Akio wasn't a strong believer of the supernatural... But this qualified as supernatural. But he shrugged it off... Amaterasu has granted him another chance. He could go and attend his meeting and everything would be fine.
Akio was startled when he arrived to his house. The man was back. His grinning was very unnerving and he was very different... His clothes weren't tattered anymore. He was wearing an eyepatch instead of glasses and he was barefoot. Also his little hourglass pendant was now tilted towards... the right, the left? It was very hard to describe it.
The man went away, walking with a little limp. Akio was frozen with fear, that weird guy knew were he lived. One last startle, a near infarction... It was cellphone ringing. When he answered, the surprise was very... unexpected. It was Kayako, a coworker, one of the many girls that noticed his glasses. She called to congratulate him for his success and ask if he was in the mood for a... dinner.
Now, Akio was at the crossroads. If he went, he would have to be extra-careful and make sure he ended early so he could rest. If he refused, he could make all the preparations he needed at the cost of losing a friend. He knew that one way or another, he would fail, so he gave it a shot.
He dressed up in his best suit. He bough a nice bracelet for Kaya-chan... At exactly, 9:00 pm, he was at the restaurant. While waiting for her, the man appeared again. His necklace was tilted to the left and he was very happy. He tapped his wrist with his finger, as if saying "someone's late." Akio tried to ignore the taunting of the man until his "dinner partner" arrived. Calling her his "date" was very unlucky.
Kayako was dressed beautifully, a nice black dress and her hair tied in a bun.
Akio's natural tremors made giving the boxed gift a bit difficult but Kayako found it very sweet. She loved the bracelet, she was very happy... She embraced her date, who could calm down his tremors. Their food arrived shortly after and after giving thanks, they started eating. They were having a good time... Most of Akio's dates never went this far... And someone took notice.
The man's face became very upset and its hourglass was turning to the right. Akio could see the man's face, it was expecting something to happen and it was disappointed. So it started getting closer with a maniacal grin on his face... Kayako was unaware of the man that was getting behind her.
Fearing for her, Akio suddenly got up. He started shouting at the man... who froze in its tracks. His hourglass suddenly turning to the left, almost becoming straight. Everybody was ignorant of the stranger in black and white... and poor Kayako ended covered in wasabi and wine because of Akio's sudden move.
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