Manjiro Sano
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Cold autumn wind hits you in the face as you step onto the balcony of the headquarters.
"Do you have a moment? I think we need to talk." Your voice is hesitant and shaky as Mikey turns to you with a serious look.
"Everything okay?" There is more knowledge behind his words than you would like.
"Oh um yeah. I just feel terrible."
"See, I had a plan. A nice simple plan. Seduce you, get closer to you, manipulate you so you never turn against me. It was simple, instinctive habits to get what I want."
"All you had to do was fall for it and all I had to do was not fall for you." You take a deep breath and look down from the balcony.
"And that's where my nice, simple plan fell apart."