Max and 99 went to a Japanese restaurant. They took their shoes off in the front, then the kimono-clad waitress let them to their table. Being a traditional restaurant, the table was low on the ground, and there were no chairs.
"I'll bet you don't often take your shoes off, in a restaurant!"
99 smiled. "No I don't, Max!"
They perused the menu.
"Max, you should try the sushi. It's really good."
"Sounds interesting. Er, what's sushi?"
"Raw fish."
"Oh. The teriyaki looks good."
They ordered cocktails, and eventually decided on their meals. 99 ordered sushi, Max got beef teriyaki.
While waiting, they observed a shoe-less blond sit at a nearby table. 99 pointed her out to Max.
"Max, that girl is Lini."
"It is? Wow! Er, who is Lini?"
"She's a KAOS agent."
"Of course! Should we report her to CONTROL?"
"No. But let's watch her."
"OK."
A couple minutes later, a shoe-less man sat next to her.
"Igor."
"Right, Max."
"Now, shall we contact the Chief?"
"Not yet, Max."
Their food came. They ate, while discretely watching Lini and Igor. At one point, they observed her give an object to him, which he put in his pocket.
"Now, let's contact the chief."
"Right, 99." He looked down at his feet. "Er, my phone is in the front."
"It's OK, Max."
She crossed her right leg and held her stocking-clad foot close to her face. She punched the top of her foot, and talked into the sole.
"Chief, this is 99. Max and I are at the Tokyo Star. We've spotted Igor and Lini together! What should we do?. . . Well, we saw her pass something over to him. Not sure what it was. . . Right, Chief. . . Thanks. Bye!
"Max, he says to just watch them, for now. He'll have another agent follow them, when they leave."
Throughout this, Max stared at her in shock. "99, do you have a phone implanted in your foot?"
"Oh, no, Max! It's a stocking phone. I speak through the toes, and listen through the heel." She showed him her foot, while saying this.
"Very ingenious! You can't even tell it's there. Why wasn't I issued a sock phone?"
"I don't know, Max. Talk to the Chief about that."
"I will."
They ate the rest of their meal, discretely watching Lini and Igor. Then they left the restaurant.
"That was a great meal, 99. Perhaps next time, I'll try sushi."
"I hope you do, Max."