[Now that was an interesting statement, that Kaiba filed away for later. As of yet he hadn't met anyone he recognized but he knew that was not the case for at least two groups. He was looking for some sort of pattern- might be useless or it might hold some clue to how to beat this]

[Thinking back on the boy in question... he doubted the validity of her assertion that Ren was 'desperately' needed] Isn't there anyone else that knows how to brew coffee, and serve drinks...? [Delivered with a sarcastic edge in his voice] He's not the only one that has somewhere else to be- and I'm certain that my absence is more damaging than his.

[Rather than answering in words, he gave a short grunt to acknowledge that he'd heard her but he didn't need her apology.]