Chapter 18: Life Clock

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"Daddy? Do you really have to go? I'll miss you."

Yes Kira dear, I am sorry. The world is in danger, and I must go."

"Some day daddy, I'm going to take care of the world, just like you do."

"I hope so, our jobs are very important to this world Kira, even if they are very different."

"I know... but I... I wish, that instead of having to see people pass away, I could will them to live, life is so beautiful daddy."

"It may be sad, but remember, death is just as important as life itself, it keeps the balance of all that exists. I love you honey, never sell yourself short just because people are not as happy to see death as they are life. I will always love you and be happy to see you."

"Thank you daddy, I love you too."

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Yes?...No, what do you need? ...That is your job, not the Turks. No, you are going to have your people do your job and call us when an actual emergency is occurring, our job is to defend against actual threats, not investigate idiotic superstition, handle it yourself.

-Tseng annoyedly slammed the phone on the hook, causing Reno to jump slightly.-

You uh... you ok Director?

It was the grave yard crew over at the cemetery, apparently they have forgotten how to do there job all because we happen to dig up 8 empty graves. Rufus asked them to clean up, and now they are afraid of "ghosts" coming to get them.

-Reno snorted, taking a sip from some coffee he had picked up in the possibility he was stuck up for the evening. So much had gone on in the past couple of months and it was a wonder how it all was going so well, even in the more scarier and unsure moments.-

What are they five? We told them those people were dug up because it turned out someone lied and they weren't dead... people are stupid yo.

Yes well now apparently they demand all of us go down there with them as underpaid body guards to fight against departed spirits looking to rip off someone's face.

To be fair, It wouldn't be the first time freaky shit like that happened.

Don't defend them, even if that is true. We have much higher priorities than to play baby sitter...

-The sharp witted man sighed as he leaned back in his chair, feeding a hand through his soft shiny well kept black hair.-

...Hm...Perhaps we can convince Director Reeve and Agent Vincent to do it.

Ha! Agent Vincent, don't let him catch you call him that. Last time you did I saw his face in the hall, he looked more annoyed than a dog with a cat crawling all over them when there trying to sleep!

Oh good, you can go tell him then.

What?! Hell no yo! That's worse than dealing with a ghost!

Reno that is an order.

-Tseng smirked deviously from his chair, hands folded neatly in his lap after tossing the red head a small satchel containing an ID badge, a card key, and several other forms of ID for Vincent. Reno groaned and made a face getting up.-

I'm telling him you told me to call him that, you can deal with it later.

-Groaned the red head as he put down his coffee and grumbled wandering out of the room. Tseng grinned from ear to ear, he had a bit too much fun at times doing this bull shit. Reeve was seated at his desk in his office, trying not to smile over the mild snoring from the corner of his room. Vincent seemed to have taken up permanent residence there, he had been offered a Turk apartment by the company, specifically by Rufus and Tseng, but he refused. Cait was seated up on Reeves desk, musing to the man.-

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