Morning probably came too fast, even for Motoko. She had to admit, it had been a long time since she was really able to enjoy another body against hers. It was nice just feeling Jeanne against her, her hand absently slipping through her hair every so often. She was used to sleeping sporadically, due to her work...but this time, she seemed to get a full night's sleep, somewhere she had managed to pull the covers around them both.
As much as she wanted to savor it, she had work to do. Well before the sun even rose, Motoko slid Jeanne's arms gently back and kissed her forehead, barely making the bed shift as she moved away.
Ishikawa, what do you have? Motoko said, watching her sleep. It was a nice distraction, but that was over as she sat down in one of her office chairs, one leg folded over the other like some uppity businesswoman, sans clothes.
Nothing good, Major...Furinkazan was a minor political party before the Third War, but when the ‘Japanese Miracle’ happened, their numbers swelled. For the most part, it was little more than handwaving about Japanese superiority, but there’s some big bankroll these days. A lot of what they do is handled mostly by Section 1, a lot of graffiti, vandalism and threats of terrorism...but nothing really worth mentioning. A lot of their accounts are under some deep firewalls, and I’m pretty certain that a lot of the people named are aliases.
Motoko narrowed her eyes faintly in thought, cheek resting against her fist. Ultra-nationalist groups were a dime a dozen when you were a superpower in the world they lived in, after everything that happened in World War Three, there was no such thing as stability. Even America was split in two, and wasn’t on it’s best legs. Offering an Ambassador was a bold move...one that was starting to flare up a lot of century old tension.
So they must have been waiting? Or maybe they just didn’t have the right target until now? She asked, glancing out her window. The sun was starting to come up,and it illuminated her naked body through the window. Even if she had a cyborg body, it was advanced enough to feel the temperature shift to give her synthetic skin goosebumps.
A lot of what they did was a lot of online posturing and minor political pressure, nothing that could be seen as outright terrorism, but like any group, there’s a few sore spots.They were labeled primarily as extremists, but their record isn’t consistent enough to be considered a true threat until now. Major...it’s possible that there are a lot of people, aside from Furinkazan that don’t want to see the Ambassador. It’s going to be hard to tell who funded what, and when...even if we did know, telling anyone could be more trouble.
I’ll talk to Aramaki, Motoko said, glancing back at Jeanne. For the time being, she’s safer here than in a hotel. And I doubt she’ll want to have her schedule changed… there was a minor sigh there, but Ishikawa thought it best not to ask. Why did she have to like the stubborn ones? If she showed any shred of fear, it’d be over.
I’ll keep you posted, Major. Togusa and Batou are already working with Section 4 to make sure things are clear. But it’s hard to say what could happen. Motoko smiled a little bit at that, watching Jeanne shift in her sleep. She was a beautiful woman, really…
I’ll make do, like usual. They had an assembly to attend to, after all.