Mina behind the Mask

After the three reporters left, I went to check up on Mayumi. When I opened the door, she had been writing something.

"Hey, what are you writing there?" I said walking in and sitting beside her.

"Just some work Glasses dropped by, he said this should keep me busy for the time I'm not being tested,"

"Damn, Katsuo gave you homework? Hm well, that's a good thing, I should get you enrolled in a school once your name is cleared, "

"If my name is cleared," she said emphasizing on the if.

"You don't think you'll get your name cleared?" I asked her.

"I'm a Tormentor, if they said I do it then regardless of what I say they'll assume I did it. Plus I doubt you could get me a lawyer,"

"Yeah I called a few places and they all refused your case,"

"So what now? I go into the courtroom without a lawyer?" Mayumi said putting her books down.

Don't worry I'll figure something out," I said putting my hand on her head. "All you need to do is tell the truth alright?"

"I can do that,"

"Great, I'll let you finish that work and come back when you're up for testing," I said and Mayumi nodded. I walk out of her room and close the door. As I step out, my phone starts ringing. "Hello?"

"Lady Director, Head of Health and Safety is here," Nicole announced.

"Let her upstairs and I will meet her in my office, also page Katsuo to meet me there too," I said passing the message onto her.

"Right, I'll get on it Director," Nicole said hanging up the phone.

"It's a good thing I slept last night, cause I'm going to need the extra strength," I said heading to my office. After opening the door I saw both Katsuo and Mina sitting in chairs waiting for me, I was just about to close the door when Katsuo caught me.

"Nice try, why don't you come sit with us," he said barely moving.

"Might as well get this over with," I mumbled as I took a seat at my desk.

"Good morning Director, it's good to see you," Mina said with a smile.

"Good morning Ms. Vasquez, it's wonderful to see you," I said with a smile.

"I was hoping to talk to you about the incident with Ms. Blossoms, "

"Sure," I said.

"Now Mr. Suzuki, if you don't mind could you wait outside?"

"Sure," Katsuo said getting up.

"Actually Katsuo if you don't mind I need you to stay," I said. 

"Oh but this a private matter, so he really should wait outside," Mina said turning to me.

"But you've already discussed it with him, haven't you? So it makes no difference if he's here or not does it?"

"I have no idea how Ms. Blossoms would react about this matter getting out though," Mina said concerned.

"Only a select few know about this matter actually plus Cher is pretty fond of Katsuo as you know so I'm sure it's fine," I said with a smile.

"It's fine Director, I'll just be right outside," Katsuo said leaving the room.

"As childish as always are we?" Mina said dropping her act.

"Still putting up a front, are we? How about we both grow up then huh, Ms. Vasquez?" I said with a smile.

"You're the only one that needs to grow up anyway please just tell me what happened to Ms.Blossoms so I can be on my way, " Mina said looking around at my office and scoffing.

"Jealous Mina?" I said with a smirk on my face.

"As if, I was just wondering how hard of a time the caretakers must have, you know with how you were in high school, "

"Don't worry about them, they rarely have to clean this room because I rarely use it. There's not enough space for my blueprints and machinery,"

"Then why have it?"

"For show, of course, it's a professional setting," I said as Mina's phone went off, "speaking of professional," I started as mine vibrated. We both took out our phones.

"You got the same email as me?" Mina asked.

"Head of the department's meeting sounds fun," I said.

"What did you do?" Mina said giving me a suspicious look.

"Me?" I said looking surprised

"Yes you, we only have these meetings when you and your department make work for the rest of us. For example, the locals somehow managed to escape their cells and end up in this building. Then when they had escaped Hiro and his department had to round them all up again,"

"First off, I got permission from the judge to have them stay here and use them with their consent to further the experiments I needed to be done. Then when I was done I let them know that I had no use for them so they left, also that only gave Hiro a reason to stop by over here; I've learned my lesson already. Plus all we've been working on is mass production and alternatives to what we have already,"

"Maybe it's about Ms. Blossom's situation,"

"Then that's on you," I said pointing to Mina.

"What?!"

"Yeah, I wasn't there when the incident took place meaning you can't get anything from me. So if you're asked about it you'll have nothing, goodbye Ms. Vasquez the pleasure was all mine," I said walking out of the office.

"How'd it go?" Katsuo said as I closed the door.

"Never again," I said walking away, about to go downstairs then I ran into Luciel.

"Good morning," Luciel said cheerfully.

"Morning, what's got you so happy?" I asked him, stopping in my tracks.

"Didn't you see the news this morning?" he asked me.

"I rarely ever watch the news, it's always so depressing," I said sighing.

"They found an arrow stuck to that stone statue," he said happily.

"The statue of the number one Saviour?" I asked.

"Probably I dunno, but I'm going to go see it," Luciel said.

"I'll come with," I said curiously.

"Come on let's go then," Luciel said pulling me along.