THE MOMENT
"The good news is, artificial fangs have come quite a long way," Dr. Lynn smiled as he came back to update Vance. It wasn't the gleaming white smile he had earlier, and his voice carried hints of disappointment; it was easy to guess why.
"Okay, I can live with that... what's the bad news though? I hope there isn't any... but, it really sounds like there is...," he said.
"Unfortunately, your insurance won't cover them with us," Dr. Lynn nodded. He was about to add more context; but, Vance shook his head.
"What?" He was instantly annoyed; obviously someone at the dentist's office made a mistake somewhere along the way. "I have Chroma Insurance; it's supposed to be the literal best insurance for Fae. One of your secretaries must have made a data error," he said.
"Oh I doubt that," Dr. Lynn was polite to all his clients; but, he wasn't going to let any of them abuse his staff. Even if they weren't around. "We're of course in Chroma's system, we know how to -,"
"THEN WHY CAN'T I GET FANGS?" He sat up straighter in the awkward chair and his eyes glowed red. Dr. Lynn smiled and Vance immediately felt embarrassed.
"Told you the gas has a mild effect of hostility on vampires," Dr. Lynn chuckled.
"Oh, goodness, forgive me Dr...," Vance shook his head.
"I've heard worse, and I probably could have presented that better knowing you were recovering. No harm done," he said.
"So, but, is that it? I'm out of luck?"
"Of course not," Dr. Lynn replied. "You are a Fae with Chroma Insurance, after all. I was going to continue explaining it...," he reminded Vance with a smirk. "Due to the nature of vampire fangs, they're just different enough from normal teeth to disqualify a dentist from claiming your fangs through insurance. They're technically part of your GI system, and so at this point the next step is to refer you to a gastroenterologist," he gave Vance a small note. "Got your appointment all lined up. Once they see the same issues I've spotted, I'm quite sure they'll work with your insurance to get you those fangs."