Very calmly, Botan keeps sipping her coffee, a perfect mask of unbroken calm on her face.
Closes her eyes.
Takes a deep breath.
Counts down from ten.
Opens them again.
Picks up her phone and makes a call to a friend.
You of course, know none of this is happening.
You do, however, notice the missing person posters that start popping up around the city while you're at work one day.
You don't exactly stare long enough to read them, though; just looking at that face is enough to turn your blood cold.
Besides, you have other things to think about.
Your boss says you need a vacation.
Your wife agrees.
Also, by some weird convenient fluke, she apparently won on all-expenses-paid trip for two to Costa Rica.
A trip which lasts precisely as long as your boss told you to take off.
You swear, your wife is up to something...

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