[Dedicated to her job... well, he can relate to that. The difference is that he doesn't give a damn what a policeman is supposed to act like. When in doubt he just plays the "I can do what I want" card. A model, though, probably can't afford to behave like that. There's more competition in that field than in Hijikata's ridiculously dangerous line of work (little does he knows that they're birds of a feather in that regard, too).]

I'm always up for teamwork with you. You were just about the best person I could have wanted with me in that forest.

[He did notice the resignation in her voice, and he just can't leave it at that. Restrictive industries that make their own talents unhappy are a thorn in his eye.]

You know, maybe you can create your own niche here and become a model who also informs the locals about off-world weaponry. It'd be tailored to a special interest target audience, sure, but I've seen stranger concepts turn into successes.