[i][color=6ecff6]Why, oh WHY did I go in here with these people?[/color][/i] 

That was all Nathaniel could think about as he felt himself getting strong-armed by this unruly gang of thugs. When the lights sprang on, Nathaniel took little time to readjust to the brightness of the room, and all it took was one look at the dark uniforms of the hooligans around him to let Nathaniel know that he had gotten himself into some deep doodoo.

As the one who looked to be their leader started mouthing off a bunch of whatever he was talking about, Nathaniel desperately tried to think of a way to get the group out of their predicament. Yet when the guy started referencing some rather... unscrupulous treatment to one of their own, eliciting a spirited and violent reaction from the kid from Light Dorm, Nathaniel knew that he was out of time. It was time to fly by the seat of his pants and hope for the best.

[color=6ecff6]"Waitwaitwaitwaitwait! I don't know who you think we are, but we don't know who this 'Mayo' guy is! We don't know what you're talking about!"[/color] Nathaniel cried, desperately trying to deescalate the situation. Still, he wasn't sure if he should mention what they were actually doing. Maybe it would be better to try to sound a little more innocent. [color=6ecff6]"We're... just a group of friends going for some... midnight dueling! And ...we happened to wander into this room because we thought it was empty!"[/color] That was about as far from innocent as Nathaniel could make that sound, especially with him sweating cold bullets as he said it. As soon as Nathaniel felt the words leave his mouth, he knew he was screwed. At least if any of them had a chance of winning this, it would be the guy from Light.