Lucas glared at Thea for her somewhat mocking tone, but he tried not to express his annoyance. He breathed in deeply but quietly, as it wouldn't be so welcoming for the three guests to hear their guide look bored and annoyed. He sat up in his chair, his face still serious but not too unemotional. He looked at the first man who arrived in shock when he had burst out into a loud, hearty laugh. Could he just begin talking already?<br/><br/>Then, right after his laugh ended, the lanky boy -- Dan, was it? -- who sat across from the laughing man (who finally introduced himself as "Gerhard") fell off his chair. Apparently, the organization chose the most coordinated and sophisticated people they could find. He wasn't so sure of that now, really. One of the two males were planned to have enhanced intelligence (let's be real, both of them look like they needed it greatly). The other would receive hormone control. Didn't sound quite appealing, but when he saw the demonstration of all the powers, hormonal control stood out.<br/><br/>Lucas opened his mouth to start, but before any sound could leave, Gerhard got up and fetched three bowls of stew and brought it back. He set one down at his own seat and slid the other two to Theadora and Dan. How considerate that he fetched a bowl for everyone except Lucas himself. Oh well. He could gorge on food at dinner with his family.<br/><br/>He opened his mouth to begin again, but once more, he was interrupted. He looked at the bowl that was knocked to the center of the table. Honestly, after three years of spending every waking moment on a stupid bionic chip to put into their stupid little brains, he was just about done. He wasn't going to tolerate any more bullshit. He wanted to get it over with right that instant.<br/><br/>Once Dan pulled his bowl back to his side of the table, Lucas began. A hint of annoyance rang through his words as he said, "Now, I must warn you, this procedure may be fatal. If you would like to back out, do so now. Good luck finding your way home."