[on the hospital roof]

[inthemoodnow]

[If you happen to be on or near the hospital roof tonight, you'll find one captain up there by himself, looking thoughtful as his greatcoat flaps gently in the breeze. If you're observant, you might catch him taking a drink from a flask every now and then. You might also hear some music wafting faintly through the air nearbyIn any case, he's good

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[chanceofsmiles]

. . .

No cake today, I hope?

[inthemoodnow]

Not a crumb.

*smiling, but markedly more subdued than the man Koganei had met before*

[chanceofsmiles]

I'm glad to hear that.

[ . . . ]

[inthemoodnow]

Koganei-san, right? How've you been doing?

[chanceofsmiles]

Fine, thank you.

And you?

[inthemoodnow]

*in a somewhat terse, professional tone, despite the smile*

Been a little busy.

[chanceofsmiles]

. . . here?

[inthemoodnow]

Just camp being camp. Life being life.

[chanceofsmiles]

It seems to have gotten to you.

[inthemoodnow]

*shrugs*

Things do. Sure, you can run from them, try to keep them from catching you. But after a while, running gets pretty tiring. And this is from a man of noted endurance.

[chanceofsmiles]

. . .

My apologies. I wasn't suggesting you shouldn't . . .

[trails off, pulling his glasses off and polishing them, awkward despite the rote actions]

[inthemoodnow]

I wasn't accusing you of anything. Life is jut sometimes an unfortunate business, that's all.

You a fan of roofs?

[chanceofsmiles]

I suppose you could say that. I got used to slipping away outside at work.

[inthemoodnow]

Is work that bad or the roof that nice?

[chanceofsmiles]

Neither, really. I think I was just looking for a change.

[inthemoodnow]

And you found it?