Ryu stands up to point out the obvious.  "Ladies and gentlemen, please refrain from fighting at this point in time."  The ninja's eyes flashed with seriousness.  "It is highly doubtful that we would survive the bombs that the sly and dubious Ms. Douglas has no doubt put in place."  Ryu felt the strings of fate pulling them together, but he also felt a horrifying force tearing them apart.  Was it fear?  Was it uncertainty?  Was it the fact that Helena was with holding something?<br/><br/>Ryu held up his hand, requesting a momentary silence.  "Ms. Douglas, if you wouldn't mind, could you leave this lounge?"  He knew that she would be listening anyhow, but it would put him at ease to know that she couldn't open her mouth and insert her own foot.  Whether or not she left, was entirely up to her, however if she did leave he would start his speech.<br/><br/>His smoldering green eyes burned a hole into Erizen's head, making sure that his next point would hit home.  "If you came for money, I suggest you take part in the competition and abide by the rules."  He left off there.  Surely she would be smart enough to notice the gleaming eyes of all the wolves around her, waiting to tear her throat from her body.  He changed his view to Tyger now, still the intense look, but still softer somehow.  "Your path is one of honor.  You are like me, and I know you can feel that.  I know that you can feel that we are drawn together, cursed or not.  Your desire wasn't to find a cure.  Your desire is to find a place among sentient beings, and this challenge may be your best bet."<br/><br/>He exhaled deeply.  In a few moments he had become a motivational speaker.  Not his strong point.  He'd rather not speak at all, but he felt he must press on.  "Dead or Alive has been held for horrible reasons in the past, but also great reasons.  Our people look forward to it.  It's a very much uniting... sport."  He pressed on one final point.  "If you win, you WILL find what you are looking for here."  He looks down slightly, away from the group, then back up.  "I'm just here to make sure that she," pointing at where Helena SHOULD have left, "isn't trying to take over the world or something equally foolish."