Kratos stopped her from going out the door. "I wouldn't if I were you. Look." he pointed out the window at the motionless outside world. Cars were thowing up dust that seemed to be frozen in midair, and birds remained motionless mid-flight. "Don't worry, the effect will wear off in about thirty minutes. Meanwhile, you should probably set all your clocks back three hours. you don't want to be the only one on earth three hours behind, do you?"<br/><br/>Raphael opened an eye, then shifted to his human appearance and said "You froze time outside the house? Is my sweet little Emilimin Roll going to be okay?"<br/><br/>Kratos just stared at him. "Your what? Nevermind... I don't want to know." then he turned to Rylie. "I have been wondering something, and was hoping you could shed some light on the subject. You see, I am on the run from the U.E.M. for starting the war that forced them all to band together in the first place, but you..."<br/><br/>He leaned as close as he could while looking directly into her eyes. "What is it that you have against your own military?"<br/><br/>At this point,<span style="font-style: italic">he</span>forced<span style="font-style: italic">her</span>to listen to his thoughts. he projected two simple words to her, blocking all his other thoughts with mental barriers.<span style="color: #FF0000"><span style="font-style: italic">~Don't lie!~</span></span>