”“Perhaps you can make it up to me,” she said with a silly smile. “Let me stow away in your bag to Japan!”“As we said at lunch, I don’t ...hink we’d get you past Customs and Immigration in Tokyo!”“Then we’ll find another way!” she giggled. “Can we have lunch together on Thursday?”“Sure,” I said. “At Medici?”“Yes! See you at 11:30am?”“Absolutely!”She smiled, gave me a quick hug, and left the dojo. Kara and Michelle were waiting to walk home. Jessica had come home from her shift just before we. ”Now it was my turn to sigh.“Your father does know I changed right?”“Yes, I told you he does.”The face veil was made of fine semi-translucent material, framed by small decorative metal discs that covered much of my face and the rest was framed by a red scarf of soft fabric.I did not see much of the Exer-Hi from the outside as I had dressed myself according to Har-Hi’s instructions. Not the Union fleet uniform I originally had planned to wear, but the black and purple assassins armor Kai-Do had. Sara I said, no problems i didnt mind, what is he I asked. He is a Caucasian shepherd dog, Peta replied, as she stood i saw her give me a casual all over look, then her eyes twinkled with a smile as she asked where i was going. To save explaining i was heading to the nude end i just pointed in the general dirrection, Ohh the nudie end ! with a smile and slight rise of her eyes, then for a split second a hungry look flashed over her face, I blushed again and stood . Sara. wasn't it. she said. As anticipated, the mixer was awkward and boring. We left the dance at around 11, but since Beth wasn’t particularly popular, we went straight home rather than hitting the after-party scene.Ryan had already started drinking by the time I arrived back at his place. Claiming exhaustion, Beth went off to her bedroom, leaving Ryan and me to our own devices. “I’m drinking screw-drivers… Want One?” I greedily accepted Ryan’s offer and, after several drinks, we decided to take the vodka and OJ up to.