cordelia does stick her hand out, albeit delicately, not wanting to jostle the wound anymore than she had — and out of ben's aptly noted frustration with herself. " can you fix it? " it's a direct question, implored with a pleading expression, rather than her usual aimless musings. she needs to be out on the water later today, and she can't with her hand in the state it's in now.
Ben delicately takes her hand in his own, gingerly shifting the homemade bandage to get a glimpse at the wound. He noted its size and depth with a practiced eye, a soft hum escaping him as he carefully released her hand.
"I can certainly get you patched up," he replies with a reassuring smile. "Let's get you back in the exam room so I can stitch that up for you."
"Oh, thank you!" Taeng declared gratefully, apparently not too ill to project her voice as if in a play. She leaned into Ben, so she could make it to the cots, suddenly mumbling, "Is the room spinning, or is it just me?" She was convinced that everything had gone blurry, but she persevered to answer his question:
"Well, I am excruciatingly dizzy. I spent all day in the square, chatting and enjoying the weather, when all of a sudden I stood up and could hardly maintain my balance! Not to mention the hot flashes..."
Ben took hold of Taeng's arm, guiding her carefully toward the nearest cot. As they walked, he made a mental note of her symptoms. Once they reached the cot, he helped her sit down before responding with a mixture of concern and professionalism.
"It sounds like you've got quite a few symptoms going on here," he said, a thoughtful expression as he looked her over. "Dizziness, hot flashes… And you said it all hit you suddenly after spending the day in the square?"
"that is not going to strong enough," danica stated as if she also went to medical school and practiced medicine for a living. she did not. regardless, she did her best to walk over to where the doctor was pointing. with her bleary vision, she stumbled into the counter and she curled over in pain. "good yoba, i'm going to die."
Ben couldn't help but raise an eyebrow at Danica's comment, but he quickly put aside his amusement to focus on her current state. As she stumbled into the counter, he caught her by the arm to steady her. "You're not going to die, Danica," he reassured her, his voice firm but gentle.
"But I do need you to sit down before you hurt yourself more," he said as he began leading her towards the observation room.
it had been her own fault for being distracted, not that cordelia could blame herself for her mind being elsewhere with all the recentdramaticsin her life. still: she feels a little embarrassed about the long cut on her palm, an accident with a boning knife. she holds it up with its makeshift bandage, frustrated tears still just dried on her cheeks. " i hurt my hand, " she explains plainly, quietly, feeling not dissimilar from all the times she'd come here as a child, overdramatic about a skinned knee.
Ben looked at the makeshift bandage on Cordelia's palm with a mix of concern and empathy. He could tell that she was frustrated and embarrassed about whatever happened, and he didn't want to make her feel uncomfortable.
"Let me take a look at it," he said quietly, keeping his tone calm and soothing. He moved out from behind the counter, a hand extended in her direction allowing her to place her hand in his palm so that he could examine it more closely.
"Oh, thank goodness you're here," Taeng groaned out as she stumbled into the clinic. She could barely stand on two feet, and she had to tumble into the counter with a jolt! just to catch her balance. "I feel terribly ill, I don't know what's wrong with me, but I need medical assistance immediately." Her eyes rolled into the back of her head.
Ben's brow furrowed in concern as Taeng stumbled into the clinic, obviously unwell and struggling to maintain her balance. "Whoa, easy there," he said, quickly rushing to her side to help stabilize her.
"Here, let's get you over to one of the beds," he suggested, a hint of concern in his voice as he began to lead her towards the back of the clinic. "Can you tell me what kind of symptoms are you experiencing?"
Seline blinks, immediately calmed by Ben's tone, and crosses her arms in a manner she hopes is more please help me I'm dying and less fix it right now. She leans to one side, trying for an air of casualness, as she says in a mildly panicked tone: "I'm fairly certain I am dying, I was wondering what we might be able to do." She looks around the clinic awkwardly. "About the dying thing."
Ben watches as Seline looks around the clinic, her demeanor betraying her panicked state. He takes a moment to collect himself before responding, setting the medical journal to the side as he focuses his full attention on her. "Well, I'm certainly not going to let you drop dead on my watch," he says, a reassuring smile on his face.
