Akihiko smiled at Eika when she turned to look at him after speaking with Ando-sama. He rather liked that she was branching out a bit, not feeling constrained to solely himself. Though to be frank, he'd much have preferred Eika speaking to more people than just him and Ando-sama, but it was a little bit of progress at the very least! It wasn't as if someone could comfortably go from introvert to extrovert over night after all.

A moment passed and their employer spoke once more to lay their concerns to rest as best she could. Unfortunately there weren't any definitive answers to be dispensed, just some details that could possibly become relevant later on. Best to keep track of them just in case. Even if they might not turn out to be relevant in the end, there was still the possibility, and like hell he was going to end up with an unsolved case all because he couldn't remember a few details.

In other news, the theory Akihiko was unsure about wasn't immediately shot down, which was reassuring. They were also to go out in the field and investigate the scene proper. That would be fun and useful. Perhaps they could mooch free food off of the family to alleviate the amount of money to get groceries themselves, but that was neither here nor there.

The agency's transportation was what one would expect from a group advertising themselves as supernatural detectives. He would've assumed they'd have a more stereotypical vehicle, like an unmarked black car or SUV. Maybe a helicopter if they wanted to seem pretentious. The red van wasn't [i]bad[/i] - it served its purpose well enough - it was just... underwhelming? 

Nevertheless, Akihiko took a seat and buckled up in preparation for their field trip.