thicker than the mind | dazai o. ✓

one.

"A subordinate?"

She looks at the president with shock and confusion. He looked at her with power and a bit of boredom in his eyes, "I couldn't think of anyone else but you to take care of him in the meanwhile."

Her eyes widened by just a bit as random and peculiar thoughts ran through her head. She may be of high position in the agency, but she couldn't handle a subordinate! Especially when he looks like a minor!

"He's only a year younger than you, Sun." She froze when she heard him grumble out, as if he read what her odd mind was panicking out, "Look, all you got to do is just guide him until he starts to get the hang of things." He sighed and rubbed his temples while sliding a brown clipboard in front of her. The clipboard consisted of some information papers and a picture of a man with brown hair on the top left.

What else could she do but say yes? She owed the president everything; she is forever in debt to him. When hope was all gone, he suddenly gave her his hand; getting her out of the void.

She gave out a breathy chuckle,"Alright, alright. But you owe me a cake later." The president was really pleased to say the least when she finally gave in to his request.

"When will he take the 'exam'?" He answered her with a blank expression, saying that he'll be punching in the day after tomorrow.

Saying that she was excited was an understatement. Rather, she was exuberant. Electricity ran through her veins at the thought of having a new member in the agency. She may be apprehensive and not that up for it, but she could definitely work all of this out in a snap.

Happily grasping the door handle to evacuate the burning eyes of the president, she was just about to take a step out when a call of her name was suddenly called out. She became motionless on the spot.

'I just want to get out of here dammit.'

"You'll be preparing for his exam, by the way." Steam could practically be seen blowing out from her ears. She really did not want to do this in such a short notice. Especially since it'll be 2 days from now! She needed to think of a convincing exam, and she needed to ponder of something fast.

"You have 2 da-" The bang of the door closing bounced throughout the office. The president breathed out as he fixed his things; He fixed his folders on his desk, checked his tiny basket of pens to see if some were missing, and other things to clear out his desk and make room for his laptop. He noticed the brown clipboard still in the same place he pushed it to. Sighing quite loudly, he grasped the file of his co-worker's subordinate, "She just had to forget his file."

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"Hey Kurishima-san, you'll have a subordinate?" A girl with short raven hair and a golden butterfly clip asked her, while distributing the brown clipboard from earlier. She gladfully took the clipboard back, cursing herself for forgetting such an essential product.

"Uh, yeah... I'm quite nervous to handle and train a new member, but I hope I'll be of help. Even if it's just a little bit." She smiled at her co-worker.

"Alright then, seems like he'll be coming in soon from what the president told me. So better get ready!" Her co-worker inadvertently patted her back with so much power that Kurishima could've sworn it would have broken her spinal cord. Groaning and rubbing at the spot that her friend (that was now walking away) mightily patted at, she walked over to the coat rack; grabbing her favorite coat due to it's wooly texture that was perfect for the chilly season.