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Sheena and Colette looked on with a O_o expression as they caught a glimpse of Rhone's stretching, feeling both in awe and weirded out.

Azriel proceeded right after Zelos...but as she took a few steps, it was easy to tell she was feeling kind of strange. It was because the holes in her feet were giving her a weird feeling with each step. She was approaching the doorway rather wobbly with her feet turning in.

"Uh...Azriel, you sure you don't need any help there?" Sheena asked with concern.

"I'm fine, really Shee---WHOA!" She managed to trip on her own foot and was about to stumble out the doorway---if it weren't for Kratos reflexively extending his arm out to catch her by the stomach before she hit the floor.

Once he helped set her back on her feet, she looked up into the seraph's crimson eyes with her own wide-eyed, stunned expression. She was beginning to feel nervous again---but was "nervous" really the right word for that feeling?

"Are you completely sure about that?" Kratos asked with slight concern in his voice.

Azriel was silent for a few seconds before stuttering, "U-um, yeah...I-I'm all right....S-sorry about th-that..." O////O Then she broke out of his grasp and went along her way as if she had realized she was infringing on his personal space. Kratos just proceeded after her at a casual pace without any reaction to her behavior.

Sheena raised an eyebrow at Azriel's reaction as she was stepping out the door, following behind the seraph. Colette quietly followed behind the two, seeming cheerful over things looking up. "Kratos...did you do something to her back on Derris-Kharlan?"

"No, nothing more than interrogation," he answered calmly, "Although my subordinates were slightly rough with her..."

"Huh. That kinda doesn't make sense. Her fear should be placed more in those lifeless beings than you...but then again, you are their leader..." :/

While Sheena and Kratos had their small talk, Azriel continued down the hallway, constantly turning her head to look back at them. Though she was looking more at Kratos than at Sheena. Why, though? she subconsciously wondered to herself. When she turned her head back for about the fifth time, she tripped on her own foot again...right before the stairs. Sheena and Colette let out a shrill gasp, but Kratos reflexively (again) rushed up to her and grabbed her by the wrist before she could tumble down.

Pulling her back onto her feet, he remarked, "You may walk upon level ground with ease, but perhaps you need assistance at this point." He held out his arm to offer his assistance.

Azriel silently hesitated, staring downward for a few seconds. Then, she looked up at him bashful and blushing, reaching out and finally agreeing that yes, she needed help. From there, they looked ready to proceed down the stairs right after Zelos.

"Hmm..." A smirk played at the corner of Sheena's lips for a moment, observing the two from behind.

Colette, now beside her, noticed. "...Something up, Sheena?"

"No...not really. I think."

Zelos, after heading downstairs, proceeds down a small hallway and opens the door leading to a laundry room.
"Right this way." ^_^

Since everyone seemed to be congregating to...a laundry room, Rhone was left alone in the room with Regal.
"Any reason so many people decided to follow Zelos to do laundry?..."
"I have no idea..."

Zelos proceeds into the laundry room and nods at the lady inside.
"Our guest needs a hand washing the blood stains out of her clothes, and seeing how you're the best in the business, I figured you could tend to that." ^_^

Rhone continues stretching in impossible ways as Regal simply observes with a look of sheer horror on his face.
"How can you do that?....and why?..."
"Well, when my joints get all stiff, this sort of thing helps. Thanks to the mutation, my body's a bit more...limber than it should be. It helps with absorbing damage and keeping me from getting hurt."

((Okay, why are Rhone and Regal staying in the room...? ))

The laundry lady gave her employer a quick respectful bow. "Y-yes. Thank you, Master Zelos." As she lifted one of Azriel's arms to examine the extent of the stains, she asked, "Er...Master Zelos...doesn't the young lady need to, er...change out of these clothes?" sweatdrop wondering why he seemed to want to stick around. Or rather, she had a slight idea, but wasn't about to tell her superior something along the lines of "get out of here" even if she could put it politely.

"..." ;;>//> Azriel sweatdropped and blushed a little, having caught on to his perverted nature by now.

Sheena's eye twitched a bit as she eyed the charms Cinkel made. She remembered watching Azriel physically change. "The way I imagine it, it looks like it hurts...but then again, Azriel must be used to that sort of stuff." sweatdrop

Colette giggled a bit as she looked over the charms as well. "Heehee...they're cute! Are you a craftsman yourself?" ^_^she asked, with a little bit of Lloyd on the mind.

Perceiving that Colette was to take the conversation from there, Sheena said to herself, "All right, let's see who left what here..." and began reading the note. "... ... ... ... ... ..." O_o Her expression was meant for the words "for all that is holy, don't piss it off." "O...kay...I'll be sure to show her this when she comes out..." sweatdrop

Cinkel shrugged at Sheena's comment, "I never feel anything when I change my bodies shape." He then smiled when Colette asked her question, "I suppose you could say that. I like to work with my hands. I'm good with magitechnology, clothing, wood-work, metal-work, and anything else similar to these. I can also have sorcery enchants added onto them. It's how I usually make my living. Along with mercenary work. If you'd like, I could make something for you."

Cain saw Rhone head outside on his own and decided to follow. He steps outside the door and leans against the wall in Rhone's vision range, "I'm terrible with names. It's Rhone, correct? You're doing okay?"

Rhone turns his head to look at Cain and grins.
"Yeah, I'm alright. I've been hurt worse. So, if I heard your name right, you're Cain...which means you're Shadow's grandson and next in line for elder in Heimdall...I hope you're prepared for it. It'll be a tough job."

Regal turns to Sheena, then looks over to Kratos.
"I suppose I have a question.....if Kratos is back, then something important..possibly dire...is going on. Mind filling me in on that?"

(Is Sheena sitting on a chair or a couch? >X3)

Rhone grins and looks at his hand.
"Actually, Shadow's a childhood friend of mine. We grew up together."