RL with Tatsumi

[bright_mirror]

Dawn was her favorite time of the day, when everything was fresh and full of potential, and any problems she might have were still hazy. She'd need to get up in a few minutes, to ring the morning bell, and then -

She frowned, a faint line creasing her brow. Maybe she was just imagining things, but her pillow felt... strange, somehow.

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sorry I'm late :|

[badasssecretary]

Something was wrong, Tatsumi could feel it even with his eyes closed. His alarm clock didn't rang, and the sun on his face was a sign that he was already late to work. He was never late.

And the was too warm, more than he was used to. He opened his eyes, already reaching for his glasses on the night stand. Before he could find the them he noticed the blurry figure lying next to him and he froze.

[bright_mirror]

The movement brought her fully awake, and she scrambled up into a sitting position, staring at the person next to her. She recognized him from the community, but how... why... they'd only spoken a few times...

"M-Mr. Tatsumi?"

[badasssecretary]

"Ah..." He replied, very clever. Now he recognized the girl, he saw her on the comm and talked a few time. Iris? yes that was her name. He looked down, making sure that he has his clothes on and quickly then moved out of the bed, blushing.

"I don't know.. how I get there.."

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She frowned, thinking. "If you didn't come here on purpose, then it's probably a new virus of some kind. Can you world - "

Hop, she didn't get to say, before a sudden wave of nausea struck her, and she doubled over, gasping.

[badasssecretary]

"A virus..?" Tatsumi felt his head begin to spin and his stomach twist, his headache was already killing him but that wasn't that uncommon for him. At the view of the girl gasping, the Shinigami moved close to her, trying to help Iris. As long as he put and arm aroudn her shoulders the nausea stopped. "Ar eyou ok?"

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"I - I'm - "

Fine, she realized. I don't even feel a little queasy. Blinking, she sat up.

"I'm sorry. I don't know what just came over me."

[badasssecretary]

"It's ok, Iris-san. I'm sorry." He moves away to give you more space, and that exactly moment he let you go the excruciating headache comes back. "A..ouch.."

[bright_mirror]

What's wrong with me? She'd been feeling better only a moment ago; now the nausea was back full-force, and it had brought a migraine with it. Dizzily, she grabbed onto Mr. Tatsumi's arm, trying to stay upright...

...and she was fine again. Just as she had the other time, when he'd had his arm around her shoulders... She stared at him, mind working furiously.

"Forgive me, but... how are you feeling just now?"

[badasssecretary]

"Don't apologize Iris-san. I'm..much better. How odd." He moves his hand away and the pain come back worse than before. He quickly touch you agian. "I think it goes away if we are touching each other."

[bright_mirror]

"W-Well," she said with a strained little laugh, trying not to think about how awkward the next day was going to be. (Or more? It might be one of the longer viruses, for all she knew.) "At least we know what kind of virus it is."

Casting her mind about for a safe topic of conversation, she finally ventured, "Ah, can I offer you some breakfast?"

[badasssecretary]

"That doesn't make it any better though. I have work to do in..uhm.." He wasn't sure if Iris knew about him being a Shinigami, so he decided that was better not to give himself away. "On the department."

Tatsumi was glad for the change of subject. "That would be really nice from you, thanks." He looked at at himself. He was wearing his suit , for once, it was a good thing that he spend the night workign and fell sleep. "You don't need to get changed first?"

[bright_mirror]

"Ah... Yes, if you don't mind. I'm sorry I can't offer you a change of clothing, but we really don't get many men here..." She hesitated slightly - he'd paused before mentioning work; was it a touchy subject? - and said, "Um, about your job... I just have a few chores to do today, so if you need to work I'd be fine with being worldhopped there."

[badasssecretary]

"I will be fine with that clothes, don't worry. Uhm...where exactly is here ?" Tatsumi took his glasses from the night stand and put them on on a hurry. He couldn't take her to Meifu, the underworld was not a place for living people, but he couldn't avoid his duties too...Oh god, he will need to call in sick. That would be the first time in 60 years.

Sorry this took so long. ;;

[bright_mirror]

"Ah, we're at Hazakura Temple, in California," she answered, choosing to ignore the way he'd evaded her question about his work. The secrecy was making her curious, but the situation was awkward enough without her prying into something that he obviously didn't want to talk about. "I'm one of the nuns here."

S'ok.

[badasssecretary]

Perfect, Tatsumi thought, he didn't only need to touch a woman he barely know, but she was also a nun. He doesn't have anything against them, but all this will be even more awkward. "U I didn't knwo that you were a nun..."

[bright_mirror]

"Oh, I must not have mentioned it. What - " Do you do for a living, she almost said before she caught herself. " - Ah, what sort of place do you come from?"