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[b]Interactions:[/b] Anenokoji Hitsu ([@ERode])[/center][hr]

Every step she took into the building made Tsurushi continually less and less comfortable. The smell of that first floor specifically was enough to almost make her hurl. Between that, the graffiti and all the crap that was on the floor, it was clear that that entire structure had seen better days... most likely right when it had first opened. How Hitsu could zone this out every time she had to go to work, Tsurushi didn't know. But what she did know was that this was the first thing she was gonna have to bring up.

Tsurushi breathed a sigh of relief when she actually made it [i]into[/i] the lobby area. She sat down and waited, reading one of the magazines that was on the table to alleviate the boredom. She found a recipe in one of the cooking magazines that looked interesting enough, and had just snapped a picture of it on her phone when she heard someone talking in the other room, although she couldn't make out what they were saying from where she was sitting. It would be rude of her to just enter while therapy was in session but, since she couldn't ascertain that that was what was going on, Tsurushi put the magazine down and positioned herself closer to the door.

She made sure she wasn't right up to the door where she'd be in the way when it opened, but she leaned in a little to the right of the doorway with one ear too the wall, if only so she could possibly learn what being said on the other side.

...

Well, that was the [i]plan[/i] at least, but by the time she decided to try and put it into action it was all over. A man had exited the room in which the conversation had taken place, and now it was Tsurushi's turn to enter it. Hitsu had noted that she was a "bit" earlier, which an understatement considering she had a whole hour still, but she seemed OK. Tsurushi took a seat on the couch provided.

And so her therapy official began.

[color=2edfc0]"Well... I've just started my new job,"[/color] she began, [color=2edfc0]"I teach in grade school now."[/color]

She tried to smile, but it refused to hold. She was obviously thinking of her failed endeavor with Tamiko. She considered putting that experience out there in the open, but Tsurushi ultimately decided to let that thought stew for a moment. She'd [i]see[/i] if Hitsu would pick up on it.