XIII nodded at the soldier's words. It seemed that he had made the right choice with not removing the knife. When the soldier asked what the plan was, XIII had a thought. He looked at Ascot as the kid walked back up the stairs and shook his head slightly.<span style="font-style: italic">That kid is definitely interesting.</span>He looked at the soldier again and spoke.<br/><br/>"You wouldn't happen to have a flare gun, would you? There's a ledge where we came from that is probably close enough to the roof to shoot past it. Maybe we could get someone's attention with it. If not, I have a way of getting their attention." He gestured for the soldier to follow him and started walking up the stairs.<br/><br/>XIII got back to the room with the bomb in time to hear Helen berate Ascot for what XIII assumed to be asking the girl to try and defuse the bomb. He smiled slightly, and continued walking towards the way the group had originally entered the room from. As they were making it down the hallway, XIII spoke to the solider over his shoulder. "I think an introduction should be in order. You can call me XIII."