My mom. I was going to be a doctor, but I ended up in solitary confinement for a year before I was sent on an exploratory mission. [She had about two years of training under her belt, combined with what every single teenager learned in Earth Skills. Clarke was good at both arenas, was good at compiling knowledge and learning everything she could, so it wasn't as if she wasn't prepared.]

Back home, it's not too different from how things are here. You take your classes mostly individually to learn the medical knowledge, and the rest of your training is hands on and practical. We can't risk someone wasting time reading books off a screen when they can begin doing work right away. [A pause. A correction.] Couldn't.

[Things change, and it wasn't as if they had a lot of burgeoning doctors lined up. It's why they started training Niylah as best as they could—someone from the ground with deft hands and a desire to help.]

I'm training again, but I can't do practical things just yet.