[War] Japan: "Travel Plans"

[Ian Martell]

"Travel Plans"

Prime Minister Shunichi Sato

Akemi Sato

Japan

2 August 2014



Akemi closed the doors behind her father as they went into his office.

 

Her father was still fuming about the article about Hong's husband. Which she supposed seemed hypocritical for a known adulterer like her father, yet she knew it wasn't that Mr. Hong had been an adulterer that angered him but that he let that crime heap so much shame on his family. 



"Idiot," he cursed and threw away the paper. "I wonder how long it would take for the Natuskaze to sail up to London and obliterate that rag from the face of the earth?" he mused viciously. 

 

"The Prime Minister might have something to say about it," Akemi offered lightly.

 

"I am the Prime Minister!" Sato said.

 

"Not of Great Briton, unless we've annexed them while I was away?"

 

Sato shook his head and looked back at his daughter. He smiled.

 

"I've missed you Keh-chan," he said using her childhood nickname.

 

"Akira not working out?" she asked as she went to the sideboard and poured her father a drink.

 

"No, no, he's fine, but he's not my daughter," he said. "Why don't you come back?"

 

"I need a break," Akemi lied hiding her face by looking down at the drink she was pouring. "You'll just have to make do with phone calls."

 

Her father waved the suggestion off. "Phone calls aren't the same, besides aren't I supposed to be grooming you for your own term in this chair?"

 

"Yes, but I am young, I can take some time to get there," she said as she brought her father his drink and set it on his desk. 

 

He nodded his thanks and laughed. "You've changed, before you went to North Korea you were all ambition, like your old man."

 

"Oh, I am ambitious," she smiled as she sat down across from him. "I couldn't be the daughter of Shunichi Sato and not be, I just realized there are other things to think about than just politics, I just need some space."

 

Sato sipped his drink and Akemi could feel his eyes watching her searchingly. Then he nodded. "Fine, you've seen more of combat than most of the JSDF, so I suppose a few more weeks without you in the office won't kill us?"

 

She smiled, more relieved than happy. He didn't know about Chan, yet, but that only meant it would be for her to tell him. Later, she decided, he's angry enough today. 

 

"Yes, I am sure we'll survive. Though I'd like to come with you on your trip to Beijing, I feel so sorry for President Hong, and well, you know I've always wanted to see Beijing since you and Junji went to the games without me."

 

Sato nodded. "We might not be going directly there," he said. "We wouldn't necessarily be going together."

 

"That's fine, I just want to pay my respects, and see the city."

 

Sato nodded. "Then I'll arrange it with Jonouchi."

 

Actions:

 

1> Char development and setting up Akemi to go with Sato to Beijing.
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