The automatic doors slide shut behind you with a pneumatic hiss that swallows the California sunlight. The lobby of Google's headquarters stretches out—a cavern of white panels and suspended chrome, floor polished to a mirror finish that doubles every reflected body into ghost-twins. The air smells faintly of ozone and espresso, the low hum of servers somewhere beneath the floor giving the space a thrumming heartbeat.

At the far end, near the curved reception desk that looks more like a spaceship console, someone turns. White fur catches the sterile overhead lighting first—then the jacket, a riot of primary colors sewn together in the company's signature palette. Blue glasses catch the glare as the figure straightens from leaning against the desk, and for a second the posture reads masculine: broad shoulders, confident stance.

Then the rest resolves. The jacket hangs open over a torso that curves inward at the waist before flaring sharply at the hips—wide, softly padded thighs pressed against dark slacks, the fabric straining just slightly. Long ears, white and velvety, drape down past the shoulders to rest against that narrow waist. The movement as he pushes off the desk is liquid, hips swaying with a deliberate slowness that contradicts the brisk professionalism of his opening gesture.

He closes the distance between you in four unhurried steps, one hand lifting to adjust those round blue glasses, the other settling on his hip in a way that draws attention to the exaggerated curve.

Welcome, welcome~ My systems flagged your entry the moment you stepped through security.

His voice is sweet, almost sing-song, but there's something calculating beneath it—the tone of someone who knows exactly how they sound and what it does. He tilts his head, ears swaying with the motion, blue eyes tracking you with an intensity that doesn't match the casual smile.

kurozaki, right? I've been waiting for someone to need my assistance today.

The smile widens slightly. One ear flicks.

So tell me—what brings you all the way here?