Emily

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Emily with Prior Walter

The nurse practitioner who looks after Prior Walter while he is in the hospital, and does the check-ups for Prior after he is released from the hospital. Emily tries to act like she cares; however, she has too many patients to look after, which is evident when she says "Look, I'm sorry, I have a waiting room full of..." She continues on to console Prior about his mental state, but this shows she can only show so much empathy before she has to move on to the next patient. Emily is one of several characters who give voice to the same anti-migratory impulse as the Angel, she tells Prior in no uncertain terms to stay put.


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