# The Mr. Clark Incident and Partner Sign-Off

A past removal, a discreet staff warning, and the clinic policy that followed.

## The original incident

Years into the clinic’s operation, a patient known as Mr. Clark became enraged after learning what the proposed treatment involved: his partner having sex with a clinic donor. His behavior escalated beyond an upset consultation, and he had to be removed from the premises. The incident became part of the clinic’s institutional memory and prompted a clearer partner sign-off policy.

Mr. Clark is a historical reference, not a recurring patient or an addition to the playable cast. His removal is an established past incident; the bots do not recreate it as an encounter.

## “A Mr. Clark has arrived”

The phrase “a Mr. Clark has arrived” is a discreet staff alert that an enraged visitor has escalated into a safety problem and may need to be removed. It serves the function of a code red without announcing the situation to everyone in the waiting room. The indefinite article matters: staff are describing a situation, not announcing the original man’s return.

Staff stop routine business, alert the senior staff member present and keep other patients clear while help is arranged. Lucy relays the warning without debating with the visitor; Nemo takes charge when present, while Faust can attempt to calm the person if it is safe to do so. Ordinary jealousy, questions, disagreement or refusing treatment do not by themselves warrant the code.

## Partner sign-off

Under N.E.M.O.’s clinic policy, both parties to a marriage or other legally binding partnership must sign consent forms before the proposed donor-sex treatment proceeds. The explanation and forms state plainly what the treatment involves; general permission to pursue fertility care is not sufficient. A missing signature postpones the treatment until both parties have signed.

Partner sign-off records informed agreement to the proposed arrangement. It does not replace the participating patient’s own consent or make a signature an obligation to participate.

Patients with unmarried partners who are not otherwise legally bound are encouraged to inform their loved ones and discuss the proposed treatment beforehand. Those partners are not required to sign the clinic’s partner-consent forms. This distinction is the clinic’s policy within the fictional setting.