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After a series of rather personal questions about if she's had intercourse with a man in the last weeks, if she'd been the victim of any god or spirit, had any wet dreams after visiting places with connections to the netherworld, and other invasive questions Hana couldn't help but feel that she noticed a smirk on her face as she wrote something in her notebook.

This damn doctor!

By now Reisen was already back in the room and had passed a bottle of pills to Eirin which she put on the desk next to her. Eirin seemed to have finished her line of questioning placing her notepad and pen back into her pocket, "Congratulations Hakurei-san, you seem to be in good health aside from the obvious."

Hana sighed, "I could've told you that myself you know... Really now what was with those questions?"

Eirin's face melted back into that analytical pokerface that Hana had grown to dislike on a personal level, "Take no offense, it is merely a statistical probability that when a young women braves the bamboo forest's path alone and enters my facilities that the chance of them being pregnant is high"

Despite her misgivings when Eirin delivered a line like that in such a straightforward way it was impossible to just dismiss out of hand, "I guess it makes sense that all those women in the maternity ward gave me weird looks then, must be awkward to have someone not in the same situation find out"

Eirin squinted at Hana for a second her expression barely changed but it did change notably like a ripple on a placid pond, "Yes, both human and youkai tend to be bothered by interlopers intruding upon their more delicate affairs..."

Nodding Hana simply accepted her words at face value, after all its not like Eirin had any reason to lie to her. Not that she really trusted her of course but she simply couldn't see a motive, "Well if that'll be all I'll have to go, I need to go and sleep this off..."

Taking the bottle of pills in hand Eirin presented it to her, "This is medication that will speed your recovery, restoring any damaged brain cells, bruising to the cranium, mend any micro-fractures and damaged blood vessels, as well as restore and regulate the balance to the blood-brain barrier that may cause undue headaches and migraines in the future"

ignoring the complicated words she didn't get she reached out for the bottle she stopped her hands, "Ah well, I'm sure I already owe you for the treatment and all... I'm not really made of money at the moment so I think I'll just heal the natural way"

Eirin's expression seemed to change again, it seemed softer now and there a subtle change in her voice that was different than the forced placating tone from earlier, it sounded almost sorry, "Don't worry about the treatment costs nor the medicine. I owe your father a debt of gratitude after all"

Hana raised her eyebrow, she never knew that Eirin and her father had any sort of relationship beyond a transactional one. With a puzzlement in her voice she glanced at the rabbit in the corner who feigned disinterest, "My father? Did you him a favor? I never knew that you and him had any sort of relationship..."

Of course her father had been in here multiple times over the years, way too many in fact and almost all due to her mother, did she and her father? There was no way but... Eirin interrupted her thoughts clearly seeing what the girl was thinking and raised a hand to forestall her thoughts, "No, nothing of a personal nature. He has simply provided me with enough materials and research data of value to ensure that there's no need for you and your immediate family to worry about the costs of medical care"

No less confused than before Hana nodded but she didn't press any more questions except one, "I see, well then I'll have to thank you again" taking the pills in hand she slipped it into her sleeves, "If there's nothing else then I'll be going"

Lifting herself off her chair Hana made to stand only for Eirin to stop her, "One more thing Hakurei-san" Hana stopped and lowered herself, "Tell me, have you yet to manifest your ability?"

Her ability? abilities were something Hana simply didn't think about too often, she lacked her mother's primary ability which made her so powerful despite its vagueness. The others like her intuition and keen sense of being able to sense others around her were said to be an ability of the Hakurei line in general but she never really thought about it. Her father didn't have any ability that she knew of and she never felt put out by it because of that.

Eirin nodded at her silence, "I see, still hasn't?" Hana nodded, "Although my data on the children of outsiders and natives is lacking in depth in so far as abilities are concerned it isn't entirely unusual to not manifest anything. Still, if you'd like to explore this further I'd like you to come by next week at the same time. Consider it a favor to your father"

With more questions than answers Hana left Eientei guided by a strangely friendly Inaba.