When Lexi explained why the curse could very likely to apply to the whole city, it seemed to Rattus that it was a case of people treating a magical artifact as something mundane, something that has happened once in his life. And, like him, the arms dealer got caught up with something he considered unpleasant for the rest of his life. This only cemented his determination to stop the same thing from happening in the whole of Seattle, yet this did not show in his face at all. It was usual for Rattus to not be externally expressive of his emotions, something that was taken in the wrong way by people, even by his own two companions.<br/><br/>And when it was Sid's turn to explain his side of the story, the whole picture being painted only grew uglier for the three of them, especially for Yukina when it was said that the story in the tome depicted giant snakes coming out of the sea and wrecking havoc, something that was horrifying to her. The fact that Sid was skeptical about the book did not comfort her at all, because, so far as she knew, all signs showed that the city was heading that way.<br/><br/>On the other hand, Neo listened closely to everything that Lexi and Sid said, which made him positively think that the whole thing was an enormous task to be done. However, he was distracted by Lexi shrugging and winking at her, and Neo smiled mischievously to her in return. It was then that the blonde realized that she was, in his own vocabulary, a hot girl both in personality and beauty. That act of her aroused his interest in her, so he puffed some more smoke to somehow subdue his sexual wiles for a bit. But, aside from the after mentioned curse, he was sure to himself that Lexi is going to be a needed distraction during his stay in the city.<br/><br/>Then finally, Sid declared that, because of Neo's magical aura, he was the only one who can take a look at the book and find something that can solve the curse.<br/><br/>"Aw shit..." Neo was deflated with the role assigned to him as he rested his back on the rail. "I fucking told you already, ya' sons of bitches. I'm a shitty magus."<br/><br/>"You might be inadequate, Neo, but you are better than nothing at all." Rattus replied to him.<br/><br/>"Well, yeah." The blonde answered back. "But don't blame my ass if we get fucked up big time with this, I'll just try mah best and hope shit doesn't hit the fan for all of us here."<br/><br/>"Please do try your best, Neo-san." Yukina was pleading to him. "We are not the only ones in danger here."<br/><br/>"I know, 'kay?!" Neo answered, annoyed with what he perceived as a burden imposed on him. "I just... need to work this fuckin' thing out."<br/><br/>"So," Rattus began to speak, "When do we plan to take a look at the grimoire, Mister Sid?"