Someday I'll learn to love these scars

[Sent to Nagi's Nexus email address]

Hey boss,

So it looks a situation has come up.  On my way to the New York portal I fell into another random portal to Chicago.  I know, I know, should have used my PINpoint, but old habits die hard.  My PINpoint and cell phone both got busted on the trip over, and the transdimensional card on my laptop is set to go any second.  Unfortunately, it's 2010 here, and you know this stuff isn't early 21c technology, so it's not going to be easy to find someone who can repair my PINpoint.  Luckily there are some members of Torchwood here--I'm hoping Toshiko's experience with alien tech will generalize to PINpoints.

I'm going to try to be back as soon as I can, but just in case I'm not, can you ask Ran to pick up my sword from the house?  The house knows her, so it should let her in if she asks nicely.  Tell Ran she can feel free to raid the tea stash if she wants as well.

If I'm not back in two months, promote Louisa.  She's a bit flighty, but she can handle the job when it comes down to it.  Let's hope it doesn't come to that, though.

Thanks,

Mio

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To the soul, there is hardly anything more healing than friendship. -Thomas Moore

What a joke. I would hardly call the relationship my parents have with any of their so-called friends "healing." To them, it's all about the social competition--who can throw the most lavish parties, who can invite the most prestigious guests, who can travel to the most exotic places on holiday, who can buy the most designer clothing. I fail to see any sort of benefit in that sort of behavior.

Besides, friendship is a liability. It opens you up to demands from people, and people always want something from you. I already dislike the demands my parents put on me, I don't need to open myself up to that from anything else.