Hello, Lain. |
(in a soft voice) Hello. |
Hmm. |
You don’t sound so energetic. |
Maybe you don’t feel up for this. |
Why don’t we quit now? |
Okay? |
But since you came all the way out here, how about a cup of tea or something? |
What would you like? |
Don’t be shy. |
I wanna do it. |
You don’t have to force yourself. That might make you feel even worse. Take my word for it. |
I want to be cured. |
Cured... But you’re not sick, Lain. |
But this is a hospital, isn’t it? |
Well, this place can function as a hospital, but I see patients at my research room as well. |
Right now, I don’t know if you are really sick or not. |
My hunch is that you are probably not sick, Lain. |
Still, if you aren’t feeling well or are worried about something, I’d like to be able to help you. |
I’m not sick? |
Right now, I’m not completely sure, but you’re probably just fine. |
Even if you are sick, I’ll make sure that you are cured. |
You’re absolutely sure you can cure me? |
Absolutely. I will not let you be sick. |
Sensei, why are you so kind to me? Is it because it is your job? |
Hmm... You’re right that this is a part of my work. |
But it’s a type of work that’s hard to see as just work. |
Most of the time, I see patients, diagnose them as objectively as possible, and give them psychological treatment, but it isn’t enough to make them better. |
I’m a researcher as well as a doctor. |
If I see someone suffering, I must try and help that person. |
I want to do everything I can to help that person. |
You would do that for anybody? |
To be specific, if I see someone suffering from something for which the cause is physical and obvious, I refer that person to a specialist. |
If there is a car accident or a poisoning, that's what I would do. |
To put it simply, I’m not the kind of doctor who treats people who have something wrong with them physically. |
So I have... |
I can’t tell for sure without doing a close examination, but I know that you had an examination before you came here and that no problems were found. |
And just by talking to you here, Lain, you don’t seem to have anything wrong with you at all. |
But you need to talk to me and tell me much more about what’s going on with you, or I can’t really help you with what’s bothering you. |