He was taken aback when the young woman in the pink sweatshirt pronounced herself mayor of the town. To say the least, she was not what he expected. Firstly she was a woman, and not a man as he had assumed, and secondly she looked more like a kindergarten teacher than a mayor. He tried not to let it show on his face, and avoided looking at the deputy for confirmation. It would not do to get off on the wrong foot on his first day.

He took an expensive been from out of his pocket, and scrawled an illegible signature on the line. Just like that, he was committed, to one year of service in this little town, for only about about half of his normal salary, plus a furnished apartment. If he was making a mistake, there was no going back now.

"Hello, its nice to meet you Alex. I'm Jonathan." He held out his hand to the cute blonde. The deputy had a look on his face as if he knew what was going on in the doctor's head. He next offered his hand to the deputy. He was apparently smarter than he seemed. Chances were they would all be seeing a lot of each other, in this little town, so he needed to be friendly.

"If it would not be to much trouble, could one of you show me to the clinic." So he could evaluate it was left unsaid. "I understand that there is a small apartment above the clinic, which is mine to use?" He did not hold out much hope that the clinic, or the apartment, would be up to modern standards. After all, how much could a town this tiny afford anyway modern?