Arsenio stared back expressionlessly at Mizawa when the older man dragged him into an adjacent room and gave him a good telling off. Arsenio wasn't about to give Mizawa snark, not when he was this angry, but he didn't want to show any reactionary emotion like rage or fear. After Mizawa had vented enough and left, Arsenio straightened his collar, and grinned, "Oh, Dr. Mizawa, you might think I'm annoying, but you probably don't realize how much I respect you for your ruthlessness. That's OK, just let it aaalllllll out, James. I'll do my job when it comes down to it."

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Arsenio decided to take Mizawa's advice and check up on his suit. When he arrived he noticed Milya heading towards the Duel with a tools cart. "Ah! I knew I've seen you before!" Arsenio shouted attracting a lot of attention, "You run regular maintenance on the Duel when I'm not testing it. And now we're both pilots! I'd like to thank you for all your efforts keeping this wonderful machine in tip top shape! The Duel's a great piece of work, I have to say, nothing like those mass-produced types, but don't let James know I said that!" he winked at her. It was hard to tell whether he was joking, being serious, or being sarcastic as his voice simply oozed insincerity all the time. "Ah! But where are my manners, my name is Arsenio Forneus, it's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Milya Sveis." He reached out his hand to shake hers, while grinning from ear-to-ear, hoping that his ability to remember her full name from having only heard it once was enough to send a chill up her spine.