i like it! look for ryuji all up in your inbox in the days to come, then. should we handwave a little and say that they've seen each other at least once or twice in passing back at BASE? enough to at least know each other's contact IDs?

also re: learning- i'm pretty sure he has a bit of adhd (there's a good deal of proof in the canon regarding his behavior and learning style/capability). just a heads up, since it's kind of a big thing that he needs some help getting over... concentration in general. his heart's absolutely in it though. he wants to learn this stuff as quickly as possible so that he can at least be useful here.