Letter 3: Med. Student
Dearest Riv,
Do we know you well enough by now? If you are reading this then it goes to show that you have inherited your father's trait for the medical and sciences. Your father said your first procedure would be a transfusion. You know what I said to him? I said 'She must be her father's daughter to try something so risky on her first time out. I just hope she doesn't kill anyone.' Your father got me back with his response. He said, 'If she is my daughter then we don't have to worry about her killing anyone especially if she's inherited her mother's trait to care for people.' I guess we are both right on that front.
We trust you River. And we trust that you wouldn't be doing something like this unless you had a very good reason. You have taken risks but you have never been one to be careless. Your father only conducted these experiments under the will of his clients. He never went against anyone's wishes. And as you know, because I imagine you have read his journals and lecture notes, those were an unqualified success. If I had to guess I would say you are doing this to help someone you care about. What other reason would there be? You've never been one to use people as lab rats. Like us, you examine people and try to understand but you never take away their free will.
We have faith that in your first time of doing this transfusion, it will work out because as I have said many times before, you are our daughter.
Know that we love you, we will always love you, and we will always be with you.