[NikkoGallarado]

"Oh Oh, I love cooking so I can make sukiyaki pot and bring it with me. Will that be okay?" he asked that was one thing he was alright with by being kept locked away he was able to learn different things like cooking and art he read a lot so he was rather one of the few people who though this was normal to other he was odd for he was Turk in training.

I am the manry-est of men!

[Reyoki]

She blinked a couple times, slightly surprised, and laughed. "Well then, a'right! It sounds like this week is going to be great!" she shouted as the waiter came by with the bill. She dropped some gil on the collection plate and looked at her PHS to check the time. "Holy chocobo, it's almost nine-thirty! You think you can make it to the station from here? I'm gonna have to get home before my landlady locks me out."

[NikkoGallarado]

Yeah I can make it back okay, remember Turk" he grind at her. "Thanks for the meal, I'll plan on pot and make something to share with everyone." he said to her as he stood up to send her off once they parted ways he headed back to where his home was.

I am the manry-est of men!

[Reyoki]

Once back at her apartment, Mimi apologized to her landlady in Wutaian and quickly prepared for bed. She was sure to lay out her suit for the next day before setting her alarm and going to bed. After all, she'd promised Tseng that she'd be in his office by six in the morning. This gave her approximately six hours before she would wake up to face her second day of preliminary Turk screening.

It irked her that the Turk application process had intensified since she'd first heard about it. Really, two years of intern work before you were even allowed to take the first examination? Then, if you passed the exam in the eighty-fifth percentile or above, you faced three years shadowing a Junior Turk, then another examination. If you were lucky enough to be ranked in the ninetieth percentile or above on that examination, you could consider yourself a Junior Turk with a partner. After five years of that, you could apply for the final examination. If your application for the final exam was accepted, then you would be put through the dreaded Turk Field Test. If you passed that test, you were acknowledged as a fully-fledged Turk. If not... a letter of condolences and a single white lily was sent to your family.

[NikkoGallarado]

Walking down the path Kareno looked around the area it was far more different then the are he lived in but didn't stop to see anything or really bother with anything else he was just going to bee going till he could get home. For the first time in a long time, he hadn't really enjoyed him self other then being with his friend and partner for the time. In away he was glad to have met Mimi, he would do good on his word to bring a very nice Sukiyaki pot with him on the day he would go with her. Wondering on he got to the station waited for the train once it came he got on to head home.

I am the manry-est of men!

[Reyoki]

It seemed all too soon that Mimi's alarm clock started playing Corel swing jazz and her day began. She yawned and stretched, grumbling about extreme job requirements and making half-hearted threats to play horrible pranks on Tseng. She shut off her alarm and wandered into the bathroom for a quick shower.

After that, her routine picked up considerably. In no time at all, she was dressed, had eaten a light breakfast, and was climbing the support tower near her apartment up to the Plate. She could still hear her neighbors gossiping about how odd she was for not riding the train like everyone else. She was used to it now after several months, though. Did Kareno take the train? Mimi wondered this as she went through the tunnels in the Plate, kicking away Hedgehog Pies when they got close.

She checked her PHS when she got up onto the Plate where her climbing gear was stored and saw that it was almost five o'clock. That gave her fifteen minutes to get to the building and forty-five minutes to scale it and get to Tseng's office with fresh coffee from the break room for him before the night shift ended and Tseng arrived.

[NikkoGallarado]

Kareno was still in bed he didn't get home on time and he had a bit of a run in with the upper plate kids who didn't like him much so his night ended with him getting into a fight losing and someone finding him taking him home. He slowly opened his eyes he could feel the swelling on the side of his face this was one of the reasons he never liked being on own he could handle most of them but once they all came he was out numbered and couldn't take them all on. He didn't want to go in so he called in to get a hold of Tsgen which he knew he could get scolced but he needed some time to heal a little.

I am the manry-est of men!

[Reyoki]

It didn't take Mimi very long to infiltrate the building, but getting around the night guards getting ready for the day shift to take over was a different story. She had nearly been caught several times before she made it to the break room where a few other Turk interns and recruits were also busy doing things for the Senior Turks. She poured out the coffee that was left in the pot, washed it, and made fresh to take to Tseng. It simply wouldn't do to bring him stale coffee, not when it was ultimately up to him who became a Turk and who didn't.

Her escapades from the break room to Tseng's office were nerve-wracking since she was not only avoiding the security guards, but trying to not spill the hot coffee with her as well. The locks on his office door were a tricky obstacle, but she managed to get in, close the door, and place his coffee on his desk without incident with five minutes to spare... and then his desk phone rang and startled her, causing her to yelp in surprise and fall backwards into one of the head Turk's bookcases. Several books fell out and hit her on the head, shoulders, and back. She groaned in pain and annoyance as Tseng's voicemail picked up, glaring at the infernal contraption and waiting for whoever it was to start speaking so she could put them on her shit list.

