"Ah, then I must thank you, Mr. Worthington, for giving the Iron Brotherhood Company such a hard time when they claimed mass possession in an attempt to take over. I know that monster of a man that runs it is quite greedy, especially back then." Nick said, before letting the subject move on -more to avoid explaining the bad blood between his father and himself- as Ms. Worthington explained the situation with Ava's own AI while Nick took a seat. "If it was actively destroyed, I am sorry about that. The people I sent had specific orders not to destroy anything. They were given multiple deactivation codes to make sure of that and I will make sure they pay for a replacement out of their paychecks."<br/><br/>But, before long, things began to spiral out of control much faster than Nick had expected them to. "No thank you, Ms. Worthington. Though I wouldn't mind it, I do have some business I must handle in person back at the compound. Plus, Ava is assisting in training the recruits we will be receiving tomorrow from headquarters." Nick said, genuine in his reasoning. With the question of why exactly he is here finally in play, Nick shifted his attention to Mr. Worthington. "It is fine, Ms. Worthington," Nick said, keeping his eyes on Mr. Worthington. "I do not sit in a tower alone and refrain from knowing the men and women that work for me, if that is what you are asking, Mr. Worthington. Though we all know what you were really asking. No, it is not customary for me to join my soldiers on their personal leave. I had business in town that I only trusted myself to handle properly. Naturally, as my conscript, Ava came along with me to learn and become acclimated to some of my associates. Once our business was concluded, Ava asked whether or not the remaining time could be spent how she saw fit. I agreed and, upon being reminded that Windsor Heights was less than an hour away, allowed Ava to direct our driver here, instead of going back to the airport." Nick was not intending to be intimidating, but with his formality and stiffness as he easily and -for the most part- believably lied his way through Mr. Worthington's barbed question, it was not hard for him to believe that he would come off as such in at least a small way.<br/><br/>With things back firmly in his own control, Nick sighed and leaned back on the couch. Allowing them and himself one more before he excuses himself to wait for Ava, Nick braced for the next question. Luckily, it seems Ms. Worthington was of his same mindset, at least on the outside. "Well, Colonel. If Ava is helping train the recruits, I assume she's quite good at... being a soldier...?" she asked, gratefully working with her to steer the conversation away. "Yes Ma'am, she has," Nick said, beginning to pull up a number of reasons to represent that. "She's helped quite a bit, from catching one of four ghosts within a civilian population by herself, to collecting information that has led to the arrest of a family via the laws against parasitic ownership. I do not think I am exaggerating when I say that she has perhaps saved at least a hundred lives herself."