OFFICE BUILDING INFILTRATION

[speakveryclearly]

They're in Tokyo. Season 49 of Murder Manor has just finished airing and there are some difficulties in preparing the DVD distribution on account of the numerous references Chiaki Nanami made to popular copyrighted Nintendo games. Kaoru is pretending to be the representative from Nintendo who has come to the Murder Manor office building: as a Japanese guy in a nice suit he is pretty convincing. He does various shady things which are left to your discretion; I'm not sure if this is supposed to be all in one day or multiple days and if he kills other people in the meantime.

Kanaya is not personally infiltrating the building because she saves her disguises for emergencies. (People have learned to look for a woman wearing a really huge hat and absolutely ridiculous amounts of foundation.) So during this part of time they're just in contact snarking about the mission via text message or headset phone.

THE CLIMACTIC REUNION: Kaoru is convincing the highest-ranking final target to come with him to the rooftop for a completely routine helicopter ride. Kanaya is in the helicopter. When the high-ranking person gets into the helicopter, they do not expect Kanaya to be in there with gloves and strangle them with their own necktie, which she subsequently makes appear to have gotten caught in some machinery. This is because they crash the helicopter as this person is so high-ranking they need to have seemingly died in a normal way as opposed to being obviously supermurdered.

Kaoru and Kanaya jump out of the helicopter before it crashes of course. Kanaya was never officially there; Kaoru's nintendo guy persona was presumed to have already left the building. Then Kaoru hotwires a car while Kanaya starts typing up the notes he stole or something.

Comments

[speakveryclearly]

Because her handler got the axe!

[YEAH.... YEAH. Kanaya's awful excuses for jokes sound better when people who tolerate her are there to listen.]

This data should be really helpful. I'm resigned to never understanding how those people think without detailed resources, especially if they're going forward with the audience-producer selection hybrid ranking system.

[souredsweet]

[HE TOLERATES HER, AT LEAST... he also thinks that awful jokes are the best and he laughs even though thAT'S TERRIBLE.]

Tell Poland that one's a good one. He should keep it. [kaoru no]

Well, they've still managed to make a mess even without their detailed resources. But I'll be glad to get this done and over with. We can hand the data off to Stiles right away and leave it with him; they'll puzzle over it. [BECAUSE HE'S TAKING A BREAK AS SOON AS HE GETS OUT.]

[speakveryclearly]

[This is such a great system they have, where members of the crew can take turns performing dangerous tasks. It's a good thing they're never going to pin all the heavy lifting on Kaoru and Stiles for months at a time]

Is there any decryption involved with this set? [I guess she will probably be doing either that, translation, or encryption in the car when they are done] Or just particular exhaustive contemplation of how disgusting human nature can be.

[souredsweet]

[it sure is, he'll enjoy the assured continuation of their switch-off system which will definitely last forever.]

A little decryption. They're getting more cautious, I think. [but with the way he says it, he clearly still doesn't view them as a threat in this particular regard.] So we'll have plenty of time to have a good laugh over their collective grossness once we're back in the car. I'll even let you start this round with the witty quips!

[speakveryclearly]

You will? Oh, Kaoru, you are too kind to me.

[She really never gets used to this sincere, freely offered camaraderie. A few seconds later the chopper noises in the background start to cut out.]

Okay, I'm landing soon, after that I'll have to kill the battery; the supply of fuel is limited. Ping me when you're up here.

[souredsweet]

I only do what I can. [there's a lilting tease in his tone, though, and he perks up a little on his end when he hears the chopper noises diminish.]

I'll let you know. I'll try to move quickly, all right? Or as quickly as I can under these circumstances.

[speakveryclearly]

Good. Slow and steady wins the race as usagi to kame learned the hard way. [They know that story damn well after multiple years of this shit. She's said it as shellfiend to the hopdemon before.] Just don't break a nail.

[An inside joke. With this she cuts out.

A couple hours later in mid-afternoon she cuts back in. The chopper is much louder now due to the delicate, partially preprogrammed autopilot orientation their new proximity demands.]

On your way? If you can't talk tap your foot once for yes and twice for no.

[souredsweet]

[that has him laughing - both the inside joke and the little saying that's adapted with time along with them.]

That won't be a lesson soon forgot. Anyway, I won't. [AND OFF THEY GO back to their separate businesses. which, for Kaoru, entails a lot of boring deskwork and equally boring interactions with dull, bland people.

when she calls back, she'll hear a pause on his end for a second and then the distinct noise of one singular tap. ON HIS WAY FRIEND he's just not in the stairwell quite yet. when he does finally get there, she'll hear him heave a sigh.]

Good thing that's all done and over with.