Plotted starter for @ivory-paragon
She adjusts her pink nurses cap and deeply inhales while laying a palm flat against her chest to steady her nerves. The first time on the job was always the hardest. Anxiety came hand-in-hand with work performance as well as the unfavorable thoughts that followed.
What if her patient didn't like her? What if she screws up? What if...she couldn't save them?
Childish, she knew. They was no cure. But she wanted to give those affected a fighting chance the best way she knew how. She suddenly recants a time her blond companion commented about her thought process: how unrealistic it was to hope they could all be saved, that she could do something, provide anything, lessen the damage done. And so far? Care-giving was by far the best she could do.
And she was going to do it with her head held high.
Finally, she expels her long awaited breath before knocking gently on the door. "Hey, I'm coming in, alright?" That said, the door opens, wheeling alongside her a table full of bandages, gauze, and a water basin to wash away most of the bleeding.
Propping the cart next to his bedside Tifa makes sure to check the monitors around him. "Hi! Sorry your usual nurse isn't here. I'm sure they briefed you about hiring a caregiver instead. So, here I am!" She smiles warmly, immediately reaching over the table for her supplies and laying them out neatly for easier access.
"I'm Tifa, by the way. They told me your name was..." she holds onto that word momentarily, the thought quickly prompting her mind, "---Rufus. Its nice to meet you." Bending over towards the bottom of the cart she retrieves the basin of soapy water, lifting and setting it over the cart's surface. "Anyway. Sorry its so sudden, but, we're doing the hard part first to get it over with. You alright with that?"
