Freeport 12 A New Beginning

[Takeo Katashi]

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Takeo Katashi Introduction

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<Dressed in a fine suit and tie, Takeo Katashi enters the board room and smiles to himself.
Having been a participant of many previous meetings with dozens of stone-faced executives and squads of petty, ambitious and back-stabbing middle managers for the previous decade under the keiretsu business model of his former employer, Samura Industries, the placid environment and pleasant faces greeting him here ensure him that he had made a good choice in abandoning that lifestyle in pursuit of challenging but less stressful enterprises.
Taking a deep breath of peace inducing relief, he begins his introductions while still standing apart from the seated board members.>

"Greetings to my Fellow Board members,

I am very pleased to meet you all and quite eager to see what challenges lie ahead for us.
I know that you have all been given information regarding my certifications and accolades, so I will not bore you with an egotistic repetition of those facts now.

I have been made aware of the projects which are under your consideration by Mr. Dante, and I am excited by the possibilities that await us, and stand ready to assist you in realizing our collective dreams of the future.

I have moved all ships and equipment that I have at my personal disposal onto Freeport 12 and await your input as to the necessary logistics and preparations needed to dive into these projects without delay.

Please allow me to introduce my personal assistant, Miss Tanaka, who will be handling my front office and secretarial duties."

<An attractive young Kusari woman enters the room, also dressed in smart business attire.>



"Please contact her whenever my duties here require my absence from the base.
She is my most trusted business associate and I assure you that she is quite capable."

<Katashi then smiles and nods to Miss Tanaka, who then bows her head slightly in the direction of the board members and retires from the room.>

"These introductions being officially completed, with your permission, I will now join you at the table to answer any questions which you may have."

<Katashi then first walks around the table, shaking the hands of those present, asking their names and formally introducing himself with a bow of the head to each despite his prior introduction, then takes a seat.>

"Now then, Gentleman, where shall we begin?."