A/N: Oh, with my silly self-inserts I'm such a hopeless person. Uh...this takes place post-game. Which means the Rosalia virus has calmed down, CR-S01 comes to operate on patients every once in a while, Naomi isn't gonna die, etcetera, etcetera. Oops! Did I just start with spoilers before the actual fanfic even started? *shrug*
I know my last story was a first-person point of view, so I'm gonna give a shot at a third-person this time around. Also, I'm not gonna try to apply to the mannerisms of speech that I have this time around. Oh yeah, and I'll bother to describe how I look. The last one I know I goofed and said I was blond, but let's say I had a temp dye going on the whole fic, yeah.
Okay, let's start exploiting how much of a hopeless fangirl I am! :D
"Uh...h-hi... I'm a new dermatologist."
The short, curvy lady shyly said at the reception desk.
"Oh, so you're Lu. You're late."
Chief Esha hastily replied.
"My bad..."
Her name is Lu Delano. She used to be a diagnostician... Then quit when the diseases started to become too severe and contagious for her to handle. So she went back to school to study dermatology. Lu...or should I say, Dr. Delano, likes to be shy and patient with others when she first meets them. If you're interested in those kinds of people, I absolutely don't reccomend you trying to befriend her. She's very eccentric...well at least she can be. Other times she can be calm and lazy. But you just really never know.
Dr. Delano is very short for her age. She's a little over...or...under...five feet tall. The glasses she wears nicely fit her face with a black half-rim on the top. Her skin is a little bit of a pasty tan with remains of scars on her arms and legs. The hair on her head was such a dark brown it was almost black. It looks like she considered brushing it, then the thought died of loneliness after two brushes. Her clothes? Ehh...a little dark. Most people stare and find her fashion sense a tad scary. Lu mostly prefers to wear anything that covers her knees. More specifically: Tripp pants covered in chains and zippers. Along with that she likes to wear corsets and leather tops...sometimes logo tees. Today just happened to be a logo tee day. Oh, and of course the traditional white lab coat of a doctor.
Anyways, back to the story that never really started until just now because I said so.
"Maria, can you show Lu around?" Esha hollered.
"'Kay, Chief." Maria replied.
"If there's anything you need, just yell, okay? It's not everyday we even have a dermatologist. Most skin operations are done by the surgeons." Esha quickly noted, before she left to check on staff.
"So, you wanna be introduced to the other doctors? Or do ya wanna know where everything is?" Maria asked.
"...The second one." Lu answered.
Maria grumbled a little bit, to show her moderate frustration. It was annoying how much Lu wandered off in her own world and failed to pay attention to much anything else sometimes. But Maria loyally showed Lu everything as she was told. The emergency room, where the patients' rooms are, the old ward, you get the point. Lu met a few doctors and nurses along the way, but didn't say much to them. Except a certain endoscopic surgeon that popped out of nowhere.
"Oh my God! What the hell?" Lu shrieked.
She felt as if a firecracker just barely popped in her hand. Tomoe was calm and apologetic.
"I'm sorry for scaring you. I just wanted to introduce myself. I'm Tomoe Tachibana, an endoscopic surgeon here at Resurgam." she introduced.
"Uh...Don't worry. I-I'm Lu. Lu Delano."
She was breathing heavily to recover from fear. Tomoe bowed in the way of the traditional Japanese. Lu slightly understood, and bowed as well.
"Oh, do you come from Japan as well?"
"No, I just dabble with some Japanese knowledge."
"Well, it was a pleasure meeting you Dr. Delano. I hope to see you again."
And just like that, the honorable Tomoe disappeared into the thin air off to who-knows-where. Lu held her head in her hands and breathed hardly trying to recover from the shock. It took awhile, but she managed to pull through.
"Are you okay?"
"Y-Yeah..."
"Good, let's get this over with. I'll show you to the other top doctors. Our top surgeon isn't here right now, but he should be sooner or later."
"...'Kay."
Lu and Maria wandered around the hospital, looking for doctors. Lu was introduced to several more nurses, which she really despised needing to know more since her memory has been shot since forever. Anyways, she was introduced to Dr. Kimishima, the forensics specialist, Dr. Freebird, the orthopedic specialist, and a bunch of other doctors and surgeons that didn't quite stand out much to her. The one that really piqued Lu's interest the most was the top diagnostician, Dr. Cunningham. Lu liked his sarcasm, and found him hilarious at times. Lu was kind of sadistic and burst out laughing whenever RONI tended to push Gabriel's buttons.
"Nice to see that we've got a dead serious dermatologist." Gabriel remarked.
Ah, it was always a good sense of sarcasm that Lu appreciated the most in people. She's never one to take a moment too seriously.
"I'm Lu Delano." Lu struggled through laughter and tears.
"I'm Gabriel Cunningham. Hope to see ya around."
Gabe smiled at the choked up dermatologist. If it was a sign that he liked her, was proud of his performance, possibly he's secretly sadistic, who really knows? Do you? Probably not. Your guess is about as good as anyone else's. But it's a nice thought, ya know? I'm not exactly very good at portraying someone else's character. So I'm not exactly in position to state why the diagnostician is smiling. Also, I'm making too much out of nothing. I know. But every little detail has to have some sort of meaning. Those of you that are reading this probably know Dr. Cunningham more than I do anyways.
"Yeah, you seem cool. Later."
Like that, she's out.
