Nurse Information Centre Part II [Nimue & Elise]

An event like the Sports Festival would obviously go hand in hand with injuries. It didn't matter if it was in the midst of training with their club, or even during a grand event like the Obstacle Course or while upholding their pride and reputation in a battle within the tournament, it was clear that there would be cases of students getting injured. To think that it wouldn't happen was naive, yet fortunately, the school now had an actual faculty member assigned to the infirmary. Indeed, at long last, the school had a school nurse once more. Although she had only met her a few times, Nimue Nakahara seemed like a motivated young woman who clearly had the best interests of the students in mind. While a more serious part of the Germanic lass felt that Nimue's skills as a school nurse had not been put to the test yet, oblivious to the woman's involvement in saving her classmate Haruuhi, it didn't mean she had a negative opinion of the school nurse.

From what she had heard Nimue had recently even hosted a first-aid course, one which would provide the students of their school with a healthy assortment of skills that could save lives someday. A part of her had considered enrolling into the course, just to see what Nimue could teach, but she decided against it. Not because she doubted the woman's skills, far from it... Actually, it was more that Elise felt that her medical skills were more than advanced enough that a course like that would only serve as a refresher of the rudimentary basics, and as someone who trained as diligently as she did... such a refresher was simply unneeded.

Indeed, Elise had other things to focus on, things that in a way she found more important. With the blossoming growth of her relationship with Tetsuko, Elise had decided to spend as much time as she could with the iron-blooded girl, especially after she learned just how stressed her lover was about the festival. It was odd how different they felt on that matter. Where Tetsuko felt stress and saw a mountain of responsibilities pressured onto her shoulders, Elise felt excitement and saw an opportunity to prove herself. Of course, she had not forgotten the media's opinion of her. Even if a mysterious Lady Scandal had, yes the name was ironic in this case, tried to reveal the truth behind the vile scandal the media had invented about her, Elise was quite aware of the fact that she had been labeled as a treacherous murderer-in-training who had aided the villain Thunder Shock in his escape.

Even now she felt infuriated at the mere thought, but she pushed the feelings aside and continued to navigate the main alley of the festival. It was quite a fascinating sight, to see the entire campus transformed into a grandiose festival of sorts, then again she believed her mentor knew all too well just how important this event was. The Sports Festival was an excellent opportunity to put U.A in a positive light, to clear the doubts and rumors that had arisen among the citizen in the wake of the lies and half-truths the media had spun about Semper-Fi. So it was likely he and the faculty had gone all out in the planning for the event.

And going all out they certainly did. The sheer amount of visitors to the festival was amazing, even discounting the security staff that was present, the amount of civilians from Musutafu and neighboring cities was immense, and that was not yet speaking about the students. While she had often heard about certain schools hosting events with other schools in their prefecture, the concept was taken into a Plus Ultra! state for the Sports Festival. Students from France, China, Brittain, Canada and even Germany were present!

If she was entirely honest, the last part made her feel a bit unusual. Indeed, seeing those students from Germany, and learning that a school existed within her country of origin had led Elise to ponder: What if her childhood had been different? If she had been born in a different part of Germany, if her parents had never transfered to Japan for their work? Would she had been a part of their school? Then again, thinking of such a what-if scenario was ridiculous at its greatest, after all if those events didn't happen she would have never met Tetsuko... never experienced all the things that led her to this point.

Certainly, some things she regretted, but overall she was more than happy with it, because this was the life she shared with her beloved iron-blooded knight. Her musings were interrupted when she spotted a familiar face in front of the large tent that was constructed to house the first-aid treatment from the school nurse and several students who no doubt had volunteered to lend a hand during their spare time. It was reasonable they made it on-site and close to the various grounds were events were being held, especially if one regarded the probability of injuries happening there to be quite high.

"Nakahara-sensei~ With a frown like that you'll be scaring your patients away." The Germanic lass chimed in a teasing tone as she approached the school nurse, a hand raised in a playful waving salute. "I'm glad to see that you and the volunteers from the first-aid course got everything in check. I would have volunteered myself, but in between the Sports Club activities, spending time with Tetsu and training for the Obstacle Course and the Tournament I didn't really have enough time to spare to properly contribute. Sorry about that~"

Gently clapping her hands together in an apologize the burgundy-haired girl grinned sheepishly as she approached the teacher and peeked inside the tent. "At least the injuries you got to deal with right now are less troubling than the ones from Geist-sensei's classes, right? Then again, I won't be surprised if you get to handle those and worse once the tournament begins. I'll be in your care in case someone decides to try to go Plus Ultra on me~ Not that I'm going to make it easy on them~"

A hearty chuckle escaped Elise's lips in response to Nimue's amused response to her little jest. She had to admit, despite the fact she was still a fairly new member of the faculty, it seemed Nimue's softer demeanor and that calm and gentle nature of hers often helped the students get comfortable around her. In a way, she was the type of person you might expect for one to be a school nurse. As cold as it might have been to make the comparison, in a way she reminded her of Sophie, and that on its own was quite a grand compliment in Elise's opinion, for she had admired the previous school nurse immensely. When Nimue commented about how she felt she should enjoy her day as well, Elise's smile quickly brightened while she hummed in response. "I certainly am~ Although Tetsu had to help the Sports Club with something for a bit so I gave her a bit of breathing space~" Elise explained while she grinned sheepishly and continued. "People often can get tired keeping up with my pace, although Tetsu is pretty used to it, likes it even since it helps distract her~ She's pretty restless about the upcoming tournament."

Tetsuko's concern was understandable, the awareness that the event was broadcasted all over the world and that so many people would be spectating, to say that it would have an impact upon the students would be an understatement, to say the least.

However, when Nimue told her not to overdo it Elise couldn't help but grin in return. "Starting to sound like a real school nurse now~ But you're right, at the very least I plan to take it a bit easy till the big events. I doubt I will be able to last long unless I give it my utmost, especially with all the other students present." Indeed, she would need to give all her strength, and possibly even go beyond her limits if she wanted to succeed in her goal of leaving a favorable impression.

However, nodding her head in affirmation that the injuries she had to deal with were mostly minor ones currently, and that she had some training with swift reactions thanks to her experience with Geist's classes, Elise couldn't help but muse softly. "I wonder if there is any medical faculty of the other schools present. It would be interesting to see some of their techniques and equipment in action, but some might be more inclined to keep such things hidden."

Her father had told her often, how sometimes medical inventions were kept secret and sold to the highest bidder, of course, such attitude disgusted the Eisenberg family, who always acted in the best interest of their patients and saw such a greedy act as a crime in its own right. "Nonetheless, I'm guessing it is a good thing that you are prepared for when the big events begin~" A brief smile lingered on her lips while she continued to ask with a hint of curiosity. "So sensei~ Do you have any assistants working right now? Think you'll be able to take a walk for a bit?"