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Post by Rafael Selig on Apr 6, 2016 3:36:25 GMT
The middle of Rafael's apartment had been converted into a makeshift gym, with most of the furniture pushed to the very edges, and the living room filled with treadmills, and various other machines. He was currently standing in front of a ham as big as his head, and was punching it repeatedly. The ludicrousness of the display was not lost on him, but he managed to maintain enough self control not to take a bite out of it. He'd spent the last four days on a stakeout, and stakeouts meant unhealthy food; greasy hotdogs snatched from the nearest vendor, fried dough that he kept in constant supply, and plenty of other unhealthy foods. The fact that he never moved more than a few feet in a given hour added to it, ensuring he gained at least a few pounds from the work. For his effort, he'd netted 1200 dollars; enough to buy a few groceries, and get his water turned on for the next two months. He'd probably wasted at least 200 of it just on food...
Now he had to work it off, to make sure that the sedentary time he'd just spent wasn't going to slow him down. Rafael had no illusions about his appearance; he was a big man, by any standards, and he knew that heads turned when they saw him. He wasn't concerned with looking pretty, or attractive. His girth had always been a point in his favor, he felt; anyone desperate enough to overlook his circumference was probably desperate enough to deserve his services. And it meant he never had to worry about fights. For some reason, people never wanted to fight with a guy who looked like he could fit your head in one hand...and the few who DID still pick a fight learned pretty fast that this detective wasn't all fat.
He gave one last blow at the ham, then turned away, wiping his brow and sighing. Now it was time to start on a little cardio; couldn't chase ghosts if you couldn't even jog a mile. Anyone knew that.
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Post by Moriko Koboyashi on Apr 29, 2016 7:50:50 GMT
Before he could start his cardio there came a hesitant knocking at his door. Moriko stood behind it though she wasn’t Moriko at the moment. Hayashi Hanako stood behind the door. She was a scruffy looking seventeen year old with long brown hair that hung around her face like a curtain, a hoodie two sizes too big, and jeans that had seen better days. Moriko was rather proud with the work she did to her Gigai truthfully. It was a nice waifish, lost little lamb sort of look. Just perfect for what she wanted. She even managed to get ahold of all the proper identification and other such fiddly bits.
The sheer size of Rafel when he opened the door caused her to stop completely in her tracks. She was slack jawed, staring up and up and up at the large man.
After a moment she shook herself out of it and said, “Wow, he’s big, Ah- umm…. I’m- I’m looking for a Selig-san…?”
In her hand she tightly clutched a piece of paper. It was crumpled up from fake nervousness, but Selig’s sharp eye might be able to notice that it was one of his own advertisements offering his spiritual services.
She bit her lip, waiting for confirmation that he was the right person before continuing and even then it took an effort of will. Can’t seem too eager after all, “There’s- Ngh… this is such a bad idea.. Nevermind. You’ll just think I’m crazy,”
She turned away from the door and unless stopped leaves him behind.
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Post by Rafael Selig on Apr 30, 2016 4:23:00 GMT
Rafael opened his door on the first knock, his face settled into a neutral mask that all the same seemed to convey anger without a single sign of a scowl or frown. It seemed to radiate off of his very pores, leaving the distinct feeling of having been yelled at even as he sidled past her, showing remarkable gentleness for a man of his size. He grunted just slightly, and watched her as she began to walk off, before exhaling slowly, and beginning to jog along at a meager pace, just barely enough to keep up with her. He stayed just behind her, within walking distance, his voice coming out between footfalls in a rhythm that made it clear he could keep this up for as long as he wanted, really.
He was cheating, if he was being even a little honest with himself; his feet pressed into the concrete a bit harder than was necessary, causing it to yield and bounce back with just enough force to propel his next footfall just a bit easier. It was closer to running on foam padding than running on stone; far easier on the knees and ankles, and just a bit more fun. He found himself getting a little too into it at times, nearly bouncing as if he were on a trampoline instead. But today he maintained the golden balance, keeping pace with Moriko.
"I try to keep from judging others insane until I know what they're going through. If you're here in earnest, and not trying to prank me like most of my customers, then chances are you're more desperate than crazy. I'm pretty good at telling the difference, after all the time I've had dealing with both types. So how about we start with..." He paused, his mind chugging along slowly, lazily. This girl was...off. There was something wrong with her. He couldn't quite put his finger on it, but he could say with certainty that there was -something- she was hiding. This could all be a trap, and he could be walking right into it.
But dammit, there was something about a girl in need that made it hard for him to care about minor details like that.
"How about we start with you telling me a little bit about yourself."
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Post by Moriko Koboyashi on May 8, 2016 2:24:53 GMT
Got’cha~~~
Strictly speaking Mori wasn’t exactly qualified for this sort of undercover operation. Still, when she first read Rafael’s name buried deep in some reports from years ago he seemed like he could be a useful asset for Soul Society (well, and a useful asset for her herself of course.) There were just two things she needed to confirm first: 1) How much he knew and 2) how capable he was. If he let her leave then she would have tried to bait a hollow over to test his capability, but as it stood she’ll just work on testing his knowledge.
“My name is Hayashi Hanako. Last summer I started… you know, seeing things,” She said lowering her voice, “At first it was pretty cool, heh…. I got to see my Grandma again…”
“But…” She stopped in her tracks, “There were this things. They keep coming after me. I’ve been able to fight them off or run away so far but they just keep coming,”
“I- I couldn’t stay at home. My family- They couldn’t-” She said, her breath coming in quick short gasps and eyes widening at the memory.
Wow, if she pulled this off then Mori’ll have to buy her drama teacher something nice as a present. This was fun!
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