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[tanteiotaku]

Waking up
[Shotaro woke up screaming. Perhaps out of some remembered pain, or his fear had been a bit more than he had let on in front of Terui. His eyes were wide and his face sweaty as he patted himself down. As if he had to verify that yes, indeed, he was still here.

Sadly his foot still wasn't. It would have been nice if they gave it back. It might take the edge off.]

On with his day
[Just because he should be dead didn't mean he didn't have work to do. He made his daily check of the Tip Box in the Lounge before heading to his morning shift at the Gift Shop. After having lunch and doing some reading in the Lounge with his stump propped up on the coffee table, he's off to work again in the Laundry.

He might be a little excessively jumpy today, so it's a great time for people to sneak up on him and clap him on the shoulder.]

Comments

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[unquestionable]

[ Ryu hadn't actually expected an explanation, let alone a detailed one. The truth ran deeper than he had ever begun to imagine. Philip had been treated as nothing more than a lab rat, then. In a way he could understand Hidari's anger. Had he been in his position, he probably would have done the same thing. Maybe even worse. Still, he wasn't in the right. ]

Then teach him how.

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[tanteiotaku]

[He trusts you, whether you like it or not.]

I'm working on it. Taking care of him was a hell of a last assignment from the boss.

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[unquestionable]

It's not something you can't handle. Just don't do it the wrong way.

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[tanteiotaku]

Could it be you're actually worried about us?

[It's not that he didn't appreciate it. It's just kind of unexpected.]

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[unquestionable]

[ He scoffed. ]

Don't be an idiot. The only thing I'm doing it making sure my associates know how to get along like adults.

[ Not entirely true. ]

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[tanteiotaku]

Yeah, yeah. Like I said, I'm not going to leave him high and dry. I'll talk to him later.

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[unquestionable]

Make it sooner rather than later.

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[tanteiotaku]

I missed you, too.

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[unquestionable]

You weren't gone long enough for me to miss you.

[ The expression on his face didn't match the harshness of his words. He really was glad that Hidari was back, but he was too prideful to admit it. ]

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[tanteiotaku]

I'll take a longer nap next time.

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[unquestionable]

I'll be keeping a watch on the clock.

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[tanteiotaku]

[A smirk.] Such a slave driver.

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[unquestionable]

Who else is going to keep you in line?

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[tanteiotaku]

I don't need that kind of help.

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[unquestionable]

Don't you?

[ At that his smile was somewhere between genuine and a flat out smirk. ]

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[tanteiotaku]

Could it be... Ryu Terui is smiling? [Leaning closer a bit.]

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[unquestionable]

I think you have other cases to be solving.

[ He turned to walk away, throwing his arm up in a brief wave. ]

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[tanteiotaku]

[And a hat tip to send him on his way. Now where the hell was Philip, anyway?]