"I'm unaware of any actual regulations," Mikoto says, "but I remember being told that General Beatrix prefers to work with her own gender."

They're soon lead to a waiting room of sorts, and it won't be too long after that before someone else joins them. It's easy to guess this must be Zidane. So far, he's been the only person in Alexandria with a tail. He and Mikoto almost look like they could be twins, not surprising given the origins of Genomes. He also looks a little uncomfortable in the fine clothes he'd been forced to wear because of visiting officials. He blinks at Mikoto... he'd heard things about girls and growth spurts, but she's still three years older than he expected.