A/N: Challenges

Manga/Game Flash Bingo, #456 - Carol
Diversity Writing Challenge, 64 - write about a minor character


Working Relationship

She's a scientist, so it's well within her rights to send someone else out to do the manual stuff: collect information and specimens and make the digital world a generally more habitable place while they're at it.

Sometimes, she does feel bad. Akira's pretty young, after all, and he's not there to be her assistant but he doubles as that anyway. But it's all to his favour too, she reminds himself. She keeps an eye on his growth and she's sure to send him places that'll challenge him but not squash him flat.

And she gets something - a few somethings - out of that too. A good working relationship all round.

...right?