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Stopping once she was in front of the hotel, Tori looked up at the tall building and watched as the sun peaked out gently from behind it, making the glass in the windows begin to glitter. Smiling to herself, she looked back down and watched as the people around her walked along the sidewalk, rushing to get to the places that they need to be. Technically, Tori should have been heading into the hotel, getting to the place that she needed to be. But, she decided to stand outside for a bit longer and take a breather.
She had never been assigned to such a big case before, so she couldn't help the feeling of nervousness that was seeping inside her stomach. Of course, it was also very exciting, and this would be a great way to help further her career. If she did well on this mission then it would definitely help with getting her promoted to a Rank 1. But there was also the fact that she was the lowest ranked and youngest agent here.
Sure, she was pretty good for someone of her rank, she always pushed herself very hard during practices and had worked up some skills in return. But it really was only natural to worry how she do compared to the senior investigators that were put on this mission as well. Tori just hoped that she could actually offer help on this mission and prove her worth.
Apparently the ghouls that would be helping out were still pretty young, most of them not even being over twenty yet. Most ghouls would be wary of working with the CCG, but seeing as they're young it must be even more frightening. Therefore, the higher-ups thought that it might be a good idea to send somebody who was a bit closer to the ghouls' ages in order to sort of help them adjust better. Tori was a pretty warm person, not to mention that she wasn't very intimidating. So she was seen as a good match to try and help the ghouls ease into working with the agents a bit better, which was likely one of the main reasons that she was added on this mission. She wished that it could have been due to her skills alone, but that would come in due time. For now, she needed to head inside of the hotel before she spent all day lost in her thoughts.
Standing up a bit straighter and smoothing down her dress, she slowly made her way towards the door leading to the hotel's lobby. "Well, here we go!" She said, addressing the stuffed animal that seemed to be watching the door, waiting for it to open. Pulling the door's handle, the room inside was slowly reveled to Tori and her rabbit.
Smiling as she walked inside, Tori looked around the room. The décor was nice, and the familiar hum of people helped to calm her nerves a bit. Nodding to herself silently, Tori decided that she liked this place. It was around this time that her eyes landed on a woman sitting in one of the chairs placed in the lobby. The case sitting next to her leading Tori to assume that she must be an agent.
There was only one other female agent on this case, which lead Tori to assume that the woman must be Senior Investigator Sumire. Walking closer, she looked over the woman once more. She did seem to be the correct age, and she did appear to be waiting for people to enter the hotel. A bright smile now taking over her face, Tori stepped in front of the woman and bowed in greetings.
"Excuse me, but you must be Sumire Dual, correct?" Straightening up from her bow, Tori extended her hand to the woman. "I'm Hayashi Tori, Junior Investigator Rank 2. It's a pleasure to meet you."
Looking around, Tori noticed that nobody else seemed to be with Dual. 'Maybe they're all in their rooms already? Or maybe I'm just early?' Tori hadn't thought that she was very early, but it was a possibility. Speaking of rooms, Tori looked at Dual once more noticed that she didn't seem to have her room key just yet.
"Have you not checked in yet?" Looking over at the lobby's check-in counter, she noticed two workers with starling pink hair and obvious bright personalities. Letting out a quiet noise of understanding, Tori looked back at the older woman. "I have an idea, why don't I get your keys for you? We need roommates anyways, and I can fit the bill nicely enough, I think." Smiling, Tori tilted her head slightly before adding, "This way you can continue to wait for the others, and I can get the room prepared. But, only if you want to of course." A slight chuckle left Tori's throat at the last statement. She understandably hadn't had a roommate in mind, and she was sure that Dual would make a fine one. Hopefully Dual didn't mind her staying with her.
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Junko stared up at the tall building from their position across the street. They weren't quite sure if they were ready to go inside. This case would definitely prove to be interesting, but they hadn't volunteered for this in the first place. They never would have been here had it not been for the scouters. Not that Junko disliked the cause behind this mission, it still boggled their mind that a group of ghouls would do something like this. It's not even just like they were going against the humans, they were eating their own kind as well. Maybe that's why Junko had agreed to help the CCG with this mission, they still hadn't really been sure about the reason.
Crossing their arms, Junko waited for some cars to pass before walking across the street towards the hotel. Walking through the front doors of the building, Junko looked around at all the people milling around the lobby, their ever apparent blank expression spread across their face.
Passing by two workers at the front desk, Junko couldn't help but notice that they were ghouls as well. The familiar scent filling their senses, they spared a side-long glance at the eccentric pair before continuing towards the chairs in the room. They also happened to notice a pair of humans talking by one of the chairs next to them. Junko gathered from their conversation that they were indeed part of the CCG, but they didn't really feel like introducing themselves right now.
They would go ahead and greet everyone later, but they would probably wait until all of the other introductions were over. They didn't want to get stuck in a conversation with multiple people. As for now, Junko decided that they would just read. Pulling a book out from one of their bags, Junko began to attempt to tune everyone out as they concentrated on reading.
As for the whole roommate situation, Junko would probably just wait for everyone to pair up and then bunk up with the last person. They didn't really care who they roomed with, as long as they cleaned up after themselves. They also sort of hoped that they didn't talk too much. But, in the end it didn't really matter, Junko should be able to put up with them anyways. Let's just hope that they put up with them all right.