A Secret Well Kept, New Beginnings [Private: Yumiko/Alastair]

Truth be told, Yumiko hadn't met the new leader of the Vandenreich, not since Cyrus stepped down in favor of him. Truth be told, she was too busy trying to keep an eye Nanaly and also her own work to really give it much more attention than reflection during showers and before she went to bed. However, the times she thought about what Cyrus had been told, and what Alistair may or may not know, nagged at her conscious. It was, to say the least, a safety hazard not to inform Alistair herself. Even if he knew thanks to any files Cyrus may have, the Kamenashi were moneyed after all and hiding secrets was easy with enough funds, Yumiko owed the truth to her newer boss.

Such reasons were why Yumiko had requested a meeting with Alistair, her boss. This led to Yumiko waiting in the same room she had waited in when she had come to join the Vandenreich. Now, it seemed she was here for a similar reason as that time. The irony was palpable to Yumiko as she waited for authorization to visit Alistair in the same office that Cyrus once occupied. Once she was allowed, Yumiko was more than happy to show herself upstairs and into that very same office. For now, however, she could only wonder what Alistair would be like compared to Cyrus... And wait.

It was certainly true that little had changed about the headquarters in the transition from Cyrus to Alastair's tenure as Grandmaster. That much had been Alastair's intention, for if they were suitable for a leader of Cyrus' calibre then he would acclimatise to them just the same. Yumiko would be offered refreshments whilst she waited, but eventually - shortly after the arranged time - she was invited to enter the Grandmaster's office.

It was still the same austere room, a long empty approach from the door led to a single desk, the only piece of furniture present beyond the chairs placed around it. The walls were dominated with floor-to-ceiling windows that cast an impressive view of the City of Lights beneath them, but also made sure that the only point of focus for a visitor to look was at the man with flaming red hair sat behind that desk. And he was staring back, with a firm gaze of orange that would not waver. His expression was neutral, even, waiting to see what Yumiko had arranged this meeting for.

"Personnel Kamenashi, please, take a seat if you wish."

He spoke with a cadence that was emblematic of his no-nonsense attitude, a gloved hand briefly sweeping in the direction of an empty chair. It took little time for him to get down to business.

"My door is always open for members of the Vandenreich, so what is your reason for requesting a meeting today?"