[PRP] Been awhile

[insidiousEnigma]

Lural

Since becoming an Agent what little free time Zacharie had was normally spent at his brother's house or hanging out with Jerome. He definitely wasn't complaining though. He had worked hard to get to where he was now that how could he complain? He could spend all the time he wanted in the labs, got to work on his own projects without sneaking around, and he got his own room!

But while flipping through the pictures on his phone, he was reminded that he had made other friends over the years and that it was rude to not keep in contact with them.
So he called up Citrine. It had been awhile since he had last seen the green-haired girl and while she was a bit naive...she was enjoyable to be around.

That was how he found himself sitting in the corner of a coffee shop with a mug of some sort of herbal tea cradled between his hands. He'd practically shoved some people out of the way to get the spot by the window but he wanted to be sure that he could be found.  

[insidiousEnigma]

Lural

Zacharie glanced up at the sound of his name, mildly surprised to be greated with such enthusiasm. "Citirine," He nodded his head in greeting and motioned to the chair across from him with a small smile. "Likewise. I'm glad you could come on such short notice." He said honestly, sitting up from his hunched over position and crossing his ankles beneath the table. "I've been pretty busy with work lately but I've read it's important to keep in contact with people you consider yourself on good terms with." He prattled, obviously a bit nervous.

It felt like it had been forever since he had interacted with someone he hardly knew.
...Well, he supposed that it was true though. He spent the majority of his time with Andre, Jerome, and his pokemon.

"You're looking well." He observed as he drummed his fingers against the mug in his hands. "How have you been?"  

[insidiousEnigma]

Lural

The purple-haired boy watched the other for a moment before his lips twitched up into a small, shy smile, "You make perfect sense. Friends then." He nodded before bringing his drink to his lips to first blow on then take a few sips of the warm, fragrant liquid.

"Yes, I'm still in the medical field." He confirmed, his thoughts briefly flickered to the brain proudly on display on a shelf in his room back at the base. It weirded out most visitors and a few of his pokemon, but he didn't regret getting Jerome to help him steal it. "The facility I have been studying with finally promoted me." He said slowly, blowing absently into his mug. "I get to work in the labs and the medical offices without needing a mentor monitoring me. It's been a lot of fun." His smile grew into a full on grin as he reached up to push a few stray strands of hair out of his face.

"I'm glad to hear you've been doing well. Training, in my experience, is very trying but rewarding in the end." His gaze drifted to the window. "I hope you've been wearing appropriate clothing, you didn't seem to have much in the way of winter apparel when we went to the circus. It'd be a shame if you were to sick." It wasn't until after he said it did he realize that he sounded a bit like he was nagging. "Ah...have you been getting along with your new pokemon?"  

[insidiousEnigma]

Lural

Zacharie eyed the iced tea curiously before mentally shrugging it off. For someone who was used to warmer weather, Citrine didn't really affected by the chilly weather outside. He himself hated the cold, there weren't nearly as many plants blooming and he had to wear cumbersome layers. "Ah, that's good. I recently went to the mall as well to get a friend of mine a late Christmas present." He nodded slightly, running his pointer finger absently along the rim of his cup. "The sales were nice." He added as an after thought.

"The medical field is certainly not for those with weak stomachs." He agreed with a soft huff of a laugh. He'd never been particularly bothered by it, even when he was young. He had vivid memories of someone reading to him from medical textbooks when he was still too young to understand what the words meant, blurry impressions of diagrams of the human body. "Well..." He tried to find a way to explain it. "I work in a clinic on occasion, giving checkups, writing prescriptions if needed...basically working as a doctor. The rest of the time I work in labs to help improve medicines and create new ones." It was overly simplified...but that was the gist of what he did.  

[insidiousEnigma]

Lural

"Well, he's my best friend. I couldn't just not buy him a Christmas present." He said earnestly. "He's hard to shop for though since he never really talks about things that he wants, so I thought it best to just let him pick out something that he would find enjoyable. Even though it was crowded it was enjoyable, I'm glad that you enjoyed yourself as well." He shot Citrine a small smile as he stirred his tea with the stirring stick he'd set aside on a napkin.

"Yes, actually. I do a bit of both. Sometimes I have a specific idea in mind and will work towards figuring out the best way to achieve my goal, sometimes I take apart existing medications and try to rebuild them, and sometimes I just mix chemicals. Lately I've been working on an adhesive that can close moderate to severe lacerations for extended periods of time during strenuous activity. Acting as makeshift stitches until a person can receive proper medical attention." He said excitedly, leaning forward to rest his elbows on the table. His eyes were bright and his expression open as he spoke, very obviously passionate about the subject. "Right now I'm working on finding a way to safely remove the bandage without causing more injury. I've got a few ideas on the compounds, but I'm still working on creating a stable solution."