Chapter 11: Orientation Evening

When Elisa finally approached the door, she turned the knob cautiously. She was unsure weather or not this tour to be would be one to remember 'for the right reasons'. When the door had cleared the frame and swung wide enough, she was greeted by a man about two inches taller than herself. He was bald, as he held his yellow construction hat in his hands in front of himself nervously- and his eyes were obscured from the world by the goggles he wore for protection.

"Evenin', miss. My name's Benjimin. I'm the Engineer you spoke with on the wire earlier in the afternoon." He adressed her kindly, shifting his weight slightly as he did so. "If I recall corectly, your name was... Elisa, wasn't it? I'm much appreciate that we can be on a first name basis. Makes me feel more comfortable to know who I'll be working with."

"I feel zhe same vay, Benjamin. Zhere's something to getting to know comrades zhat makes it even easier to vork along side zhem." A broad smile lit Elisa's face as she could only recall the good times with former allies from the training camp. These memories would become ghosts tonight, as her new comrades would undoubtably ensure that she had more to focus on than the past. "I'm ready to head out to see zhe facilities here, if you would be so kind. A fresh start is one thing, but if I can't get my bearings here zhen all is lost for me."

"Right then. Let's make our way away from the lab then. I'll take you to see the different areas that you may be required to head to for meetings and briefings and the like. After the more important areas, I'll get to show you the more fun places. Ya know, where they're all out and parting about new recruits an all. Should be a real ho down tonight." His smile spoke volumes of the mood on the base. Benjamin would certainly be one of those people that you would never want to go a day without hearing from. Elisa stepped out her door, locking it and carefully ensuring that her keys wer tucked away neatly.

"All right. Vere you lead, I will follow." Returning the smile back to him like a mirror, Elisa stood as close as she dared. Only to find that the Engineer was now scratching the back of his head. Was he nervous?

"Well I'll be... I... I just never thought I'd get a chance at all to say this." He stammered slightly as he finally decided to put his hard hat on. "But I guess there's a first time for everythin'."

"A chance to say vat?" Elisa gave him a slightly more stern look as she asked, perplexed with the notion of 'a chance to say' something with a girl. This wasn't a date. It couldn't be. She and Benjamin had only just met.

"Well miss, I recon that you ain't never gotten a chance to hear it said directly to you, but I'm certain you'll know what I mean. I've never gotten the chance to say this to a Medic an actually have it be applicable. So..." Shifting around slightly, Ben revealed that despite the festivities he was still armed with his Wrench. "... Pocket me, Doc?" The comment was so innocent as he now raised and hefted the Wrench over his shoulder. He seemed much more excited now than he had been before, and Elisa knew exactly why. He was referencing the battle style for Doctors know as a 'Pocket Medic'.

The 'Pocket', being the person the Medic heals most and watches the back of, has the task of defending their Doctor as they progress through the field. In turn, the Medic will keep their guard up for Spies and other threats. Elisa was nearly ecstatic when the phrase was spoken.

"J-ja! You have no idea how exciting this is!" Falling in behind Benjamin as he began to walk down the hall, the young Medic kept herself wary of her surroundings while listening to the Engineer's tour tips.