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Well, this wasn't good. Clearly doing nothing wasn't the best idea and if he ran... Well, he was in their home. He might as well offer his apologies for intruding on this meeting.

And if anything went wrong. Gah, that was a nice thought at all.

"Damned if I do, damned if I don't I believe the saying goes."

A tall man in a suit with birght red hair flickers through his mind and he rubs his eyes painfully. Who the hell... but it fades.

He tugs on the cord that connects him to the physical realm, dragging himself back into reality. He's still rather gaunt, but looks more sheepish than anything else.

"Heh, sorry about that. I didn't mean to intrude."

*Everyone at the table became more alert when Cole became physical, and Sho nearly spat out his water*

Sho: ._.

Slayer:.....

Zeno: What the BZZT!?

Omega: *Omega seemed to be writhing in anticipation*

Than: Nyah! ._. *Hearing the voice come from behind him, Than flinched and stood out of his chair, turning to Cole*

Proto: *Proto quickly backed off, since Cole had appeared so close to him*

Now now...... settle down everyone. *Mastema half grinned and looked up to Cole with the same stare as before* I find that hard to believe. Regardless, whoever you are, you now have about forty-five seconds to persuade me to let you stay, before the telekinetic pressure becomes so great that your skull implodes. And....... go. *With little warning, Mastema was saying that Cole had about 45 seconds to live if he didn't give a good reason for why he was here and why he shouldn't die*

*Another unbelieveable threat? Mastema would make Cole's head explode?! What on Earth? First it was removal of fingers then limbs, and now breaking a man's skull open. It was completely unbelieveable, to think Mastema was making these kinds of empty threats. Then again Nana hadn't ever seen that side of Mastema before, so of course she couldn't believe that Mastema would actually carry through with any of them. It was probably hard if not impossible for the children to fathem as well. Speaking of which, Trilla was still attached to Mastema's right arm. It didn't look like she was going to let go until Cole was either acceptable, or gone. He had spooked her afterall, so immediately Cole had gotten off on the wrong foot with at least her*

o.o !?

"GAH!"

He leaps back, trips, and falls in a heap.

Blinkublinku... scramble... blink?

"The HELL man! You could have just bloody said something!"

He dusts himself off and glares.

"Are you deaf or did you not just hear me say that I didn't mean to intrude. All I did was wander around, its not difficult to notice this bloody huge building. I wouldn't have even come UP here if I hadn't noticed Sho on the stairs. This would have been a whole lot easier if someone had just told me what was going on in the first place!"

He throws his hands up in the air and winces.

"And whatever you're doing, please stop, its making my headache worse. I'm sorry, the throb makes me irritable."

Sho: I already told you to keep out of this place ~.~

You quite willingly passed through the barrier and willingly remained; by all means, you very well meant to intrude. *Mastema kept the pressure constant, but was not making it increase anymore*

*Very suddenly, Than leapt over the table, pushing off of it, and landed between Cole and Mastema* Yamete! *In the following instant, a black wall of some substance came up between Cole and Omega, and Than looked Mastema back in the eye. His presence was enough to distract Mastema enough to alleviate some of the pressure on Cole's head*

Thanatos...... what is this? *Slowly, Mastema started to stand up, turning to glare right back at the boy*

Than: Mo yamete..... I won't let you kill him, Otosan. *Firm in appearance, Than's legs felt ready to collapse on him. The memories of what happened to the people of Hathus and the children of the seven hell's temple held Than upright*

*So, Cole had willingly entered the citadel, after being warned not to? Well then, he did bring this down upon himself didn't he? Though for the moment, death seemed a little much. Why not just find some way to contain Cole, or have him guarded and watched until the conference was over and done with. Then they could deal with him, after everything else had been talked over. It seemed more logical.... plus Mastema or whom ever took it upon themselves, could torture him in secret later if they wanted to make sure he'd remain silent. Hmm, now there was an idea.... perhaps Mastema could remove his tounge or a small section of his brain? There were many ways to make sure Cole never talked, both simple and humane, to twisted and inhuman. One sight that might strike the room, was the fact that Trilla was still latched to Mastema.... while he was standing up. How could anyone take him seriously, with something like that attached to him? It was a wonder why Trilla hadn't let go. Especially now since Mastema was standing. Somehow it made Mastema loose some of his edge, and bite. I mean, how can you really look threatening and deadly when you have a child latched to your arm, with feet dangling?*

Trilla: >_<;

Zeno: *The small thump on the ground would probably be missed in the tense moment when Zenogais's small fit of laughter cost him stability in his chair*

Proto: *Moving away from Cole, had put Proto too far away to react in time to stop Tyr*

Omega: *Omega was still enraged that there was a black wall between her and Cole*

*Mastema, still upset with Thanatos's actions, addressed Cole* You are not leaving until I am sure that you are not a liability. A prison cell will be the least you get. *Mastema turned back to Than when Tyr crept up on the boy*

Than: *Having heard Cole's thanks, Than turned around, nodded, and pretty quickly found himself with Tyr's arm around his neck and a knife to his throat. He was too off guard of an attack from someone else in the room* !! Nani!?

*Mastema sighed at Tyr's rash actions as well* Himura.....