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01/13/17 Activity Check

Failed.

( Guess she’s been too busy trying to get Rod’s attention XD )

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thewindismyhome:

Nami looked over the brunette before her, taking in her nearly flustered appearance, cheeks rosy with the cold. She drew her thumb away from her mouth, more than relieved she didn’t have to explain her odd statement. Thankfully, Romeo and Juliet was a more than popular play.

She focused on the woman again when that word was uttered from her, watching her sit herself next the Nami. She let her mouth fall open around the word.

“Lost…” She whispered, considering it quietly. “In a way, I suppose. Geographically? No, I know I’m in Harbour Pointe, I know my Apartment building is a few streets away, I know I’m in the city park.” She closed her mouth again, cocking her head to the side.

“Spiritually… perhaps? I can never tell though, how can something be lost that has never been all there?” She asked carefully, shifting her blue gaze to the other. “Mentally? Undoubtedly lost there. But that’s how it is sometimes, isn’t it? Minds were made to wander.” Nami snapped her mouth shut suddenly and let herself slip down to seat beside the girl in stead of on the back on the bench, legs still folded up close to her body.

“I’m sorry, I’m rambling. In most cases, I am okay. How are you?”

Minori blinked her hazel eyes, allowing everything that was said to her slowly sink in. She had definitely not expected such a response, but the smile made it’s way back on her face after a moment of processing. 

“You sound like a philosophy student.” she commented, chuckling a little bit as she watched the red head finally join her on the bench. She wasn’t sure what to make of her, but she was pretty curious about her now. “I’m relieved that you’re okay, for the most part. I’m good, apart from the cold!”

She couldn’t help herself, she held out a hand to the other girl with a wide smile on her face. Why not introduce herself? She was new in town and could use some more friends. 

“I’m Minori, by the way. Minori Tachibana. Say, are you actually a philosophy student, by any chance?”

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Minori hated to admit it, but she knew Rebecca was right. If all she cared about was showing up her mom, it was all pointless. Still, it was hard for her not to feel the need to show her mother up. She had always been needlessly competitive, even with people who didn’t realize they were being competed with. 

“Ya, you’re right.” she nodded her head, a determined smile crossing her face finally as she repeated herself, “You’re absolutely right! I need to focus on becoming the best veterinarian possible! So I can save the lives of all of the cute animals the city has to offer!��

Clearly pumped up now, Minori grinned to herself and lightly bowed her head to her new friend in a show of respect. “Thank you, once again! I won’t forget this! And I’ll send you a text soon, I promise!”

The brunette waved her off before finally turning on her heel and starting for the door. She was going to kick this job’s butt! 

Wrong Place - Minori and Rebecca

“No need to prove to your mother. If that’s your motivation you’ll want to shift it.” Rebecca replied as the walked down the hall. She looked at the woman just in front of the veterinary office and smiled at her, poking her head gingerly. 

“Prove it to yourself. That’s all that matters. If you prove it to your mother, that’s a nice side effect. But over all, prove it to yourself first and foremost.” Rebecca replied with a smile. She turned to walk into the office and smiled back at her.

“I really wouldn’t Now come on, you’ve got a job to do right? Go help those animals today. And give me a call when you want to have a chat.” Rebecca replied. At this point she was ready to start sketching everything out, and making new ideas for the office. They mentioned wanting a center piece, and of course for it to blend naturally.

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Activity Check Passed - 12/30/17

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This guy was hopeless... Minori sighed and shook her head, trying to resist the urge to parrot something her mother would say. Instead, she held up a finger, an amused smile breaking on her face.

"Just - wait right here a second, Okay?"

The brunette scampered off to the staff room, probably faster than she should have. She was worried he might try to run away to get out of eating, and that wasn't something she could let happen. She wasn't the healthiest person herself - she ate way too much junk food... but she tried really hard not to skip meals.

