Ernest nodded, and smiled a little at the irony. "Too complicated to try fixing with electricity, either. If only someone could've told them that," he added. That was the sad thing - it had been completely legal to treat him that way, and they really seemed to believe that it was working.
He frowned and shook his head almost immediately when she mentioned doctors. "Hell no. Doctors got me into this mess in the first place," he reminded her.