Julian ignored her teasing and gently turned the laptop toward himself.
"I'll check for typos. I won't touch the tone."
"Promise?"
"Promise."
Two hours later, Daisy's supplementary patient consultant opinion landed in the Stellaris inbox.
Phoebe was the first to open it.
She had originally intended to just skim it quickly, but after two paragraphs, she sat bolt upright.
"Wren, come look at this."
Wren had been organizing the fourteen-day Ethics Board compliance index. Hearing the urgency in Phoebe's voice, she walked over.
Phoebe stepped aside to give her a clear view of the screen.
Wren read it line by line.
When she reached "Patients don't necessarily want to become inspirational stories," her fingertips paused against the desk.
When she read, "If a system cannot permit a patient to be uncooperative, then the cooperation it records is unlikely to reflect genuine recovery," her eyes grew warm.
The office fell completely silent.
The service team lead had walked over to read as well, and halfway through, her eyes were red.
Joey muttered under his breath, "This is better than any user feedback we've ever written."
Maya shot him a sharp look. "It's not user feedback."
Joey instantly corrected himself. "Patient advocacy."
Maya nodded.
Wren printed the opinion out and slid it directly into the core annex of their compliance review materials.
Phoebe asked, "Are we submitting this straight to The Ethics Board?"
"Yes," Wren said. "But I need to confirm with Daisy first if she's willing to submit it under her real name as an official patient consultant."
Phoebe nodded.
"I'll ask her."
A few minutes later, Daisy replied.
Submit it under my real name. But I refuse any media interviews, and I do not authorize the full text to be quoted publicly.


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