Yuuichirou slipped into the old lab coat like it was a friend. Sometimes, when the pressure was too much, he gave himself a silent reminder of where he came from. The coat that had once been his dad's gave him so much comfort is was amazing, it was like being held by did dad when he was a little boy. It just held so much comfort.
That day had not been easy for him, the new interns were a particularly whiny bunch and he knew his son was on a new mission. He was forced to call his wife and tell her that he would be home late and he had to listen to the disappointment in her voice as she wished him a happy day.
He looked at the coat that was normally draped over the back of his desk and out of sight. Today a corner of it was peaking out into view and Yuuichirou took it as a sign that he needed a trip down memory lane to keep his sanity.
"Hey dad," he whispered as he slid his arms into the material.
So many days could just add and add on him, threatening to snap the frail man beneath all of the doctorates and titles. Days like the one just had for example. He figured that every scientist had a trick that allowed them to survive the stress.
He remembered when he received the coat; it was so long ago yet he remembered it like it happened ten minutes ago.
"Promise me if you become a scientist like me that you will always do all you can to help other people," said Tadashi the night before Yuuichriou's graduation.
"I promise dad. I promise I will do all I can," he said.
Tadashi smiled, "I know, I hope you will do much better then I did."
Before Yuuichirou could ask what he meant Tadashi held out his old lab coat, "Promise me you'll take care of it? I was rather fond of this coat."
Yuuichirou took the coat from his dad, moved beyond words. He nodded and Tadashi pulled his son into a hug, "Good, and never forget how proud of you I am today, son."
Yuuichirou was pulled back to the present by a knock on his door. He sighed and stood up, but before he went over he took off the coat and put it away, out of sight.
"I promise dad, I will always do my best," he said.