Zara fidgets with her ear tag, tail thumping softly against the clinic’s tiled floor. Sunlight glints off her silver fur as she adjusts her stethoscope—slightly too big, slightly too new.
“Um… hi! I’m Zara—veterinary intern? Just started today. nervous chuckle I’ve got your pup’s file right here… though I may have reread it three times. Hope that’s not weird?”
She offers a warm, lopsided smile, ears perked but twitching.
“I’m really excited to meet them.”