Subject: What do you mean, never date a patient?
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Posted on: 2011-06-29 02:24:00 UTC

Jenni slid into the seat with a nod of gratitude and shuffled herself closer to the bar.

"Thanks, but I'll stick to soft drinks. I'm what they call a total lightweight. Featherweight, even." She opened her mouth to say something hilarious about the last time she'd slipped and wound up in an unplanned situation as a result, but second thoughts declared that a bad topic for a first date, so it turned into an awkward pause while she scrambled for something else. She couldn't think of anything that didn't involve even more awkward references to classified medical documents, and she shook her head.

"Damn. They say never date a patient, but I never learn. Help me out here. If I'm getting to know my handiwork, tell me something about you that isn't in your charts."

The truth was, she was every bit as confused as Suicide. She couldn't remember the last time she'd properly dated anyone, wasn't even sure she ever had. Most of the places she'd had lives didn't even know the concept. This middle ground between restraint and passion was as alien as an immigrant from Alpha Centauri.

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