Osu tapped his fingers on the desk before putting down the medical file in his hands, it was his own file. His hand began rubbing his glabella as he began considering what he should do. His blood pressure was high, it was so high he had no idea what to make of it. 727 over 482… the numbers were nonsensical. He still wasn't used to trying to measure his unique anatomy but this was still even higher than his normal numbers. He knew all the normal causes of hypertension but practically none of them applied to him… he had mild stress and his sleep had been poor lately but even those shouldn't cause numbers like these.
He had barely started going back over his measurements over the last couple years when the phone on his desk began ringing.
“Hello Chigokai Osuteno speaking.”
Chiai’s voice popped in over the phone, “It's me Osu, I just woke up and wanted to check on you and the girls… is something wrong?”
Osu withheld a sigh, “Nothing really Chiai, the girls are working the MiT hard, just an hour ago Yukiko cleaned out the dessert bar in the cafeteria and fell asleep in the garden before they managed to catch her and well… Karasuko is running around grabbing every stethoscope she can get her hands on. The MiT are trying to keep the fact they lost track of the twins secret but I have already had a couple nurses come by and inform me of the situation.”
“The… the entire dessert bar…”
“The MiT seem to have made a deal of some kind with the kitchen staff to keep quiet about it… I would honestly prefer to pay for the food she ate but…” the topic of the current state of their checkbook remained unmentioned.
“... Fight hard Papa.” Chiai’s tone confirmed that such a setback would be harsh. She continued, “Do you at least think that Yukiko might not be as hungry for dinner then?”
“...” Osu remained silent.
“... Mhmm I thought so… I'll go out shopping in a minute… and the pediatrician says her weight is below average?”
“Yes, I have no idea where it all goes. Also, I’ll pick up groceries on the way home, you honestly should sleep a few more hours, you have… work tonight.”
“I know you don't like the fact I am working there but the pay is quite good and… well they would actually hire me. Don't worry, I know the people there are a... rough sort but they know at this point that I am tougher, not to mention the fact I can break most of them with a punch is a strong deterrent. The boss even likes the fact that since I started working there that there have been less fights.”
“I… worry.”
Chiai gave a happy little hum over the phone for a few seconds before catching herself, “I love you too dear, and I am going shopping, no complaints, I can actually go to the time sales today.”
Osu had no argument. Time sales were a rare existence for their work and sleep schedules. “I’ll see you in a couple hours, Chiai.”
“Mhmm work hard.” Osu hung up the phone.
“I shouldn't worry her about this,” Oz muttered to himself while staring at his medical chart. “I should check up on the girls and the MiT here in a minute… Still I wonder why so many of the staff have been avoiding me lately as well.” Little did Osu know, little did he know...
He had barely started going back over his measurements over the last couple years when the phone on his desk began ringing.
“Hello Chigokai Osuteno speaking.”
Chiai’s voice popped in over the phone, “It's me Osu, I just woke up and wanted to check on you and the girls… is something wrong?”
Osu withheld a sigh, “Nothing really Chiai, the girls are working the MiT hard, just an hour ago Yukiko cleaned out the dessert bar in the cafeteria and fell asleep in the garden before they managed to catch her and well… Karasuko is running around grabbing every stethoscope she can get her hands on. The MiT are trying to keep the fact they lost track of the twins secret but I have already had a couple nurses come by and inform me of the situation.”
“The… the entire dessert bar…”
“The MiT seem to have made a deal of some kind with the kitchen staff to keep quiet about it… I would honestly prefer to pay for the food she ate but…” the topic of the current state of their checkbook remained unmentioned.
“... Fight hard Papa.” Chiai’s tone confirmed that such a setback would be harsh. She continued, “Do you at least think that Yukiko might not be as hungry for dinner then?”
“...” Osu remained silent.
“... Mhmm I thought so… I'll go out shopping in a minute… and the pediatrician says her weight is below average?”
“Yes, I have no idea where it all goes. Also, I’ll pick up groceries on the way home, you honestly should sleep a few more hours, you have… work tonight.”
“I know you don't like the fact I am working there but the pay is quite good and… well they would actually hire me. Don't worry, I know the people there are a... rough sort but they know at this point that I am tougher, not to mention the fact I can break most of them with a punch is a strong deterrent. The boss even likes the fact that since I started working there that there have been less fights.”
“I… worry.”
Chiai gave a happy little hum over the phone for a few seconds before catching herself, “I love you too dear, and I am going shopping, no complaints, I can actually go to the time sales today.”
Osu had no argument. Time sales were a rare existence for their work and sleep schedules. “I’ll see you in a couple hours, Chiai.”
“Mhmm work hard.” Osu hung up the phone.
“I shouldn't worry her about this,” Oz muttered to himself while staring at his medical chart. “I should check up on the girls and the MiT here in a minute… Still I wonder why so many of the staff have been avoiding me lately as well.” Little did Osu know, little did he know...