[b][i]Ashton Andrews and Flame Brooks[/i][/b]

Ashton and Flame remembered the feeling of being [i]poisoned[/i], assuming that was what killed them a second time. They also remembered Fritzi's last words, which implicated Doctor Donovan but not so completely they can just make accusations like that. So Ashton quickly ran up to Flame to grab the other boy's upper arm as the latter's face twisted in sudden rage, whispering to him, "We don't have any proof; don't act suspicious."

Then, to keep up apperances, he said somewhat loudly, "Flame! I'm glad to see you again!"

He then whirled back to Aer and said, "Yeah, I think they were kidnapped too; anyway, Aer, meet Flame, my, uhh... special partner. Flame, meet Aer; she's an adventuress."

Flame nodded curtly, all the while thinking up a plan in order to save the entire group's lives this time around - Even that mean Japanese Girl, although he was certain she didn't actually die. He would then turn to Alistair and say to the blonde in a low voice, almost a whisper but not quite, "Alistair, I don't know how you feel right now, but we're going to need someone with leadership skills to get us through this. We need someone to gather those with useful skills or... Well-honed bodies and rope the entire group into picking the same solution - Which I believe is getting official permits."

The redhead wasn't blind; he had seen Hiro and Aerith's burnt and wounded bodies as well as heard Doctor Donovan's presumed treachery. So that left signing up with Mono - or trying to - as the only viable option. Even if it meant handing over Yuuki - Ashton's new [i]Shota[/i] friend - to the authorities to be locked up in 'honorable confinement'. At the very least, staying as a unified group would help them deal with new perils.

Ashton, meanwhile, walked up to Aer, and said in a hopefully discreet whisper, "So, while my partner is trying to talk the entire group into coming with you, I have to ask: How do you know this Doctor? He seems like a nice guy."