he’s only been in the area since 2017, so at least since 2017 of them knowing each other. if she took an interest in the medicine side, alex probably would have taken the time to teach her how to do tech things and utilize her as his tech when he’s out there. if that’s something she might be interested in. and then maybe the hospital he works at has a partnership with the rehab facility that they take any stray or injured wildlife that gets brought into the clinic? that would allow for a very close working relationship with them