Unread postby EchoGarrote » September 6th, 2011, 8:28 pm
"It's about two streets over, but...c'mon Sato, are you serious? Bulwarks of 'science and 'rationality?' All that 'science' related to the supernatural is theoretical and untested at best, and absolute nonsense at worst; I'd like to think you'd be more skeptical of stuff like that." you say.
Sato nods. "I was the same as well but as the ancients say 'Walk into a room with your eyes, heart, and mind all open, and you shall see the truth. Right? Anyway...yeah, I can actually see it from here. Thanks Michiko-san, great seeing you again. Good luck in college, and take care!" He starts to walk towards the SongBird.
You feel the cloud of shame start to hover over you, as you start into your third selfpity!beer. It's the last one too. A fact that makes you even more depressed. Somehow, you find your feet following Sato.
"Umm, well...Sato? How much does "ghostbusting" pay?" You ask.
"Pretty well, actually." Sato says. "This place thinks it has a simple Class 2 apparition, so I'm here to do a quick scan and consult. That's 4,000 yen. If they want me to call in a full extermination, then that's an additional 78,000 yen. I'm rounding a bit and that's a low rate for a no-problems job. Twenty percent goes to GB Central and legal fees, about five percent of what's left goes to upkeep, power, and Sana. We split the rest three ways..." He does a little mental math. "I make about 21,000 yen a job, and we've been pulling three jobs a week so far. "
After your eyes go back into your sockets, take a deep breath, and resist the urge to put on your Aikido gi and smash Sato's face into the sidewalk. You give him your biggest smile. "I'm kind of looking for work myself, think you could put in a good word with your boss?"
Sato stops in front of the SongBird Karaoke Parlor and Cafe. The windows are tinted, but the door is open to show a reception room white with slightly pink tones. He smiles and motions for you to follow him. "Sure, come see what I do. As the ancients say 'What good is a chance encounter, if you don't run with your luck? Right?"
He walks up to the front desk, where a nervous looking woman in a slightly too-tight dress is nervously sitting behind the desk. There are other young girls, and older business men sitting around in cushy looking chairs. Leafing through magazines, chatting with each other (girls) or leering at the other patrons (men). They all have that look of people who are mildly annoyed by waiting. One of the men looks at Sato with his jumpsuit and flashing backpack and sighs in a 'Finally!' gesture.
"Hello Miss." Sato bows and extends a business card. "We're the specialists you called in."
"Oh...oh!" The woman nods. "Yes, yes...she...it's..." She glances back at the hallway to the parlor rooms. Sato smiles and waves his hands. "No need to get up. My partner and I will handle everything. We'll be done in a few moments."
She's obviously relieved, and the mood from the waiting guests is a bit less hostile. The sight of professional looking people with impressive looking tools is enough to make people believe that Things Are Under Control.
Sato leads you back to the hallway, to where it forks in two, firmly out of earshot of the customers and receptionist. He hands you what looks like one of those metal detector wands they use in airports. "Okay," He clicks it on and a series of lights turn on around the edge, and colored bars fade in on the face. "Just wave it at the doors, and tell me if the antenna stick out, and when they do what color bar lights up." He puts on a pair of ridiculous looking goggles, and has his own detector-dohickey only this one looks like a Generation One Gameboy with red tinker-toy bits sticking out. "I gave you the Mk. 2 PKE, so it shouldn't be too sensitive. You take that hall, I'll take this one." He nods.
he takes two steps and then spins on his heel. "Oh and whatever you do Michiko-san, DON'T open a door that causes the PKE to light up!" He turns and proceeds down the hall.
(So glad everyone seems to like the idea, and REALLY REALLY glad you brought up Busting Hell. READ THAT FIC. It IS canon here. Also, other than a few obvious ones like Bleach/J-Horror/Puella(Yes I have a plan for them)/YuYuHakusho, I am taking ALL suggestions for people/places that need Bustin'.)
Terranis Holds!