[That gets a lopsided smirk out of him, and he shrugs as commenting in an ironic tone...]
'Tis the season.
[He heads further into the clinic now, picking up a file off a desk. He glances over toward the waiting patients and then turns back to her with a smile. It's, of course, good-natured, but he's dealing with the awkwardness of today's curse by laughing it off as much as he can.]
I might, uh... check the exam rooms before you go in with some of them.
action; i don't even know. didn't you see, you took my identity and now i don't have one anymore.
'Tis the season.
[He heads further into the clinic now, picking up a file off a desk. He glances over toward the waiting patients and then turns back to her with a smile. It's, of course, good-natured, but he's dealing with the awkwardness of today's curse by laughing it off as much as he can.]
I might, uh... check the exam rooms before you go in with some of them.