Sig Asgrimur and Kishor Draggarh sat patiently in their seats in a reception room alongside several other people. Out of their uniforms, they looked about as normal as any other person. The two stood up as soon as they were approached by a young brunette in a nurse uniform who greeted them with a friendly smile.
"Hello Sig, Kishor, I assume you guys are here to see Miss Kanata again?"
"You know it, Aysu." Kishor nodded. "Is she finally awake?"
"You're in luck. She just woke up this morning."
"Has the hospital found out who her family is?" Sig asked, crossing his arms.
"Unfortunately, not as of yet. It's a very long process since we can't always focus on one person and then the next." Aysu answered, sighing sadly.
"How is Miss Kanata, anyways? Is she all right? Like psychologically?" Kishor wondered, concerned that the woman's mentality might not be stable.
"She's fine, actually." Aysu said. "It's amazing, really. Usually, someone who goes through an experience like that, undergoes some sort of trauma or depression, but she shows no symptom of those. It's like...she has a purity that can never be corrupted or broken."
Kishor blinked a little at Aysu who started blushing once she realized what she said.
"Whoa...That's deep. You're just full of surprises, aren't you, Aysu?" He grinned at the girl.
"Can you take us to Miss Kanata?" Sig asked, breaking into the conversation before it strayed off its original purpose.
"Of course, Sig. Follow me."
The two followed the nurse into an elevator which was conveniently empty for them. After they all got inside, Aysu put in the floor numb and the door closed.
"I'm surprised Ravi allowed us to do this." Kishor said, looking at Sig. "Are you?"
"No." Sig shook his head. "The moment we met him at the training course, I knew we were in for a great boss. Although he's fairly new to the force, he has the ability to adapt quickly to a situation. If he keeps doing what he's doing, the station may start to take notice of him real quickly."
"Well, I'll miss the guy when he gets promoted." Kishor confessed.
"That's going to happen sooner or later. For now, let's enjoy the time we have under his command. I know he'll do everything he can to make sure we come out alive after every mission."
The elevator bell chimed as the doors slid opened and they exited. They walked down the long hallway until they finally stopped at one particular room.
"Thank you for your time, Aysu." Sig nodded his head at the girl. "You can go now."
Aysu bowed her head slightly before leaving. Once she was out of sight, Kishor immediately nudged Sig in the elbow.
"Dude, Aysu is totally into you."
Sig stared blankly at Kishor.
"Where did that come from?"
"Every time you weren't around when we came by, she always asked me questions like if you were single or if you were interested in anybody right now." Kishor grinned, leaning on Sig's shoulder. "I just don't know how you do it, man. You have like some sort of pheromone on you that just makes girls attracted to you."
"I never asked for that." Sig frowned, groaning.
"If I could, I would take the burden off you, but I can't." Kishor chuckled. "Don't worry, man, I got your back. I know you're not interested in relationships right now. I already told Aysu that."
"Thanks, Kishor."
"That's what best buds are for, man."
Breaking away from Kishor, Sig opened the door and entered the room with Kishor behind him.
"Miss Kanata?"
Sitting on the bed, staring at the television perched on the ceiling corner was a short looking woman with a very light skin color and big emerald green eyes. Slowly, she turned towards the direction of the two of them.
"How are you feeling?" Sig asked as Kishor sat himself down on seat already.
"I'm fine, thank you for asking." She replied with a gentle smile on her face. "But...who are you?"
"I'm Sig Asgrimur and that's Kishor Draggarh over there." Sig introduced himself. When Kishor heard his name, he did a small wave to indicate that was him. "We're from the police department and we were also the ones that rescued you from the Faralon residence where you were held captive by a serial killer..."
"Ah...I see...Thank you for saving me..."
"It's our job, Ma'am." Sig waved off the praise. "If you don't mind, we'd like you to answer some questions, if you think you're up to it, Miss Kanata?"
"Just be gentle with me, please."
"Don't worry, this isn't an interrogation. We just want to help you." Kishor assured Kanata. "Otherwise, you wouldn't be here, no?"
"Now...Let's begin with something that has been chewing me up from the inside ever since we first saw you: Are you related to Konata Izumi by any chance?"
That sparked a huge reaction from Kanata as she gasped loudly and widened her eyes in complete shock. That confirmed everything for Sig and Kishor.
"You know my daughter?" She asked.
"Please calm down, Miss Kanata." Sig urged her softly. "I can't continue until you do."
Recomposing herself, she breathed in and out to steady her nerves. Though they couldn't blame her for her sudden excitement at the mention of her daughter. They probably haven't seen each other in years so she was probably anxious.
"Okay...I'm ready now. Sorry." She said, looking back at Sig. "Go ahead."
"To answer your question, yes, we do know your daughter. During our free time, Kishor and I like to play some online video games and we just happened to be friends with her." Sig explained. "When a conversation led to you, she said that her mother was gone."
"We didn't know whether she meant dead or kidnapped, but now that we've found you, we now know that you were kidnapped." Kishor added.
"How...is she doing?" Kanata asked after taking in this information in.
"We only know what's she's told us so far. She's at her final year in high school and just hangs out with her friends a lot, some we know, and some we don't." Sig told her, shrugging his arms.
Kanata remained quiet, seemingly satisfied. Deciding to continue on, Sig asked her another question.
"Next question: Where did you originally live before you were taken away?"
"Kasukabe, Saitama."
It went quiet for a good five minutes before Kishor whistled in amazement.
"Oh my god, you're a long way from home!" He exclaimed, bolting up from his chair. "Somebody up above was definitely watching over you."
"Okay, I think that's all my questions for now, which wasn't much. Thank you for answering them, Miss Kanata." Sig said, deciding to wrap up the questioning. "I imagine you have a lot to do once you're able to stand up on your feet. We'll see you in a few days. Get better soon, okay?"
"I will."
Sig nodded his head before walking out. Kishor stood up on his feet and Kanata turned to stare at him.
"You've been gone nearly all her life, Miss Kanata."
He gave her a thumbs up and a big grin.
"It's going to be one hell of a reunion."
Yui Narumi walked the streets of Kasukabe, on her regular beat. She was a regular face to the people on her patrol and being the friendly police officer she was, she always gave a smile and wave to those who would give it. Despite being a part of the law force, she would never do what those SAT officers did everyday: going after serial killers, stopping drug transactions, defusing bombs for god sakes!
Boy, I sure am glad not a lot of bad things happen around here. I don't think I really need to carry my gun! Except I look cool wearing it!
Without warning, an announcement went over her radio.
"All units, an armed robbery in progress at the Tsukuba Bank. Any officers in the vicinity identify."
That bank wasn't too far away. She could reach it within a few minutes.
Oh darn, I just jinxed myself!
"Traffic officer Narumi reporting. I'm on my way there, over and out."
She burst into a sprint down the sidewalk.
Oh man, this isn't the same as the range: I'm shooting people, not targets. And worst of all, they shoot back!
Turning around the corner, she saw further down, several cars parked in front of a bank with many men storming into the building.
Well, I was always called Sharpshooter Yui back at the station. Let's see if I can live up to that reputation.
She pulled out her sidearm and switched the safety off.
All right, let's go.
Yeah, I'm totally killing time by doing this...