An odd visit.

[Yaoquizque]

Part written by Wolfs Ghost

It was the third day in hell, and she was already starting to believe in never giving an inch. Still, she knew she was close to her limit, having told the truth countless of times she knew she was going to break and tell the men what they wanted to hear '€“ even if it was a lie.

Curling up on the uncomfortable bed in her cell, she tried in vain to get some sleep when the noise of the door opening could be heard, this caused an unwanted chill to run down her spine. Was it morning already? Were they already coming to bring her back to that dreaded room?

She waited passively for the guard, or whoever was in the room, to grab her and pull her out of the bed '€“ an act that she was accustomed to recently. When nothing happened for several minutes, she curiously raised her head to see someone standing near the entry, and it seemed the man was waiting for her to notice him.

'€œGood evening, Miss Reiko.'€ The man said.

Evening? That came as a surprise to her, she slowly began sitting up, glaring across the room at the man and withdrawing herself to the furthest part of the room, though still staying on the bed. All while remaining silent and studying the man.

From the various guards and the two spooks she was acquainted with, this one didn't seem to belong here, whether that was a good thing or not was yet to be seen.

She couldn't help but notice that he was studying her back, when he finally turned and called over his shoulder, '€œGet a medic in here, please.'€ She heard him say.

The entire situation suddenly became surrealistic to her, was it another trick coming from her guardians? She continued glaring at the man.

'€œHmm,'€ The man hummed while studying her, as he started moving closer, taking a seat on the opposite side of the bed to keep his distance from her, '€œI wanted to see first hand that criminal that was giving so much hard work to the Tokkeitai.'€

Digging her nails into the blanket, contemplating whether or not to take advantage of the situation that was presented before her, forcing a smile at the thought of punching him nicely, or clawing his eyes out.

But, after being tortured on and off for the past couple of days, she knew she had better reserve her strength for the future, feeling content with the hostile stare she was now giving him.

'€œHm, hai.'€ The man said again, as a reply to the stare he was receiving, he was about to continue when he was interrupted by the medic who walked into the room, '€œCheck her swiftly, please.'€

'€œHai, at once.'€ The medic replied, moving over to her. She scowled slightly as the medic started looking her over, but didn't resist.

'€œI had to admit I was quite surprised by your willpower. Furthermore, you appear to fight for what you believe to be right, which is a rare quality these days.'€ The first man stated, Reiko having turned her attention back towards him.

She kept silent, not wanting to comment to what the man had said, keeping her eyes locked on him as the medic began speaking.

'€œExtreme fatigue, dehydration. I cannot be sure without instruments, but it's obvious the patient suffers from some central nervous system disorders. Nothing critical however. Though, I would like to run some diagnosis.'€

'€œVery well, thank you. You will be able to in a few. Leave us.'€ The man replied, waving the medic away.

Once the medic left, the man rubbed the top of his head thoughtfully, and finally sighing silently said, '€œI must say, you were quite unlucky to fall into the Tokkeitai's hands. The naval secret police methods are sometimes questionable.'€

'€œLike torturing people for pleasure?'€ She snapped, finding the comment necessary, although she didn't get the answer she wanted from him.

'€œHm,'€ He replied, turning to face her so that he could look into her eyes, '€œPlease tell me, Reiko-san... How much do you love Kusari, and what would you be able to give to protect it's people?'€

'€œShould have asked me that question before your people tortured me, baka.'€ She scowled, going to raise her hand but sighing heavily and setting it back down on her lap, looking away from the man before continuing, '€œI've always loved Kusari... thought it's Imperial methods have always been questionable, which is why I fought for what I thought was right. Now there isn't any need to... and I would give my life to ensure the protection of it's people.'€

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