As the patients slowly congregated into a single mass, Mary's demeanor turned more and more positive. She was truly in her element in a crowd, basking in the most vain of earthly desires: attention. [color=pink]"HAII! I'm MaryPie!"[/color] She bombastically announced, happy to have eyes other than Mondatta on her. She headed straight to where the biggest group was, and shouted obnoxiously: [color=pink]"AAAHHH, SHAUN~"[/color] She went straight to him and took his hand with hers. [color=pink]"I first didn't realize it, but it's actually you! Why in the world are you here?"[/color] Mary has a talent for remembering people she has socialized with, and Shaun was the very person who Mary hired to design her website. [color=pink]"You're sick? Or wait...You broke up with your girlfriend! Aaahh, how terrible! I gotta get you a new one! It's the least I could do!"[/color] She said, referring to the time when Mary hired Shaun to make her website. To this day she has been grateful to him, but despite all her invitations to her shows and podcasts he always declined, causing her to feel guilt over it.

As Mary buzzed around the crowd like a bumblebee, Mondatta simply stood there with his arms tucked to his sleeves. It was difficult to read his facial expressions, even with the reactive eyes, but one could tell he was content.
[b][color=gray]"Greetings to you as well, mister Matthews,"[/color][/b] he said to the bandaged man, lifting his palm. [b][color=gray]"I don't know of this 'mecha', but this is a second chance given to one who was once in mortal peril."[/color][/b] Mondatta then felt something cling to his leg, and he looked down. It was Kara, who sought refuge from the largest person in the group. [b][color=gray]"Well hello there, young one. Do not be afraid. Nobody will hurt you any more."[/color][/b] Mondatta then gently patted her head, attempting to calm her down, though the cold touch of the metal didn't help.

Mary greeted everyone she could see by shaking their hands or giving them a quick hug, but when she met Caora she breathed heavily, her eyes once again glinting intensely. The voice she made could be described as a squee. [color=pink]"SOO CUUUUTEEE! AAAAHHHHH!~"[/color] She embraced Caora, stuffing his face in her ample cleavage as she swung him around in her arms like a doll. [color=pink]"I'm taking him home with meeee!~"[/color] When she noticed that he stopped resisting she put him back down, not noticing she nearly suffocated him. [color=pink]"D'aww, he's embarrassed~".[/color]

Mondatta turned to greet Calvin, and put a hand to his chin in a thinking fashion. [b][color=gray]"I don't believe any person present can answer that question. As for the sick...None seem in grave danger. Perhaps whoever is behind this kidnapping purposefully chose people who have a certain degree of healthiness. But there certainly are people, including me, who are more afflicted.[/color][/b] 
Realizing this, Mondatta took Cara's hand like a protective parent would take a child's hand. Then he approached Aleecia and Rika, and spoke to them: 
[b][color=gray]"Miss Marvic, Miss Roux, I understand the difficulty your conditions bring to your lives, and wish my condolences. I, too, have faced calamity, my entire body broken and left to die. Were it not for this gift, I would have surely perished. That is why I hope that we get to understand each other."[/color][/b]

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