Eric regarded the younger woman sitting on the ground with the puppy. She was one of the newer addition to the store. He didn't know her well. For that matter he didn't know any of the daylight hour employees. Seeing as he avoid daylight. Regarding her he found her rather charming. He took a long moment to let her appearance sink in before he spoke.<br/><br/>"Hi there, you must be Aki, I'm Eric. I own the building in which the store is located. I work right next door at the Animal Hospital. I haven't had the pleasure of meeting you before, I do tend to miss a lot of the daylight hours seeing as I'm the only one willing to work the graveyard shift," he said. His tone was polite and conversational. He leaned casually against the counter watching her with keen eyes.<br/><br/>He wondered if she'd intentionally stayed late to meet him. Some of the employees had done so in the past. The chance to meet the strange landlord seemed to be a theme amongst his staff. He gave her a very faint smile.