(preview) I just get some sleep

Knowing that you're gonna have a pretty heavy workload in the morning; you decide to just give up and to sleep. You toss and turn for the first few hours, but all considering, you fall asleep without any real hitches. When you wake up, you prepared for the day as it was any other. Having something to focus on is better than coffee - you laser into the task as soon as your eyes are open. You're gonna have to start executing your plan and ease. A rush of excitement ran through you. This was no longer a basic baby sitting job, you were in knee deep in a private contract.

You're dressed and strapped within an hour, allowing you to get there around the same time as the rest of the guards and dancers. You see Akiko, Sachio, Kenji first, chatting with each other. Again, there are no smiles and there are some looks of concern coming from Sachio this time. You make brief eye-contact with Sachio, but she quickly darts her gaze away. It isn't long before Kenji turns to look at you. Ironically, he smiles slightly and walks over to you. You think about backtracking to get out any kind of conversation, though it's quickly realized that it look weird if you start avoiding him.

"Ah, Warren. How are you doing this morning?" His smile, falsely genuine.

"Beaming with joy," you reply. "What was that about? It looked serious."

He shrugs, frowning. "Just getting caught up with the girls. I'm not really familiar with Akiko, but she seems pretty smart."

Great. This is starting to get out of hand...