"Don't get sarky," the orderly says warningly, straightening up. Rather than edged, though, his tone has a note of familiar banter to it. "We'll see who's laughing when all their hard work finishes paying for med school."

The light above flickers; he casts a glance up at it before continuing with a snort.

"Dad always said I could be anything I wanted. Though I'm not sure he meant taking lip from ingrate patients."