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"Yeah..... perfectly collected in fact," Than reached his hands up and stretched a bit, his right more than his left, and let his hands plop back down. "Air just lacks a little bit of weight, is all." From his voice, at least he wasn't seemingly bothered by something terribly pressing. "Maybe it was just a little much for me to expect anyone had changed....."

"Ah...... punch would be just fine. Arigatou, kaasama." Than held out his right hand and gently took the punch cup, more gently than he'd handled anything else this evening. He drank from it slowly but steadily, more than just a sip. His demeanor wasn't really reclusive; he held his head high and seemed quite aware of everything.

"I'll be able to find anything I need by myself. Thank you for the punch," it was almost an odd thing to say. "Maybe you'd have more fun if you stayed with my father...... I'm probably just going to wait here until something actually happens." And if nothing happened, it was anyone's guess how Thanatos would alleviate his tension.

Nana's hesitance to leave him as he was was only a confirmation to Than that she had been disturbed by his actions. Truthfully, having only seen her so scarcely over the last year, Thanatos could understand that. How could he expect her to understand the reasons he'd changed this way? Passing the punch to his mechanical hand, Than moved to Nana and wrapped his right arm around her, hugging her loosely but closely. "I'm fine, kaasama. I'm not entirely used to this situation and I'm frustrated for having waited this long to tie up some loose ends. I know it may seem odd, but I'm clear on how I want to deal with this situation." Slowly, he would let go of her and return to the wall.

Sai smiled softly as she finally matched the name to the man of mastema. She glanced over to finally see Nana back to his side she cheerfully presented her hand to her hellos I'm sairys...and you are? she softly asked.

Ratsu smiled kindly at Nana and bowed as he also bowed to Sairys as she spoke her name to the others. He was a jovial man and as his master had indicated that many people in this land were often prickly, and as a result he an easy going healer had been sent as a representative. Of course the fact that he was one of the few free thinking entities among the riders aided the decision and he said softly to both women Charmed Ladies, it does an old man good to see that people can come together so cordially to enjoy a celebration. He may have been easy going, but Sairys' attitude had pushed him to speak in a manner which was genuine in regards to Nana but could easily be interpretted as sarcastic by Sairys herself. With another soft smile, Ratsu turned and began making his way among the other scattered entities, recognizing none initially he paused to glance at KB, that one was familiar but not. He shook his head slightly as his master exerted himself for a moment and Ratsu's aura suddenly flared, but not as though to attack, instead it was just an increase in presence and soft whispers that floated on the edge of hearing even for those gifted with spirit senses. The presence withdrew shortly and the old man staggered as though over tired and moved to a corner of the room where he slumped briefly against a wall. It seemed that whatever entity had briefly possessed him had put enough strain on the man's body that it was suddenly on the verge of shutting down though some damaged internal organs were beginning to heal at an accelerated, yet painfully slow rate.

"Welcome. If you have any weapons on your persons, please leave them with my colleague Baptistain. If they are part of your bodies, please keep them inactive while here." Bertuccio had no way of telling they were mostly if not entirely machine. Once they passed through the doors, their weapons would be deactivated for certain until such time as they left the property. With that out of the way Bertuccio would announce their arrival. "Introducing-- Admiral Tegral Kartos, First Commander Rookin, and Special Operative Kah. Unfixed Location." With that the three were granted entry.

Rookin glared hatred at the door man as he was forced to hand over his great heavy morning star. A good image, he figured, ruined by lack of weapon. He'd get it back, he knew, but still resented the fact he had to give up his primary choice of weaponry. Even the Admiral surrendering his .454 magnum and custom .45 colt commander didn't less his agitation.

Tegral turned and spared a glance for Rookin before saying, very flatly, "Find him." Then it was on to the 'festivities'. Those who could have heard Tegral, his voice so low and flat it was hard to distinguish his exact words, would have been at a loss for what he was talking about, but KB knew damned well what it meant for Tegral and his pair to enter into an area looking as pissed as hell. Although technically devoid of real emotions all three mechanized death dealers were equipped with a synthetic preprogrammed set of chemical induced feelings that could be used to better establish themselves into a more normal sense of humanity.

With Rookin departing the duo, his silvery armor as much for dress as it was for battle, Tegral and Kah were left to mingle and converse. Kah, who was under no obligation to remain with her 'date', decided she'd like some refreshment and broke away while the Admiral made a bee line straight for Mastema, but forced herself to stop some few steps away when she remembered that she couldn't enjoy any of the food if she'd wanted! First she'd lost her dress, she was actually looking forward to getting herself all pretty for the party, and now she couldn't even enjoy the food set out at the party. Standing by herself for a moment she let her head spin in a full three hundred and sixty degrees before spotting a lone figure off by himself. Figuring it a good a chance as any to socialize, despite the obvious dislike for the gathering, Kah started towards Thanatos.