Sorry for the looooooong non-updating space. I was at camp all August and just started school and Grade 10 is fun.
Booya.
On we go!
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Rosette looked around. Chrno's office building's interior decor was about as dull and officy as it was possible to be. It was almost like the white walls were closing in on her. She gave her surrounding one more uncomfortable look before turning back to stare once again and the back of Chrno's head.
Why did he work here anyway? He didn't look much older than her. It couldn't be much of a life, with that boring a job at such a young age. Then again, Chrno acted much older than he looked. At long last, they reached a small office on the corner of the twelfth floor that Chrno apparently called his own.
She walked in, watching him turn on his office step by step. Lights, Coffee Maker, Computer, in that order. "Not that exciting around here, is it?" Some unnamed edge of her mind associated Chrno more with excitement and adventure than coffee and paperwork.
"I don't usually have any company"
"You don't get bored of the decoration"
You could almost feel the 'business' vibes as Chrno switched on his computer monitor and looked over at her.
"I need you to tell me about yourself, and how you've managed to avoid detection for this many years"
Rosette frowned. This was definitely not her favorite topic to talk about. She could feel nine million other things she'd love to talk to this man about in the back of her mind, and wished some would jump up so she could change the subject.
Reluctantly, she started him into her odd life story.
"Well, I lived with my parents and my brother until I was two. You probably know that, right?" He nodded.
"Then, there was this accident or something, I don't really remember what it was..." She could see Chrno knew, and he was keeping it quiet for her benefit. She felt surprised about that, but grateful, because this was a very touchy subject for her.
"So, I got put into the orphanage with my brother"
"Joshua Christopher"
"Yes, that's his name. I don't even know if he's still alive..." She gave Chrno a hopeful look.
"And doing fine." He put in, urging her to continue.
Relieved, she went on. "Well, then there was this guy. I don't know his real name. I mostly called him asshole anyway... He was a real jerk, you know? Well, he adopted me. I don't know how he did it without you guys knowing who he was, but he did. I pretty much stayed in and around the house for all those years. Then, a couple days ago, I decided I didn't want him to control me anymore, so I went to buy some stuff and the store so I could run away. But they made me show them ID, and they got really freaked when I showed them the one I had. I had to run back home before they called the police.
Anyway, then this guy decided he wanted me to go to school. I don't know why, I think he just like making me do stuff. I went, I got into the school, and I showed them my ID again, and they got just as freaked as the store clerk. Then they told me to wait in the office. That's where you came in"
"Okay." Chrno said, tapping something into his computer. "Can you tell me where your house is"
"I can show you." she said, twiddling impatiently with one of his many pencils.
"Can you draw a map of it?" he asked, pushing a blank piece of paper at her.
With a quick 'ok' she was off, drawing little streets and labeling everything with improper spelling.
Just as she had started, the phone rang.
"Hello?" Chrno said, holding it to his ear.
"Chrno, it's me, Joshua"
"Great timing, could you come to the office? There's something I have to show you"
"The case going well? With my sister"
Chrno barely held himself from grinning outright. "Amazingly"
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I feel so accomplished. AND I finished my math homework. BOOYA!
Booya.
On we go!
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Rosette looked around. Chrno's office building's interior decor was about as dull and officy as it was possible to be. It was almost like the white walls were closing in on her. She gave her surrounding one more uncomfortable look before turning back to stare once again and the back of Chrno's head.
Why did he work here anyway? He didn't look much older than her. It couldn't be much of a life, with that boring a job at such a young age. Then again, Chrno acted much older than he looked. At long last, they reached a small office on the corner of the twelfth floor that Chrno apparently called his own.
She walked in, watching him turn on his office step by step. Lights, Coffee Maker, Computer, in that order. "Not that exciting around here, is it?" Some unnamed edge of her mind associated Chrno more with excitement and adventure than coffee and paperwork.
"I don't usually have any company"
"You don't get bored of the decoration"
You could almost feel the 'business' vibes as Chrno switched on his computer monitor and looked over at her.
"I need you to tell me about yourself, and how you've managed to avoid detection for this many years"
Rosette frowned. This was definitely not her favorite topic to talk about. She could feel nine million other things she'd love to talk to this man about in the back of her mind, and wished some would jump up so she could change the subject.
Reluctantly, she started him into her odd life story.
"Well, I lived with my parents and my brother until I was two. You probably know that, right?" He nodded.
"Then, there was this accident or something, I don't really remember what it was..." She could see Chrno knew, and he was keeping it quiet for her benefit. She felt surprised about that, but grateful, because this was a very touchy subject for her.
"So, I got put into the orphanage with my brother"
"Joshua Christopher"
"Yes, that's his name. I don't even know if he's still alive..." She gave Chrno a hopeful look.
"And doing fine." He put in, urging her to continue.
Relieved, she went on. "Well, then there was this guy. I don't know his real name. I mostly called him asshole anyway... He was a real jerk, you know? Well, he adopted me. I don't know how he did it without you guys knowing who he was, but he did. I pretty much stayed in and around the house for all those years. Then, a couple days ago, I decided I didn't want him to control me anymore, so I went to buy some stuff and the store so I could run away. But they made me show them ID, and they got really freaked when I showed them the one I had. I had to run back home before they called the police.
Anyway, then this guy decided he wanted me to go to school. I don't know why, I think he just like making me do stuff. I went, I got into the school, and I showed them my ID again, and they got just as freaked as the store clerk. Then they told me to wait in the office. That's where you came in"
"Okay." Chrno said, tapping something into his computer. "Can you tell me where your house is"
"I can show you." she said, twiddling impatiently with one of his many pencils.
"Can you draw a map of it?" he asked, pushing a blank piece of paper at her.
With a quick 'ok' she was off, drawing little streets and labeling everything with improper spelling.
Just as she had started, the phone rang.
"Hello?" Chrno said, holding it to his ear.
"Chrno, it's me, Joshua"
"Great timing, could you come to the office? There's something I have to show you"
"The case going well? With my sister"
Chrno barely held himself from grinning outright. "Amazingly"
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I feel so accomplished. AND I finished my math homework. BOOYA!