Clark beamed. For a second, he'd wondered if Kyon would recognize him; after all, it'd be pretty dark and he hadn't been in very good shape at the time.

"It's okay," said Clark, setting aside the list of mysterious deaths to the side for now. To be honest, he'd almost forgotten, especially with his own doctor shift with Dr. Burroughs. "How'd it go? The appointment?"

He'd understand if Kyon didn't want to talk about it. It seemed to be a better lead into real tough questions that he should ask, like how was Kyon doing (and not in the "okay, I guess" way), and if he still had that condition of his. Clark back then told himself he'd keep an eye on Kyon, both for his and the other patients' sake; he'd feel a lot better if he could just get an honest answer from Kyon rather than having to do anything by force.