SCP-8206-2 Psychological Evaluations

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= **SCP-8206-2-12A REPORT #1**
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**PATIENT NAME:** Dante Lazzeri
**PATIENT DATE OF BIRTH:** 23/4/2021
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**DATE OF ASSESSMENT:** 1/9/2023
**DATE OF REPORT:** 6/9/2023
**SUBMITTED BY:** Dr. Joan Lantry
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**HISTORY:** Dante was given to a Mr. and Mrs. Giacomo and Mária Lazzeri by SCP-8206-1 on the 23rd of April, 2021. His primary complaint is, "I don't know what I'm doing wrong."

According to Mr. and Mrs. Lazzeri, Dante has been routinely disobedient and withdrawn over the last eight months. Difficulty eating and sleeping, as well as episodes of dissociation, are reported.
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##444|Good morning, Dante.##

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##777|Hi.##
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##444|My name is Dr. Lantry, but you can just call me Joan if you'd like.##

##444|I just want to talk with you for a few minutes, if that's alright.##

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##777|Okay.##
[[/>]]

##444|I read what you told Mr. Yafai.##

##444|That you feel like you're doing something wrong.##

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##777|Yeah.##
[[/>]]

##444|Could you... elaborate a little bit on that for me, please?##

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##777|Are you mad at me?##
[[/>]]

##444|Who? Me? No!##

[[>]]
##777|Oh. Okay. I'm sorry I asked.##
[[/>]]

##444|No, that's... that's perfectly alright.##

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##777|You look mad.##
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##444|I do?##

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##777|I think so.##
[[/>]]

##444|Well... I don't //feel// mad, if that helps.##

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##777|I hope not.##
[[/>]]

##444|So... about your—##

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##777|Oh, right! I'm sorry, I forgot the question.##
[[/>]]

##444|That's alright! You told us that you felt like
you were doing something wrong.##

[[>]]
##777|Well that's what everyone says.##
[[/>]]

##444|Who? Who says?##

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##777|My daddy.##
[[/>]]

##444|Okay. Your daddy told you you were doing something wrong.##

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##777|Yeah. Well, he didn't //say// it.
But I felt like he was mad at me.##
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##444|What made you think that?##

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##777|He made me go sweep the kitchen, and I
did, and then he said it was still dirty.
He said I used the wrong broom, but he
didn't tell me where the right broom was.
And then I had to go to my room.##
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##444|You— okay. It sounds like he didn't
give you very clear instructions.##

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##777|But I don't like asking too many questions,
cause he gets annoyed.##
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##444|Has he told you that your questions annoy him?##

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##777|Yeah. Well, he... I can tell.##
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##444|How so?##

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##777|Because he looks at me like he's mad.##
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##444|I also read that you've been having difficulty sleeping.##
##444|Would you be able to tell me a little bit about that?##

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##777|Mommy and daddy fall asleep easy.
but it takes forever for me.##
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##444|Any idea why?##

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##777|I don't really feel tired.
Or, tired like I need to sleep.
I'm tired when I get home from school,
but then I lay down and I just start thinking.##
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##444|What do you think about?##

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##777|I don't know. A lot of stuff.
I don't really remember.##
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##444|Alright. So you just can't get relaxed?##

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##777|Yeah. Or sometimes I do,
but then I hear something outside,
and I can't focus on anything else.##
[[/>]]

##444|Could you give me an example?##

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##777|People yelling. Wolves howling.
When it rains it's okay.##
[[/>]]

##444|You like the rain?##

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##777|When I'm laying down.
I don't like when it's too quiet,
cause then I just know that
something's gonna ruin it.##
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##777|But Mommy doesn't let me outside
to play when it's raining.
She says I'll get sick.##
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##444|Well, I think your mommy has it right, there.
Not good to get caught out in the rain.##

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##777|Am I a real boy?##
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##444|Yes, Dante. You're as real as any of your classmates.##

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##777|How do you know?##
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##444|Because I've talked to a lot of boys and girls just like you.##

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##777|There are other boys like me?##
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##444|More than you can even imagine.##

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Dante is very sensitive to the opinions of others, and seems to care deeply about being liked. He appears to experience great anxiety when even recalling situations where he believes he failed to meet expectations. He has also described difficulties with nonverbal communication and understanding the "rubric" by which he is being "graded."

