Today is a world where an Internet connection allows someone from Madagascar to have a Yugioh duel with a guy from downtown Brooklyn who claims to be a girl from Florida. Such a state of affairs would seem to make the Internet a great tool for any profession where anonymity would be a preference.

But it doesn't always work that way

If I was to base two assassins out of any city in the world, I would look for areas where local governmental control is loose at best, but that would have the infrastructure to support a technological lifestyle, as the net would probably be the best way to establish and maintain contacts (and contracts). It would also be an area where movement in and out of the country to any other area would be easily accomplished, by modern airports, yet have the ability to use alternate modes of transport such as private airplane from improvised strips or even overland to another country.

The city of Karachi, in Pakistan, has three airports, and is also near the sea where a private boat would be easy to get to. Overland routes are available, and there are paved roads available owing to the ports. While Pakistan is not really the friendliest place on earth, it has the advantage of being a traditionally touchy nuclear power which reduces the chances of invasion, yet makes the area unstable enough that it is easy to slip in and out without notice, and without the attention of the local authorities.

Assassination is usually not a cheap business, for either the client or the contractor, and the area s police are usually very open to bribery. The local poverty rate means that a little money can go a long way towards security.

You can see the map here to get an idea of the area.

Of course, there is one huge disadvantage to all of this.

Mirielle and Kurika would not look nearly as cute if they had to wear burkhas .