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I used my cell phone to find an e-mail address for the US consulate in Tokyo. I sent an e-mail before we slept that night. At the time I figured I would have to call in the morning.

Miki asked if she could sleep alone. I noticed that she was blushing when she did and finally asked her how much experience she had. I think Ashley and Lenore both gasped when she told us that she had never had a real boyfriend, and her only experience with sex had been when she had been forced to use her body as currency while she was homeless. The poor girl was terrified of sex and not really comfortable around men.

I backed away a bit when she admitted this. Miki noticed and burst out laughing. "Not you. I can't explain it, but I feel safe around you."

Lenore nodded. "It's like you know he'll never force you or pressure you. He waited quite a while before taking me. My only regret was that I made him wait as long as I did."

"It was worth it," I said with a shrug. "And I can wait. It's not like I'll die if Miki doesn't fall into my arms in the next hour."

All three ladies giggled. We decided that Miki would head into the room with Matti, Erica, and Angelique. She hugged Ashley and Lenore and then walked over to me. She put her hands on my shoulders and looked me in the eyes. "I need time," she said.

"I'll give you that time if I can," I replied.

Miki put her arms around my neck. She pulled my head down to hers and kissed me lightly on the lips. It was a tentative and yet loving kiss from a shy lady. I held her tenderly and returned the kiss with as much gentleness as I could manage.

Ashley and Lenore both started coughing a few minutes later. Miki backed away in surprise. She was looking at the floor. "Sorry," she said in a whisper.

"Oh, it looked like you might be a bit more interested in him than you think," Ashley sang out. "That was a loving kiss."

"It was," Miki agreed. "I never imagined I'd do that. But I have to go for now."

Miki ran out of the room through the doorway that connected our room with the room used by the children. Lenore followed and closed the door. "We don't want any interruptions," she said as Ashley dragged me to the bed. It was clear that I was not falling asleep for another couple of hours.

The next morning I checked my e-mail and discovered that I had received a response from the US consulate. The message said that someone could meet me at nine-thirty in the morning if I came in today. Ashley and Lenore were happy to find that I had a response.

The e-mail was discussed over breakfast. Miki seemed surprised that I had received any reply, and wanted to stay away. Morgan was the one who finally spoke up.

"You need to go," he said. "I guess we can head over to Ueno Park and visit the museums. It might also be nice to see the cherry blossoms during the day."

"Fewer drunks will be around hopefully," Beatrice said.

"Can we also head over to Harajuku?" Jessica asked.

"Oh, please no," Kathy said. "The Victorian and Steampunk outfits are bad enough, but Gothic Lolita?"

"What?" Jason asked.

"There are people who dress up in Victorian inspired clothing and stand around. Most are female and one of the popular styles is mostly black clothing that looks young, but also gothic," Kathy said. "It's not for me."

"I'd rather dress you up as more a sweet Lolita type," Jessica said with a smile.

Milli laughed. "Oh, pastels and lots of pink. I think you lost this one."

Miki giggled. "I can see her in that kind of outfit. She'd look nice. But if Mark and I are to go to the consulate we need to leave now."

"Ashley? Lenore?" I asked.

"We'll watch Erica and Angelique," Lenore affirmed. "Hopefully this will be fast."

I got up and held out a hand to Miki. She took my hand and accepted my support as she stood up. The young woman was wearing heels and a rather short skirt. I frowned as we headed for the exit to the hotel restaurant.

"Will you be fine? That's a short skirt," I said.

Miki shook her head. "I can't say I'm not used to problems on the subway. There are signs warning women to watch for perverts. And I do trust you to protect me."

I gave a final wave to the rest of the group, and we left the restaurant and headed towards the subway. Our route took us down the street where the Udon shop stood. The barrier field was gone, but there was some blood on the sidewalk.

"Why?" Miki asked.

"They are desperate to leave Earth. Or they are desperate to get involved in the pickup," I said.

"Involved?" Miki asked.

"I've heard stories that say the pickups are basically orgies. Supposedly you can't participate if you don't have a good score, but I'm sure some people believe they'll manage to get involved," I said.

Miki shivered. "I'm glad I wasn't in there last night."

"You want to stay on Earth?" I asked.

