Antony sighed, hiding behind the menu card.
Lucky the girl didn't recognized him. How fortunate. If she did, she would have been unbearable.
Seems that face remodeling technology was working quite well after all. But for how long?
He allowed himself to sigh silently once again.
How long did he stay in that cage? Two weeks? Three weeks? That infiltration mission didn't work as expected.
Concordia suddenly decided to get on her feet and run to a table to annoy some men.
Great. She managed to chose the most inappropriate people to bump into.
He hid even more behind his card, keeping an eye on the people around.
Of course she was soon pulled out of the restaurant by some guards, followed by this 'Andrew'.
He remembered the file he had about him and shrugged imperceptibly. Most probably one of the leaders of this organization he tried to infiltrate.
He then noticed a weird girl following the group, trying to not be noticed.
Who was she? He had no clue. She seemed to be rather naïve. As if she would succeed to follow them unoticed anyway.
Antony sighed.
Those girls really had no idea of the trouble they were in.
Looking at Concordia being dragged out, he wondered once again if she was indeed dumb or if it was a mask she was wearing.
Nobody was stupid enough to voluntarily jump into a well... Unless they had means to get out...
Did she? Looked doubtful. She just seemed to go with the tide.
Life seemed to be so easy for her.. Or was it an illusion she tried to show?
He shook his head and shrugged. Why would he care anyway? Life wasn't easy.... Never was. -That- was the truth.
He rolled his eyes. She saved him... Allegedly.
Considering his options, he tried to convince himself he could have escaped alone. He had to find a way to leave that liner and report what he learnt here.
Keeping an eye on Shiro following the group awkwardly as if she was playing hide-and-seek, he lowered his head. "Fine, fine...." he mumbled to himself "Damn conscience"
He waited a bit and left the table, walking away nonchalantly...
Shiro was following the group, trying to see if Concordia had Cookies somewhere....
Maybe in her pockets? No... She was wearing a skirt... No pockets....
No cookies? Her stomach rumbled and she pulled face. She then saw the group entering in a room.
Shiro leaned against the wall, tilting her head.
She had no cookies. But surely she knew where to find some. Yes. Most probably.
The white haired girl leant forward, trying to get a better look at the door.
Was she supposed to go there and ask cookies? That sounded a good plan but... Maybe that baaad~ man was there too. And she didn't quite want to see him again....
Suddenly someone put an hand on her mouth and hold her softly. She panicked and kicked the man in his funny place.
Antony's face -because that was him- turned white but he managed to keep his composure, clenching his teeth.
Meanwhile, Shiro was struggling. Finally Antony managed to whisper "Calm down miss... I mean you no harm"
He released her softly "Now please... Don't shout. I'm here to help you"
She turned around and gave him a quick suspicious look. She then wondered if he had cookies "Help me~~~?"
Antony looked at the door "Your friend there... Something nasty will happen to her very soon. And it will certainly happen to you too. You have to leave this place"
Shiro pouted. It was obvious he wouldn't feed her.
Being mistaken by her expression, Antony sighed "You don't trust me? I know what the owners of this liner can do and believe me, you don't want to find out"
The girl raised her head and looked at him with her puppy eyes. "We have to go?"
Antony raised an eyebrow. Was she high? "Yes. We just need to find a way to help your friend, Concordia"
He sighed and leaned against the wall too. It was certainly not a good idea to run into the room. They were many, and he was unarmed.
No... It was safer to wait here the right opportunity... But what if someone was seeing them or some guards patrolled the area?
He gave a sidelook at the girl who was busy searching in her pockets "nothing~~~" she said with despair...
They waited there for a while. Antony was starting to be worried....
Well... Not really worried... Bored... Right.