{{Transcript between me and Kakakuu}}<br/><br/><blockquote class="uncited"><div>"How many times have I told you, kid? I'm invincible. Stop forgetting that," he said with a dry chuckle, slowly pushing himself up into a sitting position. "As if a single silencer could take me down. They could tear me into a million pieces and all it'd do is piss me off." Ayl opened his eyes, finally taking the opportunity to look around. The room they were in wasn't exactly pristine, but he never expected it to be. All things considered, it was in surprisingly good shape. "Where are we, anyway?" he asked, blinking repeatedly to get his eyes used to the light once again.<br/><br/>A small smile formed on Sam's face. "Good." She moved over a little to give him some space and pulled her knees to her chest. "I'm not sure picking up a million Ayl pieces is high on my to-do list," she joked. Her fingers explored the surface of a blanket. "Oh, here? It's just a small apartment that I hide out in. I come here when I want some privacy."<br/><br/>"That's assuming they could ever get that many hits on me to begin with; and they couldn't. You should know that much by now," he responded, not particularly in a joking manner. "Does this mean I'm going to be lead back to the hideout with a blindfold, then? Can't have me spoiling your secret place. Speaking of which, how is everybody? I'd assumed you would just drop me off there."<br/><br/>Sam nodded. "True. I can't believe he actually hit you once, to be honest," she admitted. "Still scared the shit out of me." She stopped fiddling with the blanket, turning her eyes to Ayl. "Don't worry about it, if I cared about you knowing where it is, I wouldn't have brought you here. But, uh..." she trailed off, scratching the back of her hand. "They seemed kind of pissy. I warned them about the Silencers and then left while they were shouting questions and pushing me around." She sighed. "I just didn't think leaving you there would be a good idea," she added.<br/><br/>"Well, I probably got more rest here than I would have there," he began, rubbing the back of his head. "So, uh.. thanks. And sorry. I didn't mean to worry you." There were a few awkward moments of silence between the two after he spoke, in which Ayl found himself wondering if she was worried more for his safety, or for everybody elses, considering he was more or less their last line of defense. He quickly shrugged off the thought, clearing his throat and turning to Sam with a half-hearted grin; "Don't think they'll take too kindly to me hanging around here much longer now that I'm up and moving again, though. I probably have some questions to answer."<br/><br/>"It's fine. It just worries me that the Silencers are that strong. I wouldn't stand a chance against one." She shrugged, hopping to her feet. "Well, if you want to head back, it isn't really that far away. It's only like, a block and a half, maybe." She strode over to the boarded-up window, setting a hand on the windowsill. "Usually, I keep it boarded up, but I plan on staying here for a bit longer to rest, so I'll take it down just for you," she said with a slight giggle. She pulled the board directly off the wall with ease, motioning towards the window with an overexaggerated gesture. "Actually," she started, staring at Ayl. "You know what, nevermind. Just come back in a bit, okay?"<br/><br/>"Are you suggesting I jump out the window?" he asked jokingly, raising an eyebrow at her as he grinned. He followed suit soon after, getting up on his feet and stepping over to the window. Her last words caught his attention as he was leaning outside to look around, and he turned back to her, resting on the windowsill and staring at her for a moment before responding. "Well, I'm here now. If you have something on your mind, might as well let me know."<br/><br/>Sam stuck her tongue out at him. "Duh. Shouldn't  be a problem for you." She bit her lip and looked away until he addressed her again. "No, it's fine. I just wanted to train. That's all..." She approached him, quickly wrapping her arms around him in a tentative hug, then backing off just as quick.</div></blockquote><br/><br/>Ayl stayed silent and somewhat surprised as Sam hugged him.<span style="font-style: italic">That sure didn't seem like a 'that's all' to me..</span>he thought as she backed away, sighing mentally to himself. "Well I'll be off then, if you're sure that's all you wanted to say. We can always<span style="font-style: italic">train</span>later," he added, hinting that he felt there was something more behind it. He stepped out the window and onto the fire escape, the bottom half of which was torn apart and missing. He found himself wondering how she got him into the room in the first place, if not through the door.<br/><br/>Shrugging that thought off, however, he did a quick check for his belongings and leapt off the edge, disregarding the stairs entirely; they only went partway down, after all. Even though he had only just woken up, the fall proved to be of no danger to him. Now that he was out onto the street, the area was familiar enough and he had garnered his bearings in moments; he had just never seen the room from the inside. Regardless, he was soon on his way back to the hideout, choosing to walk instead of shadow jumping, as his strength still wasn't quite fully recovered.