Sorry about not updating for quite some time. Life caught up with me and I was busy for a bit. But I finally managed to have another chatper written so, here you go!


"What are you doing here?" The boy demanded, vicious eyes narrowing to slits. His face is very expressive, a mix of disgust, hatred and anger. Tsugumi realizes then that Segai may not have been exaggerating the mental state of this patient. The look she is being leveled with is extremely intimidating and sends a shiver down her spine.

"I'm just giving you your medicine." Tsugumi tried a kind approach and forced a hopefully pleasant smile on her face. The patient, Daryl according to the pill bottle, just frowned deeper and crossed his arms over his chest.

"Answer me." He demanded in a haughty self-righteous voice. "You were in the hallway; you're the reason I was caught." Tsugumi bit her lip, not sure how he would react. She couldn't help remember the gun, and had to admit she'd be angry if someone held a gun to her head.

"Why are you here?"

"I'm working for Segai." She immediately regretted speaking the name. Daryl stiffened, lips curling into a snarl.

"A spy? Is this a new tactic?" He dropped his hands to his side and marched up to her, muscles tense and veins bulging at his temples. "What are the two of your plotting?"

Tsugumi knew she should have been intimidated by him, but his words and arrogant attitude just annoyed her. He stood over her, glairing down with his vibrant purple eyes.

Obviously he was paranoid.

"Well, just so you know," Tsugumi gave a sigh and cocked her head upward with a set expression. "The only thing we're plotting is to give you your pills."

She shoved the pill bottle into his face. He blinked, shocked for a moment. But that moment quickly passed and he knocked aside her hand and put up another face of disgust.

"Please," He huffed, and like a prima donna flipped back his dangling blond bangs. "I'm not taking those. I'm not crazy."

"Right." Tsugumi rolled her eyes and earned a harsh glare from Daryl. "I hate to say though, Segai's my boss and he told me to give you the pills so…"

"I'm not taking them."
Tsugumi let a brilliant smile bloom across her face. She was tired, she was frustrated, she felt like crying and now she had to deal with some stubborn insane person. She was at the end of her rope, and she honestly did not feel like being gentle with this mentally unstable boy.

"All right." Tsugumi popped open the container and let two blue pills fall into her palm. They weren't too big; it would be easy for him to swallow. "If you don't want to take them, I'll make you."

"What?"

"Open wide!"

"You're crazy!" Daryl shouted and stepped quickly back as Tsugumi tried to raise her hand to his lips.

"I'm crazy?" Tsugumi laughed, hand on her hip. "Come on, just take the pills!"

"Get away from me!" Daryl was frantic, backing away as Tsugumi advanced. But there was only so much room and soon enough he rammed into the wall of the cell. "Stop!"

"What's so bad?" Tsugumi paused, seeing how wide and wild Daryl's eyes were. "They're just pills."

"I don't need them! And you're contaminated."

Tsugumi lifted an eyebrow and any hesitation was gone. "Contaminated? Mysophobia and paranoia." She stepped forward, and Daryl tried to escape her approach.

"No!" He screeched, and rammed against the edge of the bed.

"Just eat them!" Tsugumi lunged. Daryl lifted his hands up, cringing as he made contact with her arms. They struggled then, Tsugumi just trying to shove the pills in his mouth. The two tumbled onto the bed.

"Sto-" Daryl tried to begin, but it was a mistake. Tsugumi thrust her arm forward and shoved the two pills into his mouth. Though she realized how truly gross it was later, at the time she did not think things through and pushed her fingers into her mouth and forced the pills to the back of his throat. He had to swallow.

Daryl's eyes were incredibly wide and with sudden renewed strength he shoved Tsugumi off of him. Tsugumi let herself be shoved, her victory complete. She fell to the floor, knocking her elbow hard and wincing at the impact.

Daryl slid off the bed, trying to retch the pills he had just swallowed back up. His face was twisted into one of utter disgust, his body shivering with pent up rage.

"You." He hissed and Tsugumi hurriedly stood. It was time to leave. Her hand was still wet from his saliva and it hit her just all the things she had done.

It certainly wasn't very professional.

So she left. Without a last glance at the still doubled over Daryl and without picking up the pill container.

That certainly had not gone very well.


Segai laughed.

It was not his sadistic chuckle but a full out laugh. He just kept staring at his phone, fully enjoying the video he had recorded onto it.

"Shut up." Daryl growled out. His mind swum uncertainly, his view of Segai shifting and distorting. Everything was tilted, and his limbs felt heavy and his mind numb. All he could do was lay where he had collapsed earlier. All he felt was the disgusting taste in his mouth, the surface of his tongue where she had touched felt rough.

He was sure he was going to be contaminated.

"It's just so funny!" Segai crooned, and Daryl knew exactly what he was talking about. "Have you seen it?"

"Shut up."

"Come, don't be so dismal." Segai walked forward, black shoes stepping closer to Daryl's head. He knelt then, and presented the phone screen sideways so Daryl could see just what he was watching. It was the security feed, and was just then presenting the moment Tsugumi and Daryl fell backward onto the bed. "It is quite funny."

Daryl grit his teeth and fumed inside. His blood boiled as he remembered just all that Segai's new worker had done. Segai closed the phone and slid it back into his pocket.

"What do you think of her? Tsugumi?"

Daryl glared at his shoes. The question swam about in his mind, attracting an array of various emotions. It was hard to concentrate, and he had to resist the word that so readily came to his tongue. The full effects had not yet come, but soon enough the struggle to remain silent would be doubled.

"In any case," Segai continued. "She has been an immense help."