Ryuu signed the end command and the projector shut off. leaning back in his chair, he uncoupled the voice modulator from around his neck and breathed a heavy sigh. While on the whole his business was advancing nicely, Vizio Exports Incorporated was persistently a thorn in his side. Their CEO's refusal to merge was a major hinderance to the Plan's preparation and he would have to be dealt with. One way or another.
Absent mindedly Ryuu eyed the clock on the corner of his desk and was surprised to see its reading. 3:13AM. Christ. He thought to himself. Slowly rising, he walked to the window looking out into the night. Or as close to night as you can get in New Osaka. Ryuu loosened his tie as he ran through the previous day in his mind, searching for something he had forgotten to do but finding nothing. Sighing with disappointment he turned away from his condo's window and stepped into the bedroom, out of the day's clothes, and into bed.
The electronic pulsing of the alarm ripped Ryuu out of sleep a mere three hours later and he stumbled through his morning routine.
Shower. Teeth. Face. Clothes. Breakfast. Email. Pack. Door. Shit. Door. Shoes. Door again. Leave.
He got to his high school a half hour before the first period began. Ryuu stopped at the cafeteria coffee bar and bought some American imported brown drink and walked to class.
The starting bell rang as Ryuu was seated in the back of the lecture hall where Calculus was thought. As he looked up at the instructor, he noticed movement at the door. A girl was standing just inside the doorway looking blankly at the instructor. He had seen her around the school a few times but she must have just transferred into this period at the end of the last semester. Ryuu looked to his right, the only empty seat in the lecture hall. He sighed quietly.