/jp/ - Otaku Culture

>>44969267
It's amazing how quickly time can pass when you're dreading something. Even when she made sure to set down far away from the village and walk to avoid causing a stir, it seemed she made record time to the HSE. So much having time to think things over. At least it was early enough where she wouldn't have to run into any of the clients. Reisen pushed open the doors and stepped into the lobby. Ran was there, did she always look so tired? "He's awake and in the bedroom. See if there's any issue and report any to me" she sighed out, which made Reisen wonder how bad things were.

Reisen entered the false shrine grounds to find it a hive of activity. Workers bustled everywhere, getting things ready for the day. A kappa was mowing the lawn while others were crouched over boxes of supplies, hustling it inside the shrine. A few of them were scrubbing down the shrine while a tengu balanced herself on the roof it keep it clean. It surprised Reisen somewhat as she assumed Anon did most of this, but it did seem silly in hindsight, considering what he spent most of his day doing. Squeezing herself by a wolf tengu carrying a bag of rice, she scanned for the bedroom door and excused herself by a worker mopping the floor.

Stepping into the bedroom, Reisen expected the worst, but the most offensive thing was the lingering smell of bleach. Reisen wrinkles her nose and looked around for Anon. He wasn't lying in bed, moaning but sitting up as a small cat youkai rested in his lap. A flicker of recognition clicked in Reisen brain. That must be one of Yukari's Shikigama that worked here. A green haired woman that Reisen didn't recognize who was leaning against the wall stepped forward and extended a hand "Takane Yamashiro. I'm the manager of this place"

Reisen took the hand. "Reisen Udongein Inaba"

The expected pleasantries out of the way, Takane spoke up "One of the guests got too rough last night. After we escorted her out, we managed to patch him up the best we could, but he said that his left arm hurt him. He's still saying it hurts now, so we want to see how serious it is"

"Understood. I'll take a look" Reisen sat down on the futon and started to unpack some things from her bag.

The cat looked at her with a bit of concern and annoyance over being interrupted. Anon gave her a small pat on the back "It won't take long, I'll be out to see you shortly, just let give her time to work.

Chen crawled out of his lap. "You'd better, you said you'd watch me swing me the tree after I practiced to do it right" Chen scampered off to find something to entertain her for a while. Anon watched her go, before turning to Reisen. "Oh one second let me show you" Anon shuffled off the top half of his jinbei, leaving his upper body exposed.

Now that she was close and he was facing her, she could see how bad 'Too rough' was. Someone had clawed at his chest, leaving thin red lines like marking on a map. His lip was swelled slightly. But most noticable was the bandages around the midsection of his arm. "Everything else is fine, everything else heals quickly with everything with stuff Eientei sends over. But this arm has been really hurting me, not even Chen's kisses helped me" A small weary smile appeared on his lips.

Reisen felt her lips raise slightly despite the situation. "How cute" she said, trying to grasp at whatever levity she could.

"She's adorable. Always makes me feel better just to see her" Anons smile widened.

Reisen gave him a few seconds before she went into her job. "Alright. I'll remove the bandages and examine the area. Just tell me if it hurts" Reisen unfurled the bandages to reveal the bruised skin underneath. This was a bit more then some roughhousing. She reached up and prodded the area. He winced slightly. "Can you move it?" She asked.

"A bit but If I move it too much it hurts. I can't carry with with it" To his his point he tried to raise it above his head only to grunt in pain and let it fall slack.

"Seems like it should just be a sprain. I have medicine that should help with the recovery and pain. Shouldn't you be going to Eientei?" Reisen shuffled around in her bag for the medicine.

Takane shuffled on her feet "Well, official policy is to treat him on-site unless it's necessary to move him" She met Reisen's gaze. "His wife you know. If she found out he was out and could get to him.." She added awkwardly.

"Well he shouldn't be working like this until it heals. Two days or so." Reisen said.

"We already got bookings" Takane groaned. "Wait, we put him in a sling, have discounts for a 'Injured Husband' scenario. He can get light work and some clients eat that up. Is that okay with you, Anon?"

"Works for me. Thanks for the help Reisen" Anon said as he took the first doses of medicine.

Reisen muttered out a goodbye and gathered her things up. The workers were returning to their areas, the workday was almost here.

As Reisen left, she knew one thing. This place was wrong.

>>44715994
>>44716182
You also get to be looked after by a cute rabbit!