The sun peeked in through the blinds in the young medic's room, shining directly into her eyes until she finally gave up and forced herself out of bed. Normally, Bai Toris would allow herself some time to sleep in every morning since there usually wasn't any use for her in the early morning, but the sun as of lately had been in her face every morning to the point of being unbearable. Muttering under her breath, the petite girl tied her hair up out of her face and meandered to the sink that she used to wash her hands and medical supplies so that she could splash her face in an attempt to wake herself up. Needless to say, despite her efforts, Bai was still tired as well as wet, the cold water seeping into her nightgown unpleasantly.
Quickly stripping to her undergarments, she pulled a white sundress out of a drawer and slid into it. She yawned into her hand and walked over to her bed, sitting down and pulling her boots out from under it and pulling them on. After she had finished tying them, she grabbed the jacket that she had taken from one of the newer crew members, she believed his name was Jeremy, and shrugged into it, trying to remind herself to return it to him eventually.
Before heading out to bother Ms. Gubbles like she did most mornings, Bai made sure to check if everything was in order in her cabin. When it came to work space, she hadn't asked for much when she joined Captain Porter's crew, trying not to impose. She told him that all he needed to provide was one room for her and she'd use it for living space and for working space. He had agreed, and now she had her bed and dresser in one corner and her medical things took up the rest of the room. Two worn down and stained cots sat against the walls of the far side of the room. She had made thick pillows for both of them and she hung a curtain around them for privacy. Against another wall was her sink with a long counter and cabinets over it. Bai had her gloves and medical instruments set on the counter with herbs and medicines that she bought tucked into the cabinets. She always made a point to go into town and get local remedies from the people at every stop, so that she had so many things for treating and curing ailments and injuries that she had to get permission from Ms. Gubbles and Captain Porter to store some of it in the kitchen. A small, barely running refrigerator sat under the counter holding the more perishable ingredients and also some of Bai's snack stores. She had found the fridge in a dump near a port and begged Michael, the ship's mechanic, to fix it for her a long time ago and it still ran with some occasional tune ups. Next to the fridge was a stack of buckets that she used to clean up messes. A wooden desk cluttered with papers and pens and pencils was stuck against the wall next to the door with a chair she had snuck out of the dining room. She used the desk to catalog the people who came in looking for help, what their ailments were, and how she treated them, most of these papers were stuffed in labeled drawers in the desk in an attempt to stay organized. Finally, next to the cots sat a bookshelf stuffed full of books on sicknesses, injuries, and plants, most of which were well worn and scribbled in with Bai's messy handwriting. Overall, her little 'doctors office' had a feeling of somewhat comfortable clutter. It smelled of plants and wood and wasn't very well lit, but that's how the young girl liked it.
She picked up a small sign from her desk and opened her door, stringing it on a rogue nail.
"The doctor is out" was all it read, informing potential patients that Bai wasn't in her cabin and to look for her elsewhere. She stuffed a key into the lock on the door and double checked that it was locked, protecting her precious items inside, before stuffing it into her boot and walking aimlessly around the boat, rubbing her eyes irritably every so often. She spotted Jeremy talking to the captain while she was walking towards the kitchen and decided to stop by and see what was up. She came up next to the younger boy and yawned again.
"Good morning Captain," Bai said, waving to the older man tiredly.
"Good morning newbie," she muttered, jabbing Jeremy in the arm with her elbow,
"thank you for lending me your jacket, I'll return it later, but I need it right now." She smiled a bit and hugged herself, allowing the warm fabric to heat her up.
"It's very nice, must've been expensive."