Sorry that last chapter was really short, but I just wanted to get my idea up and see what people thought about it. This chapter isn't much longer, but it works. Hopefully I'll speed this story up soon. Thanks to everyone that reviewed! ::cough:: Razer ::cough::
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After wandering around the building a few times, Vincent finally decided to talk to Nolan about what he was doing there. He was worried about looking like a fool for not knowing what job that he was doing, but it would be best to hurry up and find out. He was walking through the cafeteria thinking when he heard a loud crash. He turned to his right to see a young woman completely covered in her lunch. Everyone in the cafeteria turned to watch as she became more and more embarassed. She was still sitting there, covered in food, by the time he walked over to her.
"Are you alright?" he said while standing over her. She looked up at him sheepishly and then turned away as she felt the blood rush to her face. Her short brown hair even had some food stuck in it. He tucked a piece of his long black hair behind his ear while waiting for her answer.
"I... I'm fine." she stammered while standing back up. She wiped away the bits of food that still clung to her clothing and turned to look at him. "Thanks." She bent over to pick up her tray while a cafeteria worker was cleaning up the rest. Everyone else had already resumed their normal lunch time activities.
"You missed some." he said as he reached down with his human hand and brushed some lettuce out of her hair. She stood back up and looked at him, still holding the tray.
"Shit!" The two of them turned to see another man coming towards them. He rushed over to the girl and wiped off some more food that was still on her clothing. "Damn you get messy, girl. Looks like I'll always have to take care of you." She looked even more embarassed about her situation now that he had arrived. "Hey, thanks for helping her, man. Name's Cid. This here's my kid sister, Kristy. She just started here and she's already gettin herself in trouble." He smiled and scratched the back of his head. She was still standing next to him with her head down and a blush across her face.
Vincent held out his hand and said, "I'm Vincent, nice to meet both of you." Cid shook his hand gladly while Kristy looked up at him and gave him a friendly nod. "Well, I should get going now. I'll see you two around." Vincent waved as he walked out of the cafeteria towards Nolan's office.
Cid still stood with Kristy in the cafeteria still trying to clean her off as best as he could. He wasn't nearly as tall as vincent, but he seemed around the same age. There didn't seem to be any more similarities between the two men. Cid had short blonde hair that didn't seem to be very well kept. He was more outgoing than Vincent as well. Although almost everyone was compared to the dark man.
Vincent continued towards the office, sneaking a look over his shoulder to see Cid still taking care of his little sister. He couldn't help but smile as she was trying to get him to stop embarassing her in front of everyone. He turned the corner and reached the office in a few moments. He hesitated a minute trying to think of how to phrase his ridiculous question. He leaned against the wall and looked at his claw for a while wondering why they would've hired him with this abnormality in the first place.
He gently rapped on the door and heard Nolan telling him to enter. He stepped through the door just as his boss was hanging up his phone. "Hello, sir." Vincent said as he sat across the desk. "I just wanted to ask you a couple questions about my job."
"Sure thing! You can ask me anything you like." He smiled at Vincent and then continued, "But next time, please just call me Nolan." He chuckled as he noticed Vincent was clearly more relaxed than when he first entered the office.
"Well, si-... Nolan, I don't believe I was ever told exactly what my job would be here." He brushed his hair back and cursed himself for not tying it back when he came here.
Nolan stood up and walked to the side of the desk leaning against it casually. "I guess Mel didn't tell you when you were called to come here. That's alright, I should've told you when we had that talk earlier." Vincent surpressed a sigh of relief now that he knew he didn't just miss that part of the conversation while he had been thinking. Nolan continued, "Basically, you'll be our resident physician." Vincent raised an eyebrow at that sentence. "Because of your extensive medical background, we thought you would be ideal for this. We don't really need a doctor in an office building such as this, but its better to be safe than sorry."
"So, more like a school nurse than an actual doctor?" Nolan nodded. Vincent hadn't been properly trained in medicine, but he had an extensive background in first aid and prevention. He wouldn't have felt right taking an official medical position, but just being there for first aid purposes was more appropriate. "Thank you."
"You can spend the rest of the day getting to know the building. The actual first aid room is just to the right of your office. I'm sure you'll do great here." With that Nolan escorted Vincent out of the room and thanked him for coming to see him.
He headed down the hall to take another look at his office and saw Cid walking towards him talking to someone else. He stopped and watched them walk hoping to make eye contact with the blonde and maybe talk for a moment. Vincent sighed as they turned down another hallway without noticing him. He reached the end of the hallway and opened the door to the room. Closing it behind him, he leaned back on it lifting his claw to look at it. "I'll never be able to have friends when I look like this..."
