Rei sighs, "You and mother both remember I'm bulletproof, right? In the few times I've seen a gun, I have never been concerned for myself. I just hope whoever has the gun doesn't shoot anyone other than me."

She feels bad about what she has said, but the worry of her parents is something all children must contend with no matter their age.

When her father relays her mother's questions she is sure her eyeroll can be heard, "No, I haven't met anyone, and I haven't been to any night clubs since Hiromi is too young to join me at clubs here in America. I have heard they are nice and have been given recommendations."

A little away from the phone receiver, "Guns come in many sizes."

Then quickly, and a little more clearly, "I do want to talk to you about information security briefly.  We have been going though a post-incident audit here.  We had a board member release their personal credentials in response to a email.  It does not seem that they got into our extranet or accessed any board materials; this was found quickly after the hacker tried to access a bank account, but the bank stopped the attempt.  I want to make sure your division (and all eventually) do the same as we do here.  You're in particular because you are much larger target within the company.  We need to show that we are taking this seriously and that we get the audit results.  I'll have our contractor reach out to you shortly."

Rei sits up, "When was this? I'm sure the board member is updating their security."

She then muses to herself how she had a similar conversation last night as she adds, "We must oversee ourselves or others will demand to do so."

"The board member has had his machine updated by the same team that is doing the investigation.  Let me see...the email says they changed his passwords, backed up his data, rebuilt his machine, installed a new anti-virus, updated his network security at home and then added something called 'DNS filtering' to his home and laptop.  I don't know what that means.  That is why we have a CISO.

He is genuinely embarrassed by this incident.  We will be having the remainder of board do the same.  I figure that we and you should as well.  We are bigger targets, I'm told.  They are recommending credit monitoring and a cell phone review as well.  They would like us to not bring our own cell phones and to have discrete phones for work and personal use.  This is a large hassle."

[OOC] What does your mother do/not do; work or not, philanthropy, shopper, down-to-earth, etc.?  Can you RP your response??

"This is the down side of being rich and in a position of power and authority. Now you see why I need something to let me forget for a while?"

"I'll make arrangements for Hiromi and I to have new work phones, and I'll get new numbers for our personal phones."

"When and where is mother's next gallery? Has she become a muse for anyone new?"

[OOC: As she married a Frenchman, there is no way Mika is a full on Japanese traditionalist. She's primarily an artist and has taken courses to be considered a capable chef of French and Japanese cuisine though she has never done so professionally. She is a socialite given the inquiry about clubs.
I figure she's an accomplished artist that also uses her position to help new artists she finds intriguing.]
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"Your mother has one fawning English woman.  And she, 'must simply have that'.  I'm sure she will be back in a few months and say the exact same thing again."  He put on a fake English accent as he imitated the woman and chuckled.

"Otherwise, I will always appreciate your mother's art work.  It is why we are together in the first place."  There are a few comments out of reach of the phone that are not repeated.

"I'll let you go.  Do follow up with David, as being a good CISO, he is hounding me for action plans for the different departments.  I'm sure he'll have some form for you...but as we pass audit, he is only doing his job well.  I'll have your mother call next time, so you two can catch-up with everything not work.  Au revoir."

"Let me know ahead of time, so I can have Hiromi with me for that call. Au revoir, papa."

The remainder of the day is rather typical; several meetings, Hiromi gets lunch, and then several more meetings.  There are a few press releases for Canada (in French and English) that are approved, the introduction for the company prospectus to approve and a meeting on photo shots to add to the 'release pool' for future use.

The only unexpected thing to happen today is that WGN Noon news reported Predator had been active last night.  He had broken into a gang house and hurt several members severely.  This is met with general positive interviews from the community and a news conference from the CPD promising to stop him.

[OOC] I don't want to assume anything about the day; please add detail where you would like before we move to evening or next day.

Rei has her lunch with Hiromi, sushi, and informs her of the call from their father. She goes over the security issue and the personal part of the call.

The news about Predator bothers her. Rei says, "Someone needs to take him down. He does more damage than good."

Then it's back to work. She makes a note to double check the Canadian French since some of it seems off to her. She doubts it's wrong, but it doesn't sound correct to her Parisian French mind.

Hiromi asks, "Are you thinking about going after him?  He seems to be 'trying' to do the right thing.  I agree that he is putting a lot of people in the hospital...." She goes quiet and chews for a minute.

She also remarks that French Canadian always sounds odd.

[OOC] Give me an INT vs 5 OV/RV for a realization.

Rei ponders over the roll in her chopsticks before she answers her sister, "Yes. I think I will."

[OOC: Mindstrike rolled 15 using the Mayfair Exponential Game System with rolls of 8, 7.  Int 5 AV/EV vs 5 OV/RV.

Cajun French would probably cause them physical pain.]

Concern shows on her face immediately, "I don't think that is wise.  Do you even know what he can do?  He has put holes in walls.  Think of the strength it would take to do that.  If he is hurting others, do you think if you try to stop him he won't hurt you too?"

