An Evening at the Godzilla Memorial lounge
The setting sun's golden rays softly flittered against the mighty structures of steel and glass which stood proudly amidst the city of Tokyo. Ryan Hawk walked along side his co-worker Ryia kanada shivering.
"It's freezing out here." Ryan said as he rubbed his shoulders.
His coworker Ryia Kanada simply rolled her eyes, "I told you to bring a jacket Ryan. Why don't you ever listen to me?"
"Maybe because you not right about everything" Ryan muttered.
"Oh please, don't start with me Ryan; I'm really not in the mood." Ryia snapped back.
Ryan sighed; Ryia has been cranky all afternoon and the setting sun was doing nothing to help her disposition. Ryan couldn't blame her for being angry. Their assignment for the Question, which the Daikaiju gazette had been renamed by their employer had turned sour. They should have realized that there was something odd about their source when he claimed to have talked with aliens.
Unfournately the story simply sounded too juicy and the two of them jumped in without even checking the credibility of the source, an amateur mistake made by two seasoned professionals, and now they had not only one day to organize and write their new story for the Question but they also now had to share it with their other co-workers Ryoja Endo and Kari Hiraki.
But while all of this gnawed away at Ryia's patience Ryan's melancholy mood was brought on by a completely different situation.
It was almost Christmas time back home and for the first time in a long while Ryan found himself longing for his home back in the states. Japan was so different from America and there were more than a few times the country felt so alien to him, even though he had been living here for almost three years now.
For the most part it was easy to simply focus on the job and forget about everything else, but every now and then the homesickness would creep in and Ryan would find himself feeling alone in a city full of strangers. Holidays were the roughest, no thanksgiving or Fourth of July. Certainly Japan has its own share of holidays and he really did love this country and its people but it just simply wasn't home.
Christmas time though, that was the worst. There was no time in all the year that Ryan yearned to be home the most. He tried to laugh it off by being particularly witty during the holidays, but each year it got harder and this year it was almost unbearable.
"What's got you so worked up anyway Hawk?" Ryia asked
Ryan just brushed her off, "you wouldn't understand."
"Maybe if you'd open up a bit more I might." Ryia said
"Maybe you should mind your own business." Ryan growled in a tone that was harsher then he meant it to be. He didn't like fighting with Ryia but she was always so pushy, she never knew when to let something go.
"Ryia's eyes softened a bit, "Ryan, I'm worried about you."
Ryan looked up at her with a look of surprise and interest.
"I mean were all worried about you." Ryia hastily corrected herself.
"Well don't be. I'll be fine." Ryan said trying to sound as cheery as he could.
As the two reporters turned the corner the Godzilla Memorial Lounge came in to full view with the enormous Godzilla shaped footprint lit up. Ryan could see their other Co-workers Ryoja Endo and Kari Hiraki waving at them.
Ryia gave Ryan a stern look, "were not through talking about this."
Ryan sighed, "I figured as much."