Still unsure, but always knowing Aoi had more sense in her than he had, which was always a reason for her to tease his many silly ways, he took the orb. Remember? What, remember her hitting me on the head and dragging me here? He was about to ask how but remembered that with her wings she could have held onto him in the air.<br/><br/>Brow furrowed, he lifted the orb, sniffing it. Wrinkling his nose, he then looked down to see a fresh, full glass of water. Why does that seem so familiar, he wondered. The fresh smell of coffee wafted through the air. Wrinkling his nose again, a grin spread across his face, "Coffee... God, can you smell it? What a horrible smell. I will<em>never</em>drink coffee!"<br/><br/>In an overly dramatic way, Rex grabbed the glass with the other hand, as if in a duel. "Ok, here goes nothing!" he exclaimed, taking bite after drink, drink after bite. "Hmm", with stuffed mouth, "This isn't as bad as I thought it would be. It's not good... but it's not all that bad."<br/><br/>As he ate away, his face changed. Not in it's age, but small subtle changes. Mostly in the eyes.<br/><br/>Taking the last bite, the orb totally consumed, he then grabbed the glass and swigged the last drink. "Wow... that was weird", taking Aoi's hands again. "Oh you... why did you have to give your wings? There might have been another way."<br/><br/>"The Court... somehow I will make them see reason into giving your wings back." Kneeling next to Aoi... "Oh angel... what price you have paid for my pathetic life? I'm simply me, just a regular guy in a crazy world. But you, you are a different, special, magical being. How could you make a such a sacrifice for me?"<br/><br/>Rex squeezed Aoi in a hug... happy to have someone who cared for him, yet equally saddened by her sudden loss.<br/>Whispering, "I promise you, I will not give up until you have your wings back."<br/><br/>Inside his mind, he made a sacred oath of the Assassin... to get Aoi's wings back regardless of who stood in his way, some how. But really, he hoped it wouldn't come to violence.<br/><br/><em>(Standing suddenly, Rex notices the somewhat mad person taking a bath. Hmm... Reaching into his pocket, Rex pulls out a wind up boat... gesturing towards the odd newcomer... &lt;in the voice of Bert, as Bert and Ernie&gt;, "Want a brand new shiny boat?")</em>