Adam handed Keiko a glass and moved his glass to her,"So because of a brawl in a pub and my dad... And your folks ... But..." He clinked his glass to hers them downed his drink and poured himself another one.
"Ok first off you are in no way for or fashion in servitude for me. If your folks want to think that...well that is fine...I guess but just to let you know your not. You work for me and after tonights hell I guess we can say we are friends...I just wish I knew who saved my life."

In reply to Adam Newman (msg # 41):

Keiko listened to Adam and then took a healthy swig of her drink and thanking her boss for the job again and now the drink.

She said "As per your request, I will not mention the servitude business again .. it is something my mother feels is important to act on in the way she believes."

She blushed and spoke less demurely "I fatally shot the monster."

At that moment he was told via text to look at a certain timecode on camera feed 214. This footage proved what Keiko had admitted to. She took a few more sips of her drink.

She said "You have some interesting extended family members."

In the mix was Terry had texted that he was ready to plan security changes for the airfield .. and that Keiko was a 'righteous babe' per his wife, Anna
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"Thank you for that because gosh I mean I didn't hire you for you to work in my home and the hub you're not my slave. Now don't get me wrong after the hell we just went through I consider you one of my dear friends. And you are welcomed here anytime you want to come over just text and say  hey Addie I'm coming over or hey Addie I'm here." He laughed  and looked over at her and said,"Addie is a nickname Moira came up with."
He took another drink then he put his glass down and looked at her..."It...it was you? You killed the my Arch nemesis. That was the guy that enslaved me for two years, all I can figure is that he saw my interview either in the paper or on TV about the Hub and it clicked. But you killed him. Girl...that first shot went right by my ear.,.," He laughed

He turned in his chair and said,"Thank you. I think you can tell your mom that we are even now. My pop saved your pops live and you saved mine. Isn't that how it goes? Seriously thank you so very much. I wouldn't be sitting here right now if it hadn't been for you because he would have figured out a way to get the guns away from me and killed me. So I can't say it enough, thank you, thank you, thank you. Here have another drink.." he poured Keiko another drink.
"To life and good friends."

In reply to Adam Newman (msg # 44):

Keiko smiled [inadvertently cutely] and klinked glasses with Adam "Thank you for the thanks, Adam er Addie. We can visit my parents after work today and sort the matter out if you like. Uhm you are welcome for the save. And thank you for acknowledging me as a friend. Uhm, we should drink up and get in a few hours of sleep."

She drank up slowly, yawned and then smiled again ...
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Adam flashed her his pearly whites and a twinkle in his eyes he said,"That sounds like a plan. Why don't you come to the shop around 3? I'll close up early and I'll follow you to your place and we can talk to your folks then. Or come around 3, I'll close up early we can grab a late lunch then go to your place to talk to your folks, I don't want to talk them on an empty stomach or maybe I'll eat a sandwich around 2 so I'll be fine. Oh damn I'm rambling...sorry I tend to do that sometimes when I get nervous about stuff. At least it isn't like I'm meeting your folks because we are dating. Oh geez that's the worse, feeling." He laughed a nervous laugh then downed his drink.

In reply to Adam Newman (msg # 46):

Keiko looked deeply into Adam's eyes with her electric blue ones.

She said "I will see you in the afternoon then. Uhm would you rather I work another day besides tomorrow?" She looked curious. "And did you mention dating?"

Adam looked into Keiko's blue eyes for a few seconds and started to get lost in them then he blinked and shook his head.
"Only if you want to but I don't see it being necessary."
When she mentioned dating he ran his fingers through his hair and  said,"Oh I uhm meant that is if we were dating g and I was meeting your parents for the first time how awkward...no uncomfortable I would be. My first impressions aren't that great " He flashed her another smile making his eyes twinkle.
" I mean y-y-you know you are beautiful and all but we probably shouldnt date?" He says this as if he is asking a question.
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In reply to Adam Newman (msg # 48):

Keiko thought for a moment and then said "When you feel comfortable and or confident or you wish to get the possibly crazy thought out of your scared mind feel free to ask me about dating whenever you desire to do so."

She stood up, grinned a little and pulled a twizzler from out of a windbreaker pocket ..

Terry called and mentioned a call from Zoe who had mentioned the battle over a secure line including being told about Keiko's role in it.

GRANT immediately called right after to say and zoe were in an Uber and was mere moments from the  ranch...

Keiko put a twizzler to her lips and stage whispered "How about we talk before you head out."

Keiko then started to head out ... and stopped, blushed deep red when her beauty was complimented on.


Still blushing ... even more .. Keiko then said "Er .. uhm .... Thank you for the compliment on my beauty, Adam."
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Adam pulled a sucker from his desk drawer, a grape dum dum and popped it in his mouth after the phone calls.

