Salforge tossed the side of his overcoat aways, spreading his black denim jeans and forming a mild gust. As he'd entered the room after Catherine whom was miffed, although silent. As per usual, the mercenary was greater by "preferred name" and by preferred, it was her preference.

Tin Man.

Had he the standard roundabout of thoughtfulness and feeling, he'd ring her in laughter because it was quite the jest. Alternative to this, he simply egged this exasperation on by replying with his usual disrespect. "Nice to see you too Ryokomata" (He's calling her cat-woman, but using her name instead of "Neko") Salforge said and gave an unimpressed and dull expression. He quickly was given a very short-winded brief before a portal of darkness had surfaced. Things had seemed to be rather tame for the moment, Salforge paused for a moment looking back at Catherine to whom had a fixed scowl across her face as she glared at the mercenary with scornful eyes. Soon he vanished and was swallowed whole by the blackness surrounding both him and General Ryoko.

The air was cold, the sounds of the machines went along and aloft without rest. They stood inside the lobby just outside the main area, the mercenary looked to his left, then to his right. The portal of darkness had thusly dissipated and his eyes did a quick pan of the room, then further out. This had to be no place other than the factory located in Hollow Bastion, from the Castle it wasn't exactly in walking distance. The Bronzed finish found in the pipes, Salforge touched the glass door and ran his hand down to make an annoying screeching sound against the glass.

"Whoa seriously?" He said luring Ryoko into conversation, "There no one here but us, and theres no dust to be found...when did we enter the new age of microfiber glass?" and ended on a sarcastic note.

He poised and released a sigh. "Anyways, you said we're to secure the perimeter right? It's already secure..."

This was likely a most confusing thing for Salforge to say, an easy question of how can that be? Yet he was 100% serious with this declaration. It came down to understanding just how powerful his the extents of his Steel Heart truly was. He snapped his fingers, and made everything visible and reflective for just an instant, Ryoko would notice it as it would only last a second, and that was more than enough time to catch glimpse of the factory from top to bottom. Covered in blocks, blocked off and boxed around every inch of everything. Large ones, done so in seconds and from there he'd proceed to layer them, something time consuming, but when the shells reflected the viewer's sight back at them they vanished, they were imperceptible anyone but it's handler, unless he wanted to make them visible. It was no different than looking at Salforge, it was anyone's guess what he really looked like considering he himself is always coded. Turning to Ryoko, he had something of an eerie feeling.

"Ryoko, if it's just us, and yet I have this tickling sensation we won't be alone for very long. Don't"

Salforge stopped talking in the middle of his thought, and he turned his head.