( That's her job, after all. Doctors can't perform very well if they can't convince their patients that they're friendly and that they're going to take care of them, have their best interests at heart.

Switzerland had been neutral territory back then. It must have been a peaceful time for him in the middle of the war. )

There truly is; I didn't have the time to do much traveling when I was younger, so you were lucky. I had my nose so deep in my studies my classmates were worried it'd get stuck in the glue. Where were your favorite places? And I'd be remiss if I didn't ask after your favorite foods.

( Maybe it isn't healthy to talk about the home they've lost. Maybe it's just the thing people need to keep its memory firmly rooted, for whatever comes next. It's hard to say. It would be different for everyone, she supposes. )