Editing City Series:Volume7 Layer 5 (section)

===Record 47: First Impressions are Important===
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'''01/03/1998

'''10:24

Chofu’s airport was bustling with activity even thought it was the start of the year.

The Kansai ports were all filled up thanks to the Babel festivities, so the burden was shifted to the rest of the country’s ports. I was at the entrance and I could already see several humongous tankers floating in the sky to the side of Chofu.

“An international incident this early in the year is best avoided,” said Snowy in a furisode. “It is fortunate this airport was empty.”

“It’s a big one, so it’s the only place in Japan where ships can be launched into the sky.”

But thanks to that, we had to help with security.

I looked to Snowy, thinking about how she got so unnecessarily fired up when it came to security, prepping, and combat. For example, she currently wore her furisode off of one shoulder and held a katana in that hand.

“You do know dressing like that makes you look like you’re in the yakuza and itching for a fight, right?”

“This is for security purposes. I must show that I am prepared to wield my weapon at any moment. With so many different countries’ ships here, I must stay focused and ready to fight.”

“Can I ask something?”

“Go ahead.”

“I get that you like working security, but is that because you simply like the responsibility of the task or because you’re hoping things go south and you get to beat someone up? Or maybe both?”

“That is a difficult question to answer.”

“…It really shouldn’t be.”

The look on her face told me she didn’t understand what I meant at all.

Then Lady walked by behind us.

She was wandering around in a white dress for some reason.

“Hey, Lady. How are things on your end?”

“Eh? Oh, I’m doing fine. The dogs and cats being too loud is the only real complaint I have.”

Snowy held her sword and looked to Lady.

“Come to think of it, how did you like it?”

“Oh, that. Thanks. I’ve never gotten such an impressive one before.”

I frowned at their conversation.

“What are you thanking her for? Never gotten such an impressive what? Were you two doing indecent things behind my back!? Out with it! You don’t want to anger me, do you!?”

“What is your problem?” said Lady. “I’m just talking about her New Year’s card.”

“How can a New Year’s card be ‘impressive’?”

“You know the ones that have the red Hinomaru shooting out a bunch of beams behind it? She handwrote ‘I offer my thanks to the Emperor’ on top of that. Oh, and the ‘to’ field gave me the title of ‘patriot’. My grandmother said it reminded her of her childhood.”

“I printed off more than I needed, but I couldn’t throw them away when they mentioned the Emperor. I sent them to all of the teachers, committee members, and Officers. I even sent one to you. Did you not receive it?”

“No, I definitely did not not not not not! Did you get my address wrong maybe? There may be a family somewhere in Kantou that’s either really confused or overjoyed right now.”

“Huh?”

Snowy titled her head while you walked toward the entrance in a track suit.

“Is Lady here? We have a lot of work to do now! Get your keyboard ready in a hurry!”

I looked to the port just in time to see a giant whale ascending into the sky.

'''Author Comment:

The Chofu airport appears.

Snowy’s father is a colonel in the military. She hates giving the impression her accomplishments are due to nepotism, so she seems to keep her distance from him. Still, his influence on her is undeniable.