"So go back to school as an instructor," Susan replied sharply. "Pay attention." Some things a former schoolteacher just couldn't avoid saying. "Surely if you are from an age that travels to different planets, medical knowledge has advanced."
"Not from this universe. Trolls, dwarves, magic is common. Witches. Wizards. Lesser and greater gods. Anthromorphic personifications of mythic archetypes. My grandfather is Death. The Grim Reaper. Comes for you to help you take the next step when you die." She sighed, then turned to look at Simon again. "You're just out of time. I'm completely out of place, and having to make do. I do not really care for this place, but here it is, and here we are."