Argo rubbed his eyes, staring blankly at the space that, mere seconds ago, had been occupied by the slim figure of Koyuki and her oddly shaped Mori. He glanced around to see if anyone else had noticed; it seemed as if Chief Tobe had, but his face was devoid of any surprise. [i]Perhaps this is a common occurrence for people who have died[/i] thought Argo. Though he didn’t think he’d ever teleported in such a way. [i]”Boring…”[/i] The word echoed is his mind, mimicking the voice of Koyuki.

Chief Tobe had answered their questions in turn and Argo now knew his purpose. But he was still confused – he was not a killer, he had very little knowledge of vampires and the like, this all seemed like a mistake. [i]Why me?[/i] What he had managed to detect was that emotions were running high in the people around him. Anger was primarily there when Oda and Prudence had addressed Koyuki, fear was present in some of the group, and there seemed to be a mixture of panic, fear and surprise coming from next door.

Argo had watched them leave one-by-one, committing names, faces, mannerisms and voices to memory. One thing that hadn’t left him in death was the tendency to observe people, noticing the smallest details about others.

He considered Zach’s proposal about going to find the vampires. It seemed a bit hasty though, it seemed a better idea to find this experienced reaper first and get some guidance. Argo reasoned he would consult the two members of the group that still remained in the room, Lance and Monica. Lance had seemed pretty reasonable and level-headed during the introductions and looked well-meaning enough, even if his Mori, Cor Ira, was on the gruesome side. Monica had said nothing since the introduction, and looked in her own world. Whether she would respond to Lance or not, Argo didn’t know, neither did he think there was time to wait.

“Hey, Lance, Monica, hi, nice to meet both of you.” He held out his hand as was custom back home. “First I must apologise for interrupting… sorry sorry, but I was listening to Zach just now and it seems as if maybe he wants to go and hunt these… these vampires but I am thinking that it would be better to find this, err, old reaper first so that she can give us some advice you know… about our powers perhaps. I don’t know, maybe you guys have some better idea?” He looked questioningly from one to the other.