Salem just shook his head.

"Well, -I- can make this person see... reason..." he said, a hint of evil to his tone.

"...I did not hear you say that." Hal responded with a bit of a clearing of his throat.

"Regardless, Rebecca, once I finish up here, I will speak with her." he told her. "If she hasn't changed her mind already." he added, clearing his throat again.

This just caused Salem to laugh.

"Oh. I LIKE you." he said to him, before turning to Rebecca.

"You doin' ok now, kid?" he asked her.

Salem just sighed heavily.

"Yep." he said.

"You're a forced conduit." he told her.

"And you're in contact with MY side somehow." he went on.

"Someone was either VERY knowledgeable about otherworldly factions and politics... or they were trying to connect to Mackenzie's faction, and screwed up. Majorly." he went on.

Salem rolled his eyes.

"Pretty sure even SHE doesn't want to know." he said.

He then paused and looked at Hal.

"Anyway, I'm awake, I'm back, I feel fine, you saved the world." he told him.

"Anything else?" he asked.

"I don't think so." Hal responded.

"I just need to take a call before I talk to Rebecca's supervisor." he told them.

"May I see the department you work at?" Salem asked Rebecca.

Hal shook his head.

"No, it's fine." he said.

"I do hope she sees reason and I don't need to get involved." he finished, before Salem made his way to the door.

"Mackenzie, if you want to wait for me outside, feel free." he told her.

"Otherwise... yeah, dunno." he shrugged.

"We have no reason to be around each other." Salem told Rebecca. "We don't get along." he said further. "However, for stupid bullshit reasons, we have to live somewhat close to each other." he then muttered.

"That being said, she probably wants to get out of my company ASAP, and I'm sure I can convince your supervisor to give you time off, so you can help me find the exit to this place." he smirked.

"Anyway, Mackenzie... I loathe you. I despise you. And I regret that my existence is tied to you." he then told his 'partner'.

"And I know you did what you did mostly out of obligation." he went on.

"But thank you. For bringing me back and saving this realm."

Salem rolled his eyes.

"Yeah, and YOUR voice is like nails against a chalkboard, but you don't see ME complaining." he told her. "...mostly because I've gotten used to it and it doesn't sound so bad to me, anymore..." he admitted quietly. "But... yeah, you know, you're okay too." he finished with a small sigh.

"I'll see you around at some point, Mackenzie." he went on. "We'll see each other in the near future, and I promise I'll do everything I can to keep it civil." he then promised her.

He then turned to Rebecca and smirked, cracked his knuckles.

"Oh. You WILL be." he assured her, commenting on how she SHOULD be on her way out today, anyway.

"It's the least I can do to make up for my... colleagues... making your life a living hell." he told her.