I recommend that Mr. and Mrs. Lazzeri create a daily schedule for Dante, consisting of all of the tasks expected of him on a given day. This way, he has a clear idea of what he is supposed to do, and won't need to resort to simply guessing. Mr. and Mrs. Lazzeri should also encourage Dante to ask questions as much as he needs, particularly in regards to his tasks and to the emotions that either of them are feeling at any given moment. Hopefully, this will allow him to develop an understanding of what their emotional responses look like, so as to gradually reduce his confusion  on the topic.

Additionally, I will personally be speaking to Mr. Lazzeri about his communication style and encouraging him to provide clearer direction to Dante in the future; I will also request that he stop punishing Dante for unintentionally completing tasks "wrong," as I believe this will only make Dante less likely to want to do those tasks in the future for fear of retribution.
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##000|**Now, Joan—**##
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##444|Dr. Lantry, please.##

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##000|**—yes, of course. Dr. Lantry:**##

##000|**What exactly is it you hope to gain by
interviewing these... "children?"**##
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##444|Don't talk about them like they're monsters.##

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##000|**Pardon?**##
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##444|You said "children" like it was crazy. It isn't.##

##444|They're as real as anyone else.##

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##000|**...sure.**##

##000|**Well, you seem have to taken a special interest in them, is all.**##
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##444|It's my job to make sure that people
under the Foundation's care are provided
adequate mental health services.##

[[>]]
##000|**Yes, of course, but... I'm just worried
you're getting too attached.**##
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##444|I don't understand what this is about.##

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##000|**I just— we don't know every single thing
about how these anomalies work.
I don't want you to get hurt because you've
gotten too close to one of these things.**##
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##444|I'm not sure that's your call.##

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##000|**No, of course not. All I'm asking
is that you take it under advisement.**##
[[/>]]

##444|Respectfully, sir, I went to school for this.
I don't do this for me.
And I //certainly// don't do it for the Foundation.##

[[>]]
##000|**Then who?**##
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= **SCP-8206-2-5C REPORT #1**
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**PATIENT NAME:** Gina Innocenti
**PATIENT DATE OF BIRTH:** 30/3/2015
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**DATE OF ASSESSMENT:** 16/9/2023
**DATE OF REPORT:** 21/9/2023
**SUBMITTED BY:** Dr. Joan Lantry
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**HISTORY:** Gina was given to a Mr. Matteo Innocenti by SCP-8206-1 on the 30th of March, 2015. Her primary complaint is, "I don't feel like I know who I am."

According to Mr. Innocenti, Gina has presented avoidance of social situations for several months, as well as insomnia and sudden, unexplained bouts of crying.
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##444|Good afternoon, Gina.##

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##777|Hey, are you the doctor my dad was telling me about?##
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##444|Must be!##

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##777|Well, I hope you can help me.
No one else has been able to.##
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##444|I'm sorry to hear that, dear. I'll do the very best I can.##

##444|I read you've been struggling with identity?##

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##777|I'm not really sure that I have one.##
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##444|Have— oh, an identity?##

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##777|Yes.##
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##444|I see. And what makes you say that?##

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##777|Well...##

##777|As long as I can remember,
I've just been doing what
people want me to do.##
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##777|Yeah, and I just don't...
I don't know what—
what //I// want to do.##
[[/>]]

##444|Ah. Right.##

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##777|But sometimes, I—
I feel like the //real// me comes out.
And then I just end up hurting people.##
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##444|Oh, honey, I'm sorry.##

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##777|It's okay.##
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##444|I'm not sure it //is//.##

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##777|Oh. What do you want me to say?##
[[/>]]

##444|I— I don't know.
Whatever you need to say.
I'm sorry, I shouldn't have—##

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##777|No, it's okay. I'm sorry.##
[[/>]]

##444|It's alright. You're alright.
You can keep going, if you'd like.##

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##777|Okay.##

##777|Those times when I...
When a version of me that I don't like
comes out and says something
that I don't mean,
that I regret immediately...##

