Stupid Luck and Happenstance, Thread II
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Rea was forced to change schools after she had a falling out with her sister and the rest of the student body turned on her after years of pranks.
Kat is displaying excellent tactical & strategic capabilities... again.
First with sending Jo to the palace to be "official" friends with Rea. From the sounds of it, those two will actually be friends, Jo will both kick Rea up the backside & keep her her out of the clouds, while giving her a more accurate feel for the public than her current circle of semi-radical friends do. Hopefully we see more of Vicki too.
Second, Kat has realised that she does not have the time or anonymity to deal with the situation surrounding Jo. By inserting her more fully into the Imperial circle, she has increased security around Jo, so step one is complete. Kat has also realised that her existing toolbox of skills & connections is not suited to taking a pro-active role in dealing with this threat, unless said threat turns up on her actual door step. So, that being evident, she has gone looking for an entirely different toolbox and an expert who knows how to use it. In this case, an actual ninja.
Once the dust settles, the Powers-That-Be will be wondering how she pulled it off. I mean, they WERE keeping a close eye on her, weren't they? She never even went anywhere NEAR Denmark or Sweden, right?
First with sending Jo to the palace to be "official" friends with Rea. From the sounds of it, those two will actually be friends, Jo will both kick Rea up the backside & keep her her out of the clouds, while giving her a more accurate feel for the public than her current circle of semi-radical friends do. Hopefully we see more of Vicki too.
Second, Kat has realised that she does not have the time or anonymity to deal with the situation surrounding Jo. By inserting her more fully into the Imperial circle, she has increased security around Jo, so step one is complete. Kat has also realised that her existing toolbox of skills & connections is not suited to taking a pro-active role in dealing with this threat, unless said threat turns up on her actual door step. So, that being evident, she has gone looking for an entirely different toolbox and an expert who knows how to use it. In this case, an actual ninja.
Once the dust settles, the Powers-That-Be will be wondering how she pulled it off. I mean, they WERE keeping a close eye on her, weren't they? She never even went anywhere NEAR Denmark or Sweden, right?
Remember also that Kat is an official member of the following:
Emperor and Empresses household
Crown Prince's household indirect
Princess Suga's household indirect
Wedding party
Government
Military
Intelligence, round about way
So if she was to send an official letter to a person in Japan in an official capacity, who is going to have the guts/ and or stupidity to open said letter before the person it is addressed to.
Emperor and Empresses household
Crown Prince's household indirect
Princess Suga's household indirect
Wedding party
Government
Military
Intelligence, round about way
So if she was to send an official letter to a person in Japan in an official capacity, who is going to have the guts/ and or stupidity to open said letter before the person it is addressed to.
Half the intelligence agencies in Eurasia? Anyway, that's irrelevant; the act of sending a letter would be enough connection to bring down suspicion onto Kat for what she wants to happen next. There must be NO identifiable connection, or else the Katze gets the squirt bottle.
Pretty sure that she not only expects the letter to be read by third parties but when they do they will find a very polite letter asking for assistance with some delicate cultural aspects regarding the forthcoming wedding. Neither party here is stupid enough not to have set up very innocuous code phrases requesting a meeting.
In the 1940 movie Comrade X Clark Gable plays an American reporter in Moscow who sends and receive messages by mail in the where a handkerchief with holes are cut out and placed over the letter to reveal what the message is, of course the other person getting the letter needs the same holes cut out of a handkerchief the same size in order to work.
Hmmm isn't there an official of the Imperial Court in Japan the Kat would be corresponding with in her official capacity as part of the wedding planning? Yes there is, Maeda Natsumi, the Senior Equerry for the Women of the Imperial Household. Oh and just imagine how many folks would ignore a asian woman as beneath their purview and looking for a man spy and /or agent.