His mood intrenched firmly in a state of solid dissatisfaction, Brendan moped through the door that linked the back of the kitchen to the basement stairwell. Seeing Kenji, his spirits lifted slightly and he managed a weak smile and a small wave for his frat "brother". No sooner had he done this had a sudden<strong>THUD</strong>sounded from somewhere above. His nerves were already strained to their breaking point for being attacked by a blue fireball in the basement so Brendan instinctively dropped low into a classic "duck and cover" position. After a moment, he looked up through the gap his hands made over his head and in a shakey voice asked Kenji, "W-w-what the hell was that?!"<br/><br/>He regained some composure and slowly rose to his feet. "Maybe we should go upstairs and find out what that was?"