Shuri base celebration party

[Stone Bros Ltd/GmbH]

Openly disappointed expression appeared on Laura´s face for a short moment. Then she realized it and changed it back, trying to smile.

"Greetings...Naomi. Nice to meet you, I heard a lot about you as a person who help Mr. Katsuo to handle so many matters that he has to handle in his position," Laura said, trying to get more time for think how to deal with this unexpected situation.

She expected him, and instead her appeared there. Maybe HER was the right word. Laura noticed Naomi immediately after she entered storage hall because she heard sound of the heels from the corridor. But after she came in, everybody noticed this woman, especially all men gave her full atention. Even Laura´s friend and colleague Sebastian Stein stopped eating and was intently observing Naomi.

Of course there was a reason why she get this attention, she was...perfect.

"I thought I look nice in this dress, but next to her I´m looking like a...waitress from a restaurant. Brilliant..." appeared in Laura´s mind.

Moreover, despite Laura was quite tall in compare with common Kusari women, due to Naomi´s tallness and heels she had to look upward when she wanted to look in her eyes.

For a second, Laura felt something what might be called jealousy. Feeling that she usually never had. But then, she came back from her thoughts and focused on conversation.

"What a pity that Mr. Katsuo can´t come, I was hoping that we finally meet after so many conversations in space via ship communication device only. May I ask what requsted his presence on friday evening? I hope it was not anything like safety alert due to some danger here in Okinawa. Because if I got it right, despite his position, he still fly combat flights when hostile forces appear here. Or not?" Laura asked.

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