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(Monday - Morning)
Midorikawa's room was quiet in the morning. It was blanketed by the darkness, only bits of sunshine managing to peek through the shades from his window. And the man himself was in bed, kept warm under his own blankets, a stuffed bear on the side of his pillow. It was just like any other peaceful day before work.
Except light from another room began to pour in after a creak of a door was heard. The shadow of a figure blocking some of that light. The figure was none other than Gran, who had found the door unlocked and curiosity struck.
The alien had woken up not too long ago and figured he could look around this human's home. He would not touch or alter anything, he was a stranger in this house (even more so on this planet) and be respectful to the one who saved him. The alien could only wander about, become familiar with this building. He had saved the bedroom for last, knowing that that was where the human had rested. He could hear his breathing from beyond the closed door.
As he quietly walked in, he let his gaze drift around the room. Perhaps he could learn more about him from analyzing what this room contained. But, that was cut short as a loud sound had startled the alien.
An alarm on Midorikawa's phone had gone off, a jingle playing that caused him to stir from his slumber. A muffled and incoherent sentence was spoken as he reached to turn it off. After all that had happened during the weekend, it was hard to believe that it was time to go back to his normal life style.
The man turned over in bed, wanting to go back to sleep but knew he had to leave to work. He sighed and forced himself to sit up. And yet he was still unaware of the alien in his room, to focused on just waking himself up to start his day.
"Good morning."
"Gah!"
Now it was Midorikawa's turn to be the surprised one, though it was more like he was suddenly frightened by him. He had quickly pulled up his covers, as if they would protect him from this sudden intruder. Upon seeing it was only Gran, he let out a sigh of relief.
"I can't believe you scared me..."
"I did? I'm sorry. I had no intention of doing so," Gran apologizes, having a dejected look on his face.
"Its okay..." Midorikawa figures he wasn't doing anything harmful. It didn't look like it anyway. Then again, it was too early to worry over something like that. "What...are you doing in my room?" He asks in a sleepy voice, yawning afterwards.
"I was curious. I should have asked, but you were asleep." Gran truly sounded apologetic, even looked it as he bowed his head to the human.
"Well...I don't mind. I just...wasn't expecting...you." He said for lack of better words. "Anyway, if you're hungry now...I can make you some breakfast before I have to leave."
"I would love to have this breakfast of yours."
Midorikawa then told him to wait in the kitchen, which he had to describe (the place where the tables and chairs are, the pastel beige room, the tiled floor, etc.). With Gran out of his room, he let it settle for a moment that the other might have seen him in such an embarrassing state. Messy hair, pajamas, looking totally unprofessional and unkempt. God, he was beginning to feel his cheeks warm up. He always tried to look neat and proper, yet he had been caught in this sleep state.
And that motivated him to quickly hop out of his bed, take a quick morning shower, and get dressed into his work uniform. As a secretary at Kira corporation's (one of many) science division, namely the astronomy division, he was one of the few odd ones out. Most wore their lab coats and other usual scientist clothes, but as a secretary, he just had to wear a nice light grey suit, accompanied by a red turtle neck underneath and some blue trousers.
"Sorry to keep you waiting," Midorikawa said once he had walked over to the kitchen, putting up his hair in a bun along the way. His eyes glanced over to the clock on the wall, a moment passed as he calculated just how much time he had before he'd need to leave. Just enough to make breakfast and eat it here to.
"You don't have to apologize. You were...preparing yourself." Gran observes as he takes a quick look at Midorikawa. He found it pretty astonishing at how quickly the human had changed from not even an hour ago.
"Yeah, well I have to get ready for work. And I hope you don't mind scrambled eggs and ham served with a glass of milk." He paused while beginning to prepare this meal. "That is okay for you to eat, right?" If he needed some alien dietary needs, he'd try to meet them, but honestly, he wasn't even sure what this alien could or couldn't stomach.
"I'll eat whatever you make. I am sure that it is not poisonous to me, perhaps the taste will be different but nothing more." Gran politely replied. Even he didn't seem so frightful of human food.
"Alright. Well, if you don't like it, I can probably try to make something else for you." Probably just toast with my time constraint...
Midorikawa then began to get to work on breakfast. He was quick to make and serve, although for once it felt odd serving for two. Normally it was only for him, sometimes (mainly for) Saginuma, sometimes others that he knew. But it wasn't often. Sleepovers weren't very common when you were an adult, he found out.
