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Dr. Makoid: Hello, Beverly! Is it alright if I call you Bev?
Me:
Dr. M: Oh, I see we’ve got a quiet one here. Well, I’ve only come to see you because you’re new here and I’d like to talk to you briefly about your illness.
Me:
Dr. M: Frankly, I’m very busy. I manage most of the patients here, which we have a lot of. I’m in charge of the majority of the treatments as well. Heat boxes, ice baths, shock therapy, lobotomies…
Clarence: Arrogant scum.
Me:
Dr. M: Do you know what a lobotomy is? It’s quite amazing, actually. We separate the ties between the prefrontal cortex and the frontal lobes of the brain. I like to classify it like cutting one of the strings off a puppet, but this one is like…like a string to the mind. The string to violence and wrongdoing!
Me:
Dr. M: When we do this procedure, it is for the safety of society. The patient is put into a calm state of being. Though, sometimes, due to the fragile nature of neurosurgery, the patient might be put into a vegetative state. Are you following?
Me:
Dr. M: Yes, well we tend to give a whole lot of lobotomies to people with your condition. It helps you stop seeing the monsters in your head. If I’m correct, Bev, you have three little friends up there? Are there any with you now?
Me: I’m not crazy.
Dr. M: Another common symptom. (soft laughter) Yes, well, most schizophrenics misbehave at some point or another, due to their loss of reality, and that’s when we’re forced to enlighten them. It is you and only you, Bev, who can control what happens to yourself in this place.
Me: I’m not crazy.
Dr. M: It’s okay, sweetie. (glances at watch) Well, our time is over. I hope, for your sake, that I won’t be seeing you much more?
Me:
Clarence: She just threatened you.
Me: Yeah.
Clarence: I think you should kill her.
Me:
