( You know what............... the girl can have him, he's cringe. He's useful for info-chatting but she wouldn't get dinner with him. )

You'd make a fine leader, Junpei. If we're ever in the market of electing officials around here, I'll volunteer you.

( and herself, but he's got the right idea—pro-activity, she can respect. )

Having a base of operations would be nice, but might defeat the purpose of being covert. ( and yet, so useful. the dead drop idea she's heard floating about isn't bad, but that has its own risks, too. ) Just for keeping collected information all in one place, that is. Our own little archive.