Rei shakes her head, "That's why we do opposition research first. We get all the information on his capabilities we can from past appearances to get as full a picture of his capabilities as we can. He seems to be only a street vigilante even with his powers. He looks to avoid other powered individuals, and I can get some help after that dinner meeting last night."

"Get the two of us a pair of prepaid cell phones. Nothing fancy. They just have to be able to call and text. Do your best not to be seen getting them if you can, and try to hide your identity when purchasing them."

Rei then holds out her right hand flat just above and perpendicular to her desk. By force of will, a blade of rosy colored telekinetic force which she then drops a pencil onto. The pencil lands in two halves on the desk with a perfectly clean cut.

She then looks at Hiromi, "You have never seen me use my powers other than flying. That is the only power I use at my full capability. When I've used my powers to help people, I have held back because I was like Predator and fighting others without powers. In interview, I always downplay my capabilities because I don't know who might be watching."

She nods her head as you talk about research, but perks up when you talk about dinner last night.  "You haven't said much about the dinner last night.  And what was it that this can help you research Predator?  And don't forget, best laid plans can still fall apart."

She takes a few notes, and wrinkles her nose and says, "Walmat." when you talk about the phones.

She raises her eyebrows when you cut the pencil.  "He isn't a pencil and has been street fighting for some time now.  And I'll get more pencils."  The last statement is added with a little snark.

"There is a gentleman, Dr. Ferrand, who wishes to create a team of supers here in Chicago. Chicago used to have an active hero community that helped people. I need you to do some research on a local event called Red Monday. It seems to be the catalyst for the disappearance of the best local heroes. After we research and quantify Predator's abilities, I will contact Dr. Ferrand and see if our first task can be bringing in Predator. That will be a good start for a new team."

On hearing Hiromi mention Walmart, Rei blanches a bit, "No. Get the phones from a corner store. If you can, get them from a store with no cameras or where the cameras don't tend to work. Pay with cash. Leave as little of a trail as you can."

She then looks at the pencil, "I'll just take the pencil out of your pay. That is the American thing to do, no?"

"'Red Monday'...I have not heard of it.  But I have a few friends that can get me started down the right track.  And Google always works...."

She listens intently for a minute and then looks at you very seriously, "You think you can trust this guy that just took you to dinner and started talking about heroes?  You had mentioned the other person once (assuming they are the same group), but seems a little flimsy to build upon."

She shakes her head a lot as you talk and takes notes on her phone.  She only sticks out her tongue when you mention the pencils.

"Red Monday is a local incident that didn't get much national or any international attention. It seems to have been devastating for the city."

"He seems sincere, or he's a very convincing liar, and while Shadow is rough and more in line with common folk, I don't think he would be involved if he thought things were sinister. I have no reason to doubt the sincerity for now, so I'll go along with it and see where it leads."

"I'll definitely see what I can find.  As to the other two, I'll have to go on your intuition.  I still don't know if you should trust them, but if they can collaborate what I find and we can then collaborate what they provide on Predator...."  She shrugs.

"Wait...did you just say 'common folk'?  How Parisian of you.  The next thing I know and you'll start smoking and send me for 'just the right cheese'.  Ohh...you remember the lady on the Rue des Rosiers and her little dog, toddling down the street trying to find just the right cheese and sandwich combination.  heheh...it could be you some day."  She smiles, giggles and snaps her chop sticks.

Rei laughs, "Oh, I wish I could be like her sometimes. If the only concern I had was looking for a proper cheese, I would be in bliss."

Then she smiles, "I wouldn't send you for cheese though. I'd send you for cake and hope I don't lose my head over it."

"No cake...what about a chocolate croissant from Vanille Patisserie?  I can get them for tonight."

The remainder of the work day is quiet.

[OOC] I'll write something up for 'Red Monday'.  I know what happens, just never wrote it down.  Let me know what your next move is.

[OOC: Pass another day. Hopefully Hiromi gets the burner phones so Rei can call Doc on his burner.

I guess you missed the Marie Antoinette reference there.]
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[OOC] She has two new phones (they are cheap and small) by about 8 pm, with the croissants.

And yes, yes I did.  Nicely done.

[IC]"You still want to do this?"

Rei takes a croissant and laments that they somehow just never as good as the ones back in Paris.

At Hiromi's question she nods, "Yes. I have to at least try."

Like ticking off a check list, Hiromi rattles off her next steps.
I'll hit a few of the web sites that track heroes and see what they or don't say about Predator.  They seem to have information, but cyphering good from bad is sometimes hard.  I think I can reach out to building security and see what they know or don't know.  I'll do it under the guise of 'employee and resource safety' and talk about heroes/villains in general, with Predator as an example.  I should be able to hit the newspaper repositories we have access to here and do research that way as well.  If you think of something else that won't raise alarms, let me know."

She sits back, looks up at you, and just nods her head.

"If you need to, you can use the security audit as an excuse which reminds me that we need IT to get us new work phones. Local online communities might have more relevant information even if it may be anecdotal. You can use that to point to more official sources for verification."