Chapter 2

The Interview

Arriving at the MKDN buildings up close was a daunting sight to behold; they just seemed to overpower everything around them. Mary could only stare in awe as the Limo drove into the main gate. It pulled up to the main reception building at which point the driver instructed her to make her way inside and ask for Takahashi-san. Nervously Mary entered the building and made her way to the reception desk.

"Sumimasen," she asked the receptionist, "I am here to meet with Takahashi-san"

"Oh" said the girl behind the desk with a giggle "you are new girl for Mr. Takahashi?"

Not quite understanding why the receptionist was trying to speak very broken English when she was clearly able to understand Japanese Mary continued; "Yes I am new girl for Mr. Takahashi"

"Oh good" chirped the girl "He will be very excited when he look at you, he will want you to cum for him, I will find you girlfriend so you can cum together for ten minutes"

"Arigato" Replied Mary trying not to sound aggravated by the butchering she had just witnessed of her mother tongue. She sat down and waited for this girlfriend (I guess she means another secretary) to arrive. Ten minutes later almost to the second a girl appeared in front of her;

"You and me cum for Mr. Takahashi?" she asked.

Trying not to scream Mary replied "Yes, I'm Mary; I'm here for an interview"

"Oh you do Japanese Mariko" smiled the girl (almost with a bounce in her step), "you have good oral skills on the Japanese" she said to Mary with pride.

By this point Mary had just accepted that she was going to be spoken to in this unholy form of English whether she liked it or not, "arigato," she replied "Thank you for your kindness"

"We must now cum for Mr. Takahashi, Please keep hold of my behind"

It was only at this point that Mary realized that all the female staff were dressed very suggestively. The girl in front of her (whose name she did not catch ) was wearing an impossibly short skirt and cropped top that only just covered what were for an Asian girl very large breasts. Looking now Mary didn't know how she had missed them. In fact there was something odd about this girl; almost as if she wasn't really Japanese but more a caricature of a Japanese girl. Her hips swayed as she walked and judging by the looks she got from the male workers it seemed her main job was to be eye candy. "What sort of place is this?" thought Mary. "I hope they don't expect me to dress up this way, I didn't come to Japan just to be something to look at.

They arrived outside Takahashi-san's office; "This where you cum for Mr. Takahashi" smiled the girl. "He wants you all to himself so I must go elsewhere; I hope you show good oral skills to make him happy, Bai Bai Mariko!" With that the girl left walking in tiny steps in what Mary now noticed were impossibly high platform shoes. "How did she not fall over?" Mary thought as she knocked on the door. The door opened to reveal a large and impressive office, at the end of which sat a man at a desk.

"Hajimemashite" he said bowing, "You must be Mariko, welcome"

"Hajimemashite" Mary replied deciding it would be rude to correct the mistake with her name. "You wanted to see me"

"Yes, we have heard you are the most promising student at SIJ and so we would like to make you a part of MKDN. If you have not been to Japan before you may not know of us but I assure you; there is no bigger company in Japan. With one phone call I could make even a company like Sony or Toshiba go bust within days, such is the power of this company."

"Wow" remarked Mary, "So what could you want with a girl like me?"

"We, oh sorry please take a seat"

(Mary sat down as Takahashi-san continued)

"We here at MKDN are very proud of our country and its' language. Therefore when we employ foreign workers we want only the best linguists on board. Job skills we can teach you but correct Japanese is a natural talent, you either have it or you do not. We at MKDN believe you have what it takes and so wish to employ you here for your time in Japan"

"That is very kind of you, but what can I do for a company as major as this?"

"Please do not worry about lack of skills; this placement is more like an extended work experience program. We want to focus mainly on your language and etiquette in order to perfect it for Japanese business. For example I am about to offer you some tea, as your senior in both age and position in the company do you know the correct response?"

"No I'm sorry, Should I decline the offer"

"No, you must never decline an offer of tea it is a show of tremendous disrespect here in Japan. Even if you do not like the tea you accept the offer and you must over the course of a conversation drink three cups, less suggests you do not appreciate my offer and more is a sign of greediness. So if anyone offers you tea, always drink three cups full"

"Oh, thank you Takahashi-san, in that case I would love a cup of tea thank you"