Serah thrashed and struggled as Griff covered her mouth again, growling and getting ready to bite him once more. She paused when he quickly explained himself and how he ended up in this situation, and how he had a cunning plan to get himself out. She stood there bewildered as he shoved some papers in his hand and did a terrible job at improvising a play. [color=00aeef]"You... you...!!"[/color] she could barely form her thoughts as she trembled with fear and rage from how he'd just handled her, the paper in her hand crumpling up from how tightly she was clutching it.

Then, the door [i]screeched[/i] as it was forced open.

Startled, Serah yelped and jumped to the side as the Lilim bust through and nearly tornado kicked Griff to the other end of the room. While she stopped just short of giving him a new jawline, she still made a clear threat to him not to do that again. Relief washed over Serah briefly as her saviour turned to look at her. She tried to thank her, and so said: [color=00aeef]"Thank yoouuuuwhoa-"[/color] as she then proceeded to be hoisted up on the Lilim's shoulders. Serah blinked and didn't resist, as this was still much gentler than what Griff had been doing. This robot lady also wasn't a big burly man, which helped. The young could feel the adrenaline still pumping through her veins as she was carried out of the room, having only a few moments to compose herself before being asked where 'Ritsu Kaname' was.

[color=00aeef]"Huh...? The lieutentnat...?"[/color] she'd answer slightly bewildered, given what all had just occurred in short succession. Serah was too tired of all of this to question it anymore, though. The nice robot lady also helped save her from Griff, which helped her to not think about it too hard. [color=00aeef]"Uhm... probably her office,[/color] she'd answer Stella. Given the girl was being asked, though, the lilim probably didn't know where that was. So, Serah decided to just give her directions: [color=00aeef]Actually, I'll just tell you the way. Go straight then take the second door to your right. Go down that hallway, then..."[/color]

She'd guided the lilim all the way to lieutenant Ritsu's office, telling the robot her name along the way, then politely asked to be let down. Serah would make her way back to her room from there, flop down on her bed to unwind, and resolve never to speak to anyone of this again. Sergeant Ken would also receive an e-mail from Serah later that day, with her asking if she could schedule some extra self-defense lessons from him.