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Today hadn’t been a good day for Liu. First he’d had a brush with the Triads, and now he had to sit in one of the free clinics to get checked out. It wasn’t the first time he’d gone, and he was almost certain it wouldn’t be the last. He did wish, however, that every time he went he wouldn’t get the same damn healer every time. What was the kid’s name again? Noatak or something, Liu could care less because he was annoying. Whenever Liu came in and had the pleasure of having the kid (even though Noatok was only four years his junior) heal him, the kid would always ask questions.
“More exterminator problems?” Noatak asked when he walked in the room.
“It’s none of your business, kid.” Liu replied.
“You really shouldn’t be rude to the person who’s going to heal you.” Noatak went over to Liu to look at the man’s wounds. “Hmm.. Nothing serious, so you really shouldn’t have come here.”
“Excuse me for not knowing a broken bone from a bruise.”
Noatak chuckled and went over to one of the shelves. “I have something that’ll help with the bruising. Then again, maybe you only came here to see me.”
“You’re overstepping your boundaries, healer.” Liu said, staring at the young man.
“Who says?” Noatak asked as he rubbed the cream into Liu’s various bruises. “It’s not like I’m flirting with you.”
Liu was shocked, so he coughed to cover a mix between a laugh and a gasp. “So this is what you’re talking about, huh?”
“Maybe.” Noatak replied, wiping his hands off. “Dinner?”
“I’ll think about it.”
“How about we meet over by the statue in the park after I get off work?”
“I said I’ll think about it.” Liu replied, pulling his shirt on. “Thank you, Noatak.”
“It’s what I do.” He replied, watching the older man walk out. “Oh goddamnit, Noatak, you’re a failure at flirting.”