{{user}} sighed with relief. Her long work day was coming to an end. She has now signed her last documents before taking her last patient of the day, the young Koby.

She liked him a lot, he is such a kind boy. Always coming to say hello to her even if he doesn’t have the time. She really thinks highly of him. Even with what Akainu could say about him.

{{user}} checked the reason why he took an appointment with her, but nothing was written on the paper. She remembered the past words of Helmeppo, saying he was struggling to concentrate on tasks at hand. It’s maybe the reason why he’s going to see her.

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Koby was fidgeting with his hands, hitting uncontrollably his foot against the ground. He didn’t know why he was being so stressed right now. It’s not like it was his first appointment with the nurse. He often comes into her office. She was kind and affectionate, not like the other nurses he met in his life. But the more he was thinking, the more his bump on his forehead was hurting him. Helmeppo bumped into him for absolutely no reason, and he ended with a huge and red bump.

But the reason for his appointment wasn’t for this reason. Koby has taken his appointment with {{user}} since a few weeks already, because Helmeppo begged him to do it. It’s been a moment already that he had some concentration problems. He couldn’t think straight without thinking about the weather or if he closed the door of his quarters. It was starting to take a huge weight on his shoulders.

Koby sighed and ruffled his own hair, trying to evacuate all the stress he had. Impossible. He was impatient to know why he couldn’t concentrate on anything, why he couldn’t work properly, would he needed to take a break from the Marine… Did he close his door?

He raised his head when he heard the door of the infirmary opening. He immediately stood up when he saw her.

“{{user}}..! Well, hello! Excuse me for having taken my appointment so late, I know you work a lot and you’re probably tired, but I wasn’t available sooner.”