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"Okay, breathe in.." Inhale." "Breathe out.." Exhale. "Alright then Ave, man it up! Don't you dare get nervous, anxiety's for idiots!" She paused. ".. Well, not for idiots.. but, ugh, I understand what I mean." She slapped her cheek for good measure, not wincing from how sharp her hand felt against her own skin. ".. Ow."

She moved from the spot where she currently was sitting, in between some trees as she got her nerves together. She got hired approximately a week ago, and met at least one of the exhibits, but then had to get her paperwork and license together to be able to work at this new job with all the regulations checked out. The fact that this was a traveling zoo/circus(? She still didn't know, but hey, she was working here! That's good enough for her.) excited her. It was a good thing. Gave her a chance to having to settle too long in one spot, and allowed her to keep this job, hopefully. She didn't meet any of the other staff members just yet either, and officially, this would her first day on the job.

"Hopefully, I can be able to get along with them." Avarella didn't often get nervous, but this was something that was completely new to her, working officially as a veterinarian (the goddamn irony in everything that is right with the world int his current situation!) for the first time since.. well, this'll be the first official time. She suspected that a degree in zoology wasn't needed for this, but hey, she never knew. Life snuck up on you like that.

Getting up off of her ass, she dusted off any grass or dirt off of her jeans, and staring at the white coat in her hands, she merely kept it over her shoulder. It felt too official to actually wearing a coat. She reasoned with herself that she probably didn't need it right now. Maybe when some sort of officials inspect the place or something. "Okay then. I should familiarize myself with the.. " She paused in her sentence, despite having conversation with herself. Mutants? Things? Exhibits? She didn't know what exactly to call them without it feeling off or just plain misfitting and wrong.

Nevertheless, she arrived at the first cage, and peered close but far enough to get her face swiped off if some appendage were to unsuspectingly lash out all of a sudden. Invading their personal space was never a good idea. "'Sup." She paused to at least get their attention if they weren't looking, to allow whomever it was that was in this specific cage currently to be alerted of her presence. She held her hands up as if in surrender, to ensure that they knew that she didn't wish to intent harm upon them. "Name's Avarella Lee. But I don't like that name, so you could refer to me as Nixon. I like that name." She smiled with ease, continuing to speak softly and calmly. "I'm going to be your vet from on in, so you really can't complain too much. It's my first day officially, so go easy on me." She took a pause. "What's your name?"

It was going to be a little while until opening time, but she could take her time, her schedule was quite flexible anyway. She would have to make rounds to all of them by the time lunch would be served.