[h2]Dlanor A. Knox - Outside the Passenger Area, UMMA Vessel [i]Tanngrisnir[/i][/h2]

Dlanor shook her head at Blake's question. "No prisoners are stored upon this SHIP. I am not sure what they sought HERE."

It was... strange and confusing. Dlanor was unsure of why they would expect there to be a prisoner on a ship like this. The [i]Tanngrisnir[/i], while it possessed defensive armaments, was a transport ship. Cargo and civilians, not prisoners. Certainly, there were prison ships used by the UMMA for powerful multiversal criminals, but such offenders would hardly be stored anywhere near any civilians. It was strange, then, why two people would be so thoroughly convinced that a prisoner would be held here. A part of the tiny Inquisitor of Heaven questioned whether there may have been some form of deception involved on some level, but for now the more serious matter was the safety of the passengers on-board the ship. She paused, however, for a moment, when Russ spoke.

"... It is possible they are misguidedly searching for someone who DEFECTED," she replied. "However, I am uncertain if this is the CASE."

She noticed Patchouli's entrance after a moment, and turned to face the purple-haired girl. "Do you have a potential theory, KNOWLEDGE?"

[h2]Black Rock Shooter - Client World 576143290-B[/h2]

Black Rock Shooter glanced at Suwako for a moment. It was a... faint impression of something, perhaps she was not the best at reading emotions, but the hat-wearing girl's smile seemed less than happy. More bitter, if anything. However, she did not understand why and there was no direct harm involved, and so soon Black Rock Shooter's focus returned to the blonde girl in the coffin. Her emotions were far clearer, she seemed quite distressed about her current location.

When Suwako spoke to her, the girl looked up. "I... I was..."

The girl concentrated for a moment. "... My bedroom was in a very clean place. There were some lights... there were stuffed toys, too. Where did all those go..."

When the stressed-sounding older woman asked about her bedroom, she folded her arms. "It's [i]meant[/i] to be above ground. I think it was a big building or... something..."

Black Rock Shooter found herself looking back up the hole. Big building...? Like those skyscrapers that jutted out of the sand, that the creatures had come out of? Is that what the little girl meant?

[h2]Giovanna's Room, Shadow Eternity Headquarters[/h2]

Almost exactly at the moment that Senbonzakura's blade flashed to Ayako's neck, so to did the Tonbogiri pull itself into existence with a flash of green light. The blade was immediately pointed at the man's neck, just as he threatened Ayako. Mai's eyes narrowed, becoming far colder than they had previously appeared. "This is the Tonbogiri."

The blade glinted, a green haze around its edge.

"The dragonfly-cutting spear. So sharp that not even the fabric of reality is safe from its blade. If you don't wish to find out why, I think you should stop threatening my friend."

Ayako simply glared at the man, seething in for once quiet rage. Mai turned to look to Giovanna, still holding the Tonbogiri so that its blade pointed to Senbozakura's neck.

"Ayako wants to know who ordered the retreat of our assault vessel, which was attacking the UMMA [i]Tanngrisnir[/i]. If you don't have anything to do with it, we'll move on."