[b]Lexianna[/b] That was extremely unpleasant. I disable the light shield my weapon generated and look around. Destruction at every corner. Add extremely unnecessary to the adjectives to describe this act as well. Valkyrie does look pleased with herself. I sigh. It's going to be difficult to convince people not to fight her if she insists fighting with us. I wasn't fast enough for the first barrage, it was so unexpected, my scythe could only do a partial shield and only for life forms. On her second command I'm ready. "Lend me your strength." I mouth to my weapon. At my will, the projectiles stop midair. They're now at my disposal and I take aim. Then I raise the rumble, adding all the destruction to my arsenal. A clear threat, but I don't fire. My right hand shakes slightly but I clench it tight around my scythe and take a steadying breath. This is taking a lot of my weapon's energy, I can feel it. "Sir Baruss. Would you be so kind as to assess the condition of my friends? The light shield my scythe provided should have taken most the damage aimed at life forms, but debris were everywhere. I'll try and buy us time." I take a seat on the hilt of my scythe. It ascends and brings me eye level with our attacker Valkyrie. "My name is Lexianna. You've got my attention." With a snap of my fingers everything I'm prepared to fire on her ships is set ablaze. "Shall we talk?" [b] Li-Li [/b] I'm bored. There's no indication of that however on my face. I amuse myself by thinking through all the different ways I could kill these men before any of them completed a blink. He mentions a watch and my eyes drop down to search for the offending modified tech. It makes my skin crawl. I am pulled from my search by the click of high heels. The First Lotus circles the table slowly, making her way to the ringleader. She leans down next to him. "You seem like a clever man. Take the deal. That one, doesn't make promises he can't keep." She flicks her hand in Zaak's direction, indicating his gun. "Well, when it comes to business anyway." Her voice is still like a purr but her eyes stare daggers right at Zaak. I myself feel speared by the comment. It was meant to hit. I notice the hostility in the room ebbing. Using my Sight I spot why. She practically sedated every one in the room with her aura. Hints the circling like a predatory creature. I take a chair from the corner and drag it very noisily across the room. The awkwardness also dispersing some of the lingering hostility. I flip the chair around backwards and make myself comfortable, resting my chin on my folded arms atop the chair. I wave away the stares. "Please continue your deal making. I've got places to be."