I like Kayabuki, and the next long thing I write (when I have time) is going to involve her more. And so, for practice, here's a drabble about her. Hee.
She had nothing against Prime Minister Kayabuki. In fact, despite their differences in morals and goals, Motoko was rather fond of her. As the first female prime minister of Japan, she was holding her own even against the male dominated genre of politics.
Maybe that was why, secretly, Motoko rooted for her. She knew all about trying to succeed in a line of work where you had a bit of trouble being respected. Kayabuki's job was probably even harder than hers – while she could use her body, her wits, her physical strength, and her diplomacy together or separately, Yoko had only her diplomacy and contacts to use.
There was also the fact that Aramaki liked her, and he was generally a good judge of character. Despite their constant professional air, she could distinctly tell that they shared a bond of some sort, though for the life of her she could remember a time they could have constructed this. She smirked inwardly during a meeting with the two of them to discuss section nine's new budget further. Late thirties to early fifties wasn't that large an age gap. Maybe she should mention it sometime.
Then again, she thought as she tried to imagine the conversation, maybe not.
PS: Twenty Chapters and 40 reviews! We're also approaching 5,000 hits! Thank you guys so much for your support! I'll be putting up a 5,000 hit drabble – cause it's super special and I figure it's a good way to thank you all; if you have a request for pairing/situation/prompt, feel free to leave it in the reviews or PM me.
Again, thank you all so much, this is really cool to me.