After School Doctor Episode 7

Reading the room

This episode starts with Riko who is very loud and somewhat thoughtless. She has a good heart but comes from a wealthy family so a lot of what she says comes out condescending or inadvertently bragging. Her comments about the girls clothes was borderline mean but not truly mean spirited. She wanted to share her stuff but made the other girl feel just awful and not the least bit interested. Knowing she blundered, but not understanding why, Riko has been hiding out in the infirmary studying on her own and avoiding class. It is here that she eavesdrops on a conversation between Dr Mikano and a teacher. They are concerned that Satoshi has not been in school and is refusing to leave his room. They decide to visit his home and find the mom at her wits end and having to leave for work. Turns out she’s an operating room nurse at the hospital Mikano worked at. After she leaves the men try to convince the boy to come out of his room but find themselves unsuccessful. Not only that, Satoshi had escaped out the window where he ran into Riko and a bus adventure began. As they chat, Riko is beginning to understand what ‘reading the room’ means. Against his wishes, she chooses to accompany him on the quest of finding Satoshi’s dad. She becomes helpful because she boldly goes up to a mechanic and asks about his dad. Here he finds out that his dad had quit a month ago and wasn’t there. Dr Mikano catches up with them and rides the bus back. Here he learns he’s not ‘reading the room’ either. They end up at his old hospital where Satoshi is getting an IV and resting. When his mom gets there Riko helps break the ice and a candid conversation takes place. It’s a nice moment and Mikano speaks up to offer both help and encouragement. His old boss is listening and rather surprised at the progress Mikano is making. At school the next day both students decide to get back to class and make things right. He for his mom, and she with her classmates. Here their teacher had a warm fuzzy moment listening to the girls make up. This was another one where Ms Shinoya was not annoying. I am liking her a lot more these last couple episodes. She is learning how to read the room too.

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