Ivan knelt near Bartz first, taking a pair of extremely sharp scissors and starting to cut the net free. It didn't take him long, as he'd done this before apparently before he moved on to Firion. Again, he completed the job quickly. Tidus was the last one he would free, purely to spite the trashing merfolk. Once all four were free, he put the scissors back in his pocket.

"There you boys go," He stepped back, studying them.

Meanwhile...

“But Aliiiiii. I wannaaa pla-”

Of course, Emerie’s complaint was cut short as a guard had chosen now to pass Alice in the hall. Even though it was probably just a coincidence, it still silenced her. Emerie saw the guard and immediately fell silent, though she studied Alice to see the scientist’s reaction to her falling silent.

Both females knew this could go two ways. Emerie had silenced herself, but Alice was still annoyed and the guard did have a taser. This time at least, the ball was technically in the guard’s court. If Alice asked for his taser, he could choose to take Emerie’s side and not give the scientist the weapon, or he could give it to the scientist and turn Emerie against him.

This specific guard had heard stories about Emerie’s anger, which ranged from harmless pranks to even as far as murder. Now, this guard was still a trainee and expected to obey higher ranks such as scientists. But, being extremely young for his capability, he often was treated as another lab rat, and sometimes mistaken for them.