"Hospice care," Dan says, and then only because he's not certain that the word exists in other worlds, "people who are dying. Mostly elderly, though I've worked with younger people."

The ad for this particular hospice, a branch of Darrow's major hospital, stares at him in black and white, non-judgmental but seeing him nonetheless.

"It's more than just nursing work for me," he finally adds. "My-- my shine comes with a very specific skill that helps people when they die. I can make it easier, take away the pain and the fear."

it's just sleep