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After wandering around the building a few times, Vincent finally decided to talk to Nolan about what he was doing there. He was worried about looking like a fool for not knowing what job that he was doing, but it would be best to hurry up and find out. He was walking through the cafeteria thinking when he heard a loud crash. He turned to his right to see a young woman completely covered in her lunch. Everyone in the cafeteria turned to watch as she became more and more embarassed. She was still sitting there, covered in food, by the time he walked over to her.
"Are you alright?" he said while standing over her. She looked up at him sheepishly and then turned away as she felt the blood rush to her face. Her short brown hair even had some food stuck in it. He tucked a piece of his long black hair behind his ear while waiting for her answer.
"I... I'm fine." she stammered while standing back up. She wiped away the bits of food that still clung to her clothing and turned to look at him. "Thanks." She bent over to pick up her tray while a cafeteria worker was cleaning up the rest. Everyone else had already resumed their normal lunch time activities.
"You missed some." he said as he reached down with his human hand and brushed some lettuce out of her hair. She stood back up and looked at him, still holding the tray.
"Shit!" The two of them turned to see another man coming towards them. He rushed over to the girl and wiped off some more food that was still on her clothing. "Damn you get messy, girl. Looks like I'll always have to take care of you." She looked even more embarassed about her situation now that he had arrived. "Hey, thanks for helping her, man. Name's Cid. This here's my kid sister, Kristy. She just started here and she's already gettin herself in trouble." He smiled and scratched the back of his head. She was still standing next to him with her head down and a blush across her face.
Vincent held out his hand and said, "I'm Vincent, nice to meet both of you." Cid shook his hand gladly while Kristy looked up at him and gave him a friendly nod. "Well, I should get going now. I'll see you two around." Vincent waved as he walked out of the cafeteria towards Nolan's office.
Cid still stood with Kristy in the cafeteria still trying to clean her off as best as he could. He wasn't nearly as tall as vincent, but he seemed around the same age. There didn't seem to be any more similarities between the two men. Cid had short blonde hair that didn't seem to be very well kept. He was more outgoing than Vincent as well. Although almost everyone was compared to the dark man.
Vincent continued towards the office, sneaking a look over his shoulder to see Cid still taking care of his little sister. He couldn't help but smile as she was trying to get him to stop embarassing her in front of everyone. He turned the corner and reached the office in a few moments. He hesitated a minute trying to think of how to phrase his ridiculous question. He leaned against the wall and looked at his claw for a while wondering why they would've hired him with this abnormality in the first place.
He gently rapped on the door and heard Nolan telling him to enter. He stepped through the door just as his boss was hanging up his phone. "Hello, sir." Vincent said as he sat across the desk. "I just wanted to ask you a couple questions about my job."
"Sure thing! You can ask me anything you like." He smiled at Vincent and then continued, "But next time, please just call me Nolan." He chuckled as he noticed Vincent was clearly more relaxed than when he first entered the office.
"Well, si-... Nolan, I don't believe I was ever told exactly what my job would be here." He brushed his hair back and cursed himself for not tying it back when he came here.
Nolan stood up and walked to the side of the desk leaning against it casually. "I guess Mel didn't tell you when you were called to come here. That's alright, I should've told you when we had that talk earlier." Vincent surpressed a sigh of relief now that he knew he didn't just miss that part of the conversation while he had been thinking. Nolan continued, "Basically, you'll be our resident physician." Vincent raised an eyebrow at that sentence. "Because of your extensive medical background, we thought you would be ideal for this. We don't really need a doctor in an office building such as this, but its better to be safe than sorry."
"So, more like a school nurse than an actual doctor?" Nolan nodded. Vincent hadn't been properly trained in medicine, but he had an extensive background in first aid and prevention. He wouldn't have felt right taking an official medical position, but just being there for first aid purposes was more appropriate. "Thank you."
"You can spend the rest of the day getting to know the building. The actual first aid room is just to the right of your office. I'm sure you'll do great here." With that Nolan escorted Vincent out of the room and thanked him for coming to see him.
He headed down the hall to take another look at his office and saw Cid walking towards him talking to someone else. He stopped and watched them walk hoping to make eye contact with the blonde and maybe talk for a moment. Vincent sighed as they turned down another hallway without noticing him. He reached the end of the hallway and opened the door to the room. Closing it behind him, he leaned back on it lifting his claw to look at it. "I'll never be able to have friends when I look like this..."