"I was relaxing at home."

(chapter originally by Phantom Pen on writing.com)

It was rare indeed for Sae Niijima to have free time to relax with a job as demanding as hers. The eruption of the Phantom Thieves hysteria had only made such moments even more rare and precious. Sae's briefcase sat on the floor by the front door, abandoned, it's own sprawled face-down on the couch of her apartment's living room. She wasn't sure how long she'd been laying there dead to the world, only that the soft couch was one of the most delightful things she'd experienced over the last few days.

Finally, with a light sigh, Sae pushed herself up and looked around her modest abode. Makoto wasn't home yet, and Sae could only assume and hope that her sister was diligently studying somewhere or busy with her Student Council duties. Makoto had been acting decidedly differently over the last few months, and Sae didn't have the energy or the patience to worry about her little sister getting into trouble and making life harder for the both of them!

"I'll just have to ask her when she gets home." Sae muttered to herself before pushing up into a sitting position.

As nice as collapsing on the couch had been, it would be a waste to spend her free time doing nothing else. Free time was hard to come by, and the prosecutor knew she had to make the most of it. Something truly relaxing to re-energize herself so she could tackle the Phantom Thieves case with the energy and enthusiasm such a high profile case demanded. She had the apartment to herself, she had a city teeming with options, there were plenty of ways to unwind. The biggest question Sae had to answer was what she chose to do...