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Cole wouldn't get much of a response, more due to the fact that Mastema hadn't assigned him access to Zio over the nine months than that he wasn't in range.

Orias wasn't in a particularly good area either, so Zio's screen would be slightly faint as it materialized. "Yes, sir, what can I do for you?"

The doors of the cafeteria would slowly open, concurrently a yawn being heard. With a tired stroll and the sweat wiped off his face, Thanatos, oblivious to the presence of his siblings, walked toward the cafeteria's food line up to find something. "Hmm... I wonder how the food here compares to everywhere else......"

A few 'whoos' would also be heard on he ground; apparently Fenton was leading Thanatos to food.

"Eep...." the response made Than pause and turn his head to the direction of the voice. He could esily recognize them anywhere. "E-Eecheb, Trilla....." He listened to the silence, "and Micha! I-I hadn't thought you'd be here. It's been--" Thanatos quickly dropped that sentence, somewhat overwhelmed to be back again anyway. "H-how are all of you?" It was all he could think to say.

Fenton remains in place and wiggles happily. The happy tone of the kids, just made him want to shake his---- well, self.

"Anno..... I think I remember...... but not his name....." Than blinked, surprised to hear that something had tried to eat his brother. Of course, he couldn't tell it only meant Eecheb had been playing with a really big wolf-dog. "Something tried to eat you?? In the citadel? Are you all right?" Thanatos started walking toward the voice, only to get a split second squeak from Fenton. "nyah...." Thanatos blurted out as he quickly turned his step away to avoid walking right into the side of a table. Fenton was good at warning him now. "Huu..... Arigatou, Fenton-kun." Another wiggle and squeak, and Thanatos found his way to the table, still waiting to hear from Eecheb.

"I see..... well I guess you weren't in any danger then.... and at least you're not hurt. Just don't forget you can call for help with Zio." He smiled slightly. His smile only looked ever the softer juxtaposed with the full grey silkiness that covered his blind eye. Thanatos took a seat, but he wasn't sure which sibling or 2 he was sitting closest to.

Of course, Than had no way of seeing how ravenously the kids were eating. "Fenton, you can go get yourself something to eat. I'm fine."

With a whoo, Fenton was off to gourge itself in delectables. Thanatos chuckled, before turning back and lifting his arm onto the table. Another moment later, Than exasperated a long, weary groan and slumped forward, resting his head on the table. "So tired.......... yet so hungry....... I'm not sure which is more persuasive...." Training wore out Than in more than one way. Now that he'd sat down, he didn't feel like getting up again.

Thanatos's following chuckle was sincere. He wasn't sure if he was laughing because of what Trilla said, or because he was so happy to hear her say anything. "Hnn..... I guess that is true. The problem is getting the energy to drag myself to the food." With a grunt, Than lifted his head like a beached whale and started turning to the edge of the table, only to put his head back down again a few feet from where he'd first stopped. "Eheh....... I think I'll pause here for a minute." It wasn't his most valiant effort.

"Another good question..... hnn..." Thanatos had to ponder that for a while. ".....Fenton~"

With a skitter jump, Fenton found his way from the kitchen to the table, hopping up on the table and now just in front of Than's nose, a light, inquisitive mew coming from him.

"You know the stuff I usually eat, right?" Thanatos asked the furry thing.

"Mow~" was the not quite mew-like, affirmative response he got.

"Okay...... you find all that stuff, but don't try to move it yourself."

Another happy confirmation and Fenton went back to the kitchen. Than spoke back to Eecheb now: "Just follow him and pick up whatever he goes at, please....... the little furball knows what to get....."