[i]Oh.[/i] Takamiya thought. [i]Perhaps our captor just didn't plan his cells out properly. Huh.[/i]

He followed Rika, a bewildered look on his face. "Well, we're out." he said in astonishment. He looked down at Rika. "Are you quite alright?" he asked. He was taken aback when she asked him to carry her. "Uhh, sure. If you wish." he deftly put his hands under her armpits, lifted her up and then supported her by moving his right arm from her armpits to under her backside, blushing a little in the process. "Um." he said.