"Hello, am I speaking with Izumi?" asked a strangely accented woman's voice.
"Yes, who's calling?"
"My name's Linda. My husband and I moved to the Bay Area from England a couple of months ago. We were looking for someone to help us solve a problem and your name came up."
"I might know what you're calling about but perhaps it's best we meet up for a chat. Could you get to Laurel Art Garden by Lake Merritt for 11 tomorrow morning?"
"Sure. I'll see you there. I'm blond and I'll be wearing a blue button through dress with white polka dots and a belt."
"Thanks. I look Japanese, as you probably guessed. I'll wear a fitted pink turtleneck and blue jeans. And I have a baby bump. I'm sure we'll be able to find each other."
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"Thank you for seeing me. I hope I haven't misunderstood what I was told. I'd hate to waste your time. I know the US and UK share a lot of culture but there's enough that's different that I sometimes don't get signals that are probably obvious to anyone who's been here a while."
"No problem Linda, and I don't think you've misunderstood. To be clear, I'm Izumi and I help married couples sustain their intimate relationships. I can introduce you and your husband to... What's his name by the way?"
"He's Henry," Linda answered.
"I can help you and Henry meet one or more highly vetted gentlemen."
"Oh, good. I didn't misunderstand then. I should explain. Henry and I were living just on the English side of Hay-on-Wye, which is on the Welsh border. It's not the most diverse place in the world and we wanted diversity. So when Henry's employer said they'd sponsor a visa for us to come here for a couple of years we leaped at the chance."
"But you want more than a trip to the Legion of Honor in the city, right?"
"Right. We tried dogging a few years ago but it wasn't for us. But Henry liked watching me with other men -- and cleaning me up afterwards. And I enjoyed Henry watching another man inside me. I just wanted something that wasn't with an anonymous man in a cold carpark in the rain."
"In that case, yes, I can help you. Have you and Henry had any good Japanese food here yet?"
"No, not really. We had some supermarket sushi but all of our furniture and clothes just arrived on Wednesday and we're still getting settled into our new home."
"In that case, my husband, George and I would love to take you out to a great Japanese restaurant. We know all the best places, so if you tell us where you're living we can take you to the best place in that neighborhood."
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"You know, I'd never heard of dogging until you mentioned it. I'm not saying it's not a thing here but maybe they call it something else." I said.