"No," Miki said firmly. "I know that even if humanity manages to defeat these Sa'arm things, the planet won't be the same. I'd much rather be elsewhere when that happens. However, we have time, and I really don't like the idea of being a participant in an orgy."

I stopped. We were on the platform, and several people complained as they had to walk around me. "Ogimi-san..."

Miki's face turned pale. She brought her right hand to her mouth as her eyes widened. "Oh, I didn't mean that I'd never accept Lenore and Ashley. Please, I'm not ready for that, but its not that. I was thinking more about how impersonal it must have been for those people last night."

I looked Miki in the eye. She smiled timidly and reached out to grab my right hand. "Please," she whispered. "Don't give up on me."

"Let's go then," I said as the next subway train entered the station.

Miki rushed towards the train, forcing me to jog to keep up with her. We boarded the train and she quickly found a corner to stand in as more people packed into the car.

"I hate this," I said as I tried to shield her from the crowd.

Miki just reached out to put a hand on my shoulder. She used it to steady herself as the subway train rattled down the line.

An hour later we reached the station closest to the US Consulate. Miki breathed a huge sigh of relief as we stepped onto the platform and started to walk away from the train. It was still early morning, so we joined the flood of people leaving the station and heading to their jobs.

I had no idea where to go, but Miki could read the signs, and fifteen minutes later we walked up to the main doors of the consulate. A marine stood at attention at the entrance. He looked at us, but said nothing as I reached to open the door.

"Excuse me, can I help you?" a man asked as we stepped through the doorway.

"I hope you can," I replied as Miki moved to stand to my left. "I sent an e-mail about this yesterday and was told to come by this morning."

"What is this?" the man asked condescendingly.

I put an arm around Miki's shoulders. She shivered, but then moved in closer, pressing her hip against mine. "Well, I met this wonderful woman yesterday and was hoping she could come live with me in the States when my vacation is over."

"At your age?" the man asked.

"Love knows no age," I said knowingly. I schooled my face to look more serious. "And there are considerations involved. I've been tapped for a potential job that might remove my opportunity to ever see her again if she doesn't stay near me."

The man looked at me. He muttered someone and then held up a hand. "Wait here," he said before turning and walking deeper into the building.

I looked around the lobby and noticed a pair of comfortable looking chairs next to a low table. There was a pile of newspapers on the table. I nudged Miki and pointed to the chairs. "Let's sit. I get a feeling this might be a while."

Miki smiled and then walked over to the chairs. She remained standing as I choose one chair and sat down. Once I was sitting she climbed into my lap and reached for the newspapers.

"Miki?" I asked.

"Don't you enjoy this?" Miki asked. "Or was Ashley lying to me?"

"I do, but its usually something intimate lovers do," I said carefully.

"Are you saying you don't have the goal of making me into an intimate lover?" Miki asked. "I thought the whole idea you had was to get to know your ladies early so you could fall in love with them."

I laughed. "I thought you wanted to wait. You were far more timid last night."

Miki gave me a shy smile. "Angelique loves to talk about her Daddy and all he's done for her. And Erica had an interesting tale to tell. Something about how she used to have burn scars all over her body, but you got them removed."

"Erica isn't supposed to tell anyone that," I muttered. I smiled at Miki to show I wasn't mad and then kissed her on the forehead.

"Your sister told me that. You didn't tell me that Matti was your sister," Miki said poking me in the chest.

"She'd rather be Jessica's companion," I replied.

A man wearing a dark brown suit strode into the room. He was wearing a red power tie. He scanned the lobby and then noticed us sitting in the chair.

He walked up to us. His steps were measured and appear to be full of fury. "You are the man who sent the e-mail last night?" he demanded as he approached.

Miki jumped out of my lap. I stood up and held out my right hand. "Mark Parker, sir."

He took my hand and clenched it between both of his. "So I didn't entirely understand your e-mail."

I used my free hand to indicate Miki. "This here is Ogimi Miki. I met her just recently and we have found that we have a lot of interests. We want to stay together, but my vacation will end, and I'll return to the states."

The man looked surprised. "Oh, I'm William Warrington-Smythe. If you come with me, we can discuss this in private."

"Lead the way," I said.

Mister Warrington-Smythe turned and strode back towards the office area. I had to move quickly to keep up with him. The man seemed angry about something. We left the lobby. As we entered the hall, he growled at a man who failed to get out of the way as we entered a dimly lit hallway.

