Nurse 1: Why do you think he's gone on this hunger strike? What does he hope to accomplish by doing that? Nurse 2: His tox and alcohol screenings are all negative, that's all I know. Nurse 3: He's probably one of those protest-junkies on a campaign to force a big industry to do something or trying to get government action for his group's agenda. Nurse 1: Why do we always get the weird ones, the crazy ones? I'd like a nice normal patient every now and then, you know? Nurse 1: I'm just glad we sedated him. He was murmuring for hours about some woman named Tilde. Maybe he's got a thing for that actress Tilde Swinton. Nurse 3: Heck, that's nothing compared to how he was when they first wheeled him in here; he swore he'd never eat another morsel of food for the rest of his life. Nurse 2: It could be food poisoning. Nurse 3: They checked for that too. Negative results. Nurse 1: Yep, just like I said, crazy as a loon. Nurse 2: Maybe he's not crazy. Nurse 1: There you go dreaming again. You're new here, just wait until you've had about a dozen patients like this. It gets really old really quickly. Nurse 3: Don't tell us you think he's sane, please don't tell us that. Nurse 2 (dreamily): Being passionate about what you believe in isn't insane, it's noble. Nurses 1 and 3 in unison: Oh, brother! Nurse 2: Just look at him, you have to admit he's kind of cute. Nurse 1: You know something, I agree with you there. Nurse 3: So do I. All three in unison: Hmmmmmm . . .
(All of us are worried about Nurse 4 ever since she retired and began having these hallucinations. We humor her, but we're not sure how long we can keep doing it. Shhhhhh, here she comes. Act natural.) ~