I think a lot about what could have happened between tc22 (2014) and 2020… between O’Brien and Sheffield, yes, but also in terms of their career? They graduated in 2015 so if they completed grad school in the normal four years that means they would have only spent one year in the lab before everything went to shit… but also that would mean O’Brien did not do a residency and while you can go straight into research from med school, not completing a residency means he didn’t get an unrestricted medical license for independent practice as a physician.
Idk I can kind of see O’Brien forgoing residency to go straight into research though I guess. O’Brien and Sheffield probably also completed their respective programs faster than average so there’s that. Maybe the skull and bones society came into play somehow, even though I can’t even theorize on that because we barely know anything about it. I discussed this with a friend but I’d like to believe O’Brien had to rely on Sheffield’s connections for his position 😊#unhealthy codependency