He blushed, slowly pulling the sucker from his mouth he raised a brow at Keiko,"Alright...let me get my courage up and I'll ask you out on a date and I won't have to meet your parents because I would have already met them."

He couldn't help but smile at her,"One thing that you will learn about me..Im very honest...I believe telling the truth. I'm honest to the fault. And you are the epitome of beautiful."
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In reply to Adam Newman (msg # 50):

Keiko blushes and smiled "When it boils down to it I am honest however I have to stretch truth when out in our weird and wild world. And thank you for the compliment on my beauty."

Keiko sipped some decent yet low ABV beer then said "We should consider getting in naps."

"Ehhh no such luck for me my dad and step mother are headed this way so you go on to bed, I'll get some sleep later on."
He put the sucker back in his mouth for a few minutes then pulled it back out and said,"Good night, sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite." He laughed,"My grams said that all the time."

In reply to Adam Newman (msg # 52):

Keiko smiled and gave Adam a tender and sisterly hug and Zoe texted Adam We're hhhheeerrreeeeee.

Keiko said "We should greet your parents and then I can nap. And thank you for not making a deal of some sort about my scarring. Thank you for treating me well and telling me that I am the *epitome of beautiful*"

"Just stating the facts ma'am. And you don't have to stay and greet my dad and his wife. I'm hoping this will be a short visit, considering that they are showing up uninvited, something I'm not too fond of and they choose 5 o'clock in the morning to come and be nosey and I guarantee you it was Ursula that called them and told them what happened because he wouldn't be coming had he heard it from a stranger or read it in the newspaper."

In reply to Adam Newman (msg # 54):

Keiko frowned and looked at Adam "A Forster doesn't run and hide or rather this one doesn't. And I plan on sleeping part of the day and in your guest room. And I'd like to find out what's going on first-hand."

Keiko straightened her shirt and then her pj shorts, smiled, opened the study door, checked if she needed any cream for her face.

Then Adam led the way to the living room.

She then whispered "My brothers are very protective of me .. just an FYI. They probably got word of the fracas we had here. I'm surprised that they haven't checked in on me."
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JUST THEN...
Keiko's cell goes off...it's her step brother Ted...

"Well I'm not sure what has happened just yet.Oh wait this is my Intel
L person now. Be right back "
Adam stepped away just as Keiko's cell phone rang to the tune of BABY GOT BACK!

In reply to Adam Newman (msg # 57) / Ted Forster:

Keiko rolled her eyes as the ring tone played.

She vowed again to force her bro to change the ringtone to Turning Japanese .She was determined to up the stakes and prank Ted via modding his secondary laptop most likely so he would have a hint that she wanted Ted to change something that she could easily do herself.

She sultrily / professionally answered her smartphone in Japanese "My name is Keiko Forster and you have reached Grand Tyler Station .. How may I may be of assistance?"

Ted was reminded for like the millionth time why his buddies loved calling the Forster house just to hear Keiko or Hikuru answer the phone.

Keiko went back to the study to talk with Ted .. and ADAM'S 'rents were led to the living room by a mage.
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Via phone...
"Hey little sis, are you alright? Do me and Kev need to come to this guy's Ranch and pick you up? What the hell happened?"

Adam's dad questioned Adam about what happened during the early morning. Adam tells his dad that he will explain everything once Keiko came back from talking on the phone.

In reply to Theodore 'Ted' Forster (msg # 59):

Keiko sat down in Adam's 'CEO' chair, told Ted she needed to compose her thoughts and began spinning in the chair.

She had a mage triple secure the phone lines if need be.

She next said there are too many folks at the Newman residence, and I should be the only Forster here in the house for a few hours. She had the 650 and everyone was fine.

She told her bro what happened as best she could and she did not want to be picked up as she needed to follow things through  ... And yes she was aware there was danger involved in what transpired.

She was thankful Ted and Kev were thinking of her [as well as their parents most likely].

She sipped some high APV stuff.

She happily spoke and then said "I'm certain we Forsters will get together today.. how about things get sorted out here and I call you or Mom asap. Then we'll punt from there. kay? I'm open for altering my suggestion."

She suddenly grumbled "Great .. fuck ..  Adam's folks are probably going to give me dirty looks for having whisky on my breath this early in the day. And before you say anything I had sixty year old whisky in my  well-manicured paws."

She chuckled and audibly sipped her drink ...


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Note:

1) Keiko's drinking at 4-5am might be an 'issue' with Grant and / or Zoe

2) Keiko and Hikuru being considered eccentric and or something else might frighten [?] one of the elder Newman's somehow even if Karl helped Grant .. and now its 2032 and ... the families aren't the Cleaver's and their neighbors ..

