Going to Yue's Unit
Shortly after Kaoru-san’s interrogation on why we were late while she was noticeably attempting to hide the fact that she fell asleep while waiting for us, she resignedly dropped it after a while and let us in the car.
As I got on the passenger’s seat, I caught her sighing. She did try to keep it hidden though but with my observational skills, it failed to elude me when her side frame was the first thing I saw upon opening that door.
It was pretty clear that she was being critical of herself again despite my lie being too obvious. Most likely, she was scolding herself internally for falling asleep while on the job.
Having been made aware of this side of her, it’s hard to pretend not to notice it. Add the fact that I made a promise to help her, I found myself reaching my hand to her head, patting her a few times like I always do whenever I was trying to comfort my girls.