"I can see how this place might not be the most conducive to that sort of career."

Or most careers, to be perfectly honest. Admittedly, it's the first time that he's actually heard of someone having been about to start a career just prior to arriving in the village, but he figures that's most likely due to the fact that the average age seems to skew towards the older end of the spectrum.

Which makes for a few very interesting questions with regards to the way the Observers select people, assuming it's something in their conscious control. But that's something he can look into later, he figures.

"I can't say that things are perfect, but we try our best, at least. And it sounds like something people would have wanted to look into curing, at least."

Admittedly, he's basing this on the name alone, but it doesn't strike him as unreasonable at the very least.