Episode 1: Light Shining in the Night
Kimiko eats delicately, picking up meatballs in elegant black chopsticks and chewing each one carefully, clearly paying attention to the interplays of flavor. When she first sees the owl, she watches it coming closer with a touch of wonder, but her expression changes to a distinct bit of distaste as it lands on the table, deposits its charge, and plucks a meatball off her plate.
Sliding her plate forward and away, she picks up the capsule and twists it open, saying something in Japanese as she does. [Private to GM: "E-mail never steals your dinner."] She lays the message flat on the table, and reads it aloud. Her English is only lightly accented, just enough to sound exotic, but she does stumble a bit over Gällivare.
Once it's done, she leaves it there if anyone else wishes to look at it. Mack's pronouncement draws a simple, formal nod, accepting Mack's vow.