Continued from HERE! @rocketsecretary
Emile can’t hide the small smile when Matori twitches. He’s used that nickname since they first met as teenagers, but she’s never really liked it. He doesn’t do it to annoy her though, it is legitimately habit.
Okay, he occasionally likes to see her react. Part of him wonders if she’ll punch him one day.
“They’re as you expect, mostly. Some are going to wash out.” He replies as he flicks through the folder he’s offered. Wash out in this case likely wasn’t anything good. “I’ve marked them down on their respective files. You know the type by now. I’ll forward it your way from my office.”
He’s surprised, then, when he’s offered a set of keys. It takes a few moments for him to realise, before he raises an eyebrow.
“I thought you’d been joking.” He admits bluntly, but can’t hide the warm smile. “– Thanks, Matori.” He hums, fiddling with the key ring to pop the two keys off before he fixes them to one of his own key rings (the personal one. His work one never leaves the base for obvious reasons).
“Do you have a balcony?” He asks, eyes flicking back up to her face.
“You should be aware by now that I do not often joke around.” came her sharp response, pausing to take a moment and push her fallen glasses back up her nose. It may have seen like a passing thought in his eyes, but Matori had thought about it a bit after their last encounter and decided that she could honestly use a roommate to keep her sweet Raticate company.
For a quick moment, she watched his reaction, eyebrow raised as he switched over the keys. She was quite glad that he reacted well enough and didn’t outright refuse. Sure, Matori would’ve moved on quite fast without another thought, but ... she was simply relieved she didn’t have to disappoint her precious pet.
“A balcony? of course. I live quite close to the higher end suites so I have a nice view of the city.” finally, she dropped her gaze to the folder in his hands. “We are looking to implement new procedures when assigning rookies to jobs, something the boss has suggested in the past. I will have to get your thoughts on it before he decides to make it a standard practice.”