Pavel said nothing as he saw Mai in the cell after entering his office. He needed to have a shower. In fact, even if he felt clean, he had to shower. It was protocol after having been to the slums. Pavel hated the term, but the government had mandated that the official term for the slums were “districts” Each district was different depending on the lot that had been afforded to the people living there. Mai’s district according to official government records was the poorest one. They required the most oversight as most of the experiments came from this district. He walked right past Mai and into the shower room. He pushed a few buttons and hot water and steam poured into the cleansing chamber. After being disinfected, he dressed in a fitted white dress shirt with golden cufflinks and grey pants and a brown leather belt.<br/><br/>He watched the White Room through a small camera in his bedroom. He chuckled to himself as he watched Mai struggle with the chair and try to destroy the room. She had no idea that the chemicals injected into her neck rendered her powers essentially useless. The Research and Development team had developed countermeasures to her powers about a year after Mai had been allowed to go home. The White Room had actual been a test to see if these countermeasures were effective. It had proven to be a resounding success. The chemicals that Pavel had injected into her neck contained a compound that didn’t dissolve into her bloodstream. It remained and was able to be remotely controlled by Kasarov via his cell phone. It allowed him to manipulate emotions. He was hoping his techniques would allow him not to use it. But it was there just in case.<br/><br/>He tucked the cellphone into his pocket and proceeded to the cell where Mai was imprisoned. He activated the voice console and invited her out as she tipped herself over in the chair. With the press of a few more buttons, he entered the airtight chamber and at once, he realized why the experiments hated it in these rooms. It smelled sterile. Medical even. He undid the restraints and helped Mai to her feet.  He pressed a button on his phone and deactivating Mai’s powers. “You can try and fry me and this entire building if you want, but I am sure you have already noticed your powers are useless. In fact, I have just deactivated them” He said softly trying to gain her trust. “I’m not trying to hurt you Mai. I told you in the car that I needed to be rough to get them to legitimize leaving you in my care. Had we not done this; you would have been put into the lab dormitories. I’m sure you don’t want to go back, there do you?"<br/><br/>He grabbed her arm softly leading her into an adjacent room that was lavishly furnished. It had a king size bed, a dresser, a dressing table and brand-new clothing and make up. “Go ahead Mai, these are all yours” He showed her the shower and bathroom. “No water rations in here, he pressed a button and grabbed Mai’s hand placing it on a scanner. “Hand-Print acknowledged. Welcome Ms. Larsen” the Machine blurted out. He turned on the water and showed Mai the heat and steam functions. “Take the longest shower if you want” He said.<br/><br/>He proceeded to walk to the door and looked directly at her. “Take a shower and clean yourself up” He said, “I’ll be in the dining room with a bottle of wine” He said leaving her to her devices. He walked to kitchen and retrieved two glasses and a 20-year-old bottle of wine.  Setting it on the table waiting for Mai to emerge.