Kaleidoscopic Tendencies (Open)

He wasn't calling her old, right? Surely not even the dimmest recruit would be that brazen, and he had been ever so tactful. Asami resisted the urge to check herself out in a mirror as she continued to walk ahead. She looked very good for a soul of her age, she mentally reassured herself, a perfect model of healthiness given her line of work. Perhaps he was right in the implication that she was fortunate to have avoided some brutal injury or maiming, but it felt like downplaying her abilities to suggest she banked on luck.

"Duly noted, though flattery will only get you so far."

She might have smirked at that, were she in a lighter mood, but instead, it was met with little more than a dismissive flick of her hair. Still, he had probably meant well, so better she made some small exertion.

"There are plenty others that have more storied records than I, but I rather hope my career is still young enough to avoid stagnation."

"We do face certain challenges now that perhaps our predecessors might not have, but the Stealth Force will always persevere."

The tenacious undertone to her voice as she delivered that final remark was rather surprising, given her previously dry tone. Though Asami did not break stride nor further show any fluster as she spoke, it was a momentary lapse behind an otherwise natural mask of calm. Kasha at least seemed sharp enough with his words to know where and when to tread softly.

"I am rather sure that your placement will be more than just documentation and logistics because of that fact. Should you have any inclination for it, how have you fared in martial studies?"

They were nearing her office now, as she deigned him with a prolonged glance that ran the length of his body from head to toe and back. He was a member of a great noble family, that placed certain expectations upon one such as him to exceed the abilities of their peers, and it did leave her curious as to what exactly he was capable of.

Another predictably deflective answer from Kasha, though that was certainly not an issue amongst the members of the fifth. Perhaps he was as unexceptional as he implied, or it was a ruse to conceal something far greater, but it was of little use to waste thoughts on what might be and instead deal with what there was. Who was she to say that someone could not choose to be someone else anyway?

"Very well, if you ever wish for extracurricular training then you may come to me. It is one of the duties of an officer to ensure that their juniors are adequately prepared for any assignments."

With that, they had arrived at the door to Asami's office. It was far from spacious, leaving room for both of them to fit at opposite sides of the desk and several considerable stacks of paperwork to carry on with.

"Pull up a chair. Any document marked with a yellow will need to be checked for errors and corrected, start with those." She indicated for one particular pile and made for her own seat. "If you have any further questions, ask them as we go."