The day went without a hitch after the issues we ran through... although I never thought the same. I wasn't happy with what happened, but outwardly showing it would be a problem.

Because not everyone can or would ever think like me, I hate that the clerks died, but others are just happy it didn't happen to them, did that piss me off? To an extent.

I cannot in good will think ill of people that look after themselves out of fear, there is nothing wrong with that... but damn I wish they at least kept the comments to themselves.

Ryn was happy it was just 'Doubts' and nothing more, she had no personal attachment to the clerks and was just neutral about the whole deal... Beth did show some pity, but just like me, decided to try and not show it.

Of course being called by Yesod to talk with him wasn't helping my mood at all, something about that Sephirah bothered me, but I didn't know what it was.

It wasn't like with the Manager either, I just plain didn't like him, but Yesod felt... different. I guess it came to how he acted, there was... too much repression going with him. His dislike of my actions was obvious, but he clearly tried to play it like it was just nothing.

Not only that, but he sticks to the rules so much that I think he downloaded a fucking audio file containing every single rule, and he plays it all the time in his head, that wasn't normal.

I entered the main room of Information and saw Yesod talking away a couple of employees. He turned around while said employees were leaving and threw me that same look of enjoying my pain.

All it took was one look of annoyance to make them move faster. If you are going to do that, at least have the balls to say it to my face...

"Trigger, I have reviewed the footage of the breach... you seem to not be at fault, but it also shows irregularities with you." I didn't give him any verbal response, so I simply nodded once.

I just... wasn't feeling it anymore.

He crossed his arms, and I'd like to imagine that if he still had a face, his face would have been stern, "Not only this one but all your interactions with abnormalities can't be called normal, they seem to react differently around you." I nodded once again, not saying anything.

"So please do stay where you are." I blinked once, and then I turned around when I felt a sharp object on my nape.

I didn't glare at Yesod, my eyes didn't brim with anger like before, or my head didn't spin with irregular thoughts of betrayal, I know Ryn is behind me. Beth doesn't have a crooked personality and wouldn't do this.

"Angela, if you will." Angela entered the room looking... not pleased with what was happening, if only for a second before approaching me and opening her eyes fully. They did shine for a moment.

She turned to Yesod once, "There are no readings of Enkephalin or any similarities with Abnormalities, Yesod, as I had told you beforehand." I could hear the underlying smug, and I bet so could Yesod.

"I simply had to make sure, this isn't something used on the Employees unless directly affected by abnormalities." He responded logically, but my eyes never left him.

I no longer felt the sharp object on my nape, "Orders are Orders, no hard feelings?" I ignored Ryn, still having my eyes on Yesod.

Finally, I decided to speak, "Was that it? You could have asked." I replied, feeling there was no need to go that far for trying to find if I was under the influence of an abnormality.

"... You are prohibited to walk through the hallways while the other Agents are working their abnormalities." Okay then...

"Make me." I stopped trying to hold my ground, so I instead decided to push.

I looked at Angela, "He may be able to order me in general actions, but this is more than that but an obstruction of my work, he CAN'T change the rules." Then I'll play his game.

Angela nodded once, seeming... really pleased with my words, "That is indeed true, Yesod has no room to alter the way work has to be done." Yesod wasn't moved by the words.

"In case of any estrange acti-" NO.

"I was already checked by Angela herself. I may be an oddity, but that's it, weird they may be, but they aren't because of abnormalities but of ME... is there a rule about that one?" I asked, knowing fully well there wasn't.

I'm a walking loophole, had my actions been influenced by an abnormality, Yesod could push all of his crazy shit through. But there weren't, so by all technical means, everything I had done was well within the rules.

Yesod made no sound and Ryn looked genuinely perturbed by the exchange, "Now as I said before... I have places to be, it was nice seeing you, Angela." I gave Angela a tired smile.

She nodded once at me, "Seems like I'm not the only one that got their time wasted in... something trivial, it was enjoyable to meet you at least." She soon left, giving no words of departure to Yesod.

I gave him one look and started to walk away, glancing one time at Ryn and just moving along, paying no heed to her surprised expression.

Once I left the room... I wondered if I did something wrong.

What did I do to get that kind of reaction out of him? I know people have different thought processes, but that was ridiculous.

I felt... doubt, Yesod for such a cold person went above and beyond just to make sure I was in the clear and such a cold person wouldn't have bothered that much.

It almost seemed like he cared, but tried his hardest not to.

Did I react too strongly...? Maybe, but so did he.

Guess I didn't cool off from the events of today, yet I didn't want to apologize either. What he did was just... a dick move all around.

I sighed and scratched the back of my head... I'll just go meet with BongBong, I did promise to teach her how I use E.G.O after all.

After that, I'll talk with Rober. He must have been waiting for that to happen quite a while, and then... perhaps ask Malkuth about Yesod.