Summary: When Ken and Joe first meet at Dr. Nambu's villa. This was written as part of the 2010 Christmas exchange at 'Gatchmania' for lborgia88. The prompt that inspired this story is as follows:

A fic that’s set before the war starts, while the Team’s still in training/still being brought together, featuring a first or early encounter between any two Team members. Any medium, though Gatch or BOTP preferred.
Rated: 8+
Categories: Gatchaman
Characters: Dr. Kozaburou Nambu, Joe Asakura, Ken Washio, Other Canon Character
Genre: Character Study, Humor/Comedy
Story Warnings: Death
Timeframe: Prequel
Universe: Mostly Canon
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes
Word count: 2588 Read: 3117
Published: 06/03/2011 Updated: 06/04/2011