It may have been nearly afternoon when the pounding on his door began, but Blacc was still blinking sleep from his eyes when he answered it to find the last person he would have expected. A muscled arm shot out, pulling Mira into his apartment and slamming the door, locking it. "Mira, what are you doing here? I thought you were dead! Come on, I'll make you something." He said with an easy smile when her stomach growled.<br/>Blacc's apartment was not a large one, but it was cozy, and the money he made from working at Afterglow had filled it with all kinds of parts and computers. The minor elemental love to tinker, and the evidence was nearly everywhere in his apartment. Half-built robots and messes of wiring sat on many of the surfaces, along with tools that sat haphazardly strewn about.<br/>"Sorry it's so dirty in here," Blacc said as he pulled a pack of hot dogs from the fridge. He pulled a small pot from the cabinet next to the stove and filling it with water. "Wasn't expecting company for a while, not since Chuck..." He sighed. "It's good to see you alive, Mira."<br/><br/>-----<br/><br/>Mallow was thankful he had spent enough time around people who could kill him for a look to master his poker face. The only evidence that he had heard Cherry was a slightly crooked eyebrow.<br/>The drive to the coffee shop that Blacc lived under wasn't too long, but it was silent. The three of them were all concerned about the situation for their own reasons. Mallow's was particularly focused on Cherry. He hadn't seen the woman so concerned for another person since what had happened with Kai. Raz's absence was eating at her; it was written all over her face. It sent a pang through his heart, though he didn't know why. Mallow had never had feelings for Cherry, and one moment of vulnerability from her and some good sex wasn't enough to change that...right?<br/>The thief exited the car, those thoughts still lingering in his head. He barely noticed Cocoa buzzing them up. He was on auto-pilot, just following his sister as they went up the stairs and to the bouncer's apartment.<br/>"Mira!!!" An exclamation from Cocoa made him jump, and his eyes focused to see his sister tackling another person, one he barely recognized from a couple visits to the video store. But that name...<br/>Mallow looked sideways at Cherry, as if to say 'is she the one?'