"I don't think the Japanese will do that, even if they're tempted to.The damage that would result from the Owl scandal alone is just tootremendous for...the Japanese to take that course with Ripley."'So there is likely to be a cover-up agreed to in regards to EmikoTakagi's murder,' Audrey mused to herself. 'Why am I not surprised?'*****"Sir, this message has just arrived," A young Japanese Self DefensesCorporal said to Major Senichi Hoshino."Thank you, Corporal." Major Hoshino stopped what he was. “Well, yeah” he said, walking up to the door. When we got inside some people were kissing, others just talking. I talked to a few people, telling them about my dress, ECT. He came up to me then, leading me away from everyone. “Let’s go somewhere private” he said, kissing my back. I agreed and reached around to touch his groin, smiling as people watched. He kissed me then led me to his room, looking at me intensely. As soon as we got in. One of the charities that helps people like him have him a nice new sleeping bag and with some bits of cardboardvsalvaged from bins he was warm enough in an area used by other homeless people. But of course when you,re homeless you, re vulnerable and a youth gang started terrorising people stealing their cardboard and burning or pissing on their sleeping bags and the police turned a blind eye! One afternoon as Graham was searching bins for a bit to eat and anything useful he passed by the local. She slept there mostnights, but we had kept different hours. Her monitoring by that timeconsisted mainly of me writing lists of my activities for her to copyand pass on in her weekly spy reports to Jezzi. Most of her time wasspent with Bethany, who had taken a few months off from her duties atWoolfline, Inc."Good afternoon, Joanne," I said upon entering. We were cordial, buthadn't approached the old friendship we'd had. Deep down, I blamed herfor not giving me a chance and she blamed me somehow.