TITLE: Design Flaw

AUTHOR: MikeJaffa

SYNOPSIS: Kyohei discovers a quirk in Jo's genetic programming…and Meg isn't happy when she finds out about it.

HUMOR WARNING: Just in case it's really funny, put down any food and beverages; I would feel bad if a reader choked.

RATING: I'm 95% sure this is "M," but if anyone thinks it's MA, I'll take it down; it's already at Adult Fan Fiction anyway.

AUTHOR's NOTE: Will all future reviewers please log in and use their handles. Thank you.

DISCLAIMER: Burst Angel is owned by Gonzo, and I am making no money off this. If they find out about this, hopefully they will see it as a testament of the fans' love for these memorable characters and inspire them to continue their stories. [HINT]

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"You do understand our agenda, don't you, Professor?"

"Yes, Mr. Glenford."

"You do realize that our ultimate goal is to take Jo alive with a minimal amount of damage, if not completely unharmed, don't you, Professor?"

"Yes, Mr. Glenford."

"Having her beaten to death would not fulfill that objective, would it, Professor?"

"No, Mr. Glenford."

"And for Meg to be her assailant - Meg, of all people!"

"I, too, was surprised she had it in her."

"That wasn't the point! Our plans are based on using Meg as leverage. Your own profilers agree that taking her hostage is the only way to placate Jo. Shattering that relationship could negate that."

"True, Mr. Glenford. But by the same token, without access to Jo, we couldn't have done anything about it. And even then, we didn't fully understand it until Maria-"

"We will come back to the Maria situation presently, Professor. Let's stick to the incident involving Jo and Kyohei Tachibana. Do we know exactly what happened?"

"We have reconstructed the sequence of events, Mr. Glenford."

"Then by all means, let's start at the beginning."

"Very good, sir. Sei had accepted a long standing invitation from her grandfather to visit his Japanese country home, and she had arranged to take Meg and Amy with her-"

"Pardon the interruption, Professor, but where was Leo Jin in all of this? He could have aided the boy."

"Mr. Jin was visiting his parents in Hawaii, Mr. Glenford."

"Ah, yes, I remember. Continue."

"Very good, sir. Jo had elected to remain behind…more or less…and Sei had asked Kyohei to, uh, house sit for the weekend. However, in the rush to leave, they neglected to check their P. O. Box, so Sei decided to drop Jo off at the Love and Happy Culinary Design school and she and Kyohei would pick up the mail. And as near as we can tell, that was where the trouble started…"