<div class="floatright">(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_et9ttl8zdzQ/TD_-vwBMOGI/AAAAAAAAN5E/eP7JumXuE2M/s1600/1a3f651e06434edab4aee510aaf9f5b6.jpg)</div><br/>Seeing all the different weapons made Michelle visibly gulp.  It reminded her of the time that she'd been to a dwarven smith's shop and had seen all the different tools, between hammers, tongs, anvils, bellows, all sorts of things that it took to make the many, many weapons which the dwarf had hoisted upon the wall in order to sell.<br/><br/>If Michael had all these tools at his disposal, it suggested that he was more than proficient with all of them, using whatever means necessary to deal death.  The idea was a little unsettling.<br/><div class="floatright">(http://[url=http://images.wikia.com/jackyman225/images/f/ff/1132691794_zlongsword.jpg]http://images.wikia.com/jackyman225/images/f/ff/1132691794_zlongsword.jpg[/url])</div><br/>She paused for a bit as Miyuki went away, however.  One of the weapons, some kind of sword with elements of Roman and Viking ingenuity tied into the craftsmanship, seemed to be calling out to her.  In some ways, it felt like she'd seen the weapon before, memories eking their way through her thoughts.  She still felt afraid; how could she not?  Still, if she could have something like this, a loyal companion more than simply a deadly piece of steel, maybe fighting the Titanspawn wouldn't be so horrific.<br/><br/>With a minor flash of light and a tiny clap of thunder no more forceful than a finger snap, the sword suddenly vanished, causing Michelle to withdraw her hand and step back in sudden fright.  She didn't know what she'd done, how it could have just disappeared like that, and her eyes went wide with fright.  "I'm sorry, I..."<br/><br/>Thankfully Miyuki was just coming back in, providing Michelle the distraction that she needed.  There was little chance that Michael hadn't noticed, but maybe if Michelle talked fast enough, kept her words going and used her prepared statement, he might not hate her for destroying such a beautiful weapon.  "Michael, Miyuki and I were talking about the room with the destroyed doorway.  Since it's going to take a while to fix it, Miyuki and I are willing to bunk up, taking a room together.  I can move all the stuff and we can use the room with the broken door for something else, maybe a studio, maybe a study room or something else.  That way nobody has to get changed or anything without a door to their room."<br/><br/>It probably wasn't going to work, but she stuck with it, hoping that she hadn't ruined everything now.  She should have used her dad's trick of reverse psychology, but no, everyone knew that old technique by now.  At the very least, she shouldn't have revealed exactly what she wanted when she was likely about to be punished.