Nil, N/A
Kind of sad really, no friends or famil-
"Tch"
He forced the damn tragic stuff out. For the first time in the last little while he felt irritation. Always focusing on his darkest thoughts when he-
Standing up and straightening his shirt before reseating drew a momentary glance from Mr Toki, who raised his eyebrows in apparent concern, before appearing to look back to his tablet.
Kai couldn't be sure if the man was just here to supervise, it was probably to prevent Kai from looking up the exam. Despite appearing occupied by the screen though, Kai could feel himself being scrutinised by the guy...
As he progressed through, distracting thoughts and self doubt aside-
"Tch"
...Kai continued to answer the questions, doing his best not to let them get under his skin.
I feel sad
Always
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
Always;
Kai selected 'Rarely'
I feel anxious
Always
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
Always;
Tell them what they want to hear. That's what's best.
He turned momentarily back after selecting 'Never'.
As he felt it, Kai looked through his peripheral vision to see Mr Toki was staring at him. Chiseled features on the man's face expressed a dead eyed boredom and, what was it... Pity? No. Kai turned back to focus on his paperwork. He was becoming distracted.
He continued through the questionaire, finishing in about 45 minutes, exhausted by the sheer number of answers he had had to think twice about giving.
He really needed this job. This job with a possibly mean and nasty boss that... No no no, this job will work, maybe, if he gets it.
As Kai stands up, Mr Toki is already circling around to the front of the desk. His muscular frame and crisp collared shirt are disconcerting against the melancholy look on his face.
"Come on Mr Fukami, I'll escort you outside".
The man looks so damn solemn as he walks along and Kai just couldn't pinpoint as to why, beyond the possibility that he had either failed the testing somehow, or the man had received other bad news through his tablet, or Kai's paranoia was causing him to exaggerate things and the guy was just wearing the face of a bureaucrat.
"So, uh, how did I do?"
Mr Toki glances sideways at Kai momentarily, then forward again, holding a moment for the right words.
"You... Seem a nice man Mr Fukami..."
"Uh, well... Thank you... I uh, look forward to a favourable outcome." Kai replies, still in interview mode. He assumes by Mr Toki's tone, that comment meant he has failed to get the job. He casts a polite smile and a nod as they reach the door.
As Kai reaches the door, Mr Toki stares down at the papers before him...
"I'm... Sorry Mr Fukami."
Kai looks at the lock mechanism on the door, assuming the apology was about it still being latched shut.
"Oh! No probl-"
A loud chiming sensation suddenly begins to reverberate through Kai's head and he immediately feels all sensation leave his body except for the enhanced feeling of his racing heartbeat and pulse as it tingles all the way through his chest into his arms and head.
Mr Toki stands with one hand raised before him, maybe to catch him? Kai felt dizzy, his vision darkens as vertigo takes hold. He sees the ceiling rotate above him and suddenly he slams to the ground just as everything goes black.
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