The door opened slowly, and she saw Hal poke his head in.

"Hallo, hallo." he greeted her with a smile... a rare greeting from him.

"How are you doing today?" he asked her.

"Figured I'd stop by and pay a visit... haven't seen you for a week or so." he continued.

"...not that it's anyone's fault, we've both been VERY busy."

"Oh, well, you know..." Hal mumbled.

"I also have a little something for you." he told her.

Then, before she could respond, he stepped into the room, holding what looked to be a clear plastic cup like one would find at a coffee shop. And it was a large one. Inside there appeared to be a chilled drink with ice in it, and sky blue whipped cream atop, bits of chocolate and salted caramel sprinkled atop said whipped cream. A straw poked out of the top of the cup, and when he sat it down in front of her, she could tell what it was.

This drink had arcane mana mixed inside it to enhance EVERYTHING about it. And a large would have taken at least a day to properly 'brew' and 'mix'.

"I figured you could use something to drink." he said.

"Help get you through the day."

Hal's eyes widened for a moment.

"Want!?" he exclaimed lightly.

"Just because I bring you one of your favourite drinks, it has to mean that I want-" he started to say further, before sighing and slumping forward a little, shaking his head slightly.

"Can you please push a little girl of unknown mage status into the mage adoption system?" he asked. "It would really help if she were classified as being under mage jurisdiction." he went on, before pausing.

"...seeing as... Agent King wishes to adopt her..." he added at the end.

Hal just sighed heavily.

"Caught ME off guard, too." he said, sitting down in a chair that was in front of her desk.

"But... well... she's so young, but already her life is... shall we say... miserable?" he went on.

"The very short version is that she is blind, from Wales but her mother abandoned here while on 'vacation', and was nearly sacrificed to that damn cult of suffering." he continued.

"According to Angela, she's very shy, nervous, slow to trust, and her immune system is... not good." he then finished.

Hal nodded.

"She is. Was. Whatever." he confirmed. He then smirked when she mentioned about working her magic to deal with her parents.

"Well, I don't know her parent's names." he said. "Or name." he continued. "She's only ever mentioned her mother, so I don't know the status of her father." he admitted.

"But her last name is Larson." he said.

"Lunet Larson." he told her, more fully.

Hal thought for a moment. He'd seen Lunet once or twice, had brief conversations with her, so he relayed what she looked like. He then paused for a moment, and realised he forgot a small detail.

"I said she was blind." he reminded her.

"That's not something that was inflicted on her." he said.

"She was BORN blind." he stressed. "So that would be of note, probably."

Hal paused.

"Don't tell ME." he said. "Given what I am, it's not good for me to know the details about when people like her mother are dealt with." he told her. "I have to try and remain as impartial as possible." he went on.

"However, DO tell Tyson." he then said.

"Then he'll be able to tell Lunet she has nothing to fear from her Mother." he reasoned.

"...and you know how he likes his vigilante justice. I'm sure it'd do his damaged soul good to hear what the Mother suffers."

"I know." Hal responded.

"However, I am in the process of making things lighter for him in terms of caring for her." he stated.

"...did you know I have almost 50 single parents under my employ?" he asked, seemingly in a non-sequitur.

"Well, I am now in the process of putting a permanent daycare centre in the Unit." he informed her.

"Meaning things will be a lot easier for ALL parents under my employ." he went on.

"Including Tyson."

Hal just sighed.

"I'm not perfect." he stated.

"Regardless. It's being made, and will be made quickly." he told her. "Or... well, swiftly. It will still be properly made, and odds are the area that's never been fully renovated will be finished and used as such." he said.

"The area near the entrance." he clarified.

"So, with that being said, Tyson WILL have a reliable place where Lunet can be take care of while he works."

"..." Hal was silent for a moment.

"See, that's the thing." he said.

"I'm asking you to put the child into the mage system, because I really don't think she'll do well in the regular system." he told her. "But, I know that, even with you pushing it, it can take a bit." he continued.

"I'm giving Ty an ultimatum." he then said. "He rehab's himself... or he's not getting Lunet." he stated.

"No if's, and's or but's." he said further.

"If he manages to quit drinking excessively by the time Lunet is in the system, he'll be fit to adopt, in my eyes."