Aimed At Bad Hearts/Episode

— **Leaders must be reluctant**

**Nebula Productions Office, Meeting Room**

 **Noa:**Hi, Ibuki. Looks like we'll have to wait a little longer for Towa and Saki-chan to get here.**Noa**: Hi, Ibuki. Looks like we'll have to wait a little longer for Towa and Saki-chan to get here.

 **Ibuki:**Yeah, you too. Thanks for dropping by.**Ibuki**: Yeah, you too. Thanks for dropping by.

 **Noa:**Ibuki? Are you okay?**Noa**: Ibuki? Are you okay?

 **Noa:**(She seems a little different today... I'm sure it's not just my imagination.)**Noa**: (She seems a little different today... I'm sure it's not just my imagination.)

 **Noa:**Is something wrong, Ibuki? You look seriously deep in thought over there.**Noa**: Is something wrong, Ibuki? You look seriously deep in thought over there.

 **Ibuki:**I'm fine. Just waiting for the rest of my squad, like a good leader should.**Ibuki**: I'm fine. Just waiting for the rest of my squad, like a good leader should.

 **Noa:**Okay, but... You could stand to loosen up a little, you know?**Noa**: Okay, but... You could stand to loosen up a little, you know?

 **Ibuki:**All right, I'll come clean. The truth is...**Ibuki**: All right, I'll come clean. The truth is...

 **Towa:**Hey guys! We're here!**Towa**: Hey guys! We're here!

 **Ibuki:**Hey, Towa, Saki. Good to see you're still in one piece.**Ibuki**: Hey, Towa, Saki. Good to see you're still in one piece.

 **Towa:**Huh? What's wrong, Ibuki? Something on your mind?**Towa**: Huh? What's wrong, Ibuki? Something on your mind?

 **Saki:**I don't know, she doesn't look worried so much as... happy, maybe?**Saki**: I don't know, she doesn't look worried so much as... happy, maybe?

 **Noa:**Haha. Nothing gets by you, Saki-chan.**Noa**: Haha. Nothing gets by you, Saki-chan.

 **Towa:**Do you know what's going on with her, Noa?**Towa**: Do you know what's going on with her, Noa?

 **Noa:**Apparently our job promoting Cyber Crimes Squad got Ibuki really interested in law enforcement and police procedurals and all that stuff.**Noa**: Apparently our job promoting Cyber Crimes Squad got Ibuki really interested in law enforcement and police procedurals and all that stuff.

 **Noa:**She got some of the staff around the office to recommend some crime dramas, and she binge watched them all at once.**Noa**: She got some of the staff around the office to recommend some crime dramas, and she binge watched them all at once.

 **Towa:**Oh, so this is a "hardboiled detective" act she's putting on now, huh?**Towa**: Oh, so this is a "hardboiled detective" act she's putting on now, huh?

 **Saki:**She definitely seems more stiff than usual...**Saki**: She definitely seems more stiff than usual...

 **Noa:**Either way, I can't believe you got like this just from watching a couple of TV shows. You're way too easily influenced!**Noa**: Either way, I can't believe you got like this just from watching a couple of TV shows. You're way too easily influenced!

 **Ibuki:**Anyway, now you're all here, let's get this meeting started. First order of business-I have an important matter to discuss.**Ibuki**: Anyway, now you're all here, let's get this meeting started. First order of business-I have an important matter to discuss.

 **Saki:**An important matter...?**Saki**: An important matter...?

 **Ibuki:**From now on... I think we should call each other by nicknames.**Ibuki**: From now on... I think we should call each other by nicknames.

 **Towa:**Nicknames? After all this time?**Towa**: Nicknames? After all this time?

 **Noa:**I feel like I already know the answer, but why are we doing this?**Noa**: I feel like I already know the answer, but why are we doing this?

 **Ibuki:**To help strengthen our sense of camaraderie and make us a more effective team, of course!**Ibuki**: To help strengthen our sense of camaraderie and make us a more effective team, of course!

 **Noa:**(I bet she got this from one of those old police shows...)**Noa**: (I bet she got this from one of those old police shows...)

 **Ibuki:**Saki, you're up first. For you, I'm thinking... Cosmo.**Ibuki**: Saki, you're up first. For you, I'm thinking... Cosmo.

 **Saki:**Cosmo...?**Saki**: Cosmo...?

 **Towa:**How about me? What kind of name did you come up with for me?**Towa**: How about me? What kind of name did you come up with for me?

 **Ibuki:**You, Towa... You will be known as Peppy.**Ibuki**: You, Towa... You will be known as Peppy.

 **Towa:**What? That's so boring! Did you put any thought into these at all?**Towa**: What? That's so boring! Did you put any thought into these at all?

 **Noa:**(Saki-chan's Cosmo... Like "cosmos?" As in space? And Towa's Peppy because she's so full of energy?)**Noa**: (Saki-chan's Cosmo... Like "cosmos?" As in space? And Towa's Peppy because she's so full of energy?)

 **Noa:**(Whatever else, these names are a great way to tell what Ibuki thinks of the rest of us.)**Noa**: (Whatever else, these names are a great way to tell what Ibuki thinks of the rest of us.)

 **Ibuki:**Ahem. Finally, you, Noa. The nickname I have selected for you is...**Ibuki**: Ahem. Finally, you, Noa. The nickname I have selected for you is...

 **Noa:**Ooh, what could it be...?**Noa**: Ooh, what could it be...?

 **Noa:**(Now it's actually come down to it, I'm really nervous!)**Noa**: (Now it's actually come down to it, I'm really nervous!)

 **Noa:**(Maybe it'll be "Doc," to show how smart I am? Or "Lady," because I'm so refined?)**Noa**: (Maybe it'll be "Doc," to show how smart I am? Or "Lady," because I'm so refined?)

 **Ibuki:**Your nickname will be Wagashi!**Ibuki**: Your nickname will be Wagashi!

 **Noa:**Wagashi? You just used that because it's what my parents do for a living!**Noa**: Wagashi? You just used that because it's what my parents do for a living!

 **Ibuki:**Family connections are important. It's the perfect name for you.**Ibuki**: Family connections are important. It's the perfect name for you.

 **Towa:**Hahah! Yeah, I can see that.**Towa**: Hahah! Yeah, I can see that.

 **Saki:**I could go for some wagashi candy right now...**Saki**: I could go for some wagashi candy right now...

 **Noa:**Stop encouraging her, guys!**Noa**: Stop encouraging her, guys!

 **Noa:**I won't accept this! We're not using any of these names, I refuse!**Noa**: I won't accept this! We're not using any of these names, I refuse!