A little crow, if we want to be more accurate. But details. It's fairly obvious that even hearing the name brought about a worried reaction. Rightfully so.

"....Oh. Uhh, hmm..." Stuttering was the end result of that surprise. Not for lack of things to say, though - there were many things, floating in Rakka's mind, that the Haibane wanted to tell the agent right there. Some of them were less then kind. Quite a few of them, actually, if she thought about it. Just how long would this keep up?

She cleared her throat a little. "A-and, you think having the Numbered join your company will improve everything...?"