A Little Less Conversation

"Give me your hand, we take fingerprints, then you can go back to work."

"Uh, certainly."

"Place hand here."

"Okay. You've got it, though. Oh, right. Thanks."

"Are you a doctor?"

"Me?"

"You have very soft hands. Like doctor."

"Oh, no."

"Like a doctor."

"I'm an engineer."

"Hands like a doctor. No real work."

"Well, I can't. That's why I'm here. To get my status changed to work."

"Yes, you can go back to work in a minute. Nearby?"

"No, you don't understand, I don't work."

"Yes yes, like doctor."