The first place the party goes to is the address of the Sormeo residence, which is in a pretty nice upper-middle class neighborhood. Once there, TRITHAL knocks on the door and no one answers. A female neighbor who was working in her front yard approaches TRITHAL.
Neighbor: "I don't think they're back from vacation yet. They went out of town for a week."
TRITHAL: "I see. Am I correct in assuming that this is the residence of Alan and Denise Sormeo?"
Neighbor: "That's right. And who might you be?"
TRITHAL whips out his badge and says "My name is Trithal the Divine Wind. I'm a special agent with the Mount Sabretooth Phi Considine. I was sent here by King Midus to contact the Sormeos about a certain matter of the utmost importance. When do you expect them to return?"
Neighbor: "Well I think they should be back by either late tonight or early tomorrow. They asked me to collect their mail for them until then."
TRITHAL: "I see..." (withdraws picture of Ella) "Tell me, does the woman in this picture look familiar to you?"
The neighbor examines the photo then responds, "Of course. That's Nate's wife Lisa. Nate is the Sormeo's son. The two of them and her baby went with Alan and Denise."
TRITHAL: "Oh, she has a baby?"
Neighbor: "Yeah, a baby boy just over a year old."
TRITHAL: "Huh! Well this makes things a little more interesting. Thank you very much for your cooperation."
As TRITHAL turns to leave, the neighbor asks "Tell me, is there something bad happening?"
TRITHAL: "I'm sorry, but I'm not at liberty to discuss the details of the situation. I will come back tomorrow afternoon to see if they have returned."
TRITHAL gets into the minivan and drives away. He shares with the party the info he obtained from the neighbor. THRAX and CHRIS react to the fact that Ella has a baby that could possibly be AXEM's.
The hour is starting to grow late... so the party decides that, since they now have quite a bit of spending cash, they should splurge on nice hotel rooms. They find an Embassy Suites in town and were able to get two conjoining suites and one directly across the hall. The Saibot chicks take the two suites, and TRITHAL, THRAX and CHRIS take the one across the hall.
As the evening wore on, the party gathered in one of the two conjoining rooms and ordered room service and a pay-per-view movie, and just chilled for a while. The girls took turns taking showers during this time. Rishna was the last to have hers, and when she emerged, she had a concerned look in her eyes. She approached Palledoris and whispered something in her ear, to which Palledoris responded, "Oh dear!"
THRAX, curious, asks Palledoris what's going on. Since Palledoris worships THRAX, she whispers what Rishna told her to him. It takes a second or two for it to register, then THRAX tries as hard as he can not to chuckle out loud. TRITHAL, also curious, asks THRAX what's going on. THRAX whispers into TRITHAL's ear, and TRITHAL lets out a "Holy shit!" and a slight chuckle.
Also curious, CHRIS asks TRITHAL what's going on. TRITHAL whispers into CHRIS ear, and in response CHRIS says "Ok, so what does that mean?"
TRITHAL: "Think back to 9th Grade biology class. What would that possibly be a symptom of?"
CHRIS: "Duhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh............
THRAX: "Pssh! God, Chris! You're a retard!" (out loud) "Rishna thinks she might be pregnant with Axem's baby!"
Rishna begins to cry out loud, and Palledoris holds her.
TRITHAL: "Mother of Boreas! This whole thing is turning into a soap opera! What other plot twists could---"
THRAX stops TRITHAL from completing his sentence and says "You'd better not ask. I don't even want to think about it."
TRITHAL: "You know what? This is all too weird too fast. I need a drink."
TRITHAL exits the room and goes downstairs to the bar. THRAX and CHRIS retire to the room across the hall soon thereafter. After a short while, Danika exits the girl's suite and goes downstairs to the bar, and meets TRITHAL there.
Danika (to TRITHAL): "Hey."
TRITHAL: "Hey... What's up?"
Danika: "All that girl talk is sickening. I think I need a drink too."
Danika orders a shot of Jagermeister from the bartender.
TRITHAL: "So, do you think Rishna is really pregnant with Axem's baby?"
