The doctor was pleased with his handy work
“I used to be able to dose five rats in 45 seconds flat,” the doctor said with an air of satisfaction. “I haven’t lost a beat! Ha!”
“Doc…I don’t feel…”
“You, puppet, just shut your hole and LISTEN! You have been a thorn in my side for the last ti-”
“Whoa! Settle down, doc. What’s this all about? I feel woozy,” Mark reached out for something to hold on to as the floor began to feel slippery underneath him.
“Damnit! You need to stay conscious. You’re ruining it. I need to practice the whole speech or else…Here, smell this.”
Mark felt his strength returning, if only to stiffle the gagging sensation. “Yeah, coming back round again doc. Now what’s this-”
“You, puppet, just shut your HOLE and listen! Yes, I think emphasis on ‘hole’ sounds much better. Maybe I should say ‘noise hole’, since that’s technically…”
“Pie hole,” Mark corrected.
“Ok, fine. Pie hole. Just shut your pie HOLE-”
“PIE hole.”