Sperm Donation Room
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Events with rich location context
The sperm donation room is referenced indirectly as the private, clinical space Toby is directed to; it's the locus of the humiliating act he describes and therefore central to his refusal.
Clinical, mechanical, and solitary in Toby's depiction; evokes embarrassment more than comfort.
Site of the required collection procedure and the object of Toby's avoidance.
Represents invasive procedural intimacy that conflicts with Toby's public persona.
Restricted to patients and clinic staff only (implied).
The sperm donation room is mentioned as the humiliating destination Toby avoids; its name is withheld by Toby, making it a shame-laden space that anchors his reluctance to return.
Private in function but emotionally charged as a place of personal exposure and discomfort.
Clinical space where the actual sample collection would occur — the object of Toby's refusal.
Embodies intimate vulnerability and the procedural coldness of medicalized fertility.
Private clinical room for patients only; not accessible to bystanders.
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Andy corners Toby with bad news: a blackout at the Alexandria clinic compromised the incubator and they need another sample immediately. Toby recoils, describing the humiliating, grotesque logistics of the …
Outside the interim office, Andy urgently asks Toby to provide another fertility sample after an incubator blackout. Toby recoils — painting the clinic visit as mortifying and insisting they delay. …