Here We Go Again

[Omi]

He wasn't listening, as usual. It was like she was an accessory more than a valued partner, despite having something resembling his best interests at heart. The coffee was a mistake, but all Komachi could do was watch in mild annoyance as Tal left with the mistake in hand. Fine - if he wanted to get his money's worth out of his cup of dishwater, it was his funeral. He didn't even hold the door open for her - it started swinging closed again as she followed him, and she nearly slipped after sticking her foot out to block it. Asshole.

Oh, it was cold outside. They had only been inside the café for ten minutes or so, give or take, but New Tokyo was in its winter season and both the light level and temperature had dropped dramatically in that short space of time. She hadn't even begun drying off properly yet, and the wind felt like it was trying to freeze her very bones through her sodden flightsuit. Really, it was her own fault for heading out without a coat, and at least the awning provided some temporary cover from the sheets of rain glassing the streets with water - but she was still practically shivering in the darkened street. Of course Tal didn't have an umbrella with him - why would he ever do anything useful? If it didn't explode or fire bullets, the man wasn't interested.

She sidled up to Tal as he stood drinking his coffee, drawing herself up to his left side for maximum effect. He'd noticed she was there, but before he could say anything she pre-empted him with the big whammy. Komachi had been turning this one over and over in her head ever since she'd stepped into the café, but now seemed as good a time as any to smack him over the head with it. It was like studying a chemical reaction, except this was an entirely unknown type of experiment. Observing it would be fascinating.

"So, anyway - who's Eliza? Another business partner?" she said, sounding and looking as innocent as she could. Her eyes studied him carefully, watching carefully for the reaction she was sure was coming. Oh, this was going to be good.

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