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Ciroc listened to what Hazel had to say, and was confused for a brief moment, before he remembered the context of 'mana', and what it meant to him, and the world he had come from.

"...oh. I... I see." he said.

"That is... I'm sorry to hear that that happened." he told her. "Judging from your tone, it's clear that this was... not your choice." he then commented, before shaking his head.

"I apologise if I dredged up some painful memories." he then said.

"Though it does seem you're managing to make a life for yourself, despite what has happened to you." he then added, in an attempt to bring the conversation to a more positive light.

Savra looked at what they'd been given, almost confusedly.

"Is this... ice cream?" they asked.

"What, you've never had?" Ryker asked in response, rolling his eyes at what Eke had just done.

"No..." Savra replied.

"Well, no time like the present to change that." Ryker reasoned with a shrug.

Savra merely placed a spoonful of it in their mouth... and Eke saw their eyes light up with joy.

"Oh, it's fine." Ciroc responded.

"Trust me, this is more then enough, Miss Hazel. This is beyond what I could have ever imagined." he told her.

"...though I AM confused by something." he then admitted.

"You just said that you would be seeing a more from me if this wasn't working." he commented.

"What do you mean by that?" he asked. "You are clearly blindfolded." he observed further.

"Is that temporary? Or have you unlocked a type of sight beyond sight?" he asked her.

"Ah, yes indeed." Ciroc responded.

"Wonderfully, I might add." he told her.

"Thank you so very much for it." he said further, before pausing a moment.

"Miss...?" he started to say further, but trailed off. "I... don't believe we've met before." he said. "I most certainly would have remembered someone as distinctive as yourself." he then admitted with a light chuckle.

"I'm sure you already know, if nothing else, because I just said it, I am Ciroc Icesska." he formally introduced himself.

Ciroc nodded in response.

"I'll do that now." he told her.

With that, he left the dorm shortly after she left him, and pressed one of the blue panels. He was amazed at the tech, and how it told and showed him exactly where to go. So he followed the directions, which led him right to the reinforced glass doors which led to the lab.

Once there, he knocked on it.

"Excuse me?" he called in.

"It is I, Ciroc Icesska?" he announced.

Ciroc immediately looked confused.

He cleared had no idea what she had said.

But he then nodded when she said what she did at the end.

"All right then." he said.

"That works." he told her.

"And actually go TO Japan? How exotic." he said further with a smile.

"Thank you!"

Ciroc just chuckled.

"Fair enough, fair enough, just making sure." he said.

"And... I really like... uh... hmmm..." he mumbled.

"Well, the kind of food I normally like, isn't available here." he told her. "However, I've discovered that what you call Japanese cuisine has really tickled my palate." he informed her further.

"So some more of that would be fantastic."

Ciroc looked over to her, a surprised expression on his face now.

"Going out? For dinner?" he asked her.

"My, I have done that, since..." he started to say further, before his face turned a little red, and he seemed to look off into the distance wistfully and nostalgically... before he snapped back to reality and cleared his throat.

"That would be lovely." he told her.

"Is your own partner all right with that?" he asked, referring to Azazel.

"He seems like the sort that would be, but I merely wish to be certain I am not stepping on any toes, or overstepping any boundaries." he reasoned.

Ciroc accepted the small box and opened it, revealing a silver band of a bracelet, with some crystals embedded in it.

"Oh!" he exclaimed, taking it out.

"I must say, the craftsmanship is astounding." he commented, looking at it, and then putting it on his left wrist.

As soon as he did that, Aedan noticed that his 'presence' was reduced dramatically, and that he had a more calm look in his eyes. One that seemed... oddly relieved. He then looked at her, and smiled.

"This is wonderful." he told her.

"I think I may be able to actually go out and be with others now."

Inside, Ciroc raised an eyebrow in confusion.

"Eh?" he muttered.

"A gift...?" he asked quietly, getting up from his chair and making his way to the door. He opened it, greeting Aedan with a warm smile.

"Hello again." he said, stepping out of the way so she could enter.

"And a gift?" he asked her.

"What sort of gift?" he asked further.

Ciroc made his way to the desk and checked the number, before looking over towards her.

"All right." he said.

"I'll remember that." he told her.

"Again, thank you so much." he finished, before she nodded and left the dorm, shutting the door behind him.

Ciroc continued to smile as she left, before sighing quietly and looking at his hands.

"..." he was silent, wondering what this was he was feeling... and hoping it wasn't what he feared.

"I will make a mental not of that." Ciroc assured her.

"And no, I don't think so. Not right now, anyway." he told her with a small smile.

"If I have any more the next time you're around, and you're okay with my asking... well... I'll ask." he said further.

"For now, I think I'm going to eat." he went on, looking to what she'd brought.

"Once again, thank you." he told her.

"Have a wonderful day." he finished.

Ciroc nodded along with what she said, before pausing when she asked her question.

"...oh! Ah... well..." he stammered.

"I just find myself wondering about agent Sharp." he told her.

"I can tell he's not human. I can feel it." he went on. "And... his presence feels extremely similar to something back home." he continued.

"...though his attitude is unlike any of the ones his presence is similar to." he told her further.

"If... that makes sense."

Ciroc nodded again.

"I'll remember that." he said.

He then sighed quietly, thinking about something more, and then shaking his head.

"Anyway, thank you once more." he told her.

"And thank you for your time invested in bringing me food." he went on.

"I'd get, myself, but... well, my being out there is a bad idea." he lamented.