Tamaki kept her focus on the computer, giving a quick nod and a hum sound of agreement. When it came to reputation, Hojo was beloved for a reason and journalists were widely reviled for a reason. Which only made her even more certain that it was much more serious than just the usual slander cases that she could tackle in her sleep. Taking another sip of her tea, Date hopping off her desk gave her a little start even though she hadn't really leapt around the room or anything. Tamaki just was not used to the whole energy Date was giving off and between that and the late hours it was putting her on edge.

Composing herself, eyes watching a trail of ashes come off of Date's cigarette and making a mental note to get an ash tray for meetings with smokers in the future, Tamaki didn't have too much to say about Date's plan of action. She clearly had experience with her side of these kinds of things and Tamaki was just a lawyer that did personal investigations now and then, she didn't set up investigations so much as just cooperated with the investigators and helped use their findings in court. She did agree with Date's assessment though about it being unlikely to be sold to other corporations, drumming her fingers thoughtfully on the side of her cup. It didn't seem like there was any benefit to Kurosawa attempting to twist whatever leaked info she had gotten ahold of into slandering Hojo and the only thing Tamaki could think of personally was that it was some desperate attempt at boosting her career by 'defeating' a popular and powerful corporation.

"I can set something up." Tamaki pursed her lips in a brief moment of distaste. Both at the coffee and at the prospect of having to listen to Kurosawa ramble. But it was only for a moment and then she had smoothed her expression out again and gave Date her best attempt at a confidence-assuring smile. "If it's casual, I assume you want me to assist as a civilian catching up with a classmate rather than going there as a lawyer. Is there a particular day or time that would work best for you?" It wasn't too outside the realm of investigation she had done in the past, but she had never really hidden her role as a lawyer before.

She'd have to make sure to do her best to not slip into 'work-mode' while meeting with Kurosawa.

Knowing how time sensitive business agreements and other things could be, especially for a company that was always doing something somewhere, Tamaki didn't mind coming in late to sign something. Sure, it had been a little bit of a hassle to swap out of relax-at-home mode and back into work mode, but she honestly hadn't had much going on this evening anyways. In a way, being a workaholic was kind of a blessing because she often found herself bored when she had absolutely no work to do.

None of that meant she was prepared to see a woman sitting on her desk, cigarette in hand, when she opened the door to her office.

Giving a start and nearly fumbling her keys, almost dropped the briefcase tucked under her arm, and the cup of tea she had in her other hand nearly spilled. But thankfully she barely managed to avoid dropping everything before giving the woman a wary attempt at a pleasant smile and composing herself. "Ah, excuse me, I seem to have forgotten we had a meeting scheduled...?" She was certain no meeting had been scheduled, and as she put her keys away in her suit pocket she was ready grab her taser if she needed to. Maybe it was the yakuza or someone that was less-than-pleased with the outcome of a case? She couldn't help the way her eyebrows furrowed in concern at that possibility, even as she tried to keep her expression calm. Somewhere in the back of her head she thought she had seen this woman before too, but she couldn't put her finger on it.