"Exit?" asked Ebisu. He smiled, "There is no exit. Besides my portaling ability this place is totally cut off from the rest of the world. If you're looking for fresh air and the such we have a beautiful garden we could continue our chat in." Without really waiting for a response he started walking off down one of the many hallways this place seemed to have. Lining the walls was machine after machine after machine. Eventually they came to an unusually large steel door. Ebisu turned to them and smiled. "This is it," he said and pushed open the door.<br/><br/>It wasn't much of a garden at all. More like an entire forest. The place was enormous with all manor of plants, animals, and geographical features, such as waterfalls, rolling hills, rivers, lakes and swamps. The three stepped out into mother nature's wonderland.<br/><br/>Ebisu smiled, "Is this better for you? I myself am more comfortable with machinery, but that's just not practical for some of the people we have here." He made a gesture out toward the garden. "There are dorm rooms scattered throughout here as well as those throughout the base. For those who prefer to be closer to nature." He began to lead everybody into the garden. "There's a lovely clearing that we can talk in," Ebisu said, and Mai noticed that he hadn't blinked the entire time since they'd seen him.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">I wonder if it's on purpose,</span>thought Mai.<span style="font-style: italic">So he doesn't forget anything. I wonder if it hurts his eyes...</span>