Aika was glad that Nico had returned her enthusiasm, although this did not mean that she was under the impression that this meant he suddenly liked her. It seemed more likely to her that he simply got caught up in the moment despite himself and it momentarily slipped his mind that he hated her. That wouldn’t last forever, and she was quite certain that he would probably go back to his usual demeanor towards her in no time.<br/><br/>Miyuki realized that this excitement was likely temporary, but she did hope that they would find some way to get past whatever their issues were and work together. She thought that they would actually make quite a good team if they could move past their differences. She doubted that they would agree now, so she would not mention it, but perhaps in time they would come to realize it on their own. If not, she was not opposed to giving them the push they needed, when the time was right.<br/><br/>As she answered Aika’s question, she thought that neither of them were particularly thrilled that the patrol had calmed down, nor did they share her sentiment that such quiet was fortunate. They were young—although only a couple of years younger than she was—and less experienced, so it made sense that they were fired up and ready for action. That feeling would likely fade eventually, but it was not something that was likely to happen any time in the near future. Some might start to feel this way in the first year of their hero work, but for many, it took years for this to come.<br/><br/>The reality was that any time their patrol was exciting, it meant that someone was being hurt, in danger of being hurt, or otherwise in a less than ideal situation. Sure, it was the nature of things and whether they wished for excitement or not, it would eventually find them. Villains were an issue because sometimes humans were just garbage. It was the whole reason that heroes existed in the first place. Most people didn’t think of it this way, but even if it meant that she would have less to do, she hoped that one day they could create a society where heroes weren’t needed, or at least where, as Hawks liked to say, they had too much time on their hands. Not because she wanted more free time, wanted to relax, or anything like that, but because it would mean that people were safe and they could live their lives without fear.<br/><br/>She turned her attention to Nico as he spoke up, taking her up on her offer to answer any additional questions he had. He asked if there were spots that did not get patrolled, or areas where they ran into trouble a lot. She thought for a brief moment before answering, “<span style="color: #FF80BF">There are probably spots in Japan that don’t get patrolled, but not around here, no. When I started the agency, I set up our patrol routes to cover the areas that were missed by other agencies nearby,</span>” she explained, “<span style="color: #FF80BF">As I said before, though, there are areas where our patrols overlap with others, if not at the same time, so those areas tend to have lower crime rates than the areas where out patrols do not overlap,</span>” she continued, looking back at both of them to make sure they were following what she was saying.<br/><br/>“<span style="color: #FF80BF">As I’m sure you can guess, the areas that once did not have patrols, or at least lacked daily patrols, are still more troublesome, even though we’ve been here for over a year now. They lack an overlap, so criminals tend to try to plan their attacks, robberies, or whatever they may be for when they do not think heroes will be around,</span>” she explained matter-of-factly. “<span style="color: #FF80BF">Our patrols are planned ahead of time and I try to switch up our patrol routes so that they are harder to predict and building a plan around the route and timing is more difficult, but there are only so many different ways you can patrol the same area and so many ways you can mix it up, so it is not fully unpredictable,</span>” she added, stretching her arms above her head to loosen the tension in her shoulders, “<span style="color: #FF80BF">I’ll show you the problems spots on this route as we reach them, and I can point the others out on the map once we get back to the office,</span>” she added, looking at Nico, knowing that he likely wanted to know the exact areas that might give them problems.<br/><br/>Aika thought about what she had said and asked a follow-up question, “<span style="color: #40BFBF">So, we will know ahead of time what areas we will be patrolling?</span>” she asked curiously. Miyuki nodded, “<span style="color: #FF80BF">Yes, and you will also be assigned an area to assist if trouble arises for one of the other sidekicks,</span>” she explained, “<span style="color: #FF80BF">You will be responsible for responding to any crimes in your area or along your route, as well as assisting other sidekicks or agencies in the area if there is an even requiring additional personnel. Does that make sense?</span>” she asked, looking at both of them.<br/><br/>Aika nodded, her hand once again on her chin as she considered this, “<span style="color: #40BFBF">It sounds like you are way more structured and organized than the other agencies I worked with,</span>” she commented thoughtfully. She wondered if Nico would have any issue with this. He didn’t seem like the type to like a lot of rules or structure. Then again, she could be wrong, she was just going off of the assumption that he was impulsive and hotheaded, as that was how she pictured him. “<span style="color: #40BFBF">So, what happens if there is a large-scale disaster or attack somewhere else in the ward?</span>” she asked, recalling that the agency she had done her internship with and the one where she had done her work study had each done things differently.<br/><br/>“<span style="color: #FF80BF">Well, we all carry communicators,</span>” she showed them hers and added, “<span style="color: #FF80BF">yours will be in soon, probably tomorrow at the latest. If there is a major event outside of our area and backup is requested, I will contact everyone to give you orders on whether I want you assisting or covering patrols, unless it is an all hands-on deck type of situation. That said, I will not tell you to go against your judgement if you are close by and feel you are needed. Just communicate with me so I can plan accordingly,</span>” she answered before a somewhat dangerous grin appeared on her face, “<span style="color: #FF80BF">Just don’t think that means you can disobey my orders without consequences,</span>” she warned before giving an innocent smile and carrying on like nothing had happened.<br/><br/>Aika chuckling nervously, imagining what kind of things the hero might do to them as punishment if they disobeyed. On the one hand, she seemed sweet and even innocent. On the other hand, she was kind of terrifying. She quickly shook her head to rid herself of the imagines her imagination conjured, “<span style="color: #40BFBF">Right, understood,</span>” she sounded more formal than she had meant to, probably because she had let herself be psyched up by her imagination. Miyuki smiled back at her and then looked to Nico as if to see if he had any follow up questions of his own.