Once she'd grabbed her Japanese style bento box - curtosy of obaa-chan, she headed back to his office and set it on his desk in front of him, along with a pair of her own chopsticks. Immediately, she realized what she had just done, though, and she suddenly felt her face flush. He was going to eat her cooking. Well, the only cooked part was the rice and teriyaki chicken. The rest was fruit and vegetables.

"It's uh... nothing fancy, but... Please, help yourself. And uh - I can go, if you want to be left alone, so..."

She hated that she turned into this shy mess around him, but this always seemed to happen. Her hazel eyes darted away as she waited to hear what he wanted her to do. If he wanted to eat alone, she could eat later.

First Day - Mino x Rod

minoritachi:

“Me too.” 

Especially since he sounded happy about it. That hadn’t been her imagination, had it? She wanted to be hopeful, but she also was afraid to be. Above all else, Rod was her friend, and she didn’t want to mess that up. And well… He was also her boss now, too, as weird as that was going to be to get used to. 

As Rod showed her around, she listened intently, quite easily going into work mode - which included gushing over every single animal they came across. It was going to take a while to remember a lot of the things around the new workplace, but the names of the animals? No problem. She would remember them. Always. 

As the tour came to an abrupt end, Minori paused and peered up at him suspiciously. Was he shoo-ing her away because he was planning on skipping lunch? “Hey…. You’re leaving because you don’t want to eat with your subordinate, right? It isn’t because you’re planning on not eating, is it?” 

The girl had never been good at being subtle, and she didn’t hide the skepticism from her voice. If he didn’t bring a lunch, she would have to share with him. Not that she had anything fancy prepared, but it was better than nothing. Minori couldn’t cook many things, but she knew enough that she at least didn’t starve anymore. 

That tone in her voice was enough to send little chills down his spine, holding a surprised look on his face. “N-No! I’m p-planning on eating something maybe later?” But then if he admits that part.. Does that mean..?

“B-But that doesn’t mean I don’t wish to join you– I mean, I’d love to honestly–” He’s just making matters worse, isn’t he? With a heavy defeated sigh, Rod sloughed his lab coat before laying it out on the nearest chair. “… I didn’t bring lunch today.” Fully admitting his plan, he knew there was no way out of it. But… It’s a good change of pace, instead of running around trying to work off the clock, he could perhaps relax a bit… And having Minorin as company made it all the better. 

“I’ll join you next time, I promise.” And the day after tomorrow, and the next. 

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When Minori spotted the dog plushie with her name on it, she was admittedly a bit surprised. However, as soon as she read the note attached, a smile jumped across her face. She may be the new girl in the office, but it didn’t take a rocket scientist to figure this one out. 

“Thanks, Woofio...” 

She whispered to herself, knowing the man himself was likely gone already. Despite how surprised she had been by their first meeting, she had to admit that her opinion of him had grown exponentially after actually seeing him work. He was a strange one, for sure, but she couldn’t help but like him. 

Hopefully the gift she left would be at least somewhat to his liking, too. As for her, she gave the stuffed animal a hug before she headed home for the day. 

Fluffy Christmas Gifts

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Caleb walked into the office early in the morning with two reusable bags containing an assortment of stuffed animals. Because he would be working the night shift again, it was best to leave the gifts as early as possible so they could pick them up by the end of the day. He wasn’t close enough to his co-workers to know of their interests, but in general, he knew they liked animals. And so, he chose a stuffed animal based on what he believed his recipient loved the most.

Tied to all of them in ribbon was a note with the words Happy Holidays with a paw print design at the end. He didn’t put either of his names on them, but they’d probably be able to guess who left the stuffed animals regardless.

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Happy Holidays, Sunset!

@ascoltasice , @meekrival , @alittlegentlepaw , @coldandchili , @tomboy-ann , @petrichor-d

Minori had gone around the office on Christmas morning and left a little something for her co-workers. It was hard to know what to buy for people, and considering she had barely spoken to most of them, it was even harder this year than it usually was.

