The story had taken a good hour to tell, and it had Agents Oh and Jay both leaning in to hear better. The girls and Tuxedo Mask added in when they had a relevant memory, the story of the end of the Moon Kingdom coming together a bit better because of it. It wasn't really something they had ever sat down and talked about and because of that, they were all hearing different pieces to the well-known story only now.
Oh leaned back against her chair, mildly shocked from some of the details that had come up in the tale. She'd made sure to record the telling so that MIB would be able to update their data base. Now though she was going to have to go back to being a leader and leave the fantasy of the past behind. "That was absolutely fascinating, however I must bog you down with some legalities now." She pulled out five tablets from her desk and spread them out over her desk so that each of the women across from her could grab one. "On these, the forms for registering you as dual citizens need to be filled out, as well as the second set for refugee status."
Sailor Mercury, ever the brilliant one among them took one eagerly and glanced through it to make sure that it was all on the up and up. "Might I ask specifically what it is that your agency does? You glossed over it a bit previously, and considering the excitement that's very understandable." There was some rather personal information that the forms wanted.
"Ah, yes. While we are a government agency, we exist and function outside of the government, tracking and taking care of planetary safety. We also deal primarily with immigrating alien species and their interactions with the public; as well as keeping all of this under wraps. Humans are not yet ready for the knowledge of being one of many." Unfortunately. Oh rather hoped that that would change before the end of her life time. It seemed like it would never happen, but she still hoped. "It is our work actually that brings the need for the dual citizenship."
"Oh?" Sailor Mercury had been rather curious about that. They had been born human, and this was their home planet so she had quietly wondered to herself about the need for it all.
Tuxedo Mask spoke up before Oh was able to, raising his hand in apology. "Because when dealing with outside influences constantly, I'm sure they get a lot of people trying to 'beat the system' as it were. If you girls didn't 'need' dual citizenship, what's to stop other people and species from claiming Earth as their home planet if they were born here? Regardless of whether or not they were a native species."
"Precisely." The blonde agent finished. "Given your current off-world nature, if-and it is truly more of a when really- the immigrant aliens were to find out that there were no less than five exceptions, well, it would not be easy at all to control the fall out. We are a single organization after all." Though if she could spare them this, she would.
The scouts nodded at that and then hesitantly finished the forms. Usagi handed hers back first, a little shyly. She felt self-conscious about being revealed to anyone, and no doubt the girls did too… But Princess Kakyuu and the Sailor Stars knew who they really were… as well as old enemies, so this shouldn't be so bad. Hopefully.
Oh took the pads from the girls and connected them to the mainframe, the information inside of each of the pads being added automatically to the system. She would have to collect the status cards for them afterwards from the Twins.
While the MIB leader was distracted with the paperless-paper work, Usagi turned slightly to Tuxedo Mask and spoke very softly so that she wouldn't be heard. "I think we need to do something more than just fill out some forms for this…"
Tuxedo Mask frowned slightly at that. He loved Usagi, all of her very dearly, but in all honestly thinking and book-smarts wasn't usually her strong suit. "What were you thinking exactly?" He had heard some pretty out there ideas before and some rather good ones… Maybe this one would fall into the latter?
"Ah… that we need ahm… Oh shoot, what's the word?" She huffed softly, cheeks puffing up in a fit of frustration. "Oh, treaty! We should make a formal treaty with them. If they really are a government thingy, and watched by other species and all of that stuff, having something official would be good, right?"
He blinked from behind his mask, proud and a bit lost all at once. His Usako was growing up. "Yes," Tuxedo Mask smiled as he spoke. "I think that would be a great idea." His love beamed and he returned the motion, and took her hand and then squeezed it lovingly.
"Oh-sama?" Usagi took the lead, wanting to keep things moving. She hoped this wouldn't seem like a crazy idea to the other woman. She had been kind to her so far and the Senshi leader wanted to return that kindness if she could, as within her power at very least.
Oh had just finished with the last of the tablet pads and looked to the young blonde, silent but the questioning look clear upon her face.
Usagi let out a small breath to centre herself, squeezing her soul mate's hand for reassurance. She made sure to speak loudly and clearly, keeping her head high and her shoulders back. "I think it would be in the best interests of both sides if we entered into a treaty to formalize the bonds we are making today." She did it! With out tripping over her own tongue or doing anything stupid! She felt nearly giddy from the relief of that.
The MIB leader blinked a moment, unsure what to say. She could tell from the barely hidden gobsmacked looks on the planetary soldiers that they had not been expecting that. She smiled in return though, unable to not. "I believe that it would be my pleasure to do so." She smiled brighter when the younger blonde lit up at that. "I will have my people prepare an announcement and we shall iron out the details of what such a union will mean for us."
The moon princess nodded at that and bit her lip as she looked over and up at her love before looking back at the other leader. "We'll need to speak with our advisors…" Oooh man, Luna and Artemis were going to have kittens! ...That saying didn't work so much for them, did it? Birds? Something. Either way they were going to be very unhappy and frantic for days when they heard about all of this.
"Of course. We will as well. Would an Earth week be enough time to prepare for negotiations?" The sooner the better in Oh's mind, though not everyone functioned on a thirty plus hour day. Certainly better than a galactic standard week.
"A week will be a bit of a tight squeeze…" Sailor Mercury spoke up, the rest of the scouts staying silent for the time being. They would only be getting back to Japan in five days, and that would mean taking a lot of time out of their vacation… Not that she would mind personally, this was going to be a huge opportunity to gain so much knowledge.
Usagi, normally a shirker of anything even remotely looking like work, shook her head. "No… a week will be enough time." If she was given more time she'd just procrastinate, or worse, stress herself to death. And that would be of course after she came back to life from Luna murdering her. "We'll make it work." She turned and smiled at her other half as she said the last bit, smiling at him peacefully.
"Alright then." Oh stood and pushed her chair back. "There's not really all that much left to be done. Agent Jay can escort you out and answer any lingering questions." She moved around her desk and stood before the six, her face even in expression though her eyes were smiling. "Thank you, to all of you for making this as simple as it was." Baring her poor elevator of course…
Mars coughed slightly and looked to the wall, a blush darkening her cheeks. It was easy to see now that she had overreacted, but at the time… No, at the time it had all been justifiable. She stood with the rest of the Sailor's, forming around Usagi instinctively. This was it now, a few minutes and they would be back outside and this could be pushed from their immediate thoughts. Mars let out a sigh of relief; goodness, they were just going to need a vacation from their vacation, weren't they?
Agent Jay led them out the back way, completely silent as he did so. There was too much on his mind, too much newness being absorbed to make small talk with the four gorgeous aliens. He'd talk and flirt in a week when they came back, for now, he was going to mentally go over what had been said and then grill Kay til he was charcoal.
"Well ladies, this is the end o' the line. Ya'll have a good day, n'all that polite stuff." He waved at them and watched them go quietly, slipping entirely too comfortably into the shadows. Rubbing at the back of his neck he stretched out the kinks that standing in Oh's office for so long had brought about and sighed. Today had been one of those days… and it wouldn't be over until Oh or Kay said so. As he walked back he couldn't help but feel it was going to be a long, long time until either of the older Agent's said so.
Author's Note: Next chapter is going to be the last chapter folks! Thanks for sticking with me this long. I am hoping to have the last little bit out before the 8th, no promises though. Thanks again!
