Vignette 4 (Episode 3)
Bagoas
Why didn't I see that? Draining the energy from witches to prolong his own life, needing to be done every 40 years? It was right in front of me, but she picked up on it first. My estimation of her intelligence is justified and raised. Robin will be a valuable member of our team, if she could just learn to control that fire of hers.
Our meeting this evening will very well. With the plan in place, we should catch Kurata. He would have made an interesting witch hunter, though, if not for his own sense of self-preservation.
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I picked up Tokou for dinner at the usual time of eight o'clock. Tokou informed me in a casual manner that Robin went out for the evening. I tried not to be interested but wound up asking where the Craft-user went. Tokou looked at me for an uncomfortably long minute before saying she didn't know. Tokou didn't remark on the fact that I drove by STN-J headquarters on our way to the restaurant. Robin's Vespa was in the parking garage.
So she went to see Michael.
I don't like this. Robin and Michael. They're both young, both spent their teenage years closeted up, closely watched by the adults around them. If they form an attachment...
I sound like the chief.
But I don't like the thought of Michael and Robin together.
Now I sound like a jealous boyfriend.
***
Miho sounded surprised that I was thinking about Robin. I must admit to not being too keen on the idea of thinking about the girl myself. Her power has great potential but she just can't seem to control it. No, that's not right. She can control it but it's like she doesn't see where it's going. I must admit that her attacking Kurata saved Sakaki but there's so much more potential there.
I drove to headquarters to do some late night work and sat in the parking garage for twenty minutes staring at Robin's moped Vespa, trying to decide if I should go upstairs and see what those two are up to. Finally I left; it's none of my business.
Bagoas
Why didn't I see that? Draining the energy from witches to prolong his own life, needing to be done every 40 years? It was right in front of me, but she picked up on it first. My estimation of her intelligence is justified and raised. Robin will be a valuable member of our team, if she could just learn to control that fire of hers.
Our meeting this evening will very well. With the plan in place, we should catch Kurata. He would have made an interesting witch hunter, though, if not for his own sense of self-preservation.
***
I picked up Tokou for dinner at the usual time of eight o'clock. Tokou informed me in a casual manner that Robin went out for the evening. I tried not to be interested but wound up asking where the Craft-user went. Tokou looked at me for an uncomfortably long minute before saying she didn't know. Tokou didn't remark on the fact that I drove by STN-J headquarters on our way to the restaurant. Robin's Vespa was in the parking garage.
So she went to see Michael.
I don't like this. Robin and Michael. They're both young, both spent their teenage years closeted up, closely watched by the adults around them. If they form an attachment...
I sound like the chief.
But I don't like the thought of Michael and Robin together.
Now I sound like a jealous boyfriend.
***
Miho sounded surprised that I was thinking about Robin. I must admit to not being too keen on the idea of thinking about the girl myself. Her power has great potential but she just can't seem to control it. No, that's not right. She can control it but it's like she doesn't see where it's going. I must admit that her attacking Kurata saved Sakaki but there's so much more potential there.
I drove to headquarters to do some late night work and sat in the parking garage for twenty minutes staring at Robin's moped Vespa, trying to decide if I should go upstairs and see what those two are up to. Finally I left; it's none of my business.