CUDDLY SNAKES

[soulping]

[ In this isolated chamber, there are enough chairs around the rickety, rotten wooden desk to seat everybody. Some sunlight streams through the boarded windows to give enough light. You have pencils, pens, some scrap paper to brainstorm with, and a formal test sheet to put your final answers on. ]

Comments

Re: DISCUSSION

[swordedpast]

That's right, it must have to do with medicine.

[Tapping the pen on his scrap paper.]

Yeah...don't they have to promise something like, "First, don't cut off arms"?

[Wait, no.]

I think I misremembered that.

Re: DISCUSSION

[barrette]

...That's awfully specific.

[ squints ]

Re: DISCUSSION

[swordedpast]

It might be, "First, do no harm."

Re: DISCUSSION

[barrette]

That sounds more like a doctor oath.

Why would you say "don't cut off arms"?

Re: DISCUSSION

[swordedpast]

It sounds similar?

Re: DISCUSSION

[barrette]

...Does it?

Re: DISCUSSION

[swordedpast]

[Making weighing motions with his hands.]

Arms, harm...

Re: DISCUSSION

[barrette]

Maybe if you said them really really fast.