So, Minori had opted on something fairly easy. Everyone received a mug with a different animal in a Santa hat and/or ugly sweater on it, alone with a box of candy cane tea and a Christmas card. 

Wishing you and yours a happy Christmas and New Year! Thanks for putting up with me! May we all become better friends in 2018!

Yours truly, 

Minori Tachibana 

The only two people that she left out were Rod and Georgia, and that was because they were the whole reason she had come here in the first place. For them, she had something a bit more personal. 

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alittlegentlepaw:

“Just Woofio is fine if you still aren’t sure about my abilities as a vet. I’m sure I look more like a mascot then a professional veterinarian to you, woof.” It wasn’t a wrong assumption, considering the costume head was something akin to a mascot. People had trouble taking him seriously until they actually saw him working. Then they at least could agree he was quirky, but very skilled. That was the only way Caleb could justify how he got high reviews from past customers in spite of knowing what they thought of him.

“And don’t worry about asking me a paw full of questions. I don’t mind answering most of them. Besides, your reaction has been a lot better than some of the other vet assistants that weren’t told about me ahead of time.” Well, he might as well tell her about this.”…I’m sorry to say Miss Minori, you were a victim of a little game the regular night shift staff like to play on new hires like you. That involve me.”

Minori studied the masked face, wishing she could see the face behind the mask, if only to see what kind of facial expression he was making. He definitely seemed sincere, and that was all that mattered to her. As long as he was good with animals, he could dress like a fairy princess for all she cared. “In that case... How about I agree to call you ‘doctor’ as soon as I see what kind of a vet you are. Deal?” she held out her hand again, as if waiting to form a pact with him of sorts (which she kind of was). 

“Heeeeeh?” Minori frowned as she listened to him, wondering what sorts of things people had said when they first met him. Even if his costume was strange, if he was a good vet, there was no need to be cruel. “Well, I’m sorry that they keep getting you involved, even if it is meant to be a joke. It must be tough for you to have to keep explaining yourself like this. Especially if you are good at what you do. And well... You must really like animals, if you like to dress up like one....”

Whatever his reasons were, Minori couldn’t help but think he must be a good person if he loved animals that much. That and she was sure that Rod wouldn’t have allowed a vet to dress that way if he wasn’t able to perform properly, so she had to believe he was at least somewhat good at his job. 

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It wasn’t often Minori had someone encourage her in such a way, and she was honestly moved by the certainty Rebecca had that she could achieve her goals. She had always been driven and competitive, but with her mother discouraging her along the way, it was hard not to have some doubts. 

“Right?!  I’ve worked so hard already... I really really want to be a fully licenced vet someday! And really do everything I can to make the world a better place for animals! I mean... I can do that as a tech, sure, but... I really want to prove to my mother that I can do it!” 

It may seem childish to still wish for her mother’s approval, but Minori was still quite young and had much to learn. Still, it felt nice to have someone validate her dreams, and she felt even more pumped about starting her first day now. 

“You really wouldn’t mind?” Minori had half expected to be turned down, and she was even more enthusiastic as she accepted the card, giving a slight nod of her head as she did so. “Wow, thank you! Really, you’ve made my day in more ways than one! You’ll have to tell me all about how you reached for your own dream. I look forward to hearing all about it!”

Wrong Place - Minori and Rebecca

“Oh hun, I complain about my old designs all the time. They need upgrading.” Rebecca replied with a solid laugh. It was her job to improve on her old designs. Yeah, some of them were great, and even classics, but they needed improvement none the less. There was a constant need and requirement to improve in this industry.

“Oh yeah it’s worth it. Doesn’t matter your field, go for what you want most. If your goal is to be a vet, be a vet.” Rebecca encouraged. She didn’t quite know how much the woman was looking up to her at that point, but she always liked encouraging others to go for their own goals.

Soon enough the elevator opened and Rebecca brought out her sketch pad. They weren’t far now, probably moments away from the vet office. Just a turn or two.

