[b]Spinel[/b]

  Spinel walked to the warp pad as Aquamarine had instructed and stood on it.  "Will this take long?  I want to learn more about this Halloween event the humans have been preparing for!"

                                               [b]Chromite[/b]

 After Reggie and Evenkite had departed, or at least as soon as they were both out of earshot, Chromite approached Bloodstone.  [color=darkgray]"Commander, might I have a brief word with you?  I know it may not be my place, but I've done my best to accommodate Reggie the human and the as of yet unaffiliated Evenkite for a month now and I feel as though..."[/color] she thought for a moment on the best way to word this.  She felt like she deserved more of an explanation than she'd been given, but she wasn't going to say that.   [color=darkgray]"I feel like I'd be able to perform my duties better if you would tell me more about where you expect this to go.  Reggie seems harmless enough, but Evenkite very clearly doesn't trust us, nor does she seem to consider us allies.  Trust not given mutually is trust given foolishly Commander, and I fear that allowing this Evenkite to do as she will for any longer without choosing a side will do more harm than any potential good."[/color]