[NikkoGallarado]

"Uhh I guess your not in yet Tseng, I just wanted to let you know I wont be in today, I had a run with with the upper plate kids. As you well know being my teacher also it was not a fair fight, so I will be home but if you need anything call I will do my best to do what I can, regardless if I am here at home. Again I am sorry, I will work harder the next time I am able to come in." was all he said then hung up the phone. Once he did he slowly sat up on his bed looked around some then forced him self to get up to head into the bathroom to get new bandages this is what he hated about the upper plate kids fight dirty and never fair change and it was eight on one that is how they would get him a Brude if they where alone it was easy but with the two of them together it was hell, they new Brude was away for the summer that made the young light haired boy an easy target.

He cursed some gritting his teeth, he wasn't weak and he knew it, but it pissed him off to know he had more training time more work and effort into this he wanted to be where his father was, he wanted Rufus to look at him like he looks at his father and the main group he wanted to show them he was not just the lab rat that Reno had by mistake he wanted to show them all he was not going to be monster and turn against them. After a while his fist hit the mirror he let out a sigh as his flesh hit the glass bit of blood fell into the sink. "Am I really that different from everyone here?" he asked no one his head lowering as his hand fell, medium lenth hair falling over his shoulder.

I am the manry-est of men!

[Reyoki]

After hearing the message, Mimi couldn't bring herself to be angry with her new friend. "He's being bullied? That doesn't seem right... who would want to pick on someone like him?" she thought idly as she began putting away the books that she'd knocked down. Tseng arrived just as she was putting the last book on the shelf and said, "Miss Walker, I would advise against touching my personal belongings." She flinched and bowed to the Turk Commander, saying, "I apologize, sir. It will not happen again."

Tseng sighed and sat down at his desk. He booted up his computer and sipped his coffee, assessing it as he would her. "Warm without being too hot, robust flavor without being overpowering, four creamers, two sugars, and stirred until thoroughly combined. I congratulate you on preparing an acceptable cup of coffee," he said in an uninterested tone. He listened to his voicemail messages and scowled slightly at the machine.

"Your assignment today, miss Walker, is to retrieve the completed documents you distributed yesterday. You are to bring them to the president's office on the top floor and then report back to me. I expect this task should take you until I leave for lunch. If you have not returned by then, I will assume that you have deserted your post and will not be returning," said the Wutaian as he took out her file and made some notes in it. "However, if you do return in the allotted time, I will have another assignment for you. You are dismissed. Happy hunting, little one."

She bowed to Tseng and exited the office, feeling safe to use the elevators now that the day had begun and regular employees were beginning to arrive. Tseng, after she had left, picked up his phone and called Kareno.

[NikkoGallarado]

After letting out a soft breath he looked over his shoulder back into his room to hear the phone ring, flexing his hand he walked away from the blood covered area that was his bathroom answered the phone. "Hello?" was all he really could answer he wasn't expecting anyone to call him back so soon.

I am the manry-est of men!

[Reyoki]

"I received your message when I arrived a few moments ago. While I appreciate that you are willing to work in your no doubt pitiful condition, I would rather not have you hold back our progress for today. I have spoken to your temporary partner, miss Walker, and will have her drop by your quarters in the ShinRa housing later if she completes her other assignment. Do you have any questions?" the Turk commander asked smoothly. He was already marking the sick day in Kareno's file, making a mental not that the young man had only two left before a pay cut.

[NikkoGallarado]

"Understood sir, I will work through it and no sir I don't other then is there anything in particular you needed me to do?" he asked as he walked over to the closet get out his uniform get it ready for the day. He looked back into the bathroom then turned away from it. "um Sir, do you know any places that can replace mirrors in ones bathroom?" he asked in off hand question.

I am the manry-est of men!

[Reyoki]

"Perhaps I did not make myself clear. You are not required to report in today. However, if you wish, I can send some of your father's incomplete paperwork with miss Mimi later. As for your curiosity about bathroom mirrors, I believe most home decorating stores and several hardware stores carry them," he responded with an arched brow. It was an odd change of pace to have underlings so eager to work.

[NikkoGallarado]

"Undrestood, I will go and gather up my fathers unfinished papers, and thank you for telling me where to find a new mirror. I will give her the papers when she arrives to get them." in the back of his mind he never like calling out it happens so so rarely but when things happened they happen. He tires not to let anything hinder his way, as much as he was Reno's child he could be laxed and laid back at time lazy but he also wanted to show them all he was seruois about being a Turk that is why he put so much effort into everything to show them he was something more to them all. "I have taken enough of your time sir I will get to work on getting the papers together."

I am the manry-est of men!

[Reyoki]

Tseng hummed in acknowledgement. "Very well. I will leave you to it, then," Tseng said before hanging up. He pulled up the security footage of Mimi's morning escapades and traces of a smile tugged at his usually stoic expression. The girl certainly was excitable, but at least she knew how to make a decent cup of coffee and could sneak around without getting caught.

Meanwhile, Mimi herself was visiting the department heads to retrieve the paperwork she needed for Rufus. She had visited the Science Department already since that was where she'd had the most trouble the day before. She barely made it out of there without being made into a test subject. "I don't know why they don't just set up a volunteer program for that kind of thing," she mused as she descended another flight of stairs, this time watching for tripwires and the like. She wasn't about to end up looking like a hot mess again, not if she could help it.