"Actually, I didn't know that," Ranma interjected. Rook glared at him, which did not do much good.
Six raised her hand. "I didn't, either!" she shouted, glad that she wasn't alone in ignorance. The dragon-in-human-form then shrunk away from Rook's redirecting of the glare.
After pausing for any more interruptions, and silently reveling in the fact of making at least ONE person scared, Rook continued, not noticing Jane starting to speak."Locked up in the prison, there are quite a few dangerous people," he said, ignoring G'Nolga's muttered insult of "No shit, Sherlock."
"We can easily cause chaos through the release of the criminals. Of course, I would have done it myself, but I figured that if the 'big, bid, evil boogey-man' had done it, then it would cause panic, fear, and various other things," Rook stated, pacing back and forth in the room.
"I was the one who thought of recruiting you," Hanza piped in, ignoring the Knight Spectre's attempt at glaring at her. Ranma nodded.
"And you want me to help ya?" the weresmilodon asked.
Rook looked at him with... well... red glowly dots lidded. "...Yeah, that's the idea," he muttered. "You did a pretty good job so far, with the breakout at Sanctuary and the escape of G'Nolga," he said, gesturing towards the dwarf and the Kryn, who looked like she was being stabbed in the stomach.
"Of course, we can provide you with shelter, food, weaponry..."
Ranma cut the undead man off. "I like usin' my fists. Thanks for the offer, though," he remarked.
"So..." Rook responded, wanting him to elaborate.
...
...
... Ranma didn't get the cue. Rook sighed. "Look, do you want in or out?" he asked, exparated.
"Um..." Ranma muttered, crossing his arms and staring at the ground. This continued for a few moments, then the martial artist looked back up. "Eh, sure, why not?"
Rook nodded. "Good. I'll have a couple of ghouls show you to your rooms, and what is it?" he asked, directing his attention to Jane.
Jane looked around nervously as she saw that everyone was staring at her. "Umm... well..." she started off, trying to gather her nerves. "I was... kind of wondering... if you're a spectre... then how do you..." she mumbled, raising her hand in a half-hearted point over at the pornography magazine that was still lying on the table.
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Meanwhile, back at a certain forest, a aura of embarrased silence felt as though it should be north of its current position at this time.
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Rook stared hard at the dragon. "With great, great difficulty," he answered.
The man-turned-woman mercenary let out a relieved sigh. "Oh, good. For a moment there I thought you were going to actually tell her."
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