It's Off to Work I Go!

[tokio_takagi]

It feels like I have already put in a full day today, and I just now arrived at work. If you want to see what I have done this morning up until now, checkout the Gumi-Reloaded stories, A Conversation at a Crossroads (1st) and Starting the Day Saitoh Family Style (2nd).

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[keosu]

Karen carefully schooled her features when Takagi-san mentioned that she was going to be out of the office for the next few days.

(Interesting…)

Was it coincidence that the young attorney just happened to be taking time off on the same day that a certain chain-smoking smart ass indicated that he and said attorney would be getting hitched?

Circumstantial evidence was beginning to build.

Would you mind carrying the garment bag for me?

“Of course, Takagi-san,” Watanabe gave the younger woman a smile (as best she was able) and took the bag. It had a bit of weight to it – not heavy enough to be something like a coat, but also not light enough to be something simple like a blouse or a pair of trousers.

(Garment bags are generally reserved for higher end pieces…) Karen wished her synthetic eye had some sort of x-ray vision so that she could confirm or deny whether something appropriate for a wedding might be inside, but such things was only to be found in fiction rather than reality.

(I’ll have to continue my investigation the old-fashioned way)

Knowing a thing or two about garment bags, the older woman adjusted the hang of the unseen article of clothing inside to prevent any wrinkles, then turned her full attention to the attorney.

“Ideally, I would carry both the garment bag and the luggage for you, Takagi-san,” the 3rd Captain said sincerely, “but I need to have one arm unencumbered in the event of an emergency.” She looked carefully at the Takagi and could see the faint hint of a shoulder holster beneath the woman’s business suit. “Hajime said you were armed, and with something a little more useful that the standard issue crap. Good.”

Karen’s expression became serious, “while it’s unlikely that such an emergency will occur, if worst comes to worst, I expect you to get behind me and follow my instructions to the letter.”

Takagi’s response was sensible and to the point. While the police officer regretted that such a discussion was necessary, she’d be a damn fool not to have it and the attorney would be a damn fool not to listen.

“All right, now that I’m done being a security obsessed pain in your side, let’s get out of here while the getting’s good,” Karen’s good eye crinkled as she smiled as she walked over to the office door, opened it and made a motion for Takagi to exit the office first so that she could stay behind her and keep an eye out, just in case.