"Come closer, let me get a look at you," he instructs, his hand gesturing her over towards the counter. "What are your symptoms? What makes you believe you're in such danger?"
after a particularly long night at the saloon, danica had woken up feeling worse than usual. she was used to her heavy nights of drinking, but this particular morning was brutal. she let out a loud and prolonged sigh as she leaned against the counter. "i feel like the world is splitting in two. do you have any sedatives?" she asked in a low whisper as she hid her bloodshot eyes behind her designer sunglasses.
Ben's eyes softened with concern as he observed Danica leaning against the counter. It was clear that she must have had a rough night by the way she was holding herself. "How about we start with some aspirin and an electrolyte drink," he suggests as he waves her towards the back of the clinic. "See how that works before we consider a sedative."
Ben sat at the front desk of the clinic, his eyes scanning over the medical journal in his hands. The clinic was quiet today, a stark contrast to the bustling New York hospital he used to work in. He appreciated the slower pace, though sometimes the silence felt heavy.
He glanced up as the door chimed, signaling a visitor. Setting the journal aside, he offered a warm smile to the person entering.
"Good morning! How can I help you today?" he asked, standing up to greet them. His voice was gentle, carrying the calm reassurance of someone who had spent years soothing worried patients.
( alex landi, thirty-four, cis man, he/him) ☼ i know it’s a small town, but i run into BENIGNO “BEN” PARK every time i go to THE BEACH. it’s like they practically live there and not PELICAN TOWN for THE LAST YEAR. it must be because they’re COMPASSIONATE and OBSEQUIOUS. come to think of it, that’s probably why they’re a DOCTOR too. but i did hear they want to LIVE A FULFILLING LIFE IN THE VALLEY, and sometimes they like to COOK. rumor has it they also like ICE CREAM, but dislike WILD HORSERADISH. what do you think?
history!
born and raised in kingston, new york. the only child of minerva and nico park. he is of korean-italian descent; his mother is korean and his father italian (nico took minerva's last name when they got married.)
grew up in a very loving family and has strong connections with his father's side of the family. he also is extremely close to his mother's younger sibling's families, but not so much with the older siblings who live in south korea still.
he's had high expectations forced upon since he was born as he was the first grandson on his father's side of the family, and thus expected to look out for his generation of the family. this bleeds over to his mother's side of the family as well since he was the eldest grandchild in the states.
he's had two serious romantic relationships in his life plus one semi-serious relationship when he was in high school.
the most recent one ended a year prior to him moving to stardew valley and was one of the catalyst for the move to begin with. after that relationship, he was not himself for a very long time.
ben was approached by a fellow doctor after an incident occurred at the hospital that they worked together in nyc. dr. hertz told him about stardew valley and how the local doctor in pelican town was retiring and looking for a replacement.
a year later, ben has settled down pretty well into his new home, though he struggles sometimes with guilt for moving so far away from his family, even if it was what was best for him.
head-cannons/random facts!
birthday; 07/17/1990
pansexual
he knows a couple different styles of martial art styles, namely tae kwon do and boxing.played soccer throughout his school years.
is near sighted, wears contacts. rarely goes out with his glasses on.
plays the piano, guitar, and bass.
ben’s love languages are ranked as the following: acts of service, quality time, physical touch, words of affirmation, and receiving gifts.
has been redecorating the clinic since he originally moved in a year ago.
on a few shelves in his apartment there is a collection of items gifts that his friends have given him over the years.
since moving to the valley, he’s picked up the hobbies of stargazing, hiking, and fishing.
he volunteers a lot in the community.
has a dog named stella, she’s an golden retriever.
throughout high school, worked at the family restaurant and at his aunt’s flower shop regularly. occasionally also helped with his uncle’s construction company and halmeoni’s bookshop while going to college and medical school.
potential connections
a buddy to work with him in the clinic
any type of friendship really, he’s a friendly guy after all.
he doesn’t have siblings, but he does haves lots of cousins from both sides of his family so that’d be cool!
romantic connection? crushes, friends to lovers, enemies to friends to lovers even.