The man appeared to be counting doors. We passed four on our left before he stopped and grabbed the knob at an unlabeled door. He pulled it open and indicated that we should enter.

Miki moved ahead of me and peeked into the room. She stood in the entrance and looked back at me. "I see a couch, a desk and a chair. There are no books and no computer. Why this room?" she asked.

I looked over at Mister Warrington-Smythe. He was looking at a section of the ceiling. I sighed and nudged Miki forward. "Let's just sit in the couch for a moment or two. I don't think he's going to try to arrest us. We haven't committed a crime, and the optics would be horrible."

I watched Mister Warrington-Smythe as I entered the room. He kept his eyes on the ceiling until I had passed through the doorway and was walking toward the couch.

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I am a First Secretary at our Embassy, one of several such diplomats who are next rank down from the Ambassador himself. That means I have to tread the cocktail circuit a fair bit, which frankly is a bore. It sounds great to be out partying as a profession, but unfortunately you have to stay fairly sober, mind what you say to people, and listen to all their bullshit. After you’ve been for a while posted in one place, it gets to be the same old people talking the same...

Living a CAP Based PresentChapter 31 Intersectional Rivalries

I waited for the door to close and then released a massive sigh. Tatyana immediately put her arms around me. “That was hard on you,” she observed. I feel like I’m the only sheep in a room filled with hungry wolves. There are quite a few members of the crew that would do their best to replace me if they thought I’d fail,” I replied as I stood up. “Never let them see you sweat?” Tatyana said. “Basically,” I agreed as I stood up. “AI, you can power down this room until the next training...

diplomatic mission

My name is Sam. I'm 26 just got out of college and wasn't sure what I wanted to do but I heard of a position in the newly formed space diplomatic office. Well I got a job as a personal assistant to a diplomat heading for the Tezzari home world. It's been two years since the first contact and they wished to have a diplomatic mission to visit them. The trip was pretty uneventful with resources to space races being limitless wars were few and far between in the galaxy. We arrived on there planet...

Eric Olafson Midshipman Vol 4Part 20 DIPLOMATIC ESCORT

My life had completley changed. Almost a year had passed and I had not been in any sort of trouble. I had almost forgotten that I was in my second year and this was an Academy field class. We just returned from a diplomatic mission, ferrying a delegation of Union Diplomats to the fringes of Free Space. The Daoine a cautious species of human sized rat like beings considered Union membership, but were afraid of retaliations from other Freespace civilizations who hated nothing more than losing...

Living a CAP Based PresentChapter 67 Meeting Admiral Redmill

The next two hours were spent quietly monitoring the ship’s systems as we continued to crawl towards Yulara and the orbital station. Blaine and I said little as we watched the one prototype ship circle its target. Only two more attack runs were attempted and one confirmed Kelsey’s comments about the weapon’s short range. The ship fired from what appeared to be about twice the distance as the first run only for every shot to fade away before they reached the moon. Blaine repeated his thanks...

Building a CAP Based FutureChapter 48 The Weight of Waiting

The instant the door closed, Ashley jumped up and waved to me. "Come take a seat Mark." "Ladies should be the ones sitting," I said carefully as I walked over and gave her a hug. "Humor me?" Ashley said coyly. I was surprised by how childish and adorable she sounded. She was rocking back and forth on the balls of her feet, so I sat down in the chair she had just left. The moment my butt was on the cushion Ashley jumped into my lap and put her arms around my neck. "This is a much...

Building a CAP Based FutureChapter 68 Back to School

After such a rough start the rest of the vacation went surprisingly smoothly. Miki proved to be a huge asset. She knew places to visit that we might never have thought of. There was a small feeling of loss after Liz and Cassidy were picked up. None of us knew them well, but they had been friends. Her short tale of the conditions at the pickup had definitely impressed everyone. Maurice was at times fawning on Jessica. Fortunately the young lady just laughed and then had her minions pounce on...

Building a CAP Based FutureChapter 70 What Comes From Smoke

My friends were relaxed at school. Ashley, Lenore, and Miki sat together at brunch and lunch, giggling. Matti was sitting on Jessica's lap during our breaks. My sister was still timid, but she clearly felt safe in Jessica's arms. The others tried to keep me from worrying too much about the meeting after school, but I still obsessed a bit over my father's tone. I knew he was intensely interested in finding a way to thwart the CAP system and worried that he would demand that I take him. I...

