Is Astra Spaced Out?

"I don't know what you're worrying about. You've got nothing worse than cuts and bruises."

"How do you know? Supposing I've got a cracked rib? Or a ruptured spleen? Or internal bleeding?"

"Have you got any of those thing?"

"How the Hell should I know?" Fred exploded. (Note to Lots: this is only a metaphor. Fred did not really explode.) "You're supposed to be the doctor!"

"Oh, yes. So I am."

Fred was seized by a suspicion. "You've been taking mind-altering drugs, haven't you?"

1. "Certainly not!"
2. "Naturally. Otherwise life on a long voyage would get intolerably boring, especially now that my love affair with Lots has cooled down. Ready access to drugs is the main perk of being a doctor."
3. "Only occasionally."
4. "Sorry, did you say something?"

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