Nightshift 38: Men's Bathroom (M1-M40)

[tyki_pon]

[From here]

Who would've thought he would meet a lady in a bathroom of all places? A men's bathroom at that? How amusingly inappropriate, or according to most people's views. Ah well, at least there was a fairly low chance of interruptions in this place

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[hajike_tobiume]

[from here]

The bathroom door opened to reveal a short and slight woman dressed in a black hakama, a katana across her back and the muted glow of a flashlight hanging from the white sash at her waist. She stepped inside, her eyes finding the man waiting by the counters. Regardless of the man's night vision, the light made the scarring around her left eye visible as she moved into the bathroom.

A line of crosses along the forehead - just like Rhode. A slight narrowing of her eyes and Momo brought the man's spirit threads into focus. Yes, just like the other Noah's. Relaxing her eyes, the shinigami ignored the dull headache that started and raised her left hand, a cast on that wrist, to her nose to catch the tiny bit of blood that had collected there before it was noticed.

"Tyki, I presume? I am Vice Captain Hinamori Momo." She gestured to the tall knight that entered the room behind her, but did not take her eyes off of the man. "This is Signum."

[blazing_general]

The knight took her place by Momo's side, saying nothing. She'd already been introduced, and this was Momo's show to run. She was insurance, nothing more.

Of course, that didn't mean she was doing nothing. Tyki had been here ahead of them; that meant time to prepare if he intended to fight. While Momo kept her eyes on Tyki, Signum's roamed the room, searching for any sign of treachery or trick he could use to gain the advantage in combat. Signum preferred to face her opponents directly, but she'd been ambushed enough times to know plenty of such tricks.

[tyki_pon]

Ah, finally. Tyki had been growing rather impatient while waiting. After all, waiting wasn't the most exciting activity he could think of and the counter wasn't too comfortable to be leaning against. It certainly seemed like forever before the door opened and Miss Shinigami finally stepped inside.

And she had brought a friend with her.

"Indeed. I'm Tyki Mikk." he answered, glancing at the two women as he inhaled one last time from his cigarette before discarding it on the floor. "I suppose there are more guests than I have expected." Hopefully, Signum wouldn't be here to interrupt his entertainment.

He straightened himself and smiled. "So, Miss Shinigami, what has happened to that pretty eye of yours?"

[hajike_tobiume]

Momo trusted Signum to do what the knight needed to do, so she maintained her focus on Tyki. She didn't say anything when the Noah mentioned extra guests as the shinigami never said she was coming alone. She may have been broken, may been a lot of things, but she wasn't stupid.

"It was claimed by Rhode," Momo replied, her voice even. It was the one thing that had pushed the vice captain to use Hakufuku, but she wasn't going to explain that to Tyki. She was not going to justify the Noah's death to him; she could already tell he wasn't going to care if her death was warranted or not.