Memories from a past life have a way of resurfacing at the most inconvenient moments. Monday morning, Tanabe Shinji saw the envelope placed on his desk and immediately remembered the dim little hut of the Valtiza Frontier Seventh Records Bureau. Mountains of parchment. The smell of ink. Nights when no one came. The envelope read: "Participation Confirmation Notice." "Tanabe!" He turned. Section Chief Miyamae stood there, grinning ear to ear. Forty-five, average build, eyes completely disappearing when he smiled. The type of boss who shoved his hands into his subordinates' lives with that smile. "I went ahead and signed you up for a marriage hunting party! Put it on the company tab!" Shinji looked at the envelope. Then at the section chief. Then back at the envelope. "…Why is someone else's marriage hunting a company expense?" "Simple. When you get married, the company gives a congratulations bonus. A bonus means company budget. Company budget means it's work-related. Therefore,