Ash: No side effects?
Lily: Nope! I was a little more tired than usual the first few days, but since then I've just felt so much better! I'm almost done redecorating Chris's whole apartment.
Lily: Say Dr. Ash, if you can cure cancer and problems like mine, why don't you?
Ash: Because my solution works on an individual basis, and is a bit risky. If I injected anyone else with this, it would probably kill them.
Lily: But you're smart enough, that if you wanted to you could probably fix a whole lot of people. Right?
Ash: Oh sure. When I first started out I made all sorts of inventions that would make peoples' lives easier and happier. Environmentally friendly energy, all kinds of super-productive disease and pest resistant crops, lots of medical treatments...
Lily: So what happened?
Ash: I couldn't get enough funding. In some cases, companies even hired assassins to kill me and mercenaries to destroy my work. So I gave up. Now I just give them all what they want. Things that explode. Things that implode. Things that kill lots of people in really disturbing ways.
Ash: The world doesn't want to be saved. So long as the people I care about are safe, I don't really care.
Lily: But... that's not true! There's lots of starving people, and sick people, and poor people...
Ash: And they're not the people with the guns or the money. I'm sorry, am I scaring you again? Don't worry about it; I felt the same way when I was your age.
Ravish: I don't see why I can't be there when she treats my own sister...
Valentine: Hi Chris! I haven't seen you in a while! Did your sister come yet?
Ravish: Oh! Uh, yeah, for a couple of weeks. Ms. Ash already treated her once, and now she's back for a booster.
Valentie: Why didn't you tell me? I can't wait to meet your sister! I bet she's adorable.
Ravish: Yeah, she's a sweetie. She's been feeling much better too. She's redecorated my entire apartment! Lily hasn't had this much energy in a long time.
Valentine: That's so cute!
Ravish: She's a fiend when it comes to fashion, and decorating. She always watches those shows when she's sick. I just let her do whatever makes her happy. Do you have any siblings?
Lily: All done!
Ravish: Great! This is Valentine.
Valentine: Hello!
Lily:...
Ravish: This is my sister, Lily.
Valentine: Nice to meet you!
Lily: ...Hi.
Ravish: Valentine's the one who got Ms. Ash to see you... is something wrong?
Lily: I'm feeling tired again. Can we go home now?
Ravish: Uh, sure, of course!