“If anyone would like to put on a medieval costume, wield a sword, and have their picture taken at a studio, let me know,” Victor announced. “I know it sounds a little juvenile, but a hospital nearby really wants to see the royals ‘conquer some dragons’.” He played a video on his phone of many patients enthusiastically calling for a photoshoot with digital dragons. “I’m still recovering from the partial hearing loss these patients gave me. And one of them is a 72-year-old woman. I didn’t even know a 72-year-old was capable of making these noises.” He was joking, of course, and wasn’t ridiculing the patients, whom he cared about genuinely. “Come on, you know it’ll be fun.” He swung the ornate sword in his hand. “And it’s for a good cause.”









