"morning marshall."
"morning doc."
"so we're discharging you today how are you feeling?"

"anxious."
"anxiety?"
"well anxious to get home anxious to get back into the world. nervous."

"nervous? c'mon marshall you're a big boy now. sounding like a bit of a baby you can do this. you found a sponsor yet?"
"um not yet. i mean but when i get back"
"well if you find one you find one. if you don't you don't."

"well yeah i mean i godda start going to meetings first and... wait what?"
"well you don't absolutely have to go to meetings and it's not like like a requirement that they fit into your shedule we know you're a busy person."
"but i thought variety was the most important thing?"

"so what else are you thinking?"
"um well i know i godda start practising the steps and i mean learning them and start being able to apply them."
"steps?"

"yeah steps."
"there's a lot of them aren't there?
"well twelve."

"christ i don't even know them all."
"really?"
"anything else?"

"um well i mean the only other question i have was like what do i do if i find myself in a situation where maybe somebody is drinking around me or something like that and i get tempted to?"
"take a drink."
"what?"

"take a drink and y'know take the edge off."
"take the edge off? man if i ever take a drink i already know what that's gonna lead me to."
"what you mean these?" *shakes pills*

"man what the $#&@!?"
"marhsall what's the matter darling? having some doubts already? marshall you can't leave me you'll never leave me marshall. we'll always be together marshall. marshall...? marshall!?
"no no no no no!"