###Dillon, Titan and Lilith

Dillon hadn't made a sound as she walked in, and any subtle sound a normal human would've made should've been drowned out by the booming music in the other room. However, Lilith was the first between the two to turn her head to Dillon upon her entrance, and Titan's eyes followed. They both frowned. 

"I'll just, uh," Dillon mumbled, attempting to find a way to successfully backtrack out of this peculiar situation as she stepped back. This certainly wasn't a predicament Dillon had considered finding herself in; meeting both Titan and Lilith after Abaddon had bested both of them in a single day. Before they turned their attention to Dillon, the couple actually looked happy as they exchanged vibrant smiles, but their warmth transitioned to cold stares as their eyes honed in on her. She served as an embarrassing reminder of their defeat of her current ally, and link to their common enemy.

_"I suppose they found a way back into each other's arms after being defeated by Adrian,"_ she thought. _"Weird. I guess getting their asses kicked by him wasn't **all** bad." _

“Well, well,” said Lilith, as she stood up from Titan’s lap. Dillon tensed and took another step back, briefly scared that trouble was afoot. “Isn't this your minion?”

“Partner,” corrected Dillon.

“Was,” Titan said bitterly, as he looked upon Dillon with an unwavering gaze. “Has Abaddon ditched you yet?” 

_"Guess they're not going to see it that way, though,"_ Dillon crossed her arms, “No, actually. He’s actually a much better partner than you.” 

Titan scoffed at this, “Yeah, right,” he said, clearly not believing her. “I hear he ignores most of his minions.”

“He certainly doesn't ignore me, in fact,” she said. _“Although, I’m sure he’d like to…”_ she thought. 

“We’re getting along just fine, thank you very much,” she said and turned to leave, ready to be done with this conversation, but she was stopped by what Titan said. 

"You're going to lose," he said. 

"How would you know that?" Dillon said back, already wanting to prove him wrong.

"Everyone knows what kind of guy Abaddon is. He doesn't play well with others, kind of an asshole too," Titan said, lounging comfortably in the chair, as if he hadn't a care in the world. "And Steelia," Titan chuckled, "where to even begin with her."

"Volatile," Lilith chimed in. "Graceless, rageful."

"Not that smart either."

"And I hear she hasn't been getting stronger," Lilith said, eyeing Titan, who looked mildly surprised.

"Oh, really? My, my," Titan said, as he looked over to Dillon to gauge her reaction.

Dillon attempted to hide her surprise. In this game, the less the enemy knew, the better, otherwise they can exploit your weaknesses. But Lydia's lack of progression in getting stronger could pose a problem, Dillon worried. They needed to be at their very best, and if what Lilith said was true. Well, Lydia's best might not be enough. 

###Adrian and Lydia

Adrian smiled, unsure how to respond during such a endearing and tender moment. It took him a minute to actually understand what she was saying and meant. For a moment he had to wonder if what Lydia said was work of the alcohol, because it was very unlike her to speak this way. There were very few women with whom he shared a mutual vulnerability with. Not even his mother, who he had not met, or his sister who refused to speak to him. 

"W-we, uh," he stuttered awkwardly, unsure how to proceed in the conversation. "Dillon decided to ally us with Khione and Vulcan," he said, attempting to fill in the awkward pause in conversation with something, anything to rid them of the silence. 

Adrian immediately felt guilty, _"You idiot,"_ he thought. _"Why would you say that?"_