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Pip stumbled into the medical wing, blinking nervously, it was busy with medics, helping wounded soldiers, some where being pushed in med beds or in wheel chairs, the air was full with metal clacking and chatter, they breathed in and started to look for a head medic
The crowd was almost deafening, compared to his smaller height it almost felt like a forest of people, he collided with a wall of muscle and started to hit the ground, the taller man grabbed before he fell
"lätt¹,there" the masked figure lifted him up "its busy here, so come back later" pip blinked up at the cold blue eyes, they shook there head and pointed to the medic badge on there arm "Well get busy then." It was almost a growl, pip nodded backing away and went to help some poor soldier that was injured
Pip sighed, taking of the blue gloves and threw them in the bin, there was a small rasp on the door making them look up seeing the tall Swedish man from earlier "you good?"
Pip nodded slightly "y-yeah" patting his gear for the note and handing plague the note, he took it gently eyes tracking the note and nodded "you caught up at a bad time, but welcome to the medic corps unge²"
They followed the Swedish "there are 50 of us but that depends on active duty, all from around the world" pip nodded, "there's everything a doc, nurses and medic needs here, things are also labeled for newbies coming into the corps"
They came to the door labeled "personnel médical uniquement"³
"Hope you are good with language unge"
He opened the door to a large staff room, a counted to the far side with a fridge, kettle and microwave, and if cause a sink, tables were scattered around with people sat around them, all with the medic symbols on there arm, pip looked around seeing notes on walls with sketchs
"Shit, Lt on deck" one stood up and some people chuckled
"merde⁴, sit down plague hates it when you do that" said his friend, dragging him down to sit, pip heard a slight grunt
"At ease reg, we got a newbie so look after...." plague looked down at pip
"Them" responded
"Look after them."
There was a few waves and hi and hellos echoing around the room, plague immediately walked over to the note board, standing beside a grey haired women, pip blinked looking around they felt a hand tap them on the shoulder making them jump turning around to a beaming face of a women, hair a fiery red, freckles splattered over her face "Heya newbie, got a name?" Her accent thick Welsh? Or was it Irish
"P-people just call me pip" they responded fiddling with their fingers
She nodded "Red"
"Where you from?" Pip asked
"Ah, the motherland herself, Ireland" she grinned again "you?"
"Norway actually"
Her eyes brows shot up "wow!"
He smiled slightly behind their mask relaxing
"I can give you a tour if you want"
"Yeah, that would be handy, also a list of people's names"
She grinned, and opened one of her pouches
"No.."
"Yes!" She handed them the note, with people's faces on and to the side people's names and rank, some people's faces hand masks other didn't
"Wow"
She giggled, "come on, ill show you the other Europeans" they followed to a table with a blond arguing with a dark haired man "these two are the resident Frenchy and german" they both stopped scowling at her then at then at pip
"bonjour⁵, there newbie" the dark haired man said "jules" He smiled
"Oliver" said the blond nodding slightly, german accent thick
"Pip" responded they both nodded, they sat down, looking through the note red gave them finding both of them nodding, they looked over to plague, still at the board with there probable Sargent, they scowled looking at the note yep definitely a Sargent
The german and French man started to argue
Pip raised an eyebrow "are they?"
"Yeah, argue like cats and dogs but get along like a house on fire"
Pip lifted thier bags up mumbling
"vänta⁶, let me help" He watched as the bags were lifted weightlessly over the Swedish shoulder
"Thank, plauge" He nodded, following the smaller man, to his room
"You made friends?"
Pip nodded "jules, oli and red"
The taller man nodded "they are a good group" pip nodded coming to the door there was a slight chuckle
"Mm?" Pip said eyes big
"Your rooms next to mine" pip blinked nodding, pip unlocked the door, pushing the door open and flicking the light on, it was small, a bathroom to the left as you walk in and opened up to a larger room, with a bed and a table in the corner, witn a wallbrobe the window opened to the outside world, plauge gently put the bags onto then bed, making look like a giant in the small room
"Sorry...." He said quietly
Pip scowled "for what?"
"For earlier, I snapped at you when you first walked in...I just...it was just busy"
Pip smiled behind the mask "it's okay big guy, I get it" He hesitated patting the taller man's arm, plague nodded and gentle patted it, plague nodded "Well enjoy your time here unge" He walked to the door and left leaving pip in the quiet of the room, they smiled and started to put things away on draws, hearing a knock on the door, they answered
"Ma'ma" they said, she smiled "just making sure your settled in" American,
They nodded "just getting there"
"Good good, any issues come to either me or plauge"
Pip nodded
"Sorry...probably don't know my name kid"
"Charlotte, sargent"
"Pip"
"That just a nickname?"
"Yeah....my old freinds called me pip and it just stuck"
She chuckled "Well get some rest were up at 0900 with Europeans and the swedz let's just hope tomorrow less busier"
They nodded "thank you"
They shut the door sighing softly, this is really gonna be an intresting few months
They got everything away and sighed softly, walking out of there room and locked it, and started to look around the base, they walked outside breathing in the cold air sighing as it tore away the warmth, they pulled the mask off leaning againts the railings relaxing into it, their hearing picked up faint whispers on the wind he looked around seeing two figures, they pulled the mask back on, walking closer seeing the lieutenant and sargent stood together, plauges mask pushed halfway up his face, allowing a cigarette to be in his mouth, while the Charlotte nodded listened to the Sweden man
"Today was a bloody skitstorm⁷" He puffed out smoke "25 injured."
Charlotte nodded "I know"
"jävla helvete⁸" the taller man growled "luckily no deaths." He sighed
Charlotte nodded
"I just wanted a easy day. So I can should the newbie around. But no I was stuck with wounded soldiers."
Charlotte patted his arm
"They seemed okay lud, stop your stressing" she smiled slightly
The Swedish man through his hands up and dropped them scowling puffing out more smoke making the American chuckle "besides they've been listening into this conversation from the past few minutes"
Pip froze as both of them looked at them, they waved slightly hearing the taller man sigh
"How much of that did you hear?"
"Just the how many soldiers were hurt, and that you wanted to show me around the base" pip smiled slightly
Charlotte chuckled
"Plauge here is a big Teddy, he looks scary but honestly he's got a big heart"
The taller man scowled again and dropped the cigerate to the floor stamping it out
"You good there pip?"
"Yeah just...looking around and heard you two"
He nodded pulling his mask down
"I have a map if you want it"
Pip nodded walking over to the Sweden talking the map "Don't stay up to late pip okay?"
Pip nodded "thank you"
Plauge nodded, and watched the smaller man walk away
Charlotte chuckled
"oj hyss⁹"
Plauge sighed "come on, bed we got a busy day tomorrow"
Charlotte chuckled "I know, big guy, I know"
Translations
¹ easy
² kid
³ medical personnel only
⁴shit
⁵ hello
⁶wait
⁷shit storm
⁸ fucking hell
⁹ oh hush