Kim gets her test results!

Again the testers were ready with the results before the girls were finished eating. Kim was surprised at how much she ate for lunch but the other two encouraged her to eat until she was no longer hungry. “While you eat,” Linda said. “Try to come up with a codename.They’ll need one to put on your M.I.D. and while it’s possible to change it up until your eighteenth birthday it’s not easy. Also the name you use your first year at Whateley is generally the one that sticks.” She grinned, “Just ask the poor guy known as Power Pork.”

Kim giggled, “Oh, oh my. Well I think I can do better than that.” She looked at Asuna, “What’s your codename?”

“Reimei,” Asuna replied.”It’s Japanese.”

“Well I’d like to complement that but I don’t speak the language,” Kim said.

“Probably best not to do so,” Asuna said. “It might highlight the relationship between us and we should keep that quiet at school I’m thinking.” Asuna thought that very reasonable but when Kim gave her a hurt look she backpedaled, “If you aren’t worried though neither am I. My codename means the border between night and day so the complements would be either ‘shogo’ or ‘yahan’.” She looked down at her plate, “I was just trying to be safe.”

“I know,” Kim said. “But we can always say we are planning on teaming up after school or something.”

After they ate they went to the briefing room and found out that Kim had been classed as Exemplar one, Energizer three (internal), and Regen three. Since she wasn’t working for the DPA her M.I.D. showed more information than Asuna’s but not her real name and the department was still listed under Backup/Affiliation since her sister was an agent.

“I hope that will help keep you safe if necessary but call me if anything goes wrong at school,” Linda said.

“If she doesn’t I will,” Asuna said.

Linda smiled, “Good.”

“So I’m dating miss responsible?” Kim asked.

Asuna blushed and looked around at everyone around them in the cafeteria but answered, “Yes.”

The head researcher asked, “What codename should I enter for the subject?”

Kim rolled her eyes, “I’m surprised you don’t just use numbers for everyone.”

He replied in his steady monotone, “I suggested that but was overruled. Codename?”

“Shogo,” Kim replied.

He nodded once and typed it in, shortly thereafter one of his assistants handed her a M.I.D. card. It had a picture of her and the following information.

She stuck it in her purse, “Not the best picture of me but better than some of the driver’s license photos I’ve seen. Can we go now?”

“Yes,” Linda said. “We’ll need to come back at least once but we can leave now.”

They went shopping again and Asuna was amazed at how enthusiastic Kim could be about clothing, especially shoes. She only stopped when she got hungry again.

They picked up Chinese food on the way home and chatted while they ate. “You could go into fashion as a career Kim. You’d be a great salesperson or fashion consultant and maybe you could even become a designer.”

“You really think so?” Kim asked smiling.

“Sure!” Asuna replied. “You are really knowledgeable about it and your enthusiasm is very contagious. I know you don’t want to the hero thing so this is a viable alternative.” She looked over at Linda, “Do you know if Whateley has any classes on this sort of thing?”

Linda replied, “Well there are classes on creating costumes and how to make sure your costume says what you want it to say at least and I know a few graduates have gone into modeling so I wouldn’t be surprised. You may not get to take them at first though. You’ll have to take all the usual high school classes and a few geared to helping you control your powers so there may not be any free time for electives Freshman year.” She smiled, “Don’t worry though, I’m sure you’ll have found time to take whatever electives they have by the time you graduate and if you still want to do more in that line after you graduate the folks and I can find you a university with a fashion degree program.”

Kim hugged her sister, “Thanks! You’re the best sister in the world.” She refilled her plate and burbled on happily in between bites about how she’d dress various celebrities if she was in charge of their wardrobe and about emerging fashion trends and fading ones and those she thought should fade but were still going strong.

Asuna mostly just smiled and nodded, happy that Kim was happy. When Kim started talking about costumes worn by various mutants she asked Linda, “Are we going to need costumes for school? I mean I figured I would just be wearing a school uniform and maybe a black suit if I had to do anything official.”

Linda smiled, “Yeah, you may never wear it again after you graduate but you’ll need one for some things at Whateley.” She frowned and looked serious, “And please remember you are supposed to be observing only while there. With luck you should never have to do anything official the entire four years and if there is an emergency you are to report it to the agent on duty from a place of safety. We are not sending you to be James Bond. We want to know what everyday life is like there, the inside story if you will.”

She looked over at Kim, “That goes double for you. If you see trouble coming you run the other way as fast as your legs will carry you. I’m unhappy enough about them making Sue a “special consultant” and she’s been taking martial arts since she was five and has already taken down her first villain. You are to keep your head down and avoid conflict if at all possible, understand?”

Kim nodded as she finished off the last of the lo mein, “I promise Linda.”

Linda sighed, “I guess that’ll have to do.”