An Unbearable Health Inspection

Mission:

“So. You want me to release…animals into their restaurant?” Hara said slowly, as if trying to comprehend his own question. He looked across at the sleazy restaurant owner, he didn’t particularly like him. Still, money talks.

“Yes. I want that restaurant looking like a petting zoo by the time you're done.” He grabbed a piece of paper that adorned his messy desk and handed it to Hara. “That's the scheduling for the health inspection, the inspector is going to be there first thing tomorrow morning, that should give you enough time tonight to sabotage that schmuck.” He sneered and waited for Hara to return the grin in kind, he did not.

“Listen, if you have a problem with the job then you don’t have to take it.” The owner said, sensing Hara's hesitation.

“I just don’t understand…Why not just make food better than him?” Hara said, genuine confusion on his face.

The man looked at him as if he had grown a second head. Hara shook his head and sighed, standing up.

“Nevermind. I’ll do the job for you. Expect to see me tomorrow at noon.” He nodded to the owner and exited the sleazy office.

Hara didn’t exactly know how to accomplish this goal, he considered rats. They were annoying to catch. He considered bugs, but Hara didn’t feel like collecting hundreds of bugs. He didn’t even entertain the idea of cats, he hated them and he doubted he could convince a cat to do anything but attack him. That’s always how it was with Hara and cats.

After some thinking he finally gave a chuckle at his own idea and got up. He knew what he was to do.

Hara spent some time in the woods for a while, trying to find and catch his ideal animal, and eventually it was becoming nighttime. He was worried he wouldn’t find one, until suddenly he heard the grumble from a nearby stream and smiled.

Hara sat on a bench across from the restaurant in question that next morning, he nonchalantly sipped on a tea, an uncharacteristic smile on his face. The animal should have woken up by now, he briefly worried that he might have hit it too hard, hopefully it wasn’t dead.

Any of those worries were dispelled as he saw the inspector walk through the door. A brief silence as Hara leaned forward in anticipation.  He heard a scream of terror and laughed as the inspector came running out of the restaurant, slipping on some poop that was near the doorway. The inspector scrambled to get up and ran,as whatever animal was in the restaurant approached the doorway.

A bear poked its head out of the doorway, giving a roar. Hara looked at the bear, it looked at him. He nodded, and the bear bowed its head, although just sniffing the ground Hara chuckled at the gesture as if it were responding to him. “Thanks buddy” Hara said, getting up to leave and laughing again as he heard the bear roar and begin tearing the restaurant up.

“Well, it wasn’t what I had in mind but thanks kid. I heard the inspector nearly shit himself” The sleazy restaurant owner said as laughed and handed the 1000 ryo to him. Hara furrowed his brow and stared at the man. He did not like him. He considered damaging his restaurant too to even the odds, but the other restaurant hadn’t paid him. He shrugged and left. This competition between the two was not his problem, he simply wanted the ryo. He made sure to grab a handful of dumplings from the kitchen on his way out.


[exit]

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TWC: 600

Claims:

Hara wrote:

Mission:

“So. You want me to release…animals into their restaurant?” Hara said slowly, as if trying to comprehend his own question. He looked across at the sleazy restaurant owner, he didn’t particularly like him. Still, money talks.

“Yes. I want that restaurant looking like a petting zoo by the time you're done.” He grabbed a piece of paper that adorned his messy desk and handed it to Hara. “That's the scheduling for the health inspection, the inspector is going to be there first thing tomorrow morning, that should give you enough time tonight to sabotage that schmuck.” He sneered and waited for Hara to return the grin in kind, he did not.

“Listen, if you have a problem with the job then you don’t have to take it.” The owner said, sensing Hara's hesitation.

“I just don’t understand…Why not just make food better than him?” Hara said, genuine confusion on his face.

The man looked at him as if he had grown a second head. Hara shook his head and sighed, standing up.

“Nevermind. I’ll do the job for you. Expect to see me tomorrow at noon.” He nodded to the owner and exited the sleazy office.

Hara didn’t exactly know how to accomplish this goal, he considered rats. They were annoying to catch. He considered bugs, but Hara didn’t feel like collecting hundreds of bugs. He didn’t even entertain the idea of cats, he hated them and he doubted he could convince a cat to do anything but attack him. That’s always how it was with Hara and cats.

After some thinking he finally gave a chuckle at his own idea and got up. He knew what he was to do.

Hara spent some time in the woods for a while, trying to find and catch his ideal animal, and eventually it was becoming nighttime. He was worried he wouldn’t find one, until suddenly he heard the grumble from a nearby stream and smiled.

Hara sat on a bench across from the restaurant in question that next morning, he nonchalantly sipped on a tea, an uncharacteristic smile on his face. The animal should have woken up by now, he briefly worried that he might have hit it too hard, hopefully it wasn’t dead.

Any of those worries were dispelled as he saw the inspector walk through the door. A brief silence as Hara leaned forward in anticipation.  He heard a scream of terror and laughed as the inspector came running out of the restaurant, slipping on some poop that was near the doorway. The inspector scrambled to get up and ran,as whatever animal was in the restaurant approached the doorway.

A bear poked its head out of the doorway, giving a roar. Hara looked at the bear, it looked at him. He nodded, and the bear bowed its head, although just sniffing the ground Hara chuckled at the gesture as if it were responding to him. “Thanks buddy” Hara said, getting up to leave and laughing again as he heard the bear roar and begin tearing the restaurant up.

“Well, it wasn’t what I had in mind but thanks kid. I heard the inspector nearly shit himself” The sleazy restaurant owner said as laughed and handed the 1000 ryo to him. Hara furrowed his brow and stared at the man. He did not like him. He considered damaging his restaurant too to even the odds, but the other restaurant hadn’t paid him. He shrugged and left. This competition between the two was not his problem, he simply wanted the ryo. He made sure to grab a handful of dumplings from the kitchen on his way out.


[exit]

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TWC: 600

Claims:

Approved