The situation is almost surreal. A thirteen year-old girl in heavy armor, gunblade sheathed at her side, sits across Riku in a well-lit, trendy cafe. After a few more moments poring over his resume, she looks at him, doing her best to smile confidently and looking more like she's trying to appease her captors in a hostage situation.

"So! I see you have..." she glances down at his resume again, "'fighting various species of evil monsters' under your 'Prior Experiences' entry. Could you tell me more about that?" Whatever else you could say about Connie, her vetting process for potential party members was incredibly thorough.