"I hope you can catch up to the rest of us. Don't strain yourself, Lu."
Maria added when she tried to catch up. This utterly insulted Lu, and provoked her to stay on the job as often as possible. Save as many patients as she could. Sure, any normal person would say that looking at Lu she was weak. This is very much true as well. But she didn't exactly appreciate the fact being pointed out by anyone. Lu ignored the side comment which was the real meaning behind the paramedic's words. "Don't strain yourself" didn't exist in her interpretation. The dermatologist was gonna stay at Resurgam First Care and treat patients until her salary put the other doctors' to shame. Dr. Delano was secretly competitive, and not too conscious of it either. She'd be number one, no matter what it took. Even on her off days she'd stick around to treat more patients. No time for socializing or settling down. Patients go first.
"Sure."
Lu replied, as she started to leave the scene.
"Oh, there you are Lu. Ready for your first patient?"
Chief Esha asked as she saw the dermatologist come down the hall.
"Yeah, what do I have to do?"
"Just a simple nose job. Shouldn't be too hard, right?"
Lu smiled at the simplicity of her first task.
"Right."
Did I mention Dr. Delano was an artist? She was interested in dermatology for two reasons. One: To save people from serious burns and skin cancers. Two: Botox and other forms of fixing up people's appearances. Lu is a terrible judge of faces, but she's good at replicating things. Give her a picture, and with the right tools she can make a really close replica.
Speakin' of replicas, all day she did nose jobs, face lifts, boob jobs, botox, just about anything and everything. During the night she practiced face lifts and nose jobs on dead bodies in the morgue. So much determination is something that people should think to look up to. Kind of inspirational. A great influence. Mostly, in my opinion, a way to say, "I seriously need to work on my job more, if I wanna catch up to her." Lu got several raises for her hard work. Everything seemed to be looking up for her. The sleepless nights were definitely worth it.
Then one day, an explosion happened downtown. Maria rushed to treat patients at the scene. There were too many for her to handle, and several were rushed to Resurgam First Care. Since Lu was thought of as the top dermatologist quickly, she was expected to treat most of the victims that came to the hospital. It was her day off, which was the worst part about it. The dermatologist got the call in the middle of her working on a sculpture.
"Lu, come quick! There are patients everywhere!"
The chief flat out shrieked into the phone. Dr. Delano put the receiver a little far from her ear so she wouldn't get a headache.
"Today's my day off. Can't I just put it off 'til later? Let the paramedics take care of it."
"They can't! There're too many victims! Hurry your ass over here and treat the patients! We need your skill!"
"Ugh, fine. I'm on my way."
This was flat out irritating, but Lu got in her car and slugged on over to Resurgam. Definitely the worst time to be in her shoes. She hasn't slept for a few days. In fact, this was the longest she's been without sleep in her life. But her job was more important to her at the moment. The doctor could tell by the boss's tone that she couldn't make any excuse, even if it was true. Also, Dr. Delano didn't like it when people worried about her. She made several facial expressions and stretched a little bit so her muscles would start to be more active and awake before entering the hospital and tending to the patients.
"How many do I need to work on?"
She asked.
"Five, one after the other."
Hank reported. Lu rushed to the operation room. Tomoe would be assisting her in the operation.
"Okay, time for the conference,"
Yaaaaaaaawnnnnn...
"Lu, if you're tired we can leave this to the other dermatologists."
"Nah, my job isn't as hard as it seems...as long as it's not Mohs. Go ahead."
"Okay, the patients you will be treating have been in an explosion. You'll have to treat second and third degree burns on five patients. Do you think you can do it, doctor?"
"Definitely. Let's get this over with."
Mohs surgery is used to excise skin cancers. Luckily, this was only a burn procedure, and didn't require too much because all authority she had to treat were the external injuries.
"Damn, this one has skin cancer. Beginning excision."
Lu was on the last patient, who unfortunately for both the patient and doctor, had skin cancer.
"Are you sure you want to do this procedure, Dr. Delano? You seem awful tired, I suggest you rest."
"My job is to save lives. That's exactly what I'm gonna do. It's the last patient. I'll stay alert."
The dermatologist knew very well her consciousness was fading, and Tomoe was absolutely right. But Lu knew her job wouldn't be done until the skin was completely treated. Mohs surgery is a very delicate procedure, which was nearly the reason why Lu didn't get a degree in dermatology. Treating skin cancer was her weakest subject, but she still endured it, nonetheless. Successful treatment was possible, and common for her with a little luck, but she still despised the procedure.
"There's only one excision left, doctor. Well done."
"Thank...yo-"
Passed out. Fell asleep, right there on the operation floor. Several nurses began to panic, but got another dermatologist to take her place. If I was in that situation, I'd have probably fainted. Like, you know, if I was one of the nurses, or even Tomoe assisting her operate. The patient was saved. Lu was hospitalized because her head met the EKG... They were not good friends.
A/N: Don't you dare ask who the narrator is. He's anonymous. 'Kay? 'KAY? Ahem... This is the first story I've written for Trauma Team...or any game in the Trauma Center series... So, if my portrayal of the characters seems a little off, I'm sorry...lol. This writing style is definitely a new experience for me. I tried to make it seem like the narrator knew you were listening, and telling you the story face to face. Surprisingly light on the language this time around for me. I'd really appreciate the critiques. Thanks for reading the first chapter! :0)