“Pick my brain? Well I can offer what it’s got. Sure, coffee sounds great. Tell me when you’re free, I’ll schedule around then.” Rebecca replied reaching her free hand into her purse and bringing out a personal card. She handed it to Minori.

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spare-the-rod:

“No worries at all! I’m just glad that you’re here.” … He said that out loud didn’t he? “W-We’re always in need of help.” He retracted his hand back to his lab coat’s pocket, letting the stethoscope hang around his neck.

“Don’t mind at all! I’ll gladly show you around.” Rod held onto his professional smile, leading the way towards the patient ward. “Here is where we keep all of our over night patients that need extra care through the day. We got a chart that keeps track of everyone’s TPR. You’re responsible to give this chart to an Assistant to transfer these records into their actual files–” And so he went on, explaining each room’s use, Rod managed to go through the entire hospital just in time for lunch.

“Lunch is typically around noon, but… Sometimes, that’s not the case.” Rod is known for not taking his lunch and just powers through the day for the well being of the furry animals. “I’ll be in my office if you have any questions, okay? I’ll see you again after lunch.” 

“Me too.” 

Especially since he sounded happy about it. That hadn’t been her imagination, had it? She wanted to be hopeful, but she also was afraid to be. Above all else, Rod was her friend, and she didn’t want to mess that up. And well... He was also her boss now, too, as weird as that was going to be to get used to. 

As Rod showed her around, she listened intently, quite easily going into work mode - which included gushing over every single animal they came across. It was going to take a while to remember a lot of the things around the new workplace, but the names of the animals? No problem. She would remember them. Always. 

As the tour came to an abrupt end, Minori paused and peered up at him suspiciously. Was he shoo-ing her away because he was planning on skipping lunch? “Hey.... You’re leaving because you don’t want to eat with your subordinate, right? It isn’t because you’re planning on not eating, is it?” 

The girl had never been good at being subtle, and she didn’t hide the skepticism from her voice. If he didn’t bring a lunch, she would have to share with him. Not that she had anything fancy prepared, but it was better than nothing. Minori couldn’t cook many things, but she knew enough that she at least didn’t starve anymore. 

First Day - Mino x Rod

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The least favorite part of this job? Making phone calls… Usually, Rod doesn’t mind the phone calls and, as a matter of fact, prefers it that way in order to establish that friendly client connection between them… But you get those hard headed clients who deviate from the topic and talk about their entire lives.

 “Y-Yes Mrs. Garcia… I’m so glad Snoopy is doing well and going to all these different places, however an emergency just arrived and I must hang up the phone. Bye! Happy holidays to you too Mrs. Garcia…” Without wasting another minute, Rod placed the phone back and closed the line. “Phew… That only took thirty minutes.” A heavy sigh was released, hoping that’ll levitate the stress from his shoulders. However, it wasn’t quite the sigh that did the trick, an all too familiar voice did. 

“Minori!” A smile quickly spread across his face the moment his eyes landed on his dear friend. “I’m so glad you’ll be joining us!!” He resisted the urge to greet her with an embrace, seeing as it’s… Work time. A handshake will have to do, with a warm smile to add. “I’ll be counting on you from now on, okay?” It’s important for both the Doctor and the Assistant to be in sync in such an environment. Having a second pair of eyes also puts him at ease… Specially if it’s Minori. 

Minori felt her heart beat faster when she saw that familiar smile, but she did her best to act the same as usual. Well, maybe a little more toned down, since this was going to be her new job. She couldn’t be too over the top! 

“Thanks for taking me on! I’m really looking forward to it!” she gave his hand a firm shake, adding, “Sorry it took me a bit longer than I expected. I appreciate you holding the job for me.”

Her parents had not made this easy on her, but that wasn’t something she figured he would want to hear. Not right now anyway. 

“Care to show me around, doctor?” 

She added the last part with a playful grin.

