Guests

Docteur Inès

What they say

Coming in: "Fourteen hours on shift. I need carbohydrates and no questions."

Pleased: "Clinically excellent. I'm prescribing myself another tomorrow."

So-so: "Stable. Not thriving, but stable."

Disappointed: "Hm. I've seen this before. It's not serious."

How they order

Docteur Inès has 3 written orders of their own. A few of them:

"Prescription: lemon curd, whipped cream. A square. Pale and soft."

In plain words: Lemon curd and whipped cream. A square envelope. Pale and soft.

— that is La Tarte au Citron

"Goat's cheese and honey, in a square. Golden. Doctor's orders."

In plain words: Goat's cheese and honey. A square envelope. Golden.

— that is La Chèvre-Miel

"Almonds and honey. A triangle. Pale and soft. For the night shift."

In plain words: Almonds and honey. A triangle. Pale and soft.

— that is L'Amandine

After the first ten days they also make up orders in their own voice. Not sure? Ask "Pardon?" or "What do you mean?": see orders.

Crêpes they love

Their face is on those pages of the notebook.

Presents from the pedlar

From Yann the pedlar's cart: a sleep mask and a tin of strong coffee.

Friendship and presents

Spoiler What Docteur Inès brings as you become friends

As you become friends:

  • A regular: "My colleagues ask where I go at dawn. I say: therapy."
  • A friend: "Night shift survived. You are my first sunrise. No pressure."
  • A dear friend: "I prescribe this place now. On real prescription paper."
  • Family: "The whole ward knows your name. Half of them are on their way."

Back in the notebook: La Ruche: honey and lemon. Coffee rings, a ward number, and the page, unharmed.