Jacholaus smiled towards Val. "If you insist," he said, stopping his being formal towards her. Maybe she was just accustomed to being casual? I mean, she sure did dress casually. Not that it was a bad thing, though. Jacholaus was considering finding more casual things to wear than what he had on right now. He considered it, though. Maybe one day. Jacholaus gave his full attention to Val. When she asked if he had a partner, and said that she could be his partner, he smiled more. Jacholaus then nodded and said, "No, I do not have a partner, and I'd love to be partners with you." Jacholaus then realized he was still holding her hand in his, the entire time. "Oh...Guess you want this back, right?," he said, before letting her hand go. 
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Jacholaus stood in a small group erected by the fellow students of Shibusen, looking at all of the available missions they could go on. The first week had just passed, and they were being allowed missions. This was interesting. Jacholaus straightened the cuff links he wore as he read an interesting one. It was also in Nevada, so it was fairly nearby. He turned his head to the person who had trouble just saying Nevada, like he'd never heard of it. "You do know that Death City is [I]inside[/I] Nevada, correct? You are in Nevada right now." Jacholaus then shrugged and turned back to continue reading the mission description. It was for a group of students, not just one pair. "Would you like to go on this mission, Val?," he then asked, pointing to the interesting one.