"April 844..? OK. And these are from... January 846? Where the heck did I put the ones from 845?!" Reaching over to your left, you snatched a bunch of papers from the floor― And accidentally pushed over a tower of piled research reports while doing so. "Uagh! Are you kidding me..? I just went through all of those..!" You whimpered, hastily collecting the documents back into the pile. This was already your third day on the job, but it felt like you hadn't done much any progress. It had been difficult enough just to figure out where to start― There was such a tremendous amounts of work to be done, especially if you were to do this all by yourself. "Moblit wasn't kidding when he said this will take a while..!" You muttered under your breath as you stood up. Carefully picking up one of the piles, you waddled across the room and over to the only desk which wasn't covered in loose papers and other random stuff. After a few hours of sorting the reports by a date and category, you decided it was time for a well deserved break. You put the papers down and stretched a bit, scanning the messy room with your sight.

"I wonder how Levi is doing..?" You caught yourself thinking about him― again. Even though you didn't want to admit it, you simply couldn't get the survey corps captain out of your mind. "I kind of wished he'd come by at some point…" You sighed to yourself, instinctively glancing over at the door. Captain Levi was a busy man, so you shouldn't be surprised that he didn't clear his schedule just to see you. "What I even was hoping for, exactly?" Letting out a tiny sigh, you rested your head against the table surface. "It would've been nice to get to thank him for what he did for me… But what I'm supposed to do? Wander aimlessly around the base until I bump into him?" You sighed again and sluggishly raised your head. An blank piece of paper on the desk in front of you gave you an idea; You still hadn't thought of how you'd deliver the message, but you grabbed a quill and began writing nevertheless. Or at least you tried to― you couldn't even write two words before you halted to think. "Dear Levi… or is that too… uhm… intimate..? Or am I just being silly, overthinking so much? Oh for fuck's sake..." Already feeling the warmth lingering on your cheeks, you crumpled the paper in your hands and tossed it away, then snatched a new one and started over. "Captain Levi. Can't go wrong with that one..!" Okay, that was a start. You bit your lower lip and tried to get something on the paper― It proved out to be more difficult than expected, but in the end you managed to put together a letter you were at least somewhat satisfied with. "Okay, then... How the heck I'm going to deliver this?" You fiddled with the envelope nervously after sealing it. "Going to his office and giving it personally is maybe a bit too much for me… Maybe I'll just slip it under the door, or…" Your brainwork was interrupted when you heard loud chatter coming from the hallway. Hastily stuffing the envelope into your pocket, you stood up and made your way across the room and to the door to see what the commotion was about… but you couldn't even grab the doorknob when the door already flew open, slamming straight into your face― The impact was enough to throw you to the floor, but thankfully a pile of papers behind you broke your fall.

"...but why all the fuss about it? Geez, it's not that dangerous!" Brunette woman continued her rambling as she marched into the room, not seeming to even notice you until Moblit rushed for your aid. "Oh?" She blinked surprised. "What are you doing down there?"

"I'm fine, really..! I was just startled, that's all." You gave the duo a nervous smile across the table before taking a small sip of your tea. "It was my fault, too." The one who accidentally slammed the door into your face was no-one else but section commander Hange herself; You two were never properly acquainted, but you had briefly met her a few times in the past, even worked directly under her during the battle of Trost.

"You should be more careful, section commander!" Moblit let out a deep sigh. "If you barge into a room like that, you-"

"Who are you, anyways?"

"She's the one who I hired to help us with managing the archive..! I'm certain I-"

"Oh right, right..! Hey, you look kind of familiar― Have we met before?"

"...I'll leave you to it…" Having enough of his superior constantly ignoring him, Moblit stood up and shuffled towards the backroom with his cup of tea. Hange didn't acknowledge this in any way, keeping her gaze fixated on you as she waited for you to say something.

"Um… yeah, we worked together in Trost. I was in military police at the time." You clarified when your answer didn't seem to ring any bells. "Commanding officer [l/n], second squad of the western-"

"Ah! Yes, now I remember!" Hange swatted her hand onto her forehead when it finally occurred to her. "Yes, of course! [l/n]..! You made quite an impression that day― Fought like a true, hard-boiled elite!" She exclaimed, eyes sparkling in excitement and a wide grin on her face. "That was quite something..!"

"It wasn't that extraordinary, I can assure you..!" Listening her go on about your achievements in the past battles made you feel a bit awkward; Trost was your career breakthrough, yes, but you wouldn't exactly call yourself an elite only based on that. "I only did my duty as a soldier, nothing more."

"Aw come on, don't be so modest." She smirked, pouring both of you another cup of tea before you could even finish the first one. "Soldiers like you are the backbone of the military. MPs are sure glad to have you~!" Hange was again babbling in such a speed that you couldn't even say a word. "Are you still a commanding officer or did you make it up to a warrant officer already? Honestly, I'm kinda surprised to find someone like you in here, I'd imagine you'd be too busy for stuff like this― Moblit could've just put a cadet on this job, or…"

"Uh… well, about that…" You were finally able to get a word when Hange had to stop to take a breath. "I'm not busy, not at all― I resigned a bit less than two weeks ago… due to personal reasons." You added.

"Whaaat?" Hange gasped, eyes wide in surprise. For a second she looked so baffled that she couldn't get a word out of her mouth. "Oh..! Okay..! That explains it…" She nodded slowly, furrowing her brow as she continued. "So what you're going to do now?"

"I… don't really know. Get this place in order, for starters?" You gave her a nervous smile, slowly bringing your teacup back to your lips― Your answer didn't satisfy the section commander, though.

"You know what..?" The gleam in her eyes was somewhat unnerving as she leaned closer, the grin only widening on her face. "I think I got you a better deal; Have you ever thought about joining the scout regiment?"