Kasai left the apartment early the next morning, headed for the police station. Even though she had been granted the next few days off for some R&R after the last assignment, she felt showing up to do this in person was better that any other way of approaching it. The whole drive over she had worried about what to say and how she should say it. When she pulled into the station she still didn't have a plan, but she put on a fake appearance of confidence and walked into her captain's office. Time to fake it til you make it.

The conversation went... surprisingly well. Kasai had come in expecting to disappoint her boss with her request but in fact he seemed a little relieved. That only made her more concerned. 

"Look, Kasai. You're a good officer, you haven't taken an extra day off in the three years you've been here. Sure, we'll miss you around here. But you need to, well, to put it frankly... get a life. There's more out there than this job. And when you come back, the PD will still be here." 

Kasai didn't know whether she should be offended or not. To her, it felt like deserting her moral obligation. But everyone else was glad for her, and kept telling her that a break was 'well deserved' or 'past due.' She told them all goodbye, filed her paperwork for her wages and such, and headed back to her car. Still, she felt strange leaving the one place she had dedicated the last few years of her life to. She only hoped that this would be good for her. 

Kasai drove back to her apartment and entered quietly, not knowing if Avani would be up yet since it was still relatively early. She put her keys down and just sat on the couch for a few quiet moments. That was it. She didn't have any more obligation in Republic City other than to finish what she had started and then take off with her girlfriend. 

It was a new concept that would take some getting used to, but she figured at least now she'll have plenty of time for that. Standing, she walked to the kitchen and shuffled stuff around trying to find that card the man had given her that day. Finding it in a drawer, she walked back to the bedroom and held the card in one had, with her other resting on her hip. 

"Well, I'm free. Sergeant Inoshi is officially on extended leave from RCPD." She had a smile on her face that was stuck somewhere between sad and relieved as she walked over to her nightstand and opened up the drawer, placing her badge inside and closing it shut. Kasai held up the card in her hand, "But, there is still work to be done. One last hurrah before saying goodbye. So c'mon, we got places to be and people to see." Her earnest smile grew to a more genuine grin as she leaned down to kiss Avani. 

"I'm gonna go call the number and let the reporter know we will be there today." Kasai took the card and went into the kitchen, dialing the number and finding a female voice on the other end of the line. It was a short conversation that consisted of a time and a place to meet, with little information given otherwise. Kasai hung up the phone and wrote down the meeting details on an old envelope.