"The PPK do seem to be spending a lot of time and resources on this", Replied Connor when the cute seventeen year old decided to join the conversation. He offered her the seat beside him. "I'm sure the PPK do their best to handle all cases but we all know that the lower precincts tend to get less priority when it comes to dealing with crimes or disasters."<br/><br/>Before Rayne could leave for the newcomer's tea, Connor looked around the cafe. Aside from the old man sipping his cofee there weren't any other customers.<br/><br/>"Tell you what, I'll pay for this young lady's tea. I see you're not too busy, why don't you have a cup yourself and join us? You can blame me if the manager gets angry. I could do with a break from my marking."<br/><br/>The introduction of the young woman provided the excuse that Connor needed to keep talking to Rayne. With the three of them having a conversation it would not look like the biologist was hitting on her. Plus the newcomer seemed to know her personally which would make her feel more comfortable talking to a stranger if she had a friend nearby for backup.