I gently helped her up to her feet and considered her question for a moment.<strong>"Well, if it doesn't take long, why not? As long as it clears with the good doctor, I'll be yours for the rest of the day"</strong>I smile as we walk out of the room to join the others. I almost feel bad playing to her fantasy like this, but it was the easiest way to get her to comply with the experiment. She walks quite close, almost leaning against me as she often does, as we make our way into the main lab. I note the oddly clashing decor within the cold, hash and sterile environment;<em>heh</em>, I snicker to myself,<em>that's just like Ritsuko</em>.<br/><br/><strong>"Hey everyone, sorry to keep you waiting,"</strong>I say cheerily as we walk on in seeing that Ritsuko's already started.