Senshi Sabers

Chapter 52

Hotaru Tomoe wasn't really human, instead she was an advanced 'super' bioboomer. It wasn't something that she thought about much... Okay, that was a lie. It was something that she factored into various things.

Hotaru, for instance, was well aware that her assistant was interested in her. But her dating Kaori Knight was totally out of the question. She could accidentally break the woman in half, in a moment of passion.

Plus the ethical issues of being her boss, of course.

She also percieved things slightly different, compaired to when she had been fully human. She pulled in data from open systems without thinking about it, and had a constant 'overlay' of information whenever she looked at something.

(Certain people with porn on their devices needed to get better security. She did NOT need to know that Officer Osaka was a bottom and wrote 'real person' fic on officers she served with. Ick.)

"Miss Tomoe?" Usagi Tsukino asked, noticing she had spaced out a second.

"Sorry," Hotaru smiled, glad that Usagi, at least, didn't store stuff like that on her devices.

Usagi still was giving her a LOOK as she asked, "The ADP would like to borrow some of your techs to examine the remains of the bioboomers that attacked the Shiroe facility."

Hotaru nodded, "Certainly, but may I ask why?"

"Our forensic teams are good, but...," Naru paused.

"But the remains are WAY beyond their skill level," Usagi added ruefully.

"It's a totally new generation?" Hotaru guessed.

"A completely new design," Naru agreed, "especially the white haired pretty boy they had leading them."

"One of the problems our techs had was it apparently had a self destruct," Usagi noted, "but it only partially worked. But what was left is half slagged..."

"So we'll also have to try to piece it together too," Hotaru nodded thoughtfully. "I'll put my best people on it, once you ship it here."

"We'll get it to you as soon as possible," Usagi agreed.

"Other than that, thank you for your assistance," Naru half bowed.

"Let Chief Haruna know she owes me one," Hotaru half smiled as they left.

"Do you think you'll be able to call that debt?" Kaori asked as she entered, having been descretely listening in.

"No, but it keeps them on their toes," Hotaru shrugged.

Kaori smiled wryly. She cleared her throat, "We got a alert on a data tap on a former employee, Risa Meru."

"Not ringing bells," Hotaru admitted.

"She was a associate of your father and Doctor Mizuno, when they were first developing the BioBoomer," Kaori noted.

"Ah!" Hotaru made the connection, "She was Risa Mason, she changed her name after everything that happened."

"She was kidnapped from the care home she's been in the past ten years," Kaori added.

"Her family involuntarily committed her," Hotaru noted, "mostly to keep access to her money. Otherwise, I suspect that they'd have just abandoned her, after the attack."

"She attempted to kill Dr Mizuno's husband?" Kaori recalled.

"Hmm. Risa had apparently become obsessed with Mizuno, and decided to remove the obstacle. The police weren't happy with that," Hotaru agreed. "She pleased insanity."

"So, we're assuming Mistress Nine has her...," Kaori noted.

"Which is concerning," Hotaru agreed. "She pretty much programmed the Operating System most BioBoomers run on, so it's clear she could help them immensely."

"Or damage them, if she gets the chance," Kaori suggested hopefully.

Hotaru just shook her head, "Reading the files, she pretty much hated everyone once it was over. Other than Mizuno."

"So she's more than likely to help the BioBoomers," Kaori sighed.

"Hmm," Hotaru agreed.

"We also heard back from the Sabers," Kaori paused, "they turned us down."

"Again," Hotaru sighed, then paused.

"Ma'am?" Kaori blinked.

"Nothing," Hotaru smiled slightly.

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Ami Mizuno would deny it if you asked her, but she actually rather liked running her shop, Silky Doll.

"Morning, Miss Mizuno!" Catsy smiled warmly.

"Morning," Ami nodded.

Catsy winked, "Is Miss Hino up yet?"

Ami blushed. Her shop girls knew that Rei had moved in, of course, and all three liked to tease her about it.

Avery smirked, "How's the honeymoon?"

"Avery! They COULD just be roommates," Prizma noted.

"Seriously? Have you SEEN how they look at each other?" Bertie laughed.

"Girls," Ami laughed, blushing.

"Sorry, boss," the four chorused.

"I'll be in my office," Ami added, "if you\re all good, I'll order in lunch."

"Yay!" Catsy cheered.

"You are SO easy," Prizma noted, shaking her head as Ami headed to her office.

Paperwork was the bane of every small business, and Ami had to deal with a LOT of it. In addition to everything with the Silky Doll, she had to purchase equipment and supplies for their armors via various shell companies.

(With Infinity now under Hotaru Tomoe's control, she wasn't AS worried about keeping it all secret. However, the Senshi were illegal mercenaries/vigilantes, so keeping some security was just common sense. Plus, Hotaru could lose control of Infinity via stockbroker revolt... or some bastard assassinating her.)

"Hey," Rei Hino knocked on the office door.

"Rei, heading out?" Ami smiled warmly.

"Got a rehersal, but I'll be back in a few hours," Rei answered, kissing her on the lips.

"Hmm," Ami kissed back warmly. "Be careful out there."

"Always," Rei agreed.

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"Ugh, this is the worst!"

Minako Aino was being test fitted for the new 'Starlight' combat armors. It was not going well.

"The plumming is awful! Why a DIAPER?!" Minako complained.

Chief Haruna, observing the process, laughed. "Better than a catheter," she pointed out.

"Oooh," Mina winced. "Ok, that would be worse."

"Still glad you volunteered to be a test fitting subject?" Molly, the main tech, asked impishly.

Mina admitted, "I thought I'd just get to stand around an afternoon. This sucks."

"How does moving in it feel?" Haruka checked.

'Sucks compared to my Senshi armor' was what Mina wanted to say, but didn't. "Not bad, actually," she admitted, turning and twisting a bit in the bulky suit. "It... uhm.. chafes in delicate places."

Molly winced, "Where...?"

Haruna watched as they went over the fitting... "Poor girl," she chuckled, then went back to her office.

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Ami sat back in satisfaction. Looking at the figures, they were in the black this month... barring unexpected issues.

A loud thumping on the office door jerked Ami from her thoughts.

"Boss, you need to get out here!" Catsy hissed through the door.

"What's the emergency?" Ami asked, opening the door.

"I... can't really explain," Catsy sighed.

Ami followed her out, walking through the displays then blinked as she saw the security men and an attractive woman standing there.

"You?" Ami blinked.

Hotaru Tomoe smiled back, her short black hair framing her face, and dressed in a attractive woman's suit. "You've been dodging talking to me in person," she said mildly, "so I thought a personal visit was a idea."

Ami looked displeased, but swallowed that down.

"Would you care to join me somewhere more private?" Ami offered calmly.

To be continued...