Cronic turned to look at Aria with a serious expression on his face, before whispering into her ear.

"I'm going to get up and leave, under the guise that I need some air. If anyone gets up seemingly to follow me, like captain broke nose over there, I want you to follow after them. Play along for now." Cronic said, before getting up to stretch.

"I'm just going to step out for some air. Back in a moment." Cronic said to Aria, his serious expression having suddenly been replaced with a calm one, before walking to the door and heading outside.

[i]"Not one of my finer ideas, but I can't just act on suspicion alone. If someone takes the bait of the scent of my blood though... I'll be counting on Aria to strike them down before they get the chance to sink their fangs into my neck."[/i]