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Ling’s Mission Journal: Part II
Japanese rock plays loud. We walk through the crowds. Everyone taking a break. Zak stares at the girls in costumes. A lot of them skimpy and tight. Some dressed as animals. Other as Manga characters or superheroes.
“This is the single best moment of my life,” Zak says.
“The world’s facing totalitarian g******e and it’s the best moment of your life?” Giles asks.
“So there haven't been many moments,” Zak says, head turning with every girl who walks past.
I click my fingers. “Zak. Focus.”
Zak snaps to attention. “Yes sir . . . Miss . . . Whatever.”
We stop at the foot of the stage.
“Where do you want to set up?” Akihiro asks.
Zak points to a podium on stage. “There’s good. I’ll just need the equipment we asked for.”
Akihiro nods. Calls over two of
