Hugh Arai

Hugh Arai, bred as F-23xb-74421-4/5From Torch of Freedom:
"F" indicated the heavy labor line. "23" was the particular type, which was one designed for extremely heavy labor. "xb" instead of the usual "b" or "d" for a male slave indicated an experimental variety—in this case a genetic manipulation aimed to produce unusual dexterity along with enormous strength. "74421" indicated the batch, and "4/5" noted that Hugh had been the fourth of five male babies "born" at the same time.
, was an escaped genetic slave, Beowulfan citizen and an officer of the Beowulfan Biological Survey Corps. He later became an important public figure and government official in the Kingdom of Torch.
== Biography ==
Arai was bred as an F-line labor slave designed for extremely heavy labor. He was freed when a Beowulf System-Defense Force ship captured the slaver he was aboard, and lived on the planet Berstuk in the Aldib System for some time before moving to Beowulf at the age of eleven and eventually gaining citizenship. When he was young, he was a thug, but then he met Audubon Ballroom leader Jeremy X, who "straightened him out". As an adult, he joined the Biological Survey Corps.
In 1921 PD, he led a BSC assault team that raided Parmley Station and killed the free-lance slavers present. He also made contact with the Butre Clan, and developed a scheme by which the Audubon Ballroom could use the station for its own purposes, which was ending the slave trade.
While investigating the possibilities, he and several Clan members traveled to Torch, where they met Queen Berry. After a brutal assassination attempt that left many people dead, Arai became involved with the queen's security. Over time, and with a little bit of encouragement from Jeremy X, he became closer and closer to the young monarch. Shortly after the Battle of Torch, he officially resigned as her chief of security, and they began to pursue a relationship. ()
When Queen Berry, together with her Prime Minister, Secretary of War and military commander-in-chief, left the planet for a state visit to Manticore, Arai was made "cabinet member in charge when the queen and prime minister are out of the system", with the title "Secretary of the Posterior", a joke which Arai maintained in order to keep tempers low.From Cauldron of Ghosts:
Berry burst into laughter. "Did you really use that title?"
Hugh shrugged. "It was your idea, remember? What the hell, I thought it was sort of charming--and it helped keep tempers from rising since most people understood that my so-called 'post' was ad hoc and jury-rigged."
== Service Record ==
=== Posts ===
* Commanding Officer, BSCS Ouroboros, CO ship's commando force
* Chief of Security for Queen Berry of Torch
== References ==
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