Posted by Lieutenant Obiah Torrirs (Chief Medical Officer) in Sickbay: Cadet Wiles Osten

Posted by Cadet Wiles Osten (Security Officer) in Sickbay: Cadet Wiles Osten
One of the few places Wiles could never imagine himself working on a starship was in the sickbay. Not that he had some phobia or distain for medical environments, it was simply that he preferred to make frequent, short visits rather than spend extended periods of time in the harshly-lit, cut-and-dry setting. Luckily, Wiles had never had any major medical episodes (although that was likely soon to change), at least partially because of his diligence with regular checkups.

To this end, Wiles was perfectly comfortable walking into the sickbay for his physical evaluation and waiting patiently for the attention of a nurse. He would offer a polite smile. “I’m here for my medical check in, I’m a new cadet. Wiles Osten. Is there a doctor that could see me?”

(Wiles Osten, Security Cadet)

“Several.. this is a sickbay after all,” The musing voice of a young nurse razzed. Shaking his head, he peered about the sickbay, searching for the eye of a doctor. It was never difficult to spy the difference between physician and nurse; their poise was different.. “Ah, there is one, now!” A grin, boyish albeit trained dashed across his features. “Doctor Noel!” He called out to another cadet, whose fiery red hair could catch his attention from light-years away. “There’s a chap here who’d like to see you.”

“This better not be another one of your ploys to distract me, Hobbes.” Noel grumbled, closing the distance between them. Vibrant green eyes caught sight of the Security cadet, a glimmer of surprise resonating in their depths. “Oh! I am so sorry.. I didn’t realise he had company.” She mused, bashfulness clipping the edges of her voice. “I’m Doctor Noel, what can I do for you?” She offered out a hand to shake, watching Hobbes from the corner of her eye. “You can leave now, Hobbes.”

(NCs) Nurse Hobbes and Doctor Noel
Nursing and Medicine

Wiles felt the corners of his mouth tug upwards at the nurse’s quip. He ducked his head slightly to hide the involuntary grin, but looked up from under his brow to inspect the nurse in front of him as Hobbes summoned Noel over. He regretted specifically asking for a doctor. Maybe a nurse would have been just fine. Wiles did not turn his attention to Noel until she was almost on top of him, and he pivoted quickly to meet her gaze.

Wiles allowed himself to smile more freely this time at the banter between the two, and waved a hand dismissively at Noel’s apology. “Nice to meet you doctor, I’m cadet Wiles Osten, I’m here for my boarding examination.” He shook her hand warmly, his grip not too firm but still solid with intention.

Wiles looked quickly to Hobbes as Noel suggested that he leave, and broke his grip with her to make a point to extend his hand to the nurse too. “A pleasure to meet you as well, Nurse Hobbes.” Wiles clasped Hobbes’ hand in both of his should the nurse accept the gesture and made sure to hold his gaze. He felt the edges of his mouth pulling upward again. Wiles retracted his hand and sent it straight to his hair, running it through the top of his brownish-blonde undercut once.

Turning back to Noel, Wiles tried to be nonchalant. “Oh don’t worry about me, you won’t make me feel crowded if he stays! I know this is just routine, so if his help will make it less painful for all of us then I don’t mind at all.”

(Wiles Osten, Security Cadet)