##777|I just end up laying awake at night,
thinking of what I should've said instead,
and how I keep ruining things for myself.##
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##444|Well, do your friends feel like you've "ruined" things?##

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##777|I don't know.##
[[/>]]

##444|Okay.##

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##777|But I've had people stop being friends with me,
and they wouldn't tell me why.##
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##444|I don't want to assume anything, but that sounds like
it's more of a //them// problem than a //you// problem.##

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##777|Maybe.##

##777|But I just don't even wanna try.
Cause what am I gonna do if that
happens again?##
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##444|Do you have any friends where you
don't feel like you have to just
"do what they want you to do"?##

[[>]]
##777|Yeah, a couple.##
[[/>]]

##444|I think those are the ones you
need to hold on to.
If someone is only gonna be your friend
when you're playing a part for them,
then they're not really **your** friend.##

##444|They're just friends with a version
of you that isn't real.##

##444|Those couple of friends who you don't
feel compelled to pretend around...##

##444|They know **you**. They've seen you
at your best, and your worst,
and they decided that they wanted
to be a part of your life.##

##444|And if I may—
I think they decided correctly.##

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##444|Are you alright, Gina?##

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##777|Yes.##

##777|Just—##

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##777|Thanks.##
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Gina is hesitant to form meaningful connections with those around her. She seems to experience rejection sensitive dysphoria to such an extreme that she will avoid getting close to people whatsoever, to avoid rejection. She also appears deeply concerned with keeping up appearances, for fear that friends and loved ones will not accept her for who she truly is.

I recommend that Gina be assigned a therapist and attend twice-monthly sessions with them. Mr. Innocenti should make a concerted effort to encourage Gina to explore things which interest her. I believe this will allow her to discover more about her identity, and begin to establish a healthier relationship with herself. I would also encourage Gina to begin keeping a journal, so that she can organize her thoughts and hopefully not become as overwhelmed by them.
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##000|//Joan?//##
[[/>]]

##444|Oh, hey.##

[[>]]
##000|//It's 4 in the morning. Breakfast isn't served until 6:30.//##
[[/>]]

##444|Yeah.##

[[>]]
##000|//You alright?//##
[[/>]]

##444|Yeah, I'm fine.##

[[>]]
##000|//Do you wanna talk about something?//##
[[/>]]

##444|I don't know.##

[[>]]
##000|//Okay.//##

##000|//Well then, I'm gonna—//##
[[/>]]

##444|I just wish I could do more.##

[[>]]
##000|//Come again?//##
[[/>]]

##444|For those kids.##

[[>]]
##000|//Oh. Right.//##

##000|//I mean, you do a lot though, right?//##
[[/>]]

##444|I guess. Never enough.##

[[>]]
##000|//But you can't// force //someone to be okay.//
//All you can do is just help them along.//##
[[/>]]

##444|And if they won't let me?##

[[>]]
##000|//Well, that's not your call. It's their life.//##
[[/>]]
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= **SCP-8206-2-5B REPORT #1**
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**PATIENT NAME:** Romano De Santa
**PATIENT DATE OF BIRTH:** 6/5/2005
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**DATE OF ASSESSMENT:** 28/9/2023
**DATE OF REPORT:** 4/10/2023
**SUBMITTED BY:** Dr. Joan Lantry
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**HISTORY:** Romano was given to a Ms. Loretta De Santa by SCP-8206-1 on the 6th of May, 2005. His primary complaint is, "I don't know what I'm doing with my life."

