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the Kawasaki plant is opening its new, totally robotic assembly line tomorrow. There's a big bash tonight, a tour -"
    "And?" Endicott interrupted coldly.
    "Well, if you sign our vouchers, Brian and I can take the bullet train. We can be there in a couple of hours. We'll take Yoshi and his camera, too. We'll stay the night, then cover the event tomorrow. I can show Brian here the ropes, and it'll be a great story for INN Science Sunday ."
    " I'll be the judge of what's a great story," Endicott barked pompously.
    "Well, chief," Nick said innocently. "If you'd rather, I'll work with Max Hulse. Isn't he covering that Sea Base One story?"
    "What's your assignment for the week, Gordon?" Endicott demanded.
    "Fact-checking," Nick said with a sigh.
    "Then do it! " Endicott shot back. "Anyway, I've already sent Blackthorn Adams to cover the Kawasaki story. So get out of here, and take your new roommate with you!"
    Brian grabbed Nick's arm and pulled him out of the office. Nick left without a struggle.
    "What a jerk!" Nick declared as the office door shut behind them.
    "What happened to your advice?" Brian asked. "Especially the part about sucking up... and shutting up?"
    "No, no." Nick shook his head. "That's what you're supposed to do -"
    "You little sneak!" May McGovern cried angrily. Startled, Nick and Brian turned to face her. May's hands were on her hips and her green eyes were flashing.
    "I told you before, Nick Gordon," she hissed, wagging a finger at him. "Never ever barge in on the boss! Do you want to see me fired? "
    She slammed some files down on her desk. Papers scattered. "Knowing you , that's probably exactly what you want!" she spat.
    Nick stammered. Brian blushed. When May realized no answer - or apology - was forthcoming, she pointed to the door. "Get out of here, Gordon," she commanded.
    Nick and Brian rushed to the elevators and returned to the newsroom.
    * * *
    Back at Endicott's office, May apologized to her boss. "Don't worry about it, May," the fat man said as he settled into his chair.
    "It was all that moron Gordon's fault," May said. She was still hissing mad. "I can't wait until INN sends him back to Cleveland!"
    A few minutes after she returned to her desk and gathered up her files, the intercom buzzed.
    "Get Blackthorn Adams on the line," Endicott told her. "I want him to go up to Kawasaki's new plant and cover the opening of their robotic assembly line. He can take that new cameraman, what's his name?"
    "Yoshi Masahara." May answered.
    "Yeah, that's him," Endicott replied. "Tell them to tape a feature for INN Science Sunday . They should go up there tonight on the bullet train. I'll sign their vouchers."
    * * *
    At two o'clock, Nick stopped by Brian's cubicle. Brian noticed his roommate was still in a foul mood.
    "All right. I admit it," Nick confessed. "The whole Kawasaki thing was just a scam... I really wanted him to assign me to the Sea Base One story." Nick sighed. "He probably didn't even know about the Kawasaki plant opening!"
    Brian yawned and stretched. "Well, I'm glad I didn't have to rush out of Tokyo tonight," he said. "I could use another night on the town." Brian remembered the three women in the Hard Rock Cafe from the night before.
    "What really bugs me," Nick said, oblivious to Brian's hint, "is that Max Hulse gets to cover Sea Base! Max Hulse! The most boring newsman on the planet. Do you know what they call him around here? I'll tell you. Lacks Pulse ."
    Brian suspected that they really just meant Nick . He was getting to know his roommate pretty well.
    A little while later, in the middle of a conversation about the nightclubs in Tokyo, Nick's eyes widened. He waved his hand and shouted across the newsroom.
    "Hey, Yoshi!" Nick cried. "Over here."
    Brian saw a young Japanese man in a blue suit, speaking with the grizzled Japanese man who had first showed him his cubicle. The younger man turned, smiled, and waved back at Nick. He finished his business with the older man and then sauntered