<b>RE: Tears of Scarlet, Chapter 1: The End</b><br/><br/>The big man's concern almost earned a smile from the young woman. Almost. "You know. . .you're not such a bad guy. Nice to know that everyone who works here isn't a total asshole," she replied. Not counting her parents, the only people she knew who worked here was the Mr. Sir guy upstairs, and this man. She was a bit biased in her opinion about her parents, but the big guy was certain a breath of fresh air. At least there was someone here she could get along with. "Thanks, I'll do my best not to."<br/><br/>She headed for the elevator and hit the up button, impatiently waiting for it to arrive. The sooner she got whatever this task she had to do out of the way, the better. When the elevator arrived, she slowly stepped inside. The doors slid closed, and her finger hovered over one of the buttons. It took a moment for her to remember where she had come from. Touma jammed her finger into the button and took a few steps back, groaning as the cheesy elevator music filled her ears. Surely they could have found better music than this.<br/><br/>The music was interrupted by a chime, which immediately grabbed her attention. She was more than happy to be out of the elevator, but her mood soured once again as she found herself face to face with a pair of metal doors, the one's that would lead to the office of the stupidly named 'Mr. Sir'. Rather than just bursting in, she knocked on the doors and waited for some sort of response.