20.Jan.12, 06:58 PM
He'd read all about childbirth, but he humored her just the same. He knew it could be satisfying to discuss one's chosen field, and he usually liked to hear peoples' more personal account of things. The actual description of childbirth never sounded any better, though! He grimaced a bit as Lys described it. "Well, I'm glad I don't have to worry about it, I suppose," he said. He bit his lip. "My older sister has a couple as well. She used to comment on how painful it was all the time, and how much work it was. Father always accused her to digging for attention, but...he's not a particularly sensitive person." Talian, on the other hand, was.
"And yes," he said, sliding comfortably into the next topic. "I specialized in trauma, so in between emergencies I would work on cadavers, practicing surgery and things like that," he said. "I sometimes got them to myself," he added, showing a distant hint of pride. Not many students got a cadaver to themselves, they tended to have to share with other apprentices.
Sharing knowledge sounded nice. He enjoyed talking about medicine. It was relaxing, something he was both comfortable with and relied on. "...We certainly should. I'm sure we can learn from each other," he said. Her next comment, another sudden shift in topic, left him puzzled. He cocked his head to one side, not unlike a curious canine. "Hm, what other stories do you mean?" he asked in earnest. "I'm not...too familiar with folk stories. But whatever they are, I suppose this," he said, waving his hands about to Katila in general, "-proves that all kinds of things are possible."
"And yes," he said, sliding comfortably into the next topic. "I specialized in trauma, so in between emergencies I would work on cadavers, practicing surgery and things like that," he said. "I sometimes got them to myself," he added, showing a distant hint of pride. Not many students got a cadaver to themselves, they tended to have to share with other apprentices.
Sharing knowledge sounded nice. He enjoyed talking about medicine. It was relaxing, something he was both comfortable with and relied on. "...We certainly should. I'm sure we can learn from each other," he said. Her next comment, another sudden shift in topic, left him puzzled. He cocked his head to one side, not unlike a curious canine. "Hm, what other stories do you mean?" he asked in earnest. "I'm not...too familiar with folk stories. But whatever they are, I suppose this," he said, waving his hands about to Katila in general, "-proves that all kinds of things are possible."