As Nico stood to introduce himself, Aika watched with muted curiosity, wondering what his reason might be. What sort of hero did he wish to be? She had to keep her imagination and her judgements in check, doing her best not to do to him the very things he had done to her. Even so, she was surprised by his reason. If she thought about it, though, why should she be? She had never really known him. She could count on one hand the number of times they had met before today. All she really knew was that he wasn’t the type to try to understand why others said or did things, he simply acted. He seemed to be rather impulsive and self-righteous, but this was based on few real interactions, so she opted to reserve judgment for now.<br/><br/>When his expression abruptly changed to a proud and cheerful smirk, she was just a little taken aback, although she quickly shook her head and wiped that expression from her face, having no desire to give him the satisfaction of seeing her make such a face. She simply nodded an agreement in response to his almost unsettlingly happy closing remark, before turning her gaze to the heroin across the desk. She, too, wondered if they would now move on to the more interesting portion of this meeting.<br/><br/>As her two new sidekicks introduced themselves, Miyuki watched them, her gaze both curious and critical. Everyone had a reason for becoming a hero. If they didn’t, most would never make it into a hero course, let alone make it through the program, work studies, and internships to get this far. That said, having a reason and having a good reason were two different things. So many people had shallow or flimsy reasons such as wanting to be popular, wanting to get girls, and wanting to make money. There were also those who wanted to carry on a legacy, make their family proud, or become strong, none of which were bad reasons, but perhaps not the noble reason many would expect from a hero.<br/><br/>She was thankful, then, that her two newest recruits had noble reasons. One wished to make others feel safe by making them smile and giving them someone to put their trust in while the other wished to serve and protect others by becoming their shield. They both had excellent reasons and, though they might not see it, their desires were complimentary to one another.<br/><br/>She was silent after Nico took his seat, looking between them, her left arm crossing her chest while her right elbow rested on the back of her left hand and her right hand rested on her chin, as though she were appraising them. After a few moments, she closed her eyes and nodded, “<span style="color: #FF80BF">Good. It seems I made the right choice, then,</span>” she reaffirmed her decision, although it was unclear if this was for her own benefit or for theirs. She then took a seat and quickly went over a few boring, but important key points in the agency handbook they would have been given upon hire and reviewed where to direct any questions related to pay, time off, and things of that nature before resting her elbows on the desk, interlacing her fingers lightly, and resting her chin on them with a smile, “<span style="color: #FF80BF">Right. Then let’s get to it, shall we?</span>”<br/><br/>“<span style="color: #FF80BF">The two of you will be working together quite a bit, so I do recommend that you try to get to know each other outside of work. Of course, I can’t make you,</span>” she added, her face taking on a serious expression as she continued, “<span style="color: #FF80BF">That said, I will offer this warning: discord and a lack of trust between partners is dangerous and it just might get you both killed. Think about it,</span>” she warned, briefly inspecting their faces for understanding before allowing her expression to relax. Following this advice, Aika nodded, a thoughtful look on her face as she gave a soft "<span style="color: #40BFBF">yes ma'am,</span>" in response.<br/><br/>“<span style="color: #FF80BF">I will start you both out on patrol. You’ve both done work studies and internships, so I assume you have done this before,</span>” she looked between them, “<span style="color: #FF80BF">Still, I like to go with my new sidekicks on their first patrol, unless you have any objections?</span>” She was not necessarily opposed to allowing them to go out on their own, but most found it nice to learn the ropes before going out on their own, and it gave her a chance to see them work up close and provide any necessary pointers to ensure both a proper patrol and a safe return. With these two, it would also give her a chance to observe their interactions a bit more. She hoped that they could get past their differences and work together, but she would be lying if she said she wasn't at least a little worried.<br/><br/>Aika shook her head, having no objections to this, "<span style="color: #40BFBF">I have no problem with that. I would love to see how you do things.</span>" She had visited this area before, but she was not intimately familiar with it, so she welcomed the idea of being shown the patrol routes and how this agency handled patrols. Miyuki gave a nod to the girl and then turned her attention to Nico, awaiting his response.