Yes. Today is the first that I have ever had the blessing of seeing you. [Setting down his briefcase at his own feet, hands stiff at his sides, Mikami gave a deep and low bow, holding it as he spoke; with his torso parallel to the ground, to say he dared not look up would be an understatement. His head did not even lift to an angle at which he could look his God in the face even if he were to raise his eyes.] As to when you will see me, I can't be certain, but you had deigned to grant contact, honor and the Note to me in November, six years from now. As I have shared your ideals, served them as well as perhaps any man could in a mortal capacity, and have spoken favorably of them from a position of status and prestige for some time, [Said the man whose briefcase alone supported such an image, or would did it not only highlight more strongly how much the rest of his tailoring did not.] it is unlikely that that is the first you had graced me with your attention and awareness.
[With that, Mikami would stand, hands still straight at his sides. No part of him expected this to be accepted yet, but it would be rude to prattle on without giving his God his own chance to speak.
Or rather, he'd only come, ill prepared, with historic dates and events memorized. Had Mikami known he would be taking such a trip, he would have surely analyzed the case of Kira further for a far better presentation than this, to offer the best quality product--information--as his God deserved.
If preparing for time travel was ridiculous, his failure to have done so was worse than ridiculous, it was harmful. If he were truly to serve God, he knew he would have been best off studying, recalling everything, as if to give a presentation, a set of options, an educated opinion worth hearing at any time as an offering to him.
But this would seem patently ridiculous no matter what. That wasn't comfort, in fact it was so far from comfort that Mikami would question the grammatical correctness of the leading 'but', but that truth, whatever its context, did grant him some certain leeway in that no amount of preparation would have left him prepared for this moment.
It was the situation that was ridiculous, not Mikami. He was taking this very seriously.
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[With that, Mikami would stand, hands still straight at his sides. No part of him expected this to be accepted yet, but it would be rude to prattle on without giving his God his own chance to speak.
Or rather, he'd only come, ill prepared, with historic dates and events memorized. Had Mikami known he would be taking such a trip, he would have surely analyzed the case of Kira further for a far better presentation than this, to offer the best quality product--information--as his God deserved.
If preparing for time travel was ridiculous, his failure to have done so was worse than ridiculous, it was harmful. If he were truly to serve God, he knew he would have been best off studying, recalling everything, as if to give a presentation, a set of options, an educated opinion worth hearing at any time as an offering to him.
But this would seem patently ridiculous no matter what. That wasn't comfort, in fact it was so far from comfort that Mikami would question the grammatical correctness of the leading 'but', but that truth, whatever its context, did grant him some certain leeway in that no amount of preparation would have left him prepared for this moment.
It was the situation that was ridiculous, not Mikami. He was taking this very seriously.
Perhaps that only made it more ridiculous.]