[center][h2]Xena Rock Field[/h2]
[sub]The wrecked ATV[/sub][/center]

	Luke turned back to Jenso and shook his head. "I don't care, kid. I'm probably heading back to er-" Luke stopped himself short of mentioning the Paradise with so many Junkers in the facility, and huffed a nervous breath, motioning uncomfortably towards the ground with his eyes, "It aint important. Do what you-" Luke stopped at Onweer rose her voice to catch his attention. He froze in place, glaring at Jenso's feet as he tried to concoct a response within the boundaries of his thick skull. "Ehm.." Brian, who'd meekly chased after Yvette after her last order, stopped at the edge of the ATV's top hatch. His eyes turned towards Luke when Onweer spoke, the gears in his anxiety-riddled brain finally unclogged and free to spin. [i]Nobody[/i] addressed Yvette so informally without backlash. Come to think of it, Yvette fell far too easily to Luke's initial attack. Where was the urge to defend CMAS's honor? Brian was filled with a brief surge of confidence. He eyed the ATV's hatch for a moment before inching closer towards Onweer before nodding in agreement. Luke turned towards Onweer slowly, gently nudging Jenso away. "Inn't everyone familiar with one of the CMAS's most adorned mages, Yvette Eridal?" He barked nervously, "I mean come on! I may not respect all yer fancy policies in the [i]least, [/i]but I aint ignorant of yer top ranked officers!"

	"Even Haley Corisan, Johnathan Yumi, Uldrich Von Tiro?" Brian spoke up, his voice cracking for a split second as he spoke the last name. Luke happily granted him one strong nod and chuckled.

	"Hah, of course!" Brian eyed him in shock for a moment, and turned to Onweer. Luke shuffled in place and turned away from the ATV again. Most of the surrounding Divers were already gone by now, falling victim to their cowardice and leaving only Jenso and Luke behind. '[i]C'mon Jenso[/i]' Luke murmurred to his fellow Diver, looking to get away as quickly as possible. Yvette had nothing to add, remaining inside of the ATV silently. Brian tapped Onweer's shoulder with the back of his hand, hoping that the woman wouldn't lash out at his in spite of his earlier cowardice. Most CMAS officials knew of people like Yvette, Haley and Jonathan. But Uldrich?

	That man simply [i]didn't exist.[/i]

[center][h2]Diver's Paradise[/h2]
[sub]North-western Pillar[/sub][/center]

	Par was successful in making his way towards the support pillar, where several other divers had already stationed themselves. A couple Divers turned to Par, but spoke nothing, gripped with anxiety at the CMAS fire-mages approached in a neat line of 10-20 men and women. They all began to channel their arcane energy, eyes set on the giant stone pillar's center of gravity. Behind them, a line of 12 riflemen were poised to strike down interfering Divers, and even further behind them, a second squad of Fire mages and riflemen split off towards the North Eastern Pillar, where Alvios and several other Divers stood as its only defense.