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Fei: Smokey, that was not your finest hour!

Smokey: All right, all right. Maybe it was a bit of an over reaction.

Nurse Williamson: It was very foolish of you Smokey, though I must admire your athleticism leaping over that hedge.

Smokey: Cut the compliments – this cast is fucking uncomfortable, how many hours do I have to keep it on?

Nurse Williamson: It will be quite a few weeks, but we may be able to replace it with a lighter version in a couple of weeks.

Smokey: WEEKS! Sod that for a game of soldiers! Fei, you’ll have to get me a pair of left handed trousers – in these I’ll never get the little fellow out for a pee with my left hand.

Nurse Wiliamson: We could give you incontinence pants while you need the cast.

Fei: Oh don’t worry Smokey – I can help you. It’s not as though I’d never had my hands on it before.

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Fei: Smokey! The nurse has arrived.

Smokey: All right, I’ll just brush the compost off my hands.

Smokey: Oh fuck! No! It can’t be ………

Smokey: …NURSE WILLIAMSON!

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Fei: Good news Smokey – your test results are back and you do need the B12 injection course.

Smokey: Bloody medics – they’ll always find something wrong with you if it involves paying for treatment.

Fei: That’s not the attitude! If there’s something not right with you don’t you want it sorted out?

Smokey: Broken limbs maybe but I don’t believe in all this chemical tampering.

Fei: And your brandy isn’t ‘chemical tampering’? Anyway, it’s too late now, they’re sending a nurse over for your first jab.

Smokey: Keep a look out for her then – I’m going back to my plants!

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Forest: You were having a nap when we got to the greenhouse – you finding things a bit tiring these days old man?

Smokey: I do like to odd doze – I think it’s one of the privileges of advancing years.

Forest: But there’s plenty older than you keeping far more active.

Smokey: And quite a lot pushing up daisies! What are you hinting at?

Tia: I can tell you what. Vitamin deficiency, B12. Forest had the same symptoms last year and has regular booster injections now.

Smokey: And they work?

Forest: Yes – I get a lot more done in the days now and then I sleep better.

Fei: That sounds worth looking into. I’ll see the resident doctor to get you an appointment.

Smokey: Hrrmph. If I must ………

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Forest: So – they let you look after all this Smokey?

Smokey: Yes. It was a bit of a shit hole when we arrived. I thought working with the plants would be less traumatic than going fishing.

Forest: You’ve certainly got the place tidied up then, and these plants all look in great condition.
Fei: I should point out it wasn’t a solo effort – not that I’m complaining, I’ve actually found it quite rewarding.

Smokey: Fei’s been a great help – she could squeeze into places I’d never have got near to when we were clearing out the place.

Tia: I never really thought of you having any interest in nature stuff Smokey. You know what all these plants are?

Smokey: Of course! This is a librarium desiderata and by your left hand that’s a habeas corpus.

Forest: (thinks) Still strong on the bullshit front!

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Fei: And this is the little oasis of calm where he likes to spend most of his time these days Forest.

Forest: For Smokey that looks more than usually calm. He’s not on Largactil is he?

Fei: Oh no! After the Vienna incident he had the therapy with Miss Williamson and since then he’s just been much calmer – almost normal really.

Forest: Calmer? Perhaps rather lethargic? Prone to doze off during the day?

Fei: I guess you could say that. What are you thinking?

Forest: Vitamin deficiency – I think he needs a B12 booster course.

Fei: We’ll talk over dinner – they have excellent medical facilities linked to the residential unit here.