Suichi shook his head quickly and waved his hands in a defensive way when Reika finally responded to his question. He really didn't like asking the question in the first place. "N-no don't apologize! I should be the one apologizing, that was a rude question to ask. Sorry."

Just then the Commander showed up and told him to get whatever he wanted as a treat. He couldn't believe it. The strict Commander Kasumi was rewarding him? He hadn't done anything to warrant a reward. He couldn't imagine her in a charitable mood at all. "O-OK." He felt uncertain as he looked over the menu. He felt a bit out of place for some reason. This conversation that was about to happen was supposed to be between Reika and the Commander. Would it be alright for him to be there listening in? Then again, he couldn't just leave. He had to help Reika after all, and the Commander telling him to order whatever he wanted basically was an order to stay.

The waitress came around and he ended up ordering two coffees and two omelettes. Fairly standard and bland, but Suichi couldn't think of anything else at the moment.

Suichi felt fortunate that the waitress left just before Reika asked her question to the Commander, because it sent chills up his spine the way she asked. The waitress returned shortly after with the cups of coffee. "Will that be all?"

Suichi smiled kindly at her. "I think that will be all for now, thanks." He turned his attention to the conversation that would be had right before him.

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Kyoko pushed forward, now that she definitely knew she had the advantage she couldn't waste time with this fight. She had noticed a new feature that the <Aether> came equipped with: Lazer Grid Blades. This must be something different than her No Pain. She activated it and a lazer claw activated on her right hand. The lazer was a bit different than a simple claw though as the blades formed into a crosshatch pattern and wavered slightly almost as if it were a hacksaw blade.

She smiled. "Oh this is cool." With that she struck forth aiming to pierce Chou's Territory. She held back just enough to prevent herself from harming her comrade just in case, but even then she was unsure how much she needed to hold back therefor she also ended up aiming for Chou's CR-Unit's arm.