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You've reached Dr. Stephen Strange. Leave a message and my secretary will get back to you.

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[howdull]

[Ah, now there is a much more dangerous question, one harder to twist the truth around.]

Not MN poisoning, I am not paranoid, obsessed, manic, depressed, sick, or in pain.

I admit to rarely taking any pills prescribed to me back home, usually allowing them to gather dust in the bathroom cabinet. As stated, the aforementioned symptoms have worsened.

[thewarningafter]

[The affected past disinterest is the right approach -- Stephen drums his fingers for a moment, then decides. ]

I'm going to go ahead and start you on a low dose of methylphenidate, and we'll see how it's treating you after a week.

[...Problem. He doubts the administrator will accept a prescription made out to a screen name. ]

Just to be sure it gets to you, can you, uh, confirm your full legal name for me?

[ He winces, unseen. He's really going to have to hope this isn't a relationship where that question would be really weird. ]

[howdull]

[His gaze sharpens on his tablet screen, everything clicking very suddenly into place. Amnesia, then, but specific? He clearly has no idea who Sherlock is, and that is both good and bad at once.

He knows that the admin will provide medication for pseudonyms, he has found medication made out to 'Jay' before and knows it reached its intended recipient. This gives him the opportunity to get around the admin's previous ban on his usage.]

Yes, I can.

[Truthful so far, now he can say whatever he wants having already given the truth to the question asked. Why do so many people ask 'can you'? It's so stupid.]

William Scott.

[Technically true, parts of his name, at least.]

Thank you, doctor.

[thewarningafter]

[The name doesn't ring any bells, but he didn't expect that it would. Stephen taps out a message to the administrator, dutifully copying the "correct" name.]

You're welcome. We can talk again when you've been on it a few days.

[howdull]

[Will they?

It'll be interesting to see just how specific or complete Stephen's amnesia is.]

Goodbye, Doctor.

[thewarningafter]

[Wrong diagnosis, Sherlock -- agnosia, not amnesia. Different problem altogether.]

Bye.

[Disconnected.]