Building a CAP Based FutureChapter 71 Meeting Stepmom

I watched my father until he finally vanished behind the fence enclosing the backstage area. Once he was out of sight I heaved a huge sigh of relief. "That was intense," Jason said. "I thought you were going to have to kill him." "I thought I might have to as well. He is going to try again if he can think up a way," I said. "So what do we do now?" Lenore asked. I reached into a pocket and pulled out a huge bundle of tickets. "We do have tickets to see the concert," I said. "But...

Building a CAP Based FutureChapter 33 A Morning at the Park

The next two weeks blurred together. Every morning was spent out at the park. Jason, Jessica and I always tried to get some exercises in first before we joined the others in a series of sports related activities. Soccer and kickball were the most common but we tried ultimate Frisbee and touch football as well. Sergeant O'Malley showed up occasionally and would drill us in unarmed combat techniques before having everyone run laps. At first the laps were small, but each time the Sergeant...

Building a CAP Based FutureChapter 83 The Principal Without Principles

We returned to the lobby in time to meet the others as they started to board the vans. Vlad came over and gave Tatyana one last hug. He promised to tell her sister what had happened and to bring her sister into the troupe should she want to come to America. Several other troupe members also came by for a last goodbye. Tatyana was bubbly on the drive back to the house. She asked many questions of Miki and Lenore while playfully ignoring Ashley, but finding ways to answer her when talking to...

Building a CAP Based FutureChapter 34 Runins at Practice

The sunny skies and warm air were attracting more and more people to the park as the day wore on. After lunch, Ashley, Lenore and I decided to avoid the growing lines on the slides and spend several hours in the wave pools and on the endless river. We woke Angelique and spent the next three hours splashing each other as we explored the park. We stayed at the park until the setting sun and diminishing light signaled that it was time for the park to close. Morgan gathered everyone up and led...

Living a CAP Based PresentChapter 73 The New Commander

“Captain Parker,” A voice growled out. “Dare I ask why you are in port today?” “Corsica ended its last patrol yesterday. The orders we received just before leaving Crucibleat were to visit several nearby systems and look for signs of Sa’arm incursions. We found none, although there was one system that my officers and I believe would be quite interesting to them. We left a warning buoy in the system as a way to provide advanced warning should an incursion occur. Our final orders were to visit...

Living a CAP Based PresentChapter 68 More Estrogen

Major Greenfeld was standing outside the door. He looked at me and shook his head. “You are just fifteen?” he asked. “I might be sixteen now,” I replied. “I’ve lost track of how many days have passed and which day we are on anymore. But I also don’t worry about it much.” “You don’t?” he asked as we started walking back to Corsica. “My age does not determine how well I can do my job,” I said. “No, but it does determine how others will view you,” Major Greenfeld said. “At least initially....

Uncertainty

UNCERTAINTY By Ingrid Halb The room was dark. It was the middle of the night and the blinds were drawn, but that did not explain the atmosphere. There was darkness here that went beyond the normal pall of night. It was a darkness that subdued the LED clocks and computer power indicators that stood out like beacons during the afterhours of any normal office building. This was a very normal office in a very normal building. There was however, a rather unusual ceremony under...

Living a CAP Based PresentChapter 29 Demonstrations of Dominance

Once I sat down in the captain’s chair I found that the sleep training had shown me the location of every button. I tested out the ones activating the holographic data screens just in front of the chair. They came up, but showed no data. “AI? Is there a problem with the simulator?” I asked. “No simulation has been chosen,” the AI said. “Can we set up for a simple cruise in the Crucibleat system? We haven’t heard much about the system or the planet we will be on,” I replied. “Activating...

Building a CAP Based FutureChapter 11 Making Ashley Mine

I knew of the grove and tree houses along Milford, but this was my first time looking past the road. The few times I had come out with friends, we had concentrated on the houses on the far side of the street. I scanned the trees ahead, watching for tree houses as Ashley and I moved away from the road. At first I saw nothing more than a couple of wooden platforms in the branches of a few of the bigger trees. Most of the trees on this side of the road were young and lacked the branches to hold...

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