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[jumpthegun]

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[circumsutus]

You're asking for empathy from someone who cannot experience it. My actions were wrong, they broke the established rules for treatment of others, they passed beyond acceptable medical treatment and would be better classified as unnecessary experimentation. What I did was unacceptable and I will not repeat it.

[jumpthegun]

How do you feel about your students, Dr. Stein? Do you care about them?

[He'd seen Kid's message, mentioning Stein being his professor.]

[circumsutus]

The responsibility I feel towards my students has nothing to do with this. I'm not going to be able to honestly give you the answers you want.

[jumpthegun]

Why do you feel that responsibility for your students and not your patients? Do you know why?

[circumsutus]

I do, and it has no bearing on the current situation.

[jumpthegun]

What is it, then, Dr. Stein? Because I can't understand why if it's not that you're concerned about them and feel empathy toward them.

[circumsutus]

It's not your job to understand why I feel responsible for my students. It isn't relevant to the current situation.

[jumpthegun]

It is when you tell me you're incapable of feeling empathy.

[circumsutus]

I've been assigned to teach them. That's all it is.

[jumpthegun]

Really? Your duty as a teacher is that strong? Why did you become a teacher in the first place? Just an assignment?

[circumsutus]

That's right.

And the only one of my students here is my boss' son.

[jumpthegun]

Can you just, I dunno, pretend your boss told you to protect and care for everyone else here? Would that help you? Think about that duty extending beyond Kid.

[circumsutus]

I'm not asking for your advice.

[jumpthegun]

No. You're asking me to accept an apology from you. That acceptance comes with the advice, mate. Because I don't want this to happen again, no matter how manic this place makes you.

[circumsutus]

It won't happen again. I can promise you that.

[jumpthegun]

[We'll see, the more cynical and distrusting part of him chimes.]

I hope not, Dr. Stein. Let me know if you start getting the urge, though. We'll see to someone stopping you properly this time.

[circumsutus]

I won't need someone to stop me. Now that I'm aware of the possibility, I can stop myself.

[jumpthegun]

[Mmhmm. He doesn't believe that, but the conversation isn't going anywhere.]

All right. Good day, Dr. Stein.