First Day - Mino x Rod

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Merry Christmas! Santa Nina and Minori from Harvest Moon and Story of Seasons, since I was feeling festive. :)

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“That’s so awesome!” Minori was immediately impressed. Her mother had always wanted her to be the type of girl who got married and stayed at home with her family instead of working, but Minori had always wanted to be more like Rebecca; Someone who worked hard and was her own boss. “I don’t know much about design, but I have always admired women who work hard to strive toward their goals. It must be a lot of work, but it’s gotta be worth it, right?”

She had a long way to go before she reached her own goal, but meeting other independent women always inspired her. It was nice to have met someone like that so soon after moving. Maybe Rebecca could even be something of a role model to her. 

“Oh, really? I didn’t mean to complain about it, but.. It’s definitely a bit worse for wear these days.” she laughed lightly, hoping her complaints wouldn’t come off as offensive. The apartment was definitely fine for her first one, but she hoped to get into something a bit sturdier in the future. 

“Thank you again! I’d love to pick your brain some more sometime, if that’s all right.” she chattered on as she entered the elevator, watching what buttons were pushed for future reference. “Maybe we can grab coffee or something sometime?”

Wrong Place - Minori and Rebecca

“Technically I am the manager. I’m the Principle Designer. I’m the first voice clients hear, the person who checks all the designers’ designs, and the one who manages designer workloads. But I also take on design jobs myself, but most are second nature to me at this point.” The woman seemed excited to jump into the conversation. That excitement was nice, and no doubt would serve her well in her job at the vet office.

“I know the building pretty well. I’ve been there enough to have practically memorized the food plans of the various rooms. Some of the rooms may even have some of my older designs.” Rebecca replied with a laugh. After all, she had worked with tenants and the building owner to make the area more appealing in general.

“Pleasure to meet you hun. I’m sure you’ll do perfectly fine here. If you need anything, not related to animal medicine, feel free to come up.” It wasn’t long before they were at the elevator and Rebecca called it up to the floor. She walked in and held the door for Minori, and then pressed the floor the vet office was on.

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Oh dear. It was pretty easy to tell Miss Minori was yet another victim of the ‘don’t tell any newbies about the dog head guy’ game among the staff they seemed to enjoy. Caleb sighed. He might as well clear up her doubts all at once, since her staring implied she wasn’t sure what to think of him.

“First off…yes, I am the vet, and this is not a prank. Second, I’ve had practice wearing this dog head, so it doesn’t impede my work. And finally, no, I am not wearing a full fur suit when working even if I do own one.” To elaborate the point, Caleb quickly rolled back the long sleeves of his scrubs to reveal part of his arm.“That’s a bit excessive.”

And just as quickly as he dropped the Woofio persona to prove his point, Caleb switched back full force. “As fur my name though, you…can just call me Woofio. And be-fur-e you ask, the dog head stays on when I’m working, woof. It’s a personal pawolosophy of mine.”

Minori was still trying to wrap her head around the fact they let a vet walk around in a dog head. She didn’t see any reason why he’d keep messing with her, so she decided to believe him, but... It was definitely weird. And he even admitted to owning a full fur suit. 

Well, whatever. As long as he could do the job, she decided it wasn’t her place to judge. 

“Right... I guess you’d have a hard time working if you wore the full suit, huh? It’d get really hot, too...” although she guessed kids would really like it. Was he like the vet clinic’s mascot then? She kept having more questions come to mind, but decided to quit harassing him with them. 

“Woofio...?” she laughed nervously at the continuous flow of puns, once again wondering if this guy was entirely serious. “So, do I call you ‘Dr.Woofio’, or what? Sorry, I’ve already asked a lot of questions. I’m just.. Trying to wrap my head around this.”

The Staff of Sunset || OPEN

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alittlegentlepaw:

So this was Miss Minori Tachibana, the newest vet assistant, if he recalled her name correctly.

And she was currently clinging to the door like a koala after thinking he did something to the vet. Not realizing the vet was indeed him, the dog head veterinarian known only as Woofio to the staff. Judging by what she did, someone forgot to inform her about that little detail ahead of time.

