Aureolin found herself mentally repeating what her teammate had just told her. Myrtle needed someone to come with her to the hospital, but she didn't look like she was in any bad shape. On the contrary, she seemed to be in perfect health.
"Why do you need to go to the hospital? It can't be that bad," the yellow tentacle inquired doing her best to forget how her teammate had broken into her house. The green inkling looked shy to tell her problem, but sighed.
"It is… my left side won't stop hurting, and I threw up last night and there was blood," Myrtle explained, about both a slight pain on her side, and even worse sounding, blood in her vomit. It was embarrassing, but she knew ignoring this predicament was the last thing she wanted to do. Aureolin sat down beside her, rubbing her teammate's back.
"It's probably just a kidney stone. Why do you want me to come with you, anyway? I'm sure you have a lot closer friends," Aureolin asked. She was not sure she could even be labelled as a friend to her. This was an odd circumstance to find out under.
"I don't want anyone to be worrying over me pointlessly, but I don't want to be alone... please, Aureolin," Myrtle's eyes portrayed the fear in her heart. She was doing her best to hide her fear. She had done this with little hesitation, but Myrtle hated getting attention from worry. She loved hearing the crowd cheering last night for the Turf War competition, but she hated having people wonder if she needed help constantly.
"Alright. I'll get ready," Aureolin nodded in agreement. She could safely assume that Myrtle was afraid of hospitals, but she didn't want to bug her with more questions. They had to get her medical attention now. She quickly went off to change clothes.
Aureolin changed out of her night clothing and had changed into a pair of overalls, and a yellow shirt that had a bright red flower print that had a flame shape to its petals. She was walking alongside Myrtle on the streets since it had just started getting brighter out in the morning.
"Do you have any idea who we're fighting next week?" the yellow inkling asked.
"I've no clue. All I know is we have a practice match tomorrow," Myrtle answered, half disappointed in herself for not knowing, but her mind had been too focused on the medical issue. They continued their silent trek, having not much to say to each other. They both knew of the Blank Slates' record breaking score last night, and that alone was a bit horrible if they wound up fighting them. Thankfully, they could see the hospital in the distance. The two squid girls just made their way inside as quickly as they could.
"Boy… it sure is busy," Aureolin couldn't help but state, seeing a lot of other inklings there, all of who had come from the Turf War competition. It appeared that some of them had suffered injuries ranging in various levels. Some of the teenagers had broken bones, while some were suffering from exhaustion of some form. Aureolin sighed, knowing she was going to spend most of her morning here with Myrtle. The long green tentacle haired girl was signing in a list for basic hospital questionnaire so she could be seen by a doctor. Aureolin heard her cellphone ringing. She pulled it out and answered the call.
"Hello?"
"Hi, Aure! How goes it?" Linen's voice chimed. Clearly their new relationship had given him enough energy to last for days if he needed to.
"Oh, I'm fine, Linny. I'm just at the hospital…" Aureolin cut herself off, realizing Myrtle had begged her to accompany her on this medical visit so no one else would worry about her for no reason. However what her boyfriend had just heard immediately worried him.
"What?! Are you hurt?" Linen immediately begged for a response from his girlfriend. She was rubbing her eye, sighing.
"No, Linny, I'll be fine. I'm getting a check-up. Just don't worry about me. How about tonight we gather everyone up and talk about strategy for our next fight?" Aureolin suggested, trying to calm her boyfriend's worries down. Linen was reluctant at the idea of doing such, but gritted his teeth. He hated imagining her in trouble, but he knew she would tell him if something drastic was wrong.
"Alright, Aure… I'll go find the others," he agreed, much to her relief.
"Thanks, Linny, I love ya," Aureolin hung up before seeing Myrtle approaching, having finished signing the document, though she didn't seem any less nervous. The two took a seat in the waiting room. Each passing minute felt like an hour to them.
"So… why do you hate hospitals?" the yellow inkling queried about what exactly made her teammate unable to stand medical facilities. Myrtle gave her an icy glare. It was somewhat intimidating, but it was a good sign that she still could keep her passive aggressive attitude of hers.
"I've had a bad experience with vaccines. I wound up getting real sick when I was eight and had to be put in a clean room for about a month before I got better," Myrtle explained. She was just afraid of accidents happening to her in hospitals. She never had been able to forget that near death experience. Aureolin didn't really know what to say in response to that, though she did have to ask herself if that had any reason behind why Myrtle had a defensively hostile mindset about her. They saw one of the many nurses approach.
"Myrtle, the doctor will see you in exam room 2," the nurse stated. The two teammates got up and headed for the exam room. Myrtle got more uncomfortable when they entered inside.
"I'm sure it will be fine."
