[Mizuki strikes Gnosis as somewhat childish in mannerisms. It isn't a bad thing; Ensia sees the world in childish shades, bubblegum pinks and sunset hues, and he has nothing against her. To be able to ask such a question and discuss it speaks of a certain maturity, but to not understand... well. Gnosis thinks Mizuki grew up in entirely different circumstances than himself, who was forced to mature around age ten with the deaths of Olafur and Elizabeth. He is not a jealous man, nor does he often find himself daydreaming, but there's a brief flicker of wonderment in his eyes — what would he be like, and how would his answer to this question have changed, had he simply grown up normally?

He affords a raised brow at the latter comment and leans back in his chair. The wood squeals in protest, cheaply-made as it is.]

Fieldwork is hardly my niche. I prefer to be in my lab.

[Well. It's not really "his lab" anymore, as the public lab space has to be shared on the landship — but still.]

That said, I am Karlan Trade's CTO, and any decisions Enciodes chooses not to make regarding items in that area fall into my lap.

[There are also the decisions that he gets to make himself, as CTO, but he's far removed from it now. Villain of Kjerag and all that.]