Yay! Drabbles!
Normally, they didn't see each other on their days off. So he was surprised when, on an afternoon walk with Gabu, he recognized the major's form standing on the corner in the local park, arms crossed and glowering at a taxi cab. It seemed to be having functional difficulties, smoke pouring from the hood as the AI driver sputtered and began to fritz itself.
"Can I help you, miss?" he asked, coming up behind her and grinning boyishly.
She gave him a raised eyebrow. They weren't supposed to know each other in public- it could lead anyone tracking section nine to other members. "How do I know you're not a stalker?" she asked.
"Guess you'll just have to take my word on it. I can give you a lift, if you like."
"You're too kind."
"My pleasure."
"I'm sure." She looked at the cab and sighed, flipping the robot a coin. "All right, let's go."
"May I take your groceries?"
She gave him a warning look, saw the playful arch of his brow and smirked. Reaching into the cab's backseat, she grabbed a bag and placed it on his free hand without comment. He raised an eyebrow as he hefted it to rest against his chest.
A little off-the-clock reconnaissance, major? His fingers gave the bag a squeeze, feeling smooth metal and the familiar shape of a hard drive under the cheap paper. No wonder you were way down here.
"Which way?" she asked out loud in response, and he nodded down the street. As they began to stroll, Gabriel in tow, she said, Since when do you have a dog?
"Oh, Miss, I'm sorry; I'd like you to meet the most important woman in my life," Batou said, and nodded down to the basset hound. "Her name is Gabriel, and I've had her for two years." As Gabriel heard her name, she looked up to the two of them, soulful eyes wide open and tongue lolling in the slight afternoon heat.
"Pleased, I'm sure," Motoko said dryly, "nice to see a man that has his priorities straight."
"Well, she's actually tied for first," Batou replied airily. She gave him a sharp glance, and he shrugged it off. "In any case, I'm Nigimi. Nigimi Yoto. I'd bow, but…" You want a drink before you go?
She waved it off. "Hitomi. Sasuke Hitomi. Don't worry about it." Why not? I've been down here the whole day.
Lithiumflower56 can take the blame for the last bit. The drabble was written for the line about Gabriel though . It's a trip OOC, but ah well, I can pin it on them having to use different personas or something… yeah, that's it!