Part I - The Interview, Arranging the Fox
YCS Heion, Type 30 Diplomatic Yacht
Inbound Tokyo, Jiyuu III
The two
Yugure-Class Merchant Destroyers broke off as the
Heion dropped through the dark towering clouds of
Jiyuu III. Flames tore up around the field of the ship blazing as it dropped through the atmosphere and then below the cloud cover. The sky-reaching lights of
Atarashi Tokyo laid dead ahead and
Himawari Tokyo to the west. The entire harbor of
Tokyo was lit up, the colorful splay of lights and fireworks broke the usual dark streak of the Motoyoshi Channel along with the
Eight Statues that stretched across the water.
Katsuko was supposed to attend the concert being put on by
YTP Entertainment in the harbor, after all,
it was a party in her honor.
The message though from Nepleslian Command had broken her mood. One of her daughter's hearts was on the line and she was not in the mood anymore for leisure.
"Bridge, Redirect to Jiyuu-jo, See if you can arrange that meeting with Miss La Rostislavovna, as soon as possible. I want to get her credentials together if we're bringing her on," she said over the comm from her office.
The volumetric screen with the footage from the concert below played on, the volume slowly returned to a normal level automatically as she cut off the communication. The
Heion passed over the concert, the sound of its engines roaring as it soared over the stage towards Jiyuu-jo between the blasts of fireworks.
To: Miss La Rostislavovna At Ketsurui-Motoyoshi-sama's request, can you please meet her at Jiyuu-jo, immediately and ahead of schedule. A ferry from Fort Tokyo along with your clearance has been arranged to the island.
The
Heion slowed as it made its final approach on Jiyuu-jo, the diplomatic craft settled on the landing pad. Katsuko had plans for the evening, already scheduled full with meetings and calls that needed the resources of her office there. She intended to go to
Asagumo-jo the following morning or that evening if she could manage it.
It was no long before the
Heion settled on the private landing pad and Katsuko packed up her things.
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