♡ Stranger | Kamukoma | HIATUS ♡

7 | Bad morning

Komaeda left his room in the morning, already dressed. "Good morning, Kamukura-kun!" He said, smiling. "How did you sleep?"

"Terribly. But at least it evoked some sort of emotion, I suppose. Your couch is very small,"

"I know, I'm sorry. It's usually only me here, so..."

"I could build a bigger and more comfortable one easily."

"I don't have the materials for that here, but thank you for the offer,"

"I could get them."

"From where? And with what money?"

"Do not question my methods."

Komaeda giggled. "Alright, just don't let Hinata-kun find out about it, I suppose." He opened his fridge. "Nothing? Ugh... I really need some extra money. I suppose I'll go to work on an empty stomach then... why am I always so unlucky..? Whatever..." he slapped his own face a few times. "Alright, I'll see you later, Kamukura-kun!"

"Goodbye."

-

Komaeda arrived at the laboratory late.

"I'm sorry for being late! The train didn't come so I tried to hitchhike but the man in the car tried to strangle and rob me and when he noticed I didn't have any money he gave me 10 bucks for a taxi, so-"

"Calm down, we don't care," a cop said.

"Oh thank gosh... the rest of the story includes a lot of details, so... uhm, where's Hinata-kun?"

"Not here. He's working on a different case today,"

"What?? No..." Komaeda sighed. Whatever. He was not going to let this wear him down! After all, hope comes after despair!

"Just... go do your job,"

"Did you find out anything new?" Komaeda asked.

"Kind of. We found out that we are missing information,"

"What?"

"Remember that guy, Shinguuji? With the little girl he was taking care of? He's not in any of our systems. We couldn't find a birth certificate, no nurses that remember a mother giving birth to him, no hospitals he was ever signed into, no schools, nothing,"

"It's as though he doesn't exist, huh? Can't you get in contact with Monaca's parents. Surely they know a thing or two about him. He watches after their daughter after all,"

"We don't know anything about her other than her first name. It's hard to get in contact with her,"

Komaeda sighed. "Fine, I'll take care of it myself." He said before making his way upstairs to meet another scientist. When he got there, he approached a woman. "Excuse me, miss?"

"How can I help you?" She asked.

"Do you know a girl named Monaca?"

"Towa Monaca, of course. She comes here every few weeks to talk to the basement workers,"

"The basement workers?"

"That's what we call the people who worked in the basement. Those five scientists who... well, you know. May they rest in peace," she said.

"I see. Do you have her parent's contact information?"

"Monaca's? Yes, we do. But be warned, they're a bit... weird. Especially her brother, it's best to just ignore him completely." She said as she scribbled on a piece of paper.

"Thank you so much." He said as she handed him the paper with an adress on it.