Dancing Very Merry Christmas by Shouji Gatou

Author:Shouji Gatou [Gatou, Shouji]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Light Novel, Science Fiction
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2020-03-29T00:00:00+00:00

It was just around the same time that the XO of the US Navy nuclear attack submarine Pasadena, Lieutenant Marcy Takenaka, was enjoying a pleasant chat with a beautiful woman across a dinner table. “You know,” he said, “this is a lot more laid-back than I would have expected from a seajacking.”

“Yes, I agree,” the woman nodded. She was dressed in a black evening gown and wearing fashionable glasses. “The terrorists have been so accommodating,” she went on. “‘Let us know if you get bored,’ and such. It’s such a relief... although I’m still going to file a massive complaint with the operations division when it’s all over.” That last sentence was muttered, barely audible. A vein in her forehead twitched slightly as she said it.

“Huh?”

“Oh, nothing. By the way, where is the man you were with earlier, Takenaka-san?”

“I couldn’t say,” Takenaka said, as he savored another bite of thick, juicy steak. “He’s probably in one of the phone corners, sorting out finances with the wife who ran off on him.”

“Oh, the poor thing.”

But Takenaka wagged his finger at the woman’s show of sympathy. “Oh, no, he completely deserves it. He’s a stubborn ass who never listens to anyone. I’m sure she was just at her wits’ end.”

“Really?”

“Really. It’s hard enough working with the man. I can’t imagine being married to him.”

“Oh, dear...” the woman said.

“He’s my superior, but he finds fault with every single thing I do,” Takenaka went on. “He treats his subordinates like we’re incompetent. It’s horrible. We don’t get any respect.”

“That certainly does sound hard...” she said cautiously.

“Tell me about it. It’s awful! But he doesn’t understand that.” Takenaka stopped himself and shook his head. “Anyway, enough of that. Let’s enjoy our dinner.”

“Good idea. It seems that contrary to expectations, I’m not going to have anything to do tonight, so I might as well take it easy,” the woman agreed.

“Huh?”

“Oh, nothing. Now, do tell me more, Takenaka-san,” the woman said with an enchanting smile.

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