"You find a penny in there?" the Janitor asked, his voice a low growl. "No, I... I think it was just stuck," J.D. stammered. "If I find a penny in there... you're dead."
By noon, J.D. had been barked at by Dr. Kelso—who seemed like a sweet old man but had eyes like a shark—and had fallen hopelessly in love with Elliot Reid, a fellow intern who was currently having a nervous breakdown over a chart.
"Deep breaths, Dorian," he muttered to himself, his internal monologue already narrating the scene like a low-budget indie film. "You're a doctor. A healer. A man of science." My First DayScrubs : Season 1 Episode 1
"Turk! I think the janitor is going to kill me," J.D. hissed, sliding into the plastic chair.
"Coming, Bambi?" Dr. Cox yelled from his car, using the nickname for the first time. J.D. smiled. He survived day one. Only 10,000 more to go. D. and Dr. Cox evolved throughout the first season? "You find a penny in there
J.D. stood in the fluorescent-lit hallway of Sacred Heart, his oversized scrubs feeling more like a costume than a uniform. He’d spent four years of medical school preparing for this moment, but as a code paged over the intercom, he realized he didn't even know where the bathrooms were, let alone how to save a life.
"Relax, Newbie," Turk laughed, slapping him on the back. "We’re doctors now. We’re at the top of the food chain." stammered
That confidence lasted exactly until they met Dr. Cox. Cox didn’t walk; he prowled. He spent the next five minutes delivering a rhythmic, terrifyingly articulate monologue about how J.D. was a "girl's name" and that his primary job was to stay out of the way so the patients might actually have a chance at survival.