When he had served the food, he was expecting Gran to dislike it. Honestly, he was expecting the other to end up puking it back up, have an alien allergic reaction or some negative response. Something about aliens eating human food just didn't seem to mesh well in his mind. But, after seeing Gran's first bite into the eggs, which had led to him nearly shoving the rest into his mouth (in a fast yet dignified manner), he would have to rethink about their reactions to more human stuff in general.
"Now...I have to leave for a while." And by a while he really meant most of the day. "No one else will be here, except you. So, I guess...make yourself at home?"
"You're letting me stay here?" Gran asked.
"Well, yeah. You don't...have anywhere else to go, do you?"
Gran went quiet for a moment, seeming like he wanted to give an answer but could not form it. Instead, he shook his head. He couldn't think of a place to go on this foreign planet.
"Then its okay for you to stay here. Anyway, I have to leave now or else I'll be late. Um, if you get hungry later, you can warm up what's in the fridge. You can use the television and just relax. Rest up some more, okay? I'd say more, but I really, really have to go. Sorry, Gran, I'll see you when I get home!"
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I should have explained more to him! I don't even know if he knows how to use half the stuff there! But he's an alien, he should know how some technology works, right?
"Ryuuji?"
Then again he hadn't had eggs before...Earth eggs anyway. I just hope he doesn't get hurt. There isn't anything dangerous at home, is there? God, I hope no-
"Ryuuji!"
A familiar voice snaps him out of his worried thoughts. He blinks a few times as his sight adjusts onto Saginuma.
"Osamu? I'm sorry, is there something you wanted?" He asks, a little more in a professional tone. Although they were close friends, in a working environment he had the habit of being a little more serious. From his seat in his office, Midorikawa looked to the other, who had been passing by and decided to drop in due to the look on his face.
"Your mind was elsewhere, I just wanted to get you focused. Especially since your boss is on his way here." Saginuma had tried hard not to practically spit out his name, but the hostility towards Midorikawa's superior was evident.
"Thank you...I really should be prepared then. We have a meeting coming up soon..." He began to gather papers, a notepad, whatever he needed for the meeting. He really had to get his mind back into his work, he couldn't be fretting over an alien all day.
"Ryuuji...please, tell me that you're not bothered by a certain...red head at home."
"What? No...Well, yes. He's home alone and I feel really bad, but you know I can't call out of work."
"But I can. You know Hitomiko is more lenient than Ryuuichi. She will let me off if it involves any one of us in trouble." And an alien did seem troublesome in his eyes, although he'd probably make up some story and avoid that term.
"No, it's alright. Anyways, I think its time for me to go." He replied, eyes darting over to the door where the figure of his boss was seen. There was also a tapping against the door, signifying it was time for him leave. Now. "I'll talk to you later."
Saginuma wanted to give another one of his warnings, but let the other pass by. He didn't want Midorikawa to end up being punished by his boss. The last thing he wanted was to be the reason Midorikawa was given extra and unnecessary work.
"Sorry for the wait, Mr. Kenzaki." Midorikawa bows his head, papers in hand as he looks up to him. "I'm all ready to go, sir."
"You managed to spare a few seconds." The pale man doesn't bother looking to him, only waving a hand as an order for the young man to follow after him. "I saw you speaking with him. Next time, inform him that you do not have time to dawdle."
"I will." He replied quickly. He knew how much Kenzaki despised anyone from the other branches of the science divisions. If they didn't work under his, then they were a nuisance, a threat. Midorikawa could never understand how he saw it that way, but he never bothered to ask. He was certain the man would never bother to give him an answer other than 'our branch is superior, don't bother wasting time with them unless if they can prove to be of us'.
"And I do hope your work is spot on this time. You're here for a reason after all."
"Yes, sir. I have everything and I swear that this meeting will go smoothly. You'll get your funding, I'm sure of it." While he tried to remain optimistic, he had a feeling this wouldn't work on his aloof boss.
"Oh yes, I'm certain I will. One way or another, it will come to me." An eerie grin creeps on his face, sending chills down Midorikawa's spine. "Now, less chit chat. The more time we waste, the less we have to use."
"Of course, sir!"