Nadine sets to the actual suturing, trying to go quickly. Even with a topical numbing agent, it's not a pleasant thing to sit for the surgeon.
"The Free Cities really highly values innovation and new ideas. The best way to foster those is with a well educated population. The idea is the education is provided...and the fruits of that education will benefit and be put into service of the Free Cities. So it's self-serving, in that way."
And gives the Free Cities clout - they have all these highly trained professionals at their disposal. How often has she heard that the Academy's doctors are the best in the world? And how lucky they all are to live where they do, to be allowed the chance to join their ranks.
"Plus we have to pay for supplies and books and rent lab space...if we want to do anything outside of the classroom we have to buy our own equipment, and of course the Academy has a shop...."
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Nadine sets to the actual suturing, trying to go quickly. Even with a topical numbing agent, it's not a pleasant thing to sit for the surgeon.
"The Free Cities really highly values innovation and new ideas. The best way to foster those is with a well educated population. The idea is the education is provided...and the fruits of that education will benefit and be put into service of the Free Cities. So it's self-serving, in that way."
And gives the Free Cities clout - they have all these highly trained professionals at their disposal. How often has she heard that the Academy's doctors are the best in the world? And how lucky they all are to live where they do, to be allowed the chance to join their ranks.
"Plus we have to pay for supplies and books and rent lab space...if we want to do anything outside of the classroom we have to buy our own equipment, and of course the Academy has a shop...."