You would think that after this long here being urged not to call whoever he might be talking to 'sir', he would stop it, but no, the politeness is ingrained in him.

"Even under the circumstances, it's a pleasure to meet, you, Mr Burakh. Artemy." Bart, to his credit, doesn't much react to the tears still visible on Artemy's face, save to reach into an inner pocket of his coat and procure a clean little handkerchief, holding it out for the man to take. "I'm one of the nurses at a local clinic, but mostly I'm a biologist. You might find me at Dr Watson's, or as a helping hand at one of the others."