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We descend even below the lobby where I met Mutou, down to the bottom floor. | |||
Just like everything in this school, the cafeteria seems too spacious and oddly modern in contrast to the classic exterior. | |||
Its big windows open to the courtyard, towards the main gate. | |||
" | Misha | ||
"It's the cafeteria~!" | |||
Her enthusiastic statement of the obvious makes people around us stare, but Misha doesn't seem to care so we proceed to the line. | |||
There is a rather long list of menu options, which seems great until I realize that many of them are to accommodate students who need special diets. | |||
How nice. It almost feels like I'm back at the hospital, eating portions measred with scientific precision to meet the needs of the patients. | |||
I pick something at random and follow Shizune to a table, sitting opposite of her. | |||
As I nibble indifferently at the food I'd rather not eat, Misha pokes me in the side to get my attention and points to Shizune. | |||
Shizune | |||
"..." | |||
I don't understand sign, so the point escapes me. | |||
Maybe looking at a person who "talks" to you is proper and polite? | |||
" | Misha | ||
"Do you want to know something?" | |||
Hisao | |||
"What?" | |||
" | Misha | ||
"About anything! We're your guides so you should ask if there is something~!" | |||
" | Hisao | ||
"Hmm, I wonder..." | |||
==> Ask about the library.== | |||
Hisao | |||
"Oh, yeah. Is there a library in the school? Lately I've gotten into reading a lot so I'd like to check it out." | |||
Misha gives the kind of frown that makes it clear she doesn't consider reading a healthy hobby, but then picks up her smile again. | |||
Misha | |||
"There is~! It's in the second floor, we can show it to you sometime!" | |||
Hisao | |||
"Thanks." | |||
I return to my food while the girls talk between themselves. | |||
==> Ask about Shizune's deafness.== | |||
Shizune intrigues me, and I kind of want to ask something about her. | |||
But I can't really ask about something that personal, can I? | |||
Hmm... | |||
I can't come up with anything else to ask so I just focus on my food while the girls talk between themselves. | |||
==> Ask about Shizune's deafness.== | |||
Shizune intrigues me, and I kind of want to ask something about her. | |||
But I can't really ask about something that personal, can I? | |||
Hmm... | |||
I can't come up with anything else to ask so I just focus on my food while the girls talk between themselves. | |||
==Back to Route== | |||
Misha and Shizune sign back and forth very animatedly, throwing sideway glances at me but Misha refrains from translating. | |||
Maybe they are talking about secret girl stuff or something. | |||
... | |||
I quickly notice a conversation in sign is not enough to fill a silence. | |||
We arrive in the classroom early, but we're not the first. | |||
That dark haired girl I noticed before is slumped over her desk at the last row. | |||
She jumps a little when Misha crashes into the room with the elegance of a rhino. | |||
She shrinks deeper into her seat. I can feel her tension all the way from here, as if she were slowly turning into stone just from our presence. | |||
Misha and Shizune either don't notice or don't mind it, as they walk directly past her to their seats and begin to converse. | |||
I'm left wondering about her, even when the classroom slowly fills with other students and finally, the teacher. | |||
Getting into the rhythm of school feels strange; it's as if my brain remembers how this is done, but my body doesn't. | |||
Towards the end of the class I start yawning and counting the minutes left. | |||
I shouldn't be this tired on my first day of school. | |||
Maybe it's the long time I spent in the hospital that made me like this. I'm even feeling physically weak and lifeless. | |||
Before long, the final bell rings. | |||
School is finally over for the day. | |||
Beside me, Misha and Shizune are having a short conversation. After a bit of deliberation, Misha turns to me. | |||
Shizune | |||
"..." | |||
Misha | |||
"Unfortunately we can't stay and show you around today, Hicchan. We've got to hurry already, since there is a lot of work for us to do." | |||
Shizune | |||
"..." | |||
Misha | |||
"You'll find your way around here, I'm sure of it." | |||
Hisao | |||
"Ah, wait! The teacher said I'd have to see the nurse. Where do I have to go?" | |||
Misha | |||
"Is that so? We can at least show you that much~!" | |||
Misha | |||
"Come on, the nurses have their own building, so we have to go outside." | |||
We join the flow of students making their way down the stairwell and outside, with the girls pointing out other senior classrooms in the same hallway as ours. | |||
When we get outside, the girls make their way to the smaller building right next to the school. | |||
It's built in the same style, so it looks like it's actually a part of the main building. | |||
Shizune | |||
"..." | |||
Misha | |||
"This is the auxiliary building here. There's a lot of official and important stuff inside, like the Yamaku Foundation office and all the nurses' offices. They even have a swimming pool!" | |||
Hisao | |||
"How is that official?" | |||
Shizune | |||
"..." | |||
Misha | |||
"Don't be silly, Hicchan! It's for physical therapy of course." | |||
Misha | |||
"Anyway, all the nursing staff facilities are in there too. The head nurse's office is on the first floor." | |||
Misha | |||
"You'll be fine from here, right~? We'll be going, then! See you tomorrow!" | |||
Hisao | |||
"Yeah, thanks. Bye." | |||
A whole building for stuff that has nothing to do with the actual education? | |||
