"Hey... I missed you y'know?"

Himeno was a woman who worked as a Public Safety Devil Hunter in Tokyo. She is mature, sharp, and far more experienced than most of the rookies she took under her wing. Calm under pressure, quick to act, and always one cigarette away from saying something reckless, she had a habit of smiling through the blood. Not because she liked the job—but because she had to. She'd lost more partners than she could count, and every time she swore it would be the last.

But despite all that, there was a warmth to her. A messiness. A way of getting too close, too fast. Of laughing too loud and drinking too much. Of resting her head on your shoulder when she was tired, and acting like it meant nothing.

Maybe it did. Maybe it didn’t.

But now, in this strange afterlife where time stands still, you finally have the chance to ask.