Category Archives: Mizuko Naia

Hollow Love

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Mizuko had decided she was going to convince Amber to go out with her to a movie. When she asked earlier, Amber had mumbled something or other through her bedroom door that Mizuko chose to take as an affirmative. Now she was all dressed up in a nice brown and green skirt with black trim and a strapless top. She’d even managed one of those bras that were supposed to lend support without straps over the shoulder, though she was doubtful it was going to work very well. She hated the thing, but not only had she made the effort but she even made an attempt at a little makeup.

Amber hadn’t even come out of her room yet. Mizuko was about to plead with her that even if she wasn’t going to go to the movies, she at least had to come out for something to eat, when she heard the apartment door open. She turned away and took a couple steps down the short hall to where it opened into the large living and eating area.

Remy stood there, returning something to his suit coat pocket.  He hadn’t noticed her yet, and there was a slight frown on his face.

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Party at Gallery Mathius

Three days before the party Remy’d invited her to, there was a knock on the door. Mizuko was still staying with the two former prostitutes in a small, rented apartment in Santa Fe. One of them, Lea, was also working at a waitress and had managed a day shift at a family restaurant. The other, Kiera, was working at as a receptionist at a chain auto repair shop. Both were out working in the mornings, which left Mizuko a chance to sleep in from her evening shifts at Corazon’s.
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Violence on Belle Park Avenue

It was a week after the battle at Iron Mountain Hollow when Rey’s breakfast was interrupted by a knock at the door. It was early, seventy thirty in the am. Her day at the casino started at nine, but getting the day started early meant she had a chance to catch up on her work related email and review her calendar for the day before she was hurled into a series of meetings and solving problems around the casino.
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