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...This man was a walking HR complaint just waiting to happen, Ava could not help but think.

She wondered how Griff ended up this oblivious. From what she remembered from his files, he grew up in a fortress city. Perhaps the circumstances of his upbringing were what led to this? Or perhaps it was simply an inherent psychological trait of Griff.

Either way, though it might appear more comedic at a blush, and undoubtedly after a while, the squad would understand this peculiarity of Griff. It could potentially lead to hazardous misunderstandings should they interact with civilians or soldiers from other squads that do not understand Griff's eccentricities.

Of course...being a woman, it would be rather awkward if Ava were to be the one who discussed such things with Griff...

Well, she supposed it was for circumstances such as these that it was good for her to have a male counterpart also in the leadership position. She should probably brought it up with Astolfo and have him talk with Griff.

Then, as Griff said something about the dinner party while suggesting that he gave her a 'ride' to the venue, Ava sighed.

Of course. The party.

She had originally intended to skip it. But...rethinking it, she should probably show up as the squad leader. Especially now that Griff had specifically come to her room and asked her to come.

"That won't be necessary," Ava replied with a shake of her head. She then continued, "I will attend the party, I just need some time to freshen up. Please go on ahead and extend my apologies to the rest of our team for being late. I'm afraid that the simulation earlier tired me and I ended up oversleeping."

Her ending up oversleeping instead of never intending to come was a 'white lie', she supposed. But straightforwardly saying 'I wasn't intending to come' would not do either for the spirit camaraderie she hoped to foster among the squad.

[@Dezuel]