Archer had indeed missed Hokuto's shovel, but as he glanced towards his closet, lo and behold, it was there. He supposed a shovel was better than nothing.

"Well that makes things interesting," he replied to Hinamori's info. He recalled a matching description in the bestiary posted by Reinforce on the bulletin board; it seemed worth copying down.

Everyone had secrets, and Archer wasn't going to pry into these people's personal lives or trauma stories. He'd accomplish his mission that was all. No more, no less.

He didn't have any problems with Hinamori's formation, but... "Will we be coordinating with the other teams in a mass assault of waves, or are we acting independently?"

Judging from his map there were multiple tactics they could employ to increase their success, but Archer would only offer his opinion. He had no desire to be saddled with the job of leader; it was too stressful.

Hokuto's comment was a little foreboding. She seemed like a nice girl, but a little too emotional. He'd have to watch over her since it wouldn't look very good on his resume if his new team member died so soon after he joined.