[She takes the offered paper, smoothing out the crease as best she can-- mostly it's just so she has something to do with her hands as she listens.] That's what the notebook is for.

[Which is why when he speaks more on it, she tucks the papers under her arm and opens the notebook to jot it down. 'Save the world/forest/spirits.'] Sounds about typical for this sort of thing... This is how stories always go, right? A little group of select special people set with a select special task? Now all we need is for everyone to fill in a stereotype.

[Her tone is deadpan, but not entirely disbelieving. She just taps her pencil against the page and sighs a little, shaking her head. Was this better or worse than where she came from?

Another glance up as he introduces himself and she jots his name down to remember it later] Rei. [Since he's clearly not Japanese, she'll just leave it at that. As an after thought she adds:] Pleased to meet you. Sorry. It's... been a while since I've worked with people...