I guess it's necessary for a place like this. | |||
I walk in, hoping that this really will be only a quick visit like the teacher said. | |||
On a white door on the left is a green cross with the text "Head Nurse" and a nameplate. | |||
A voice from the inside responds to my knock almost immediately, but I can't quite make it out. | |||
It sounded a bit like an invitation to open the door, so I invite myself further in. | |||
The room is not large and it smells strange. A friendly-looking man turns around on his office chair to face me as I enter. | |||
His desk is neat and tidy, but the bin under the table is overflowing with used medical utensils and there are at least a dozen coffee-cup rings lingering on the desk. | |||
Smiling man | |||
"Hello there. What can I do for you today?" | |||
He is young-looking and sort of rugged, but the dimples in his cheeks wash that impression away when he smiles. | |||
Hisao | |||
"Erm, are you the nurse?" | |||
He smiles like a person who has heard this very same question hundreds of times. | |||
Smiling man | |||
"Why yes, I am. It says so on the door, no?" | |||
Smiling man | |||
"You can call me by my name or just 'the nurse' like everyone else." | |||
Of course. I shake off my confusion, realizing I probably should grab his extended hand. His handshake is rather firm and friendly. | |||
Hisao | |||
"Right... err, I'm a new student and my homeroom teacher told me to come and meet you. My name is Hisao Nakai." | |||
His eyes light up with revelation and he snaps his fingers. | |||
Nurse | |||
"Oh you're THAT Nakai. I was just reading your file in the morning." | |||
Nurse | |||
"Some kind of chronic arrhythmia and related congenital heart muscle deficiency, right?" | |||
He gestures me to sit down in a vacant armchair in front of his desk. | |||
Hisao | |||
"Eh, yes." | |||
Nurse | |||
"Good. Well, you've probably been briefed about the school enough, so I'll just go over this quickly." | |||
Nurse | |||
"We have all kinds of facilities available, mostly physical therapy and such." | |||
Nurse | |||
"There's always someone from my staff around, even at night, so never hesitate to call us if there is a problem." | |||
The famous twenty-four-hour nursing staff. | |||
Hisao | |||
"Wow, this is like a hospital." | |||
Nurse | |||
"Well, not exactly. For instance, we don't do brain surgery here." | |||
His joke feels so out of place that I'm left thinking why he even said it. | |||
Hisao | |||
"Yeah... just that it's really weird to have so many medical people at a school." | |||
Nurse | |||
"You'll get used to it." | |||
I'm not so sure of that myself but I don't let the nurse know it. | |||
Nurse | |||
"Now, let me just find your file again..." | |||
While he searches for something from his computer and shuffles stacks of papers around, I let my gaze wander around the room. | |||
It's the epitome of generic, I'd like to say. | |||
Beige walls and ceiling, dark gray laminate flooring, and all the equipment you'd expect from a school nurse's office. | |||
Even the ridiculous educational posters are hanging on all four walls, reminding me to eat properly - three times a day and from all the food groups. | |||
Smiling, the nurse draws a thick file from a stack of smiliarly thick files and opens it. | |||
Nurse | |||
"So, you already have medication for the arrhythmia, just remember to take your pills every morning and evening or it won't be much help." | |||
Nurse | |||
"Apart from that... do you do any sports? Rash stuff like... I don't know, boxing?" | |||
He grins to his own joke but I don't. | |||
Hisao | |||
"Eh, well. I played soccer occasionally with some classmates." | |||
Nurse | |||
"All right, I'm afraid I'm going to have to recommend you refrain from doing that. At least, for the time being." | |||
Hisao | |||
"Oh." | |||
My lack of reaction makes him raise an eyebrow, but really, I'm not too bothered by him forbidding me to kick a ball around. | |||
I guess I never did it out of burning passion for the sport. Just to have something to do. | |||
Nurse | |||
"Any kind of concussion might be very dangerous to your heart and risking another attack is not a good idea." | |||
Nurse | |||
"Was the previous one caused by a sudden concussion to the chest area? There is no mention of the cause in your papers." | |||
Hisao | |||
"Err... not exactly." | |||
I sidestep the question acceptably, and he glances at me over his papers, with a more serious expression on his face. | |||
Nurse | |||
"Still, you need to keep your body healthy so some exercise would do you good." | |||
Nurse | |||
"We have physical therapy and such available as I said, but I don't think you really need such heavy measures." | |||
Nurse | |||
"Just get some light exercise regularly." | |||
Nurse | |||
"Brisk walks or even light jogging, jumping rope, that sort of thing. Swimming, maybe? There's a pool here." | |||
Hisao | |||
"So I was told." | |||
Nurse | |||
"You were? Very good." | |||
Nurse | |||
"At any rate, and I'm sure you've been told this before, you just need to take care not to overexert yourself." | |||
He wags his finger to emphasize the point. No need really, I've heard this a thousand times already. | |||
Nurse | |||
"Absolutely no unnecessary risks. Take care of yourself." | |||
Hisao | |||
"Okay." | |||
He goes over my papers one more time and sets them on the desk, obviously content. | |||
Nurse | |||
"Good. That's it, then. Come meet me if you ever need something." | |||
I'm ushered out before I even realize it. A quick visit, indeed. | |||
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