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^^;; Oh dear... he is asleep...... *chuckling softly, Thanatos would stand back up and sigh lightly* ^^; Well that puts a dent in things

You need not worry about him. I will have Zio take care of him momentarily; he will not even know he was moved.

Than: Ah, all right then ^^; Well, Trilla, Micha, let's get going. *Thanatos would lean over and hug Nana warmly* Oyasuminasai, Nana..... I'll come see you when time lets me ^^ Sweet dreams..... *With that, Than would start to make his way to the door, waiting for Micha and Trilla. He'd have to make sure Trilla didn't catch the balloons on the doorway*

*In the short time that it'd taken to get from the cafeteria to the children's room, Than only made sure that Trilla didn't pop one of the balloons she'd collected. While on the way back, he placed a hand on his pocket, making sure that Mastema's data disk was still there. He'd hidden from it long enough. Once Proto was checked on and everything was in order, he would examine its contents. Helping Trilla line up her balloons, Than would kiss her good night and make sure she and her brothers were all comfortably tucked in their beds. After that, Than would exit the room and make his way to the first floor*

*By the time Thanatos needed to use the elevator, Mastema and Nana would have already passed the room and got to their own. From there Nana would be laid on the bed, shortly before Mastema took his own place*

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Proto: *while watching the laser fire, Proto turned to his side, where he noticed cape like shape appearing*

Slayer: *The cape unswirled and revealed Slayer, looking rather smug* Ah, Good evening my friend. I see we have our little nuisance coming from the other side of these portals. I shall take care of this. *Taking off his cape, Slayer would hold it in both hands as the cape seemed to take on a life of its own and begin expanding* We'll see if these drones can even handle their own fire power for very long....

*Keeping one part of his attention on the battle outside, if it could be called a battle, Mastema's eyes would be closed and he would lean back on the bed, one arm around Nana , obviously content* Hmm.... All things considered, I believe that went better than I had expected.

*Mastema shook his head, with a slight grin, before turning to look at Nana* No, not really.... but unfortunate things seem to befall this citadel rather frequently, and I half suspected one such incident might occur during the children's party..... however, that is not the case. As a matter of fact I believe it went better than I thought it could. I only wish the children had had more time to converse with everyone at the table. I feel they did not have much chance to say anything

Also true..... however, I do not think there are very many people even outside the citadel who would be equitable to their age. Until someone else perhaps comes to live at the citadel, the closest match to their age and perhaps most understanding of how they think is Thanatos, and even he is at least twice their age, in terms of physical maturity. *Mastema had no intention of having to watch over another child, especially one that wasn't even his own. With any luck, the kids would just be able to adjust as they got older and find ways of talking to those older than them. When Nana brought up the technique, Mastema looked up and thought for a moment* Honestly, I do not have extremely in depth knowledge of the technique; I only mastered its most basic form, since my interest laid more heavily in spell casting. However, Sho has mastered several forms of it, most of which I believe he taught himself without learning from another by only knowing how its fundamentals worked. From what I recall, the technique involves what I would best describe as an.... "intimacy" between the user and that person's aura. You saw the most basic form of the attack once before, when we returned from our honeymoon and Sho and I fought in the citadel streets. The last technique he used, what you saw as an energy orb, of sorts, was the Rekkuzan. The user does not willfully summon the aura in the attack, but instead the aura is summoned by basic instincts, a raw connection with the users mind unhindered by knowledge and random thoughts. The reason Sho does not display an aura of his own is because he does not need to control it with his mind; it comes to him when he needs it of its own accord

*He nodded* I know little of the technique itself, but I do know that it is useful for more than simply offense and defense. The display you saw by Sho earlier this evening was something he learned to master through training to use the Rekkuzan; its uses go far beyond simply the use of the technique itself. If the children want to learn, there is no one better than their neighbor and uncle. *Mastema chuckled and pulled himself and Nana closer together* Come now, dear.... you have far more to give to them than witness training. I believe you have already passed more to them than you realize, in the form of knowledge, happiness, and motherhood. Perhaps you do not have an entire ancestry to draw lessons from, but that does nothing to prevent you from passing on anything to your children.

*Bringing his other arm around, Mastema embraced Nana more fully. She was clearly penitent over how little she'd done for the children, regardless of how much being bed ridden had made her miss. The other hand that Mastema brought around would brush Nana's hair behind her ear and he threaded his fingers through her hair lightly* Once you are well, you will be able to make up the time you have lost, dear......so let that be the first goal you focus on....

*Mastema chuckly lightly at the response; it was expected* Is there perhaps something else on your mind, Nana? Or perhaps you would prefer to sleep now? *Mastema left it open for Nana to ask now about the other things brought up at the party table, but if Nana was too weak, it would be better if she rested*