten to fifty percent of children experience nightmares on a regular basis. However.. You're far from being a child, aren't you.. No, you fall within that slight percentage of young adults.

Have you been experiencing any stress lately?

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[thesmallesttrickster]

Far less than I was at home.

[documentarian]

Would a pepper up potion do anthony to cure the cold itself, or does it just alleviate the symptoms?

[doctor_is_in]

It cures the cold completely. There are side-effects, however. The steam from the ears seems to be the only reason students prefer to stay sick, or so I've heard.

[documentarian]

Wouldn't steam from the ears distract the other students?
I'm not sure this potion is medically sound.

[musthavejuiceboxes]

Really? Tell me about these designated office hours, Professor Crane. I've been thinking; I've had these questions plaguing me for a while now. Maybe I'm having an ethical dilemma. Who knows? Point being: you could offer me the appropriate guidance.

[doctor_is_in]

Outside of my doctoral duties, I've set aside specific hours to allow students a chance to speak with me. Usually, early morning or in the evening; times when classes are not in session. However, I do have a three hour block during the day for those who do not have classes during that time. Appointments aren't necessary, but it helps to keep things a bit more organized, don't you think?

[musthavejuiceboxes]

You're absolutely right! Where would we be if we didn't have properly scheduled guidance appointments? So let's schedule something, Professor Crane. Evenings work for me. Mornings, [inkblot] not so much.

And just out of general curiosity, do you think goats have the right to autonomy?

[notreality]

No. Sounds suspicious, and have you seen the statistics on how many deaths Pepper-Up Potions have caused? You're forcing poison down student's throats.

[doctor_is_in]

In all my years as a doctor, I've yet to come across a single case of death related to a Pepper-Up Potion.

[notreality]

I'm sure someone pays you to say that.

[doctor_is_in]

Oh, yes. The school pays me heavily to weed out the weaker students. We only want the and brightest here.

[notreality]

Sarcasm, really? Are we twelve? While that could be a plausible turn of events. Seeing that there are some students here that border on licking the floor, I doubt it. I was speaking as you as a doctor in general. Doctor is almost a synonym for liar.

[doctor_is_in]

I hardly think something as simple as a cure for the common cold warrants such suspicion. Shouldn't you take your conspiracies to treatments that inhibit or elicit certain behaviors?

[notreality]

My "conspiracies" have evidence from various reports and I would have no issue showing you. I also know other treatments that cause various other things. A book. I have a book. That I keep studies in. I'm not showing you and you won't be able to find it if you look. So don't touch my things.

[doctor_is_in]

As a doctor at St. Mungo's, I would have access to any reports related to deaths cause by potions, accidental or otherwise. Seeing as how I've never come across a file on "Pepper-Up Potion Related Deaths", I'd say your "evidence" is non-existent.

So far, the only thing evident here is that you seem to suffer from some form of paranoia.

[notreality]

Yes, I've found you out so call me paranoid and put me on some form of poison, I mean treatment that causes stroke, liver failure or death of some sort. Sounds great. Stop with your rubbish analysis, not buying it. Prescribing treatments that cause side effects worse than the original problem and then prescribe more to offset those. Then you have someone so ill they couldn't share what they've found.

[t_forthemonarch]

I WISH TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT.

[nunganunga_k_o]

Could we have an appointment instead of class? That seems loads more productive on all scores, really.