"So okay," Clarence began to speak. "You're telling us that a Jersey devil slammed on the side of your car and just ran away?"<br/><br/>"Yes!" The old Senator nodded. He was significantly more relaxed than when he was bought into the Temple, yet his eyes were still widened with shock. He sat on an old wooden chair that, despite its brittle appearance, seemed to be sturdy and fine. "I don't know why it did that, it just attacked my car!"<br/><br/>"That's strange behavior coming from a Jersey devil." Beth commented. "Not to mention that Jersey devils aren't supposed to be in Kansas at all."<br/><br/>"Eh, why?" Yukina asked her, being curious about the creature strange to her.<br/><br/>"Jersey devils come, appropriately, from the state of New Jersey, which is on the Northeastern parts of the United States," She explained to her calmly.<br/><br/>"But this is the Midwest!" Senator Madison exclaimed. "And the deaths and missing people haven't even reached in the other parts of Kansas!"<br/><br/>Rattus then interjected, as he pushed back his glasses. "Is this then a confirmation from you that, at the least, the local state government of Kansas acknowledges these incidences in the city of Winnfield as a legitimate cause of concern, Mister Senator?"<br/><br/>"Not just in the state level, but also the Federal level," Senator Madison emphasized. "Of course, do you not think that the FBI will not tackle this? The Feds know already."<br/><br/>"Wait, what?" Heather reacted. "You mean, the Feds know everything about this case?"<br/><br/>"They know this, but I don't know how much. But all I knew, it probably has something to do with that giant eyesore outside the city," He said, now finally calming down. "That damn Research Facility. Millions of taxpayer dollars into nothing, I tell you."<br/><br/>"Then they do not seem to be doing anything," Yukina commented. "That is not right. I hope they are planning on how to solve this, Sensei!"<br/><br/>"Do you not think they aren't sending FBI agents here?" He said, turning to Yukina. "But that's another problem: All of the agents and police officers that have been sent so far to investigate have all disappeared too, so they're not willing to send anyone anymore."<br/><br/>"So has the Old Plant been investigated yet?" Luke said. "You said that it probably has something to do with what's happening now."<br/><br/>"As far as I know, they don't want to go there because they have no leads that point them towards there," The old politician replied. "But I know they're covering up something, but I can't prove it myself. They probably won't believe me if I told them what happened to my car either!"<br/><br/>"As of this moment, our Alchemical Advisor is now on the process of transporting an unmanned aerial vehicle made for reconnaissance to our current position, Mister Senator," Rattus spoke up. "This will give us a more detailed view on that point of interest, thus confirming or negating any suspicions cast upon it."<br/><br/>"That's what the Feds should have done, I tell you," The senator nodded towards him. "But I swear to God, the Federal Government might deliberately ignoring this case!"<br/><br/>"It then means they know the magic and the monsters in the city, right?" Yukina said outright. By that statement, everyone in the Temple, including the senator, looked at her directly. She looked back at them, and she knew that she said something that no one wanted to say directly. Yet, she believed that she must directly say it, else all of the questions in her mind that formed ever since she arrived at Winnfield will not get the answers she wanted. She hoped that it didn't offend them, but she felt like she had no choice. Thus, she looked at them directly, and faced the fact that it drew attention to her.<br/><br/>Senator Madison broke that silence by saying, "You told me that yesterday, I'll be calling you crazy. But perhaps that's what we all need to hear right now." And she nodded.<br/><br/>---<br/><br/>As the elevator door to the penthouse opened, a woman's voice suddenly said, "So you guys really do rent penthouses when you visit other countries. huh?"<br/><br/>"Ratt's a moron." A reply was said to her as they walked out of the elevator and into the penthouse. It was from Neo, and Andy was with her. "He kno's how ta' earn fuckin' money, how ta' save shit an' how ta' keep it. But ain't gonna spend it, yanno?"<br/><br/>"He's one of those 'old money' folks like the Rothschilds and Rockefellers. After all, you said he did fight Napoleon back then." Andy told him.<br/><br/>"Yeah," Neo affirmed. "I told ya' already, he's got a German steel rod up 'is ass." This made her laugh. The first thing Neo did upon entering the penthouse proper was to sit and lounge his back at the sofa, exhaling deeply. Andy sat right to the chair across the sofa, also relaxing herself.<br/><br/>"So, we had our dinner. Wanna go fetch that drone now back to the Temple?" Andy asked.<br/><br/>"Fuck no, I'mma rest fo' a bit." Neo replied, then leaned forward. "And watch meh, m'kay? I'mma call sum assho's righ' 'ere."<br/><br/>"So you mean-" She was about to ask again, but Neo cut her question off.<br/><br/>"Yeah. The gurl back dere wanna talk to me." He stood up and went outside to the penthouse balcony. He then pulled out a stick of cigarette, and lit it up using the flame he conjured from his fingers. He puffed some smoke as he kept the spit of flame burning from his fingers, hoping to attract the attention of the mages that they noticed earlier.