Jean gulped as she walked into Bayville Hospital. She was glad she hadn't let Scott drop her off. He would have just made her more nervous than she already was.
"Dr. Grey?" a man's voice asked from behind causing Jean to jump slightly. The voice belonged to a tall dark haired man in a white lab coat.
"Yes, I'm Dr. Grey," Jean stuttered nervously already mentally beating herself up for messing up.
"I'm Dr. Cryle. You'll be working with me until you get used to the ropes," Dr. Cryle said reaching out one of his hands. As Jean shook his hand, she couldn't help but notice how nice Dr. Cryle's hands were.
"Now, Dr. Grey, if you'll follow me, I'll give you a tour and help you get aquainted with the hosptial lay out. Now what are you speciallizining in?"
"Pedriatics," Jean answered thinking about how often it was children's powers emeraged in adolescence. She had become a doctor for that reason, to find and help mutant children before they were deamed insane and locked away like she had been.
"Of course, this here is our children's wing," Dr. Cryle said leading Jean down a long hall way. "Usually we have about ten persistant patients, which are the children who have a chronic condition that keeps them here," he explained as Jean looked around. This part of the hospital looked different. The walls were painted bright colors and there were pictures of various animals hung up to make it look more cheery. Jean wasn't fooled for a second. She could sense the sadness here, the pain. A plump African American woman walked up to Jean and Dr. Cryle.
"This must be the new girl," she said looking Jean over and then nodding. "She'll fit in good," she stated with a nod her tone of voice saying this fact wasn't up for argument.
"Dr. Grey, allow me to introduce Nurse Lysen, she's in charge of the nurses in the pedriatic wing." Jean smiled.
"Hello, Nurse Lysen." she said politely.
"Call me Janie," the older woman corrected with a smile.
"Janie's been here for about ten years and she knows this part of the hospital better than the builders themselves sometimes. I'll leave you in her care for now Dr. Grey." Jean nodded.
"So, you're the muttie chick that wants to save the world," Janie stated the moment Dr. Cryle was out of hearing range.