Traversing the Worlds: 2

[thekingofkamenriders]

[Action A: 7135 Brooks, locked to housemates and possibly Marvelous and Ambrosia.]

[Tsukasa hasn't had a happy morning thus far. In fact, it could be said that he was in a lot of pain right now, due to the rum from the bonfire that Ambrosia threw the night before. He shouldn't have drank anything, but...well, he had to prove a point. What that point was, who knows.]

I'm going to kill both of them. I mean it.

[Its great to have friends, isn't it?]

[Action B: MacCready & Son's Law Firm]

Look, I just think that John needs to get his dog to stop going on my lawn. Is that so much to ask, Mister Kadoya? I may have to utilize your services soon if it doesn't stop.

[There is a click and a whirr, the drone blinking slightly as Tsukasa puts down his camera.]

Well, if you ever decide to do so, be sure and come back.

[As the drone leaves, Tsukasa just lays his head down on the desk, still suffering from the effects of a hangover. This day couldn't get any worse.]

[Action C: Around Mayfield]

[Tsukasa had lived through the hangover and the boring day at work, but now is the time to finally do what he really wanted to do: Walk around and take pictures. If anyone would like to be his subjects, they just need to talk to him!]

Comments

Action B:

[ooeeooahah]

{ After the drone client leaves, one of the secretaries walks in, putting a glass of water and a packet of bicarbonate tablets on his desk. ]

Next time, you might want to consider drinking more water with the whiskey.

Re: Action B:

[thekingofkamenriders]

[Tsukasa just looks up, kind of unhappily.]

Thanks. And it was rum. Never take a drink from a pirate. If I ever do again, promise me that you'll hit me.

[ooeeooahah]

Tch, you ought to know better than to take on the professionals.

[ She shakes her head. ]

Especially when they're drinking their own stuff.

[thekingofkamenriders]

Yeah, yeah...

[He looks up at Ilsa.]

Sorry, I don't seem to remember your name. It's been...a day.

[ooeeooahah]

[ She smiles. ] More like a doozy of a night. I'm Ilsa Higa. The drones call me Mrs. Spengler.

[thekingofkamenriders]

[Despite his hangover, Tsukasa will pick up his camera and aim it at Ilsa.]

I'm Tsukasa Kadoya. Still kind of new here.

[ooeeooahah]

[ Ilsa nods, noting the camera, but not otherwise mentioning it. ]

Unfortunately, you got the "good neighbor" case, so unless things break, [ her smile dims a little, and she shrugs ] again, you'll be handling that case nearly every day.

[thekingofkamenriders]

[He presses the button on the camera. Click, Whir. And you've now been captured on film by a horrible photographer.]

Ugh. So, no matter what, he'll be back again tomorrow with the same issue, but never do what I recommend?

[ooeeooahah]

They've got limited programming, so it might change a little, but the base issue is likely to be the same.

[ She nods at the medicine. ]

Take that, and do you prefer tea or coffee?

[thekingofkamenriders]

[He thinks for a moment.]

Coffee, actually. Is there any cream and sugar?

[ooeeooahah]

{ She smiles. ] Yeah, we've got safe dairy here. Regular, or double-double?

[thekingofkamenriders]

That's good. I think I found a roach in the first bottle that I got. I'm not certain that it was dead, either.

[He shuddered at that.]

And uh, regular.

[He takes a look up at Ilsa.]

What did you do where you were from?

[ooeeooahah]

Pour the stuff that's delivered down the drain.

[ She smiles and shrugs, ] My most recent title was "Doctor". Psychiatry.

[thekingofkamenriders]

A psychologist? I might need to talk to you at some point.

[He lays his head down on the desk.]

Don't know if you could help a former world destroyer, though.

[ooeeooahah]

Hm, after dealing with deprogramming a redneck cult dedicated to a catfish Elder God, I might be able to manage.

[ That smile might be teasing, or might not. ]

[thekingofkamenriders]

Huh, maybe you could have helped me not think that leaving my little sister alone while going out to take over everything was a good idea.

[He's letting a few things slip out that he probably shouldn't.]

[ooeeooahah]

Might-have-beens won't fill the bean-pot, but we can see what we can do with what you have left.

I'll get you your coffee, and you've got about an hour before your next appointment.

[thekingofkamenriders]

I imagine that's true.

[He still looks pretty bad, and sighs at Ilsa's comment.]

It's going to be him again, isn't it?

[ooeeooahah]

[ She winces in sympathy, ] Almost - his neighbor is going to file a complaint in retaliation. Usually it's something about not keeping his fence repaired.

[thekingofkamenriders]

And it will just continue swirling around and around, every day without end?

[A sigh.]

Well, at least I'll be sober tomorrow.

[ooeeooahah]

At least it means you don't have to spend a lot of time on the cases, just keep track of the chenges from day to day.

[ She points at the medication. ]

Drop the tablets in the glass, and drink after they're dissolved. It does you no good just sitting on the desk.

[thekingofkamenriders]

[Tsukasa just sighs a bit and shakes his head.]

I wish that I had a laptop. Do you have a legal pad that I can use?

[He takes her advice, however, and he drops the tabs in the glass. Plop Plop, Fizz Fizz.]

[ooeeooahah]

Top right drawer, hon. Bottom right drawer should have files with notes on current clients.

[ She grins, and as she leaves, ] Bourbon's in the bottom left drawer.