[ Susato easily smiles in return, giving him a nod, as if to say "You're welcome." This feels like a little victory somehow, though getting Diluc to smile may not be as impressive as, say, someone like Van Zieks.

Or even... Kazuma, as of late. She looks in his direction again as she takes another sip of her drink. ]

I... understand completely. For what it is worth, I would welcome it, too. But I suppose we are in similar positions.

[ Quietly, she wonders if Kazuma and 76 saw her as a "partner." Probably not great to be wondering such a thing, four months after the fact, but here she is. ]

Perhaps it is something we can work towards. [ And by we, she means they. ]