"Hallo!" Roxanne was immediately greeted by a grinning Dolphus. Roxanne smiled back.
"Hey Doc. It's been a while."
"you've grown a little since I last saw you," Dolphus placed his gloved hand on her shoulder, "anyvay, come zis way please."
Roxanne nodded and followed the RED doctor to his infirmary. Before they could walk through the doors, Roxanne was tackled by a tall, lanky figure.
"Roxy!" Hugo wrapped his arms around his daughter and lifted her up in a hug. The young woman wheezed as air was squeezed from her lungs.
"Hi dad," her voice came out in a strained squeak. She gasped when her overexcited father finally let go of her.
"Aw, look at you! You grew a bit since I last saw you," Hugo smiled as he looked over Roxanne.
"Barely," she shrugged.
"Perhaps you two can finish zis little reunion later, ja?" Dolphus interrupted, "I have tests to run vith Roxanne."
"Right," Hugo stepped back, "I'll see ya after you're done then."
Roxanne nodded and followed Dolphus into the infirmary.
...
Roxanne found her father sitting outside of the infirmary, half asleep after waiting for more than an hour. The sniper jumped as the door opened and looked at his daughter blankly for a few seconds before he smiled.
"Hey Dad," She pulled a crooked smile, pushing down a wave of fear from Hugo's brief blank stare. A stare she recognized and was haunted by constantly, "How have things been?"
"Oh, you know," Hugo shrugged, "busy, but fun. Last night was pretty weird too and..."
He trailed off, his gaze again becoming blank as he stared at nothing in particular. Roxanne frowned and snapped her fingers in front of his face.
"Dad?" the sniper flinched and looked back at the ex-scout, somewhat dazed, "are you alright?"
"Yeah, sorry about that. It's just that the last few days haven't been the most pleasant and all," Hugo reached under his hat to scratch at his hair, "I got pretty sick. I'm better now though."
"Oh. That's good to hear," Roxann swallowed. She shifted anxiously, which Hugo seemed to miss, "how about we go outside for some fresh air?"
Her father just nodded, "sounds good."