Well, to her credit, her reaction was better than some he’d gotten from new vet assistants in the past. Caleb cleared his throat as he got up from his seat, putting away his belongings before addressing the startled young woman.

“Hello…Miss Tachibana…I know this sounds pawfully hard to believe, but…I am the vet, woof.” He waited a moment before adding,”I’m going to assume by how you’re clinging to the door… no one told you about me earlier?”

Minori wasn’t sure at first if someone was playing a trick on her or what, and she gaped for a moment as her brain tried to figure this out. Either Chelsea was pulling a really strange prank, or her other boss was at work in a fur suit.

“Uhh.... No. I uh... Can’t say Georgia mentioned anything about this, no....” she slowly detached herself from the door and came a few steps closer. She still wasn’t sure if this was an elaborate prank or not, but she decided she should probably play along for now. “Are you really the vet? How do you do your job dressed in a fur suit exactly? And don’t you get super hot in that during the summer? ”

She had always thought costumes like this were for strange people at conventions. Seeing one in person was a bit odd, and she couldn’t help but stare at him in obvious curiosity. 

“Oh ya, I guess I should properly introduce myself, too.” she finally held out a hand, still not entirely sure what kind of person she was speaking to. “I’m Minori Tachibana. What’s your name?”

The Staff of Sunset || OPEN

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Celebration! - Mino and Georgia

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Minori was practically vibrating with excitement as she went to get her jacket, after her first day at her new job. She just had to wait for Georgia to finish up, and then they could go out and celebrate. 

She wasn’t sure where they were going to go, as she didn’t know where anything was yet, but that wasn’t really important. She was excited to get out with her best gal pal again. It had taken her a bit longer to get here than she had anticipated, but now that she was here... She honestly felt such a huge sense of relief. 

Her family hadn’t been thrilled about her making this choice, but she was certain she was doing the right thing. Eventually they were likely to come around, right? It was her life, and she was tired of her mother trying to tell her how she should live it. 

Tying her scarf around her neck, she felt a soft smile cross her face. This was where she wanted to be. And as soon as she saw Georgia heading her way, she was once again reminded of why she was here. 

“Hey! Almost ready to go?” she grinned at her friend eagerly as she swung her messenger bag over her shoulder. “We can go anywhere you want, since I literally know the location of only three places in this city so far.” 

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Minori had never been good at minding her own business, and moving to a new town had done nothing to change that. Shivering in the winter air, she pulled her scarf closer before returning her gloved hands to her pockets. She had never been especially fond of the winter. It sucked even more now that she had to walk back and forth from work more often than not. 

As she made her way back from work, heading toward her apartment, she decided to cut through the park. If she had to walk outside in the cold, at least this way, she would have some nice scenery to look at.

As she drew closer to home, she noticed someone sitting alone on a nearby bench. The woman wasn’t crying or anything, but the look on her face was definitely not a happy one. The brunette found herself walking towards them and pausing in front of her. What was she doing...?

“Oh, I didn’t think that at all!!” Minori was visibly startled when the stranger started to talk, despite the fact that she was about to speak up herself. She didn’t want to be thought of as a complete weirdo. “Sorry to disturb you! You just look... A bit lost?” 

Minori planted herself next to the girl on the bench, a gentle smile crossing her face. “I don’t mean to be nosy, I was just wondering... Are you okay?”

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Nami sat on a bench in the park near her home. She never sat normally, always differently, uncomfortable with the ‘normal sitting technique’. This time, she sat on the head bar, feet planted against the actual seat part. She was bowed over, elbows on her knees, staring forward with glassy blue eyes.

She wondered what this would be like, had she never come to Harbour Pointe. She wondered when she would leave again, blown away by the wind, as easily as a leaf. She blinked and rubbed her knuckles idly before raising her hand to instead bit the tip of her thumb.

When she focused back in, she saw someone in front of her, glancing her way. She pulled her thumb from her mouth and spoke. “Don’t worry, I wasn’t biting my thumb at you.”