[Van Zieks is in luck! Kazuma is just as surprised at how easily the deference comes to him; so he seems to have some knowledge of appropriate manners. He supposes it's fitting, if they really were--are to be?--coworkers.]
I've yet to be approached, as it happens. Are you recruiting? [His tone is mild, even joking, but there's definitely a note of suspicion. He doesn't trust these factions yet, and he doesn't truly know this van Zieks, either. At this point, Kazuma is just trying to suss out everyone's agendas.]
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[Van Zieks is in luck! Kazuma is just as surprised at how easily the deference comes to him; so he seems to have some knowledge of appropriate manners. He supposes it's fitting, if they really were--are to be?--coworkers.]
I've yet to be approached, as it happens. Are you recruiting? [His tone is mild, even joking, but there's definitely a note of suspicion. He doesn't trust these factions yet, and he doesn't truly know this van Zieks, either. At this point, Kazuma is just trying to suss out everyone's agendas.]