According to Ms. De Santa, Romano was a very successful student, achieving very high grades throughout his academic career. Since leaving school, however, he has struggled to make friends, develop routines, and hold steady employment. He has been increasingly withdrawn for the last three months, and has sent increasingly cryptic messages to friends and loved ones.
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##444|Hello, Romano.##

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##444|Well, um... your mother said you were struggling a lot with work.##

##444|And that you've been really depressed recently.##

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##444|Could you... elaborate on that for me?##

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##444|Mmm.##

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##777|It just all used to be so much easier.
When I was in school, I made friends without even trying.
In class, in sports, in choir, it didn't matter.
I could just get along with people.##

##777|But now, I just feel stuck.
Everyone else grew up and went someplace else,
and here I am and I'm still just me.
And I don't know how to meet people,
or make friends, or anything anymore.
I just don't understand what changed.
I feel like a switch flipped, and suddenly
everything that used to be easy stopped being easy.##
[[/>]]

##444|Was it //always// easy for you to make friends?##

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##777|I— well, when I was really little,
I had a lot of trouble with it.
But I figured it out.
At least, for a while.##
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##444|Why do you think you had trouble with it?
When you were little, I mean.##

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##777|I don't know.
I don't remember much from back then.
Not that I'd really care to.##
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##444|When you say everything "stopped being easy,"
Could you clarify that for me?##

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##777|I mean,
I feel like I used to be able to
charm an entire room full of people.
I could get everybody laughing easily.##

##777|But now, it's just exhausting.
I still enjoy spending time with people,
but I can't make myself do it as much anymore.
I just can't.##
[[/>]]

##444|When did it start becoming harder for you?##

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##777|It was right after I finished my education.
Well... really it was right //before// that.
I was already getting really overwhelmed with
tests and papers and events and—
well, everything really.##

##777|And as soon as I was done,
I just wanted to rest.
I needed to recover.##

##777|But I don't know how to... stop. Resting.##

##777|I used to have so much energy,
I could do anything and everything
that I put my mind to,
and now I just—
even the thought of going to work
every day is absolutely paralyzing to me.##
[[/>]]

##444|It sounds like you put a lot of pressure on yourself.##

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##777|Because I know that I can.
I know what I used to be able to do.
I know how much potential I have,
and here I am just... rotting.##
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##444|And what exactly is it you want to do?##

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Romano is burnt out. He is struggling mightily to adjust to life after education, particularly in regards to interpersonal relationships. He consistently holds himself to an impossible standard, which he then agonizes over failing to meet. Most of all, he seems filled with grief over having lost connection with many of friends and classmates from school. He is paralyzed by executive dysfunction, and a newfound lack of a rigorous schedule often keeps him from accomplishing even basic tasks.

I recommend that Romano be assigned both a therapist, with whom he will attend twice-monthly sessions, and a social worker, who can aid in establishing schedules and helping him seek steady employment. In addition, Romano should be encouraged to engage with the community around him and establish relationships with the people in his vicinity; however, this should also be balanced by addressing his needs for alone time and not stretching him too thin.
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[[>]]
##00F|You do good work.##
[[/>]]

##444|Who's there?##

[[>]]
##00F|Easy now.##
[[/>]]

##444|Are you— //oh.//##

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##00F|I mean no harm.##
[[/>]]

##444|But how are you... here? And in—##

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##00F|—October?
What do you think I do the rest of the year,
paint my nails?##
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##444|Well, I know what you're going to offer, and I— I can't.##

[[>]]
##00F|Forget about that.##

##00F|Though I do think you would excel at it, Dr. Lantry.##
[[/>]]

##444|Then why are you here?##

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##00F|Do I always need a reason?##

##00F|Come on, lighten up.
I just came to say thank you.##
[[/>]]

##444|What? Why?##

[[>]]
##00F|Doctor, you've been here for just over a month,
and in that time you've made more of a difference
in these children's lives than most of their
parents will in decades.##
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##444|I'm just doing my job.##

[[>]]
##00F|Really? And how many others in your Foundation
can claim to have done anything even
remotely good for anyone?##
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##00F|I know you don't always believe it, but...##

##00F|You're a good person, Dr. Lantry.##
[[/>]]

##444|Yeah? And what would you know about that?##

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##00F|I'm not asking anyone to change their minds about me.##

##00F|Just... give yourself a little more grace.##

##00F|You're doing right by them.##
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##00F|You know, you can still change your mind.
Come back in the Spring,
and you'll find me here.##
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##444|I don't think so.##

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##00F|Suit yourself.##

##00F|Goodbye, Joan.##
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##444|Thank you.##

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