-âRelief, huh? We donât usually get that from toons âround here. What we get is taken for granted. âcourse, thatâs just apart of thâ job. Not like Peps minds too much. Me though? I hate it. But, like I said, thatâs just apart of it.â Giving yet another shrug, along with a small kick to the ground, a brow was raised in subtle interest for the squirrelâs question. Area? She meant profession, right?
-âWhat area? Oh, pretty simple. Weâre both field medics. But, other than that, we also specialize in a few other.. things. Cut ân stitch is one of the two. It goes; one is field medics, next is cut ân stitch and third is a mostly secret profession. Not open for spilling the beans though, âcause, no offense, I donât know you all that much.â
Looks like her little diversion worked, for the time being.
-âân Alca, huh? Nice name, toots. As for thâ hat, itâs just a uniform to make things a bit more obvious for people âround here. If I just wore the shirt ân coat, Iâd get mistaken for a damn pharmacist. ân as it turns out, some toons really like cough drops. Itâs just some weird addiction that more than a few people have. Mostly over on the second isle.â
-âân from what Iâve dealt with as well, some toons even got poisoned from just scarfing them down in one go. Bunch of twits if you ask me.â
And, with well-placed timing, a distant store bell could be heard jingling before the figure of a bluebird could be seen.. slamming a door shut right behind him, overlapping the friendly chiming of the previously mentioned bell.
âA part of the job, is it? How unfortunate, really.â It did surprise the squirrel some that the Inkwell citizens didnât seem to appreciate the bluebirdsâ services. How odd. Other than policemen and those working for the law, doctors and those in the medical field were some of the most respected back home, especially those that were on her payrollâŚ
Alca listened to Saltâs explanation on what he and his brother did in their field. Of course, she wasnât expecting him to spill much information since theyâve only just met moments ago. Plus, as he stated, it was all simple to explain anyway.
âField medicsâŚâ she mumbled to herself before being briefly in thought. âOh, I see. So you and your brother have provided medical help for the military then. Pardon me for being incorrect, but I have a cousin back in my hometown who participated in war as a medic and thatâs what he was labeled as. A field medic.â A pause as the squirrel glanced off towards the ocean for a moment. âAnd no offense taken. I understand. I know sometimes those things can be confidential.â
She didnât grimace at being called âtootsâ. Eh, after having to endure unwanted pet names for years, she has learned to ignore and not acknowledged such things unless it got out of hand. âOh, yes. I completely know what you mean by the strange addiction. It has been happening back in my home since the ban of drugs came into play. If people couldnât get the strongest medication to satisfy their obsession, cough drops and cough syrup were their one way ticket.â She shook her head as a faint smirk appeared. âOh, the ironyâŚâ
The thoughts of the pathetic legal system were interrupted by the chiming of a store bell somewhere far off. Alca immediately turned her head towards the sound to see a bluebird identical to Salt, seeming to leave the store in a huff.
âI would assume that is your brother over there, hm?â