As Toshiko proceeded down the stairs, her eyes(and ears) fell upon the small form of the boy, one of two children in her care. She raised an eyebrow, inclining her head to the side as she listened to his very external monologue. She couldn't help but find it rather amusing. Cruel woman? She supposed that was true, to some people. And she couldn't argue the cigarette point. It wasn't as if her smoking habit had particularly dropped off. Still, they were useful for more then satisfying cravings. Holding her cigarette to the side, angled away from Jun, she replied to him.

"Unfortunately, you're going to have to wait until everyone's here to learn about the case," she replied, to the boy's question. To be fair, his guesses weren't exactly outlandish. In fact, she'd experienced some stranger situations prior to founding Fu Sonzai no Gensō. So the enthusiastic suggestions from the child weren't actually out of the realm of possibility. However, the case Toshiko had received was both more mundane and more outlandish, just in different aspects. "I will tell you that it's going to be a surprise for you, given that none of your guesses were the right one."

Her eyes drifted away from the child and upwards, towards the older boy. He was a kind of... magical craftsman, she supposed, was the best way to describe it. His work was undeniably of a useful variety, to say the least. The scent of citrus filled her nose, and she heard the cheerful voice of one of her other employees. Sokichi... he was quite the useful type as well, really. She folded her arms. '-chan'? How... familiar. Toshiko wasn't entirely sure how to take being referred to as such, given that she was his boss. She decided to let it slide. "Yes, yes, a job, Sokichi-kun. After what seems like ages, the drought has finally ended."

Toshiko's gaze drifted over the other employees present. The bow with the bullets, the teen theurge... oh, he was rather lucky he wasn't educated in the Tower. Theurgy, to say the least, was not looked upon with kindness in any Mage Circle. But London's Tower... well, their standards for magical talent were quite high. Rituals were perfectly acceptable, but relying on theurgy to perform any magic... well, Toshiko didn't care so much. As long as it got the job done it was fine with her. "Good afternoon to you as well, Tomoe-kun. Now where was I... Ah, yes, you're all going to have to wait for the others until I get into the matter of our new case."