"You metabolize painkillers too quickly?"  Gentle curiosity showed in her tone, encouraging Mimari to explain further as she did the preliminary tests.  "Does that extend to all other types of medication?  What kinds of things do you metabolize quickly, and how does that work in conjunction with surgical anesthesia?"<br/><br/>At the mention of secrecy, however, Tisha smiled her acceptance.  "I'm bound by doctor-patient confidentiality, hun.  Nobody would be willing to confide in their physician if we passed around secrets."  She leaned in to place a hand on Mimari's knee, soft and gentle.  "I just want to help you.  If something does happen, especially if your own safety is in danger as your threats would imply, then others know exactly what will be necessary to harm you, and I have to be able to counteract that."