Alexandria Fertility Clinic Fourth Floor
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The Alexandria Fertility Clinic's fourth floor is evoked as the public, signposted space that heightens Toby's humiliation — the place you 'get off on the 4th floor' and cannot hide your purpose from other passengers.
Sterile, exposed, and socially awkward in Toby's recollection; fluorescent and indifferent.
Referenced as the shameful destination that Toby refuses to visit immediately.
Embodies personal vulnerability laid bare under public scrutiny.
Public-facing medical space with patient access but clinical privacy protocols (implied).
The Alexandria Fertility Clinic fourth floor is evoked as the scene of the blackout and the social exposure Toby fears. It provides the concrete logistics — elevator signage, a donation room, and staff — that make the task objectionable to Toby.
Sterile, clinical, and potentially embarrassing; imagined by Toby as fluorescent-lit and public-facing.
Source location for the medical emergency (incubator blackout) that triggers the personal crisis.
Represents the collision of bodily vulnerability with institutional processes and public visibility.
Open to clinic patients, visitors, and staff; not a public institution but accessible to those receiving care.
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Andy corners Toby with bad news: a blackout at the Alexandria clinic compromised the incubator and they need another sample immediately. Toby recoils, describing the humiliating, grotesque logistics of the …
Outside the interim office, Andy urgently asks Toby to provide another fertility sample after an incubator blackout. Toby recoils — painting the clinic visit as mortifying and insisting they delay. …