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Vera's head slowly craned around to stare [i]through[/i] the boy who'd just addressed her. She showed a chilling lack of overt emotion, making it difficult to gauge what she was thinking as she spoke. 

[color=magenta]"Oh. A friend of Alex's, are you?"[/color] She continued to stare through him like he was a sheet of wet tissue paper rather than a person standing before her. [color=magenta]"Well I don't really know what I could share. It's been so long and she's changed quite a bit. I think I'd rather ask how long [i]you[/i] have known her. Hm?"[/color] She took a step toward him, looming over him ominously with that same, chilling look in her eyes. One might have thought she was deciding whether or not to [i]eat[/i] him, while waiting to hear his answer to sway her decision.

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As the teenagers discussed the situation at hand, with Chinami removing their ability to be scried, time ticked away. Their only warning before time ran out was the lights briefly flickering. A moment later a scythe of dark energy arced through them, forcing the three apart lest they be hit by it. The floor where the wave of energy passed by was dyed a dark, inky black. It was so dark it left one to wonder if they were actually beholding something, or simply the absence of anything.

A second later, the door to the room was swallowed by a similar darkness before a figure stepped through it, like a portal made of black ink. It was the man in the suit.

"There have been enough disruptions," the man spoke as he narrowed his eyes. "I'm afraid you must be dealt with."

He stood between them and the physical exit to the room, however, behind him the door remained swallowed in shadow, begging the question if they could use it even if they made it past him.