Arknights:A Doctor's Journey

Chapter 16-Break The Ice Pt.1

Third-Person POV

8am In The Morning In Doctor Arata's Office....

"So let me get this straight. You want to go to Kjerag to discuss something important to my brother?" asked Cliffheart with a drowsy voice

"Yeah. Sorry for dragging you early in the morning for this, Cliffheart. I should've probably waited later during the day for you to-" said Arata with an awkward look until Cliffheart cut him off

"Nah, it's cool, Arata. And come on, call me Ensia! You tell everyone to call by your name so why don't you do the same?" said Cliffheart with a smile

"O-okay, Ensia. T-thank you." said Arata with a nervous look

Even though Cliffheart & Arata have only interacted that one time when Silverash introduced them, Cliffheart already felt like they have great chemistry already, plus Cliffheart finds Arata's introverted personality to be adorable.... Much like everyone who's met Arata.

"Anyways! I'll tell Matterhorn & Courier to message Big Brother so he can talk with you." said Cliffheart with a smile as she got up from her seat

"Great. I really appreciate it, Ensia. I know we haven't talk much since the last time-" said Arata with a nervous smile until Cliffheart once again cut him off

"No worries, Arata! I already feel like we've become friends! Plus, you're really adorable when you're nervous like that!" said Cliffheart with a smile while patting Arata on his shoulder

And right in that moment, Mayer walked in with two mugs of coffee with two Meebos following behind her. And to add to the atmosphere was awkward would be an understatement especially with Arata being completely speechless.

"I mean she's not wrong. Everyone who's met has said that that find your introverted nature pretty adorable."said Mayer with a smile as she handed Arata his cup of coffee

If it was obvious, Mayer was next on Assistant duty. The process of who becomes the assistant is divided via a rotation system which will adapt depending on which operator is next & the number of increasing applicants. But moving on from that, Arata was completely speechless all thanks to Mayer's confirmation of Cliffheart's comment. Obviously this concerned the two ladies since Arata is never this quiet.

"Artata? Are you okay-" asked Mayer with a concerned look while waving her hand in his face until being handed a stack of documents from Arata

"P-p-please d–deliver t-these t-to A-amiya......" said Arata with a trembling hand/voice

"O-of course, Arata. I'll be back as soon as possible. See ya, Cliffheart." said Mayer with an embarrassed look until rushing out of Arata's office in a hurry

"I-i'll see you later, Arata!" said Cliffheart with an embarrassed look until running out of Arata's office at breakneck speed

Once Arata's office was completely silent..... Arata collapsed on his desk in utter embarrassment. But that was completely interrupted when a certain Lung entered his office which quickly prompted Arata to quickly compose himself.

"Doktah Arata. Sorry for disturbing you. I'm here to discuss something important with you...but I couldn't make it yesterday to due Kal'sit & Amiya's tour & getting settled here in Rhodes Island." said Ch'en with an apologetic bow

"N-no no. It's alright, Ch'en. It's completely understandable. Now, what did you want to discuss with me?" said Arata with a nervous tone with his legs shaking under his desk

"First off, I would like to again apologize for my actions. I know my actions could've damaged-" said Ch'en with a apologetic look until Arata raised his hand to signal her to stop