Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy 7 nor any of it's characters.
I am nervous after having administered Genesis's mako shot. I wonder if all SOLDIER members are as cold as he is. But when Angeal Hewley walks in through the door, he doesn't look cold, he looks anxious. His eyebrows are knitted together and his shoulders are slightly hunched. He doesn't see me at first. I am standing by the table, picking out his file. Then he notices me and visibly relaxes. He even manages a faint smile. I am not the professor. Of that he is thankful.
His smile puts me at ease too. He will not be hostile. I smile in return and motion for him to sit on the medical bed. Angeal does so.
The atmosphere in the room is not threatening, like it was with Genesis, it is calm. Perhaps not all SOLDIER are terrible.
Angeal is a big man. Broad chest and broad shoulders. He is also very tall. Taller even then Genesis. But he appears gentler.
I ask him the mundane questions and he answers "no" to all of them too. His voice pleasant and he smiles the whole time. It is not a sneer nor is it degrading or mocking. It is a genuine smile.
I ask for his right hand, explaining once again that I must first check his blood-mako concentration before administering the shot.
"Sure" he says. And takes off his glove. Angeal has rough hands. They are big and warm and he has dry skin.
I prick his finger and blood immediately wells out. I dab it onto the mako reader. Angeal takes his hand back, somewhat hesitantly as if he is not sure whether he is allowed to or not. Before putting his glove back on, he licks his finger, only to have another drop of blood squeeze out.
Angeal is a bleeder, I note and get a bandage for him.
"Thanks" He says, already peeling the cover off.
The Reader beeps: 74%.
Angeal's blood-mako concentration is almost at the optimum level. He needs very little mako now.
I ask him to take off his pauldrons and he does.
There is a small scar on Angeal's shoulder. It has remained white even though the skin around it has tanned. It looks like a star.
Angeal also has a lot of muscle. But his blood vessels stick out slightly above them so it makes one easy to find. I wipe over the vessel with antiseptic and insert the needle. Angeal sighs softly then asks if I enjoy working at Shin-Ra.
"I do" I tell him. Although it is not really the truth. I don't have much choice.
Angeal nods sagely. "Shin-Ra is a good company" He says.
Taking the needle out, I hastily press a cotton ball against the needle wound. Then reaching into my lab coat pocket, I pull out another bandage.
"Hold this please." I ask
He puts his hand over mine to secure the cotton ball. He has big hands. They make mine look like a child's. I slip mine away and peel the bandage's cover off.
"Please move your hand, sir"
He lets go and I stick the plaster over it.
"All done" I say. And he gets off the bed.
He nods in my direction. "Thanks." He says and walks out of the door.
I really hope all the next patients are like him.