Dayshift 46: Doctor's Office 1 (Dr. Yumeno) [second shift]

[thisboyprince]

Further changes were afoot in the Institute, as if the fact he’d spent most of his recent time away from his office--where these therapy sessions were expected to be conducted--instead of in it didn’t say enough. Woe to the patients, who had received even less attention than usual. Daedalus, though, was more interested in the schedule alterations,

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[gald_digger]

Anise felt a lot better after eating a proper meal for the first time in days, even if the company made her food taste kind of bad. Sure, maybe she felt a little glad to see that Dist wasn't dead or anything, but he still made for a terrible conversation partner.

As she left the cafeteria, Anise made a stop at the bulletin board to see what was going on. Guy had left a note, which was good. Even though Guy had told her no harm done, he was still in terrible shape. It was a relief to know he was up and about. But besides that, there was one other note that caught her attention.

Luke. Anise felt her heart jump at the sight of the familiar handwriting. Luke was really back! Using what little time she had before therapy, Anise shared a quick exchange with the guy before her nurse had to practically drag her away from the Sun Room

[thisboyprince]

[Sorry for the wait. ;_;]

Daedalus was hardly enthusiastic about his required tasks, but one wouldn’t know it to look at him. A trait he and the girl had in common. When the knock came at the door, he looked up with a smile, brown eyes bright and unburdened by any of the less than altruistic goings on behind his expression. Watching the pigtailed figure skip inside, he flashed a broader smile at the nurse, a wordless gesture of thanks, before turning back to the guest of honor in the wake of the door closing.

“Good morning,” he returned, bringing his chair in so that he could rest his arms on the desktop and lessen the distance. “It’s been a few days, and I hear things have been rather out of sorts. How are you?”

It'd been more than a few days, if one were to count between sessions and not their time together during her field trip. And exactly what ‘things’ was another question--with her, or within the hospital? Well, that was for her to decide.

[gald_digger]

Out of sorts? Anise cocked her head a little at that comment. A lot of things had happened since their last meeting, so it was hard to guess at what he could mean by that. Did he mean the visit with Ion, the injuries she had a couple days ago, or maybe her depression over what happened with Guy? Or something other than those, even?

Well, whichever it was, Anise wasn't about to volunteer any details. Instead, she figured the best thing to do would be to brush it off and act like whatever happened was no big deal.

The slightly puzzled look vanished, replaced with another cheerful grin. "I'm good! Actually, I'm in a really good mood today." Though she still had a lot weighing on her mind, this much was somewhat true. Knowing that Guy was alive and Luke was around gave her spirits a big boost. "What about you?"

[thisboyprince]

How much truth was in that response? Not near enough. Her words, though, could be easily accepted, and he exuded a faint air of relief. “Good,” Daedalus parroted gladly. “To be honest, I was a little worried, having these therapy days delayed. The nurses say you’ve been acting under the weather, what with visitation,” and claims of all sorts of things, from the walking dead, to figurative deaths, and the sudden, exponential progress made by some of the patients, “and everything.”

‘Good’ was not likely the word of the day, or any day, but Daedalus held to it.

His answer to her question was merely his mollification given words: “I’m happy to be into work. It must be luck that I got to see you so soon.” Daedalus had the best of intentions when it came to his patients; that was his role as the interested doctor, and that was what he put forth. In Romdo, brokering more friendly, relaxed relationships was unnecessary when that role was acknowledged and accepted without question. Here, he had to play his cards.