Erwin walked through the streets of the bustling city noticed by the world, save for the dogs that barked at him only to be dragged away by impatient owners. The beginning of winter was starting to show in the drastic change in the temperature and the festive music that was starting to play in every store. The sidewalk was coated in patches of ice causing several people to skid around. One man in a suit lost his footing, his equilibrium lost. Erwin reached out with one hand and steadied him, stopping the man from falling.
Erwin left him the middle of the sidewalk and continuing on before turning down a side street. There were several business buildings towards the right and Erwin opened the door to the middle one and stepped in. The woman in the front looked up at him from her paperwork and grinned widely at him.
"You're back late."
"Yes, there were a lot of accidents today. The ice is making things slippery. Also why am I the only one doing anything. Isn't it your job to help?"
The woman chuckled softly as she handed him a book. He opened it up and opened to the last page that was written on. There was Stacey's name at the very bottom in small print.
Stacey Green
Age: 25
Time of death: 6:35 P.M.
Cause of death: internal bleeding and moderate head trauma
This was nothing new to him. He saw it when he checked this morning but it was still sad to see that the book was never wrong. Erwin looked up and saw the woman looking at him with excitement.
"Does this mean I can come with you next time again? I'm tired of being stuck behind this desk. I want to have some hands on experience. Humans are so intriguing!"
"No, it doesn't. I don't want a repeat of what happened last time."
"Come on. It wasn't that bad."
Erwin raised a skeptical eyebrow
"Hanji, you managed to cause widespread panic after you forgot to shield yourself from humans and fell out of a ten story building. Not to mention that you got up uninjured."
Hanji laughed and spun around in her chair.
"That was amazing. You should have seen your face. You know I'm going to get you to say yes one way or another."
She wistfully looked out the windows. Erwin shook his head and signed his name next to Stacey's name and snapped the book shut. Hanji took the book and went back to work softly humming to herself. Erwin made his way to the elevator that led to his office. Not that he used it much, since the majority of his worked required him outside. The bell dinged before the elevator doors slid open and Erwin stepped out.
His office had a nice view of the street lined with Christmas lights and the street beyond. He sat down heavily in his chair and rubbed his face tiredly. The work just never ended he looked out at the city and wondered what it would be like to have a nine-to-five job and be able to come home to a family and wife. To be able to sit down dinner table and discuss about how your days were. Erwin inwardly sighed before turning to the stack of work on his desk and set to work.