Would the doctors be pushed away at the pace you move toward them, or do they immediately move to a set distance when they become aware of your presence? Are they immune if their eyes are closed? Do they need to know you’ve eaten apples? Is every interaction a risk for them as an apple-eater might reveal themselves? What happens to a doctor if the are enclosed in an ever-tightening sphere of fruitenarians?
Would the doctors be pushed away at the pace you move toward them, or do they immediately move to a set distance when they become aware of your presence? Are they immune if their eyes are closed? Do they need to know you’ve eaten apples? Is every interaction a risk for them as an apple-eater might reveal themselves? What happens to a doctor if the are enclosed in an ever-tightening sphere of fruitenarians?
I think the principles which explain the mechanism of implosion-type nuclear bombs might apply in this case.