Psycho Pass FanFiction ~ The Perfect Society.

Chapter 16: Cheers to New Beginnings?

     It has been almost a year in a half since the day Shogo Makishima's case was confirmed as closed. Many things happened back then. Shusei Kagari's case got brushed under a rug, Shinya Kogami was still out in the wind while Tomomi Masaoka was no longer part of the living world. Nobuchika Ginoza became an Enforcer, and an under-aged female, Mika Shimotsuki, quickly took his place as the new Inspector for Division 1. There were also two more additions of Enforcers into the Division. One was Sho Hinakawa, a guy who couldn't be more harmless or innocent. While the other was Sakuya Togane, someone who carries dangerous air around him. Shinra got to work a few cases after Shogo Makishima's with the new members before she decided it was time to take a well-deserved vacation. It was supposed to last a week in the least, but apparently, life enjoyed ruining her plans.

     It was a Sunny day close to noon; Shinra was sitting down on one of the benched of a pet park she has become familiar with these days. It all began the day Ginoza got placed under the Correction and Medical Center after his Psycho-Pass worsened. She took in his pet dog, Dime, while his situation was getting worked out. With the help of his previous therapist, once he became an Enforcer, he was allowed to keep Dime for therapy reasons. But after getting used to having a living company, it affected her lifestyle. After reaching an agreement with Ginoza, she gets to walk Dime outside every once in a while. After all, she used to take him to the pet park at least twice a week while Dime stayed at her place. But now, she decreased that at least once every two weeks, mainly due to work. She has even taken Ginoza for those walks whenever the two are free of work. Though, some say it has become typical to be seen them hanging together. They used to hang around when they both were Inspectors, but certainly nothing as closely like they do recently.

     Shinra was wearing casual attire; long dark jeans and a pink short-sleeved t-shirt with some dark yet comfortable sneakers. Her hair was tied up in a sided braid with a few loose bangs, just like a hat was over her head to shelter her from the sunlight. In her hands rested Dime's leash while on her neck collar hung a pair of dark sunglasses. The park was spacious, and a few people were around with their dogs of all sizes. Dime at the time was seated beside Shinra while panting with its mouth open. "You already tired?" Shinra asked the dog, who only dropped his ears to allow her hand to pet the top of his head. "It's annoyingly hot today..." She comments while sighing afterward. Though, just as she was considering leaving, she hears her wrist-com begin to ring. Her arm slowly from Dime's head to check on the caller ID, her eyebrows furrowing as she notices it was Karanomori. Not having a lot of people around, she decided to answer the call. "Good afternoon Shion." She casually greeted the female, something she has recently gotten used to, at least whenever she's outside her work shifts.

     Karanomori immediately greets back. "Good afternoon, Shinra." She hesitated for a moment before speaking again. "I'm sorry for interrupting your vacations, and I know you weren't supposed to be disturbed. Can you talk now?" The female asked quietly, sounding a little troubled.

     Shinra was a little stunned but didn't hesitate to ask. "Is alright. It's not like I'm not a workaholic sometimes. I'm available to talk now. What's wrong?" She asks with her arm close to her chest and her wrist-com near her face. She stared down at the caller ID out of habit more than anything.

     Karanomori could be heard from Shinra's side when she took a deep breath and exhaling quietly on the opposite side of the line before speaking again. "You know how you asked me to keep you posted with the "Female Clothes Department Store Assailant's" case? Well, there have been some drastic changes, but I believe we should discuss in person." The female expressed, and there was some tension in her tone.

     Shinra's eyebrows furrowed together in a deeper frown before moving to reach over to Dime, clipping his leash on his collar gently. "Yes, I understand. Thank you for letting me know. I'll be heading there immediately." She expressed while she stood up and gestured for Dime to follow, the dog doing so in a well-behaved manner. Did make a quick stop to allow him to drink from the dog's water fountain, only to pick up Karanomori's voice again.