Nina Answers Emails Again

Nina Williams' apartment, near the Mishima Zaibatsu HQ in Tokyo, Japan…

After losing to Paul Phoenix in a shocking fashion, Nina reluctantly went back to the Zaibatsu Headquarters. Heihachi himself even had to tease Nina over the fact she got caught by Paul's dangerous punches. To make matters worse, her sister made a phone call alleging that she was kidnapped by Claudio Serafino. Turns out it was true because Nina found Anna's live stream dressed in provocative clothing posing in front of the Sirius Marksmen members. Nina didn't have in it her to ridicule Anna. After all, Anna could leak Nina's bathroom photos online at any given time. So Nina hung up on Anna's pity party phone call to her.

With her body weary from jet lag, Nina went back home to her apartment. She drifted to sleep on her bed, even with her travel clothes still on. Nina slept half of the day, until she opened her eyes again. Murmuring incoherent words, Nina decided to finally look at her laptop for any messages she might have missed over the course of time she was out of Tokyo. But not before changing into her skimpy house clothes and a cup of coffee.

Nina (Sipping on the coffee): "Let me see what I missed lately." (Sees her Inbox) "What the hell is all this?"

Reading some of these fanboy messages…

Nina: "Why can't I delete this? Did someone mess with my inbox while I was gone? There is even a message from Lucky Chloe. Who could have done this to me?"

Nina had to calm down and think with a clear head here. Then she suspected it had to be Claudio's handiwork. He must have ordered someone in the Zaibatsu to hack her email in a way that she could not get rid of her inbox messages. First, Nina sent a message to the Zaibatsu IT department and asked them to find out who was it that hacked her email. Then Nina requested that person to be fired from his or her position and reprogram her email account to work properly again. Finally, she just gulped her coffee down and started reading some of these emails just out of curiosity.

Nina (Irritated): "What the f*ck is all this sh*t anyway. I don't have anything else to do. Well here is Chloe. How did she get my email? Tch."

Lucky Chloe writes…

"Hhhhhhhiiiiiii! I really really really hope this message goes to Ms. Nina Williams because I have no way of getting her email address. Soooo, I hope a follower of mine can send this to her! I appreciate very very much! Nya! Anyway, I really enjoyed our night alone a lot Ms. Nina! You still should fight me first! Fair and square this time! No acting, no gimmicks! Promise? We should go at it after this whole tournament is over! Hey are you really gonna keep working for Heihachi or whatever that guy's name is? Not telling you what to do but I'd love to stick with you or Anna. But Anna doesn't like it when I hang around you! I wish we could all get along and be happy! Do reply back to me please Nina! I love you! BYE!" *Pawprint*.

Nina (Closes her message): "You must be joking little girl. Like I would wanna fight you again. You might be cute but not that cute! Now what is this?"

Reading an email from Edgar Grant…

Edgar: "Nina. It's been a long time. How have you been? Your father's birthday is pretty close up. He would have been 68 years old if he were alive today. His birthday reminded me of the times I used to do missions with him as mercenaries. We haven't spoken in years I know, but I heard rumors that you had lost much of your memory after the cryogenic sleep you went through. Nina, I really hope that is not true. I'm not sending this to ridicule you about Richard or anything of the sort. I'm just letting you know that I am still alive and I am keeping an eye on you Williams girls from afar. If you need anything from me. Do let me know. – Edgar"

Nina: "Edgar. Edgar Grant? It sounds familiar, but I have no idea who he is." (Types) "Can you tell me more about your relationship with my father?" (Thinks) "That is all I can ask from him. What else?"

Looking at an email by Heihachi's secretary…

"Nina I heard you were back in Tokyo, but you forgot your package. It can found at the post office on the 2nd floor of Zaibatsu Tower. Remember to bring your ID. Otherwise the mailmen won't deliver it to you."

Nina: "That must be the new sniper rifle I ordered online. I forgot. I better get it before it gets locked in their storage compound."

Then Nina decided to look at the fight schedule for her remaining matches. Her next fight would be against.

Week 6 Yoshimitsu

Week 7 Alisa

Week 8 Steve Fox

Nina: "Yoshimitsu huh. I haven't faced him at all since the 5th tournament. I was forced to surrender after our last encounter because he pinned me down near the edge of a building in Hong Kong. His sword was close to my neck. I could have died that night. It won't be an easy fight, but I will not make the same mistakes I did back then. Alisa Bosconovitch. The android girl who was built to protect Jin Kazama. Thanks to Lee Chaolan, she has been freed from her programming to do just what I had stated. From the few times I have seen Alisa compete, her enhancements are about the same, but she doesn't engage in combat under the same aggression like she used to when she was with us in the Zaibatsu. I will use her passive attitude for my advantage when I take her on. And then there is you, Steve Fox. I couldn't believe you of all people would rescue me from the Sirius Marksmen back in Italy. However, they made an alliance with the Zaibatsu to eventually take out Jin and Kazuya. I can never forgive Claudio for what he has done. Even so I can't let you get involved in my problems Steve. This is not about you! I never even asked to have a child! Why are you in my life?"

Nina started crying for the first time, in a long time, over another person that was not her father. Her tears fell on the keyboard until she covered her face with both hands. Those fools under Dr. Abel used her egg to create Steve. Nina's emotions were mixed when she first found out about Steve's history. Even if she desired a child, Nina did not want it like this. The last thing Nina wanted was to see a lifeless body of a boy she could have reared like her father did her and Anna. Oddly enough, the cell phone buzzed again. So Nina picked it up, wiping her tears away.

Nina: "Nina here."

Claudio: "Buonasera Ms. Williams. Are you doing well?"

Nina: "Claudio? How did you get this number!"

Claudio: "You are in high spirits! That is good!"

Nina: "Answer me!"

Claudio: "The secretary kindly gave it to me. Nothing is out of my grasp now that I have access to the Zaibatsu's IT database. Now I heard you lost the fight against Paul Phoenix. I'm calling to see if you have recovered from your injuries."

Nina: "My body is holding up well and no I don't want your weirdo friends checking up on me.

Claudio: "Fair enough. I know we got off to a bad start when we first met. You spying on us was simply a cautious misunderstanding by the Zaibatsu. But that's in the past now. Your email has been fully restored to its normal setting, and no it was not me who ordered the hack."

Nina: "Oh really? Then who did?"

Claudio: "Obviously a stalker within your company. I heard he just go fired a few minutes ago since he was responsible for changing your email settings."

Nina: "I will find out for myself. Not that I believe you."

Claudio: "Oh it did happen. Trust me."

Nina: "No! I won't!"

Claudio: "Suit yourself, but as partners we need to make sure that this tournament runs smoothly, we win our fights, and more importantly finding a strategy to capture Kazuya and Jin. The Devil Gene is our true enemy."

Nina: "I'm well aware of those things."

Claudio: "Bene! We have an understanding then. Now I must catch my flight. I do not want to be late. We will talk again soon Nina! Ciao!" (Hangs up.)

Nina gritted her teeth and tried not to smash her cell phone to bits after speaking with that scoundrel Claudio. Its true her email settings were back to normal, but Claudio knew the person who did it. He was just playing dumb with Nina. At least Claudio never suspected that Nina was still thinking about killing him for the photobomb she endured after she got captured by the Marskmen. After calming down, Nina erased the fanboy emails and finally got off the computer. A good punching of the bags upstairs in her suite would settle her nerves down.