3) And if there are issues ... guess who might be officially dating at any moment
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Ginny smiled at her sig other "Do not say I don't have to thank you for willing to lose hours of sleep to watch over me while i stay awake just in case, Moira. By the by you look and smell great. And before you ask my noggin feels okay. I'm not feeling too much pain. Uhm ... How are you feeling, m'love? By the by, I love when you leave your scent on an enemy. Smelled your urine before I passed out. Never thought urine would be a smell I could ever like. By the by your voice and bod turn me on too."

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She then gave Moira a long and tender kiss and a massage. Moira was then hugged just a little tighter for a few moments.

Ginny grinned a few minutes and sweetly said "Can you order us room service, darlin'? And off topic .. its been so long since you've dressed to impress and I'd love to see you strut along a street in stockings and heels. Or we can accept one of those big human dinners that is normally avoided like the plague."
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Ted listened to who he considered his kid sister then said,"Ok I'll tell Mama H, Mama H is what the boys call Hikuru since she and Karl got married, so plan on a family dinner tonight. And pop a mint of chew some gum or something or fuck them Newman's if they don't like for the fact that you have alcohol on your breath, I bet their Golden Boy, Adam is it? has alcohol on his breath too. And what have I said since you were a little girl? Don't sweat the small stuff squirt. Ok let me get off of here and get a couple of winks of sleep but if you need me call me. I love ya little sis. Bye."
With that the. Call ended.

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Moira smiled at Ginny,"Ya liked that huh? Yeah I learned that pissing on your enemy from you. And why don't we have a normal dinner at a normal restaurant together. We can have Adam arrange it for us. We can have our shoppers bring us some clothes to the loft and we can see what we want to wear, get our hair and makeup crew over and get all dolled up, have Adam arrange a driver for us so we can drink if we want and not worry about getting pulled over. Oh yeah...I love you...you had me worried sick about you. I'm so glad that you are ok. It took a lot and I do mean A LOT of healing spells to patch you up and to stop the bleeding so you could just sleep. Thank you for being alive after that whole fiasco. I love you."

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Once the phone call between the siblings were over and Keiko joined them Adam introduced his dad and step mom to her.
Once all the pleasantries were over he began explaining what his contacts told him.
That his ad in the newspaper started a flicker with the wolf but it was the television interview and actually seeing himlive and hearing his voice that completely threw the wolf over the edge and broke the spell and it woke him up. He brought ina hacker to find his home address for a home invasion. He continued telling about the fight right down to the very end and the last shot...and he made sure to let them know that Keiko saved his life and that he sees the family debt paid for but will be talking to her father today about it.
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In reply to Theodore 'Ted' Forster (msg # 63):

Keiko yawned and downed the whiskey after hugging a stuffie that stood in for Ted ... and smiled as the call ended. Then she did the same for Kev with another stuffie. She then chuckled about the stuffies [and five more .. they were all for graduation like moments] being in Adam's study. She then sucked on a sweet mint which did help a tiny bit.

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In the living room, Keiko listened to Adam talk and did not add anything.

She noted the pistols she used were still on her person.

Adam was texted by Keiko at a quiet moment: I will be heading out soon .. after napping ...and one of my brothers expects me at a family gathering later and I'm inviting you ... and forget you have credit cards.

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Ginny said she was sorry that Moira cried and instead of mentioning the word love, Moira was Frenched by her mate. The duo had to use the toilet at that moment ... then when the duo climbed back into bed ..

Ginny then tried to see if Moira wanted her nethers given some attention ... slowly

After the impromptu and unnecessary visit from his dad and step mom they left after the pleasant goodbyes and the so good to meet yous etc etc bs.
Adam looked at Keiko,"Ok are you still dropping bye the Hub at 3 so I can follow out to yours and your folks place or are you gonna make me go in blind? Y'all don't live too far from here so I may just cut out at 2 and just come on back here and take a hot shower, get a clean shave and get a spit polish look so I can nervously meet your parents. Just text me your address so I can find the place and give me a time and do me a favor...inform them that I am joining y'all. I want to make a good impression, a bad impression would be if I showed up unannounced and unknown to the owners of the house, been there...done that." He smiled at her then said,"Besides I want a good them to like me just in case we do decide to date." He winked at her. "Now off to bed with ya so I can get an hour or 2 of shut eye before I head in. Goodnight... morning... sweet dreams."
He waited until Keiko was in the room he chose then went to his room, he took off his pants and climbed into bed and fell asleep.

In reply to Adam Newman (msg # 65):

Keiko thought and then said "I'm contractually obligated to meet up with my family for dinner tonight at an as of now unknown time and venue ...I can meet you at the airfield at three and we'll punt from there."

She set a few alarms including the one for a 2pm appearance at the airfield so she wouldn't be late.

She texted Ted to text her the time dinner and the venue are decided on and then turned all her attention onto Adam ..

She yawned, muttered about leaving her creams in the flak jacket, stretched her tired muscles and waited for Adam to respond ...