Report? I'll Give you your Stinkin Report![Shatari]

Of course, a surprise it was not. Normally he would have reacted to her entrance with a more excitement tinged tone or perhaps even meeting her enthusiasm and playing along, acting surprised and elated at the completely and utterly random arrival of the girl who was not so much a girl any longer. Of course, it wasn't a surprise in any sense of the word, she had announced that she was coming long enough ahead of time that he could not only get all the viewing material ready, he had also managed to find time to conjure a fancy ass couch in to existence. So no, it was not very much of a surprise when she began yelling at the door, but perhaps that was not what was supposed to be a surprise. The part that WAS a surprise was what came after she opened the door. What Kamui had heard of the little girl coming to visit him was that she was energetic, small, and abrasive, both in personality and appearance. The little girl who pushed through his door was anything but little. That was the part that was surprising to the young Cruor. He was expecting a little girl who was too big for her britches and instead he got a rather voluptuous woman whose chest seemed too big for her dress. Of course, in Kamui's case he was not sure which one he would prefer out of the two. However, while Kamui was certainly taken aback by this surprising turn of events, he did not demonstrate any outward sign that he was displaced or even aware of just how beautiful she was in stark contrast to her previous appearance. Puberty apparently did miraculous things. Instead, as she burst in to the room repeating the word surprise, Kamui would find himself simply smiling back at her, seemingly unperturbed by her entrance.

When she introduced herself, she also managed to do the introduction for him as well which was something Kamui whole heartedly appreciated. Anything that allowed him to save time was always going to be preferable. It wasn't perfect however. While he did appreciate her saving time, she managed to announce her title, something rather meaningless that Kamui did not care about, a familiar stance with all things Vanguard, and did not extend the same courtesy to Kamui. If she was going to do both sides of the introductions she should, at the very least, do them properly. Beggars could not quite afford to be choosers however and as full of regret as he was at being shafted on the introduction parade, he was far more elated that they managed to skip that whole trivial form of conversation. He could instead focus on what was more important, the business at hand. For Kamui however, the business at hand was not the status report on the Squad. That was a means to the business at hand, no Kamui's focus was more on the woman who had graced his presence and just how he could utilize this meeting to his advantage.

When she motioned to him to sit closer, Kamui intended to do just that, though not necessarily where she indicated for him on the couch. It was breaching numerous forms of social etiquette and could easily be considered a disrespectful gesture to not only her personal bubble but also a jab at her family, but Kamui was taking a gamble that Shatari would not see it like that. From what he knew of the girl, and the Yuudeshi were inherently always under a microscope in their world, she was very free spirited and in addition, a musician, an aspiration that attracted the free spirited in everything. A free spirited person did not want to be shackled by their family's name, to be treated differently because people pay more attention to her last name instead of her first. Thus the gamble was prompted, Kamui would attempt to demonstrate his already inflated sense of security, his lack of intimidation at the Yuudeshi name and, hopefully, throw the girl who now tried to carry herself so much like a woman off just a bit. He moved toward the couch as she spoke and motioned to the spot on the couch next to her and then promptly sat right on her lap.

There was a significant height difference, Kamui held a solid three or four inches over Shatari, but nothing in Kamui's body language or voice made it seem like he was in any way uncomfortable or even aware of any potential discomfort on the part of Shatari. Instead, his attention was directed straight at the screen in front of them, rather oblivious to whatever plight she may be enduring. While this served the fun functionality of possibly making the girl uncomfortable, a state in which he found most people were the most open to suggestion, that was not the main purpose of it. Part of Kamui doubted this would even bother her, another part speculated she might even enjoy it for a time, the main draw was that he was demonstrating his own comfort. The Yuudeshi name was used to provoking fear or at the very least respect and awe, Kamui was displaying neither of those. Neither her position as his oversight nor her familial name seemed to have much impact on Kamui. In addition, displaying his back so very close to her, to the point of literally resting his back against her chest, showed that he did not really consider her a threat. That wasn't to say he was insulting her, but he was most definitely displaying that he was completely open and comfortable around her. Kamui reached forward and waved his arm, palm outstretched, in a radial arc. With the wave of his arm the monitor flickered to light. As a scene that was quite familiar to Kamui revealed itself as a video recording of their training session played up on to the monitor, Kamui, Ash, Hayden, and Toki all displayed in glory as the Kamui on the screen spoke.

"That's what we'll be finding out today. We are going to play a little game. You guys are still a little way off the whole killing thing, so we'll settle for hitting me. Whenever you guys manage to land a clean hit to the head or torso, you will pass and you might even receive your first mission. If you don't...well we'll be here for awhile."

"The exercise was to put together a team to challenge the upper echelon of threats to Earth that, to this day, persist. One of the core problems I've identified with the vanguard and the defense of Earth in general is that we have a tendency to just throw bodies at the bad guys, one at a time. We've also seen how successful that has been. This initiative is to put together three people who, ideally, function together as a singular unit. If throwing one strong body at a threat did not eliminate it, throwing three specifically trained to defeat them at the threat is a possible solution. We are not going to try to outfight them, we're going to out smart them. Oh, I suppose you can't quite see, huh?"

Kamui leaned forward gently and placed his hand on her thigh, gently pushing himself up from her lap and, demonstrating a sense of flexibility and fluidity that would make even the most boneless of contortionists jealous, Kamui lifted himself in to a one handed handstand as he twisted gently to the side and fell backward, landing on his back on the L-shaped couch as he let his head land softly on her lap where his rump was but a few moments prior. He turned his head in her lap back to the monitor before speaking again, actually answering the more pointed nature of her question.

"As for Hayden, the jury is still out on the man, though the only thing about him I would consider "stiff" would be his personality. He is, in and of himself, a creature in turmoil. The powers he's wielding are doing little to save him from that. I'd say I was concerned, but taking away that turmoil does lower his viability. All the same, you'll see the beating in a bit."