The droplets of water hit against the panes of the small clinic, the impacts sound together like a quiet, dreary orchestra that was all too common to the ears of an ordinary Tokyo citizen.

Yes, it was nothing out of the ordinary, even less so to Tae, who sat in her clinic absorbed in her creation of yet another new medicine. But today turned out to be a unique one indeed.

The front bell of the clinic rang.

"A patient?" Tae pondered, as she rose from her desk in order see for herself.