Nozomi turned a brilliant shade of red as Hizumi helped her up, hiding her face so he wouldn't see. "Thank you." She responded. [i]Honestly, not five minutes have passed since I met him and already I made a fool of myself.[/i] Though she thought this, she could not detect a note of irritation in his voice. Without turning around to check his facial expression, Nozomi hopped over to her cane with her good leg with surprisingly skillful balance. She pushed the door open before lifting the cane and propping herself up on it. She stood between the door and the wall of the elevator until one of the men accompanying them held it open for her. Nozomi entered the elevator completely, fixed her now slightly messy hair, and waited patiently while the others walk inside. Though she avoided making eye contact with any of the corporation workers, she allowed herself to flash a smile towards Hizumi.

After everyone was fully within the elevator, Nozomi watched as the other man with them pressed one of the buttons, presumably to the ground floor but Nozomi couldn't see past him. She braced herself slightly as the elevator moved the group of them downward to make sure she would not lose her balance and fall again. Cheerful elevator music played as the group stood in silence for about a minute before the door opened to the lobby of the building. Nozomi waited for the others to move forward, and followed close behind as they walked up to an unfamiliar woman, who first smiled at Hizumi, and then at her. 

"Hello." The woman said, greeting Nozomi as she lowered herself to the young girls eye level. She glanced at the Nozomi's cane for only a second, but Nozomi noticed regardless, and felt insecure about her leg. "I take it that you're Hizumi's new partner then?" Nozomi was glad that she didn't bring up her injury, and gratefully nodded in response. She wasn't getting the same vibe from the woman and Hizumi as that she got from most other people in the city. "Well, you can call me Ms. Matoi. I'm Hizumi's agent." Nozomi's puzzled face, an indication of her ignorance on the topic of professions caused her to amend herself. "I'm Hizumi's friend. Nice to meet you." The woman extended her arm out to the girl. Nozomi saw this occurrence before when she watched others in the building, and shook the woman's hand with her own, proud that she knew the proper reaction. 

"I'm pleased to meet you, Ms. Matoi." Nozomi told her. She found the woman to be quite pretty, and silently hoped to herself that she could grow up to be as appealing as her. She glanced at Hizumi, and then back to the woman again, wondering if they had a romantic relationship. A smile displayed itself on her face as she thought of the two of them out together while Hizumi was dressed as he was. To be frank, Nozomi didn't understand why he wore such make up and found it ridiculous. She would never say so though, not wanting to be criticized on her ignorance of the cities culture. Other normal people probably found it attractive.