Kei Nanjo was crossing his arms over his chest and seeming to be ready to pout.
That was at least the way that it seemed to Eriko at that moment. "Why are you so uptight about this?"
"I was raised to lead groups of people in large organizations," Nanjo sniffed, using one finger to push his glasses up higher on his nose. "In this sort of situation, I am really quite qualified to know who to pick for what task."
"Perhaps, but that's in the business world...."
"Really. And you would know of someone better?"
"Is that a trick question?" she shot back, arching one fine eyebrow at him.
"That is... I don't even think that he remembers what he did back then."
"Doesn't change the fact that he managed when we needed him."
Looking away, he pressed his lips together as hard as he could before he spoke. "It seems almost like you're letting your feelings get in the way."
"And if you'd had your way, we might not have had her here to do this work with us."
"You do realize that she was in a bad mental state during that time."
"She did get better," Eriko murmured, and glanced down the corridor at the object of her words. "Besides, she also managed to get helping people long before this mess, right?"
Nanjo didn't speak out with any agreement with her, but he also turned to look calmly down at where Maki Sonomura was standing and having a discussion with a worker nearby.
Being a 'maintenance engineer' sounded great on paper, but Riki found it to be something of a disappointment. Oh, sure it did speak well of his job, tending to the structure and making sure that it was well kept and sound. To be able to be counted on to do the work that would be needed to keep such a structure was a major source of pride. However, it didn't exactly make for much of anything to write home about. The impressive name only came up on paper, and most people would have no problem in laughing when the realized just what it was that he did.
After all, he was a janitor, and that meant that he'd be doing the basic and monotonous work that would be absolutely needed, but wouldn't even get noticed when people would be walking around him.
Sighing to himself, he began to wonder if he should even bother complaining. It didn't do much of anything to help, as such things were usually dismissed out of hand if they weren't going to cause a problem. Due to that, he was having to shuffle through some stupid utility room, dodging pipes and service equipment. Most of it was even needed, but if they wanted to maximize the survival time in this sort of situation, he was going to have to keep as much as he could in tip top shape.
Already lamenting how crappy his day was going, he ducked around some air ducts... and blinked as he saw a shape where there shouldn't have been one. Instead of the familiar view that he normally got, something sizable had taken up residence in that space. In fact, he seemed to be fairly human sized, and he had to wonder about who it was that had stumbled into the place. So, he leaned in to start a conversation with the intruder, only to go falling backwards in the face of what he'd seen.
Moving slowly, the shape shifted its weight until Riki could see what looked like a glowing eye and a small, but scary, grin, while:
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