The group seemed to go silent at Lucien’s response. Rauly felt a pang of jealousy hearing him say that and seeing the serene smile on his face. He kept his eyes on the two of them, fists still ready to fly as needed. Ship kept her Reflect on them, but her mouth was agape as she stared at Lucien. “This....freak of nature is your friend? Do you know what they do to SOLDIER?!? She’s not even a human anymore! Just look at the bloodthirst in her eyes! It’s clear she just wants you dead! That’s all they are. All of them! Monsters whose only purpose is to destroy in the name of Shinra. Just ask Rauly! He saw firsthand what they do to people who join the program.”<br/><br/>Rauly just stood there, staring between Lucien and Teri, seeing the calm look in his eyes balance out the death glare coming from the SOLDIER First. He didn’t know what to say. For the first time, he was at a loss for words. So he kept to a sad silence. Shio looked at him, shocked that he’s not speaking up for his friend who is surrendering himself to the enemy. “Rauly!? Say something!”<br/><br/>“There’s nothing to say. He wants to go crawl back to Shinra, let him. What’s it to me?” There was a bit of anger in his voice, giving away the bit of betrayal that he had felt. “He and his ‘friend’ looks like they have some catching up to do.”<br/><br/>“I have no friends...” Teri finally spoke up. Her eyes trained on the experiment and her sword never wavered from its position, pointing straight at him. “The only friends I had went AWOL years ago. You, on the other hand, are just a Shinra asset that I have been sent to retrieve or destroy. So...give me a better reason why I shouldn’t treat you like the little worm you are right now and put you out of your misery. If you’ve no reason, no better explanation, no proof to your words,” her voice raised, “then fight me! Don’t waste my time!”