Caius had just gone back to Torensten in order to handle paperwork for their time in Provo, and to continue helping Torensten rebuild after the Kraken attack when he had first met and recruited Cassandra. Torensten was more than a little bit used to being attacked, but the Kraken was far more devastating than anything that had hit it since the dragons had descended from the skies and laid waste to the city all those years ago. But now Torensten was starting to see something resembling normalcy again, at least until the next time it was attacked. Celes had confessed to needing a break in order to find herself and her... Center, so to speak. While it was uncler just what was driving her, Caius was happy to help in what ways he could in order to ensure things would be in order so Celes could take her break and find her happiness. Training an intern when it came to the paperwork, Caius had found himself staying in Torensten most of the time, only taking small trips to Provo here and there for work. Since then, Caius had helped with the paperwork best he could while training Tomoe, finding out the hard way that Celes had... Well, a natural talent for management, to say the least. It took the both of them combined to get anywhere near the amount of work that Celes had been doing on her own.

So he had done his best. Training Tomoe to help ease the load, and had sent a letter suggesting that perhaps a second should be brought in if they were to get back to a regular workload while allowing Celes and Caius more flexibility to leave for work and otherwise as needed. But this wasn't the only thing Caius had found himself dealing with in the time since. Two young upstarts had joined the guild, named Nick and Yuffie. Nick was woefully inexperienced, while Yuffie was... Well, a well-intentioned headache and a problem just waiting to happen, to say the least. His facial hair had only just started to grow back!

Then there was Maria. Celes' doppelganger. That had been... Interesting, and he knew he was likely going to have to keep an eye on her until Celes returned to try and preserve the General's good name. Once she came back, he was sure she would figure out a more permanent way to handle that, but for now, that was his job.

And of course, one couldn't forget the headaches of apparently adopting a sixteen year old girl who had made it her life's mission to get you set up with someone.

Then there were the reports he was getting about the Original Sin. They were small notes, little things, but they all seemed interconnected... They were corresponding for something. But what? He wasn't sure, though it made him feel uneasy. Between this and taking over Celes' job to train the recruits, Caius had been busy to say the least. Despite it all though, he did his best to keep in touch with the members he had recruited as of late. One such being miss Cassandra, who had been busy since being recruited. Wanting to show his appreciation and to learn a bit more about the newer member, he had decided to take advantage of his being around Torensten more to actually try and invite her out to coffee at a little local place he had stumbled on. It was quiet, which was good for the introverted mercenary. And it'd give them plenty of chance to catch up.

Having given her coordinates to meet with him at the stated time, Caius had arrived a bit early to get them a place to sit. The mercenary wore a simple blue dress shirt, buttoned up and collared nicely. While this was a casual thing, he did think it was polite to at least try and dress a little bit nicely.