Practically perfect // open+tenderfoot tryouts // in every way

[arcy]

Izuku had never done terribly well in crowds, honestly. He'd been frequently mocked for his interests and even minor failures when he was younger, so he could never really shake of the feeling that they were all judging him behind his back. His ability to perform in front of people was ... incredibly selective, in all honesty. Luckily, he's only having minor troubles here, and the assurance really does help, as Izuku's tail stills just the slightest in its honestly non-stop movement.
"The squishiness did make it kind of hard," Izuku admits, grinning sheepishly. He hadn't really wanted to tighten the bandage on the plush's paw too much, and so he'd -- definitely overcompensated. He's sure healers probably treat animals this small occasionally, though, just not terribly squishy -- by this, he means children. Very small, very accident prone, just hopefully not to a terrible degree. His tail twitches as he listens to Jacob continue on to explain what he'd do next -- and last, apparently. Somebody resisting treatment. He'd met plenty of people like that -- Izuku didn't claim that he'd ever responded terribly well. He hadn't treated many people, under five, really, but they were all stubborn. He snapped at a few of them. Uncharacteristic of him, and also not doctor material.
"It depends on the person, I guess," Izuku decides rather unnecessarily, tipping his head. He really wasn't good with people, so he imagines it'd be very difficult for him, but -- well, he could do some 'in theory' ideas, at least. I mean, it was pretty standard stuff -- especially the thing about foul-tasting medicine. That was something you'd probably do for a sick friend. Though, Izuku hadn't ever had many friends, and none of them had gotten sick, so he hadn't exactly put it into practice. And he also might be misinterpreting the next part of the question, but whatever. "You could probably try and make something foul taste sweeter -- honey, maybe? Um, you could probably set somebody at ease by talking them through the steps, and what the medicine does. So that they know exactly what you're doing, and why it's necessary. M-Maybe some conversation and assurance to help them trust you, and keep their mind off of it." Izuku starts off looking somewhat lost, nose scrunched up as the gears turn in his head, but his expression gradually smooths out as he becomes a little more confident. He could deal with nervous or distrustful people -- Izuku had already done that, though the example in question he was thinking of was really skewed, considering the context. And also that he hadn't treated said patient/former classmate for like, half an hour. That was a long time to let burns fester. Whoops.

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