Excerpts from Trey Lancaster's Handbook: The Official Doctor's Apprentice (by Choice)

  -Touching anything on Francis's desk counts as a crime.

  -Punishment includes: death glare, lecture, actual lecture with diagrams, and silent treatment (the worst one)

  -Never say "It doesn't hurt that much." Francis will say "Good. Then we can clean it deeper."

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  Patient Case #125 – Luna Atkins (the Stubborn)

  -Patient claim: "I'm fine." Always.

  -Reality: Not fine. Very visible bruise high on her cheekbone.

  -Francis sat her down immediately and checked for concussion.

  -She kept insisting, "It's fine. I've survived worse."

  -Francis froze for a full thirty seconds. There was something ugly in the silence.

  -Me: "Just because you're used to it doesn't mean you have to live with it. Let him treat you."

  -It came out more serious than I meant.

  -She finally stopped fighting us and let Francis work.

  -Apprentice note: stubborn, dangerous, keeps acting like pain is normal.

  -I hate that she thinks that way.

  -No, I'm not writing that last part down.