She'd even forged paperwork for a last minute rank promotion to Major, so that when the time came - mitzy would have a nice retirement. Ritsuko chided herself for the teenie tiny bit of guilt making itself known but compared to the other manipulations of data she'd done - this was minor. After all, the promotion had been in the works anyway.
Misato looked younger, and her figure had been tweaked a little. During the week she'd been 'missing', she'd been marked for both the sexy-fetish maid and haremgirl, and both of those had some tweaking of certain hormones and brain function.
Switching it to mamluk-yojimbo made sense on several fronts. For one, Misato's remaining skills wouldn't be completely lost. Had she remained targetted by both of the other templates, those talents would have faded over the next few months until they were completely gone.
Mamluk-yojimbo, the slave-soldier/bodyguard, was a perfect way for a legal guardian to be a slave of the Master. There were even precedents for that, though Misato would still be a little unusual in several regards. For one thing, it was unclear whether 'mitzy' - the dancer/maid persona would dominate or would Misato the soldier be the dominant aspect?
| name: | misato "mitzy" (misato katsuragi) |
| classification: | mamluk-yojimbo (military advisor/captain) |
| age: | 21 (29) |
| hair: | black/violet |
| eyes: | violet |
| reason: | psych instability, decision to relegate responsibility |
| owner: | ranma saotome |
| approval: | approved. |
Not that anyone but four or five people involved at the facility knew exactly how much they could manipulate when it came down to it. Altering Misato's eye color slightly was relatively easy. Changing her fingerprints would require months, though the process had already started.
In a couple of years, Misato would be trimmer and fitter than ever. Even that distinctive scar across her chest would fade. She'd have a rack that would also convince people that met her that this was NOT the Misato Katsuragi that had been at that party. If mitzy ended up being the dominant persona, there would be no trace of the old Misato. Which might be safer all around but less use in her current situation.
Gendo sat back, steepling his hands in front of him. There was a computer disc sitting in a fireproof safe, with a sophisticated incinerator system inside that would fry the contents if he failed to enter the correct code at regular intervals.
On that disc were files for several individuals, inspired by Doctor Akagi's own efforts regarding Misato. Parts were duplicated except for the personal data. Just in case it became necessary.
With the contents of that disc, any of the individuals whose bio-data was on there would have records altered and paperwork show up complete. They'd be nice little servants. Killing them was easier, but if he had need of their talents later on - he could use braintapes to partially restore their old identities and get further use of them.
Ritsuko Akagi had shown signs of instability, and she certainly knew enough to be dangerous. If she went to SEELE with what she knew, however unlikely that was, she could cause him enormous damage. Maya Ibuki had a sense of morality and a conscience - both of which meant she was a potential weakness. While one of the few with the technical saavy and intelligence to understand the bulk of Akagi's work, if she knew the sordid details she might well prove troublesome. Makoto Hyuga - evidence indicated some relationship with Misato. Unlike the others, his file had a different destination lest emotional memory break through surface programming.
The technicians who oversaw the decanting of the woman from the tank had no connections to the higher echelons. This was just a job to do, on a slave that really wasn't that different from all the others.
"mfrgle mpf," managed mitzy.
The technicians ignored her. Just another unit whose synapses were all scrambled. One checked pulse and eye dilation, and simply thumbs-upped to indicate perfectly normal reactions.
This one was to be prepared as...
"What the heck?" asked Technician A. "She's got fetish maid AND harem-dancer AND mamluk/yojimbo."
"Mamluk's the main task," said Technician B, tapping her clipboard. "See here? 'mitzy' is set up as the legal guardian of that tournament winner. The PTB want him taken care of nicely."
Technician A grunted. Nobody wanted the Powers That Be (aka Upper Management) nosing about. They wanted this boy pampered, he got pampered. "So... bodyguard accessories?"
"Yeah, toss in a maid outfit and dancer costume too," said Technician B. "Basic military gear. Nothing fancy but nothing the PTB will come down to look into."
"Got ya," said Tech A. "I got a H&K USP .40 S&W sidearm in, used but looks good. I'll assign her that."
Tech B looked to Tech C. "Just do the best you can."
Tech C frowned. "Yeah I guess. She just looks sort of familiar. I'll go for minimal makeup tattooing. Is she a permanent contract or provisional?"
"Permanent," said Tech B. "No resale or reassignment. Might as well put in the permanent slave marks. Boy's got her for life."
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