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Nate shook his head.

"I've heard they're compulsive cleaners." he said.

"...so... I mean, this is something of a sticky situation to navigate around." he lamented.

"I'm sure he'd be a fine janitor or custodian, but... maybe he's not right for the medical wing." he sighed.

"...also, he's really good at looking pathetic and soliciting pity." he went on.

"Already I'm starting to feel sorry for him."

Nate raised an eyebrow when Angela explained her reasoning.

"Well, then." he said.

"That's one of the reasons you're the boss here." he chuckled, before clearing his throat.

"I hate how he sometimes acts like I'm below him, just because I'm new." he then muttered. "I swear he thinks you're favouriting me to spite him." he said further.

"Never seems to occur to him that I get treated 'better' than him because I'm competent." he went on, before pausing again.

"Okay, he's competent to, but... MAN he has NO foresight. At ALL. And never seems to understand why that gets him in trouble."

"Not really." Nate replied.

"Managed to orgaanise the staff here into teams, and they have designated areas and tasks, so things should be running smoothly." he told her.

"You can now work at a more leisurely pace if you want." he informed her further.

"And SOMEONE keeps hovering around the outside HALLWAY, even though I KNOW they're there!" he then called out sharply.

"And if they DON'T SCRAM, then they'll be WRITTEN UP to SHARP!" he added.

"...I swear, he's annoying as hell." he growled.

Ilias watched her go, before looking at Alicja.

"Finally, some GOOD news." he said.

"...now I just have to wait for Robyn to wake up..." he mumbled.

Meanwhile, Angela found Nate directing the staff around, getting people to where they were supposed to go, and she then saw him shoot a glare in the direction outside the medical wing.

And she KNEW who he'd be looking at.

He continued to glare for another moment, before his eyes narrowed, and he looked back over, noticing Angela.

"Welcome back." he greeted her.

Ilias looked at what she had given him, and they both saw his eyes pop open.

"...this..." he stammered.

"This bridges almost everything together!" he exclaimed.

"Alija, with this info, just myself and Robyn may be enough to start bringing people back!" he went on, before looking at Angela.

"These are... brilliant!" he told her.

"I don't know where you got these, but whomever gave them to you is a genius!"

"But we'll need some extremely skilled minds and talents to do it." Ilias said.

"Someone that knows alchemy, and souls." he went on.

".........like Kiah. Or Aedan." he muttered after a long pause.

"But they aren't options, obviously." he sighed.

"So I'm running through other options. Like... well... Robyn." he said further.

"She's the only alchemist left whose soul isn't separated."

"....hm." Ilias mumbled.

"That's... concerning." he said.

"I might need Robyn's help with this." he told her.

"I don't think I'm skilled enough to perform that alone." he lamented, before noticing Angela.

"Oh!" he exclaimed.

"Hello again." he greeted her.

Hal nodded in response.

"All right." he replied.

"At least it's SOME good news." he muttered. "Something we've been in desperate need of, for whatever it's worth." he muttered further.

"Anyway, if you're good now, I'll let you be off." he told her.

"I have some calls to make." he said.

"Specifically, to Lady Remmington and Lady Bathory." he said further.

"They're going to want to involve the Triad and Council now, and quite frankly, we need all the help we can get at this point."

"Of course." Hal responded.

"I wish to know if Ilias is on the right path with his and Reveka's research." Angela said.

Hal then nodded, and snapped his fingers. Again, she was thrown into a trance-like state... but this wasn't blank this time.

She saw souls, she saw bodies, she saw mana barriers between them, she saw Aedan and Ilias working... she saw barriers being chipped away, as Aedan's notes swirled around her like a tornado.

And then she found herself being held up by Hal.

"You almost collapsed." he said. "And I KNOW that means you at least saw SOMETHING substantial." he added.

Savra looked over towards Eke, before sighing and nodding.

They then stepped out of the RV, and noticed Ryker rubbing his head.

"Are you all right?" they asked.

"Just a headache." Ryker responded. "It'll go away momentarily." he said further.

Savra was silent, before looking at Eke, almost seeking confirmation.

Hal was silent, before nodding.

"I see." he said.

"That's it, then." he went on.

"She's gone and made it personal." he said further.

"And now this has crossed to the point where Hollie Remmington needs to know about it." he then went on.

"The Council and Triad have been trying forever to put a stop to her, and they need to know about her interfering with the Unit. Directly, now." he continued.

"...we'll find Liv. I promise." he reassured Angela.

He was caught off guard by the last wish, but nodded.

"Of course." he replied.

He then snapped his fingers, and Angela went into a trance of... nothing.

If she were to explain it, it would be mental static. But she kept seeing pointed ears.

Elven. The man was elven in nature.

But beyond that, she got nothing. Like she was hitting a wall.

Hal was silent, and she could tell he was angry right now.

"....I see." he responded.

"And you don't know the base of this mana?" he asked.

She nodded.

"And you want to know?" he asked further.

Again, she nodded.

"Well, there's a direct way to do that." he told her, his eyes narrowed.

The receptionist tried to get her to stop, tried to tell her to wait, and Angela argued back... just as the door opened, revealing Hal.

"It's all right." he said.

"Doctor Edwards has special permissions during the lockdown to speak to me at any time, no matter what." he told his receptionist.

"I left a note for you on that." he finished, before looking at Angela.

"Come in." he said, stepping out of the way.

"This sounds urgent."