Danika: (sighs) "I don't know. I don't really care either. It's her own damn fault if she is, though. While on the topic, what about Ella's baby? Do you think it's really Axem's?"
TRITHAL: "If it was, it most-certainly wouldn't surprise me. He's as promiscuous as a sailor. I'd be surprised if there isn't some girl somewhere with a kid of his that he doesn't even know about. But, Ella's baby could also possibly be Red Phile's."
Danika: "That's true, I guess. I guess we'll find out tomorrow."
TRITHAL: "Yeah..." (takes a drink from his glass) "So then, what's on your mind?"
Danika: "What do you mean?"
TRIHTAL: "It's written all over your face that you want to say something to me, so out with it."
Danika downs her shot of Jagermeister then says, "I'm thinking about leaving the Saibot Clan."
TRITHAL: "そうですか。 Why is that?"
Danika: "Ever since we met Lord Thrax, and have gotten to know him, I've been wondering if all the things I've been taught by Palledoris and the others are actually true. I mean, you've said yourself that Thrax is the farthest thing from a god there is. Why would anyone want to worship him?"
TRITHAL: "Yeah. I've known Thrax for years, and I'd be the last one in the whole Land of Fantasy to admit that he's any kind of god."
Danika suddenly turns to TRITHAL, grabs his hand and says "I want to go with you, Trithal-san."
TRITHAL (confused): "Uh, go with me where?"
Danika: "Wherever it is you're going. I've heard everything you've said to Galaria, Jeff, and everyone else. Your words make more sense than anything else I've ever been told by anyone. Please, take me with you!"
TRITHAL: "What are you really after here? Where, exactly, are you wanting to go, Danika? And, what makes you think that I can take you there?"
Danika: "I don't know... it's just that, well, I really feel drawn to you. I know deep down that if I go with you, I'll be happier than I am with Palledoris and the others."
TRITHAL thinks for a moment then sighs and says "Ok, fine. I guess you can come with me..."
Danika immediately jumps up and hugs TRITHAL and says "Thank you!"
TRITHAL: "... But, keep in mind that I'm not promising you anything. I really don't know what you're looking for, so I don't know if I'll be able to help you find it."
Danika (still embracing TRITHAL): (whispers) "We'll leave that to fate."
Finally realizing that there's a totally obvious, unfettered opportunity staring him square in the face, TRITHAL says "How about we go upstairs and finish this conversation in a more private environment?"
Danika agrees, and after TRITHAL pays the tab, they head back upstairs to the guy's suite. It had already been agreed to that CHRIS and THRAX would have the back room with two beds, and TRITHAL could have the hide-a-bed in the front room. One would do well not to try to imagine what CHRIS and THRAX had planned for that night. Anyway, once there TRITHAL whips out his reefer stash and lights it up with Danika. As the already-late night continued to progress, the two discussed various topics, then eventually succumbed to the THC/hormone-induced urges and proceeded to make out on the hide-a-bed. The two were too high and drunk to notice how uncomfortable it was. TRITHAL was glad to finally be able to get some pussy without AXEM there interfering with, or objecting to it.
Sometime around sunrise the next morning THRAX emerged from the back into the front in search of some orange juice. When he spotted TRITHAL and Rishna laying there on the hide-a-bed naked and covered in a sheet, he let out a somewhat loud "Oh... my... God!"
This awoke the couple, and when TRITHAL was awake enough to notice THRAX, he said in a tired/semi-hung over voice, "Oh fuck..." then started to chuckle to himself over the humor of the situation. THRAX still stood there in shock over what he discovered.
Eventually, Danika said, "Good morning, Lord Thrax. How was your night?"
THRAX: "Obviously not as good as yours was! Holy shit!"
CHRIS (stumbling into room in his disgusting signature shirtless state): "What's going on?..." (noticing TRITHAL and Danika) "...Eww! Gross! Get a room, you two!"
Danika (to CHRIS): "'Eww, gross' yourself! Go put a shirt on!"
TRITHAL: "Yeah! And, we're in a room... and you're in it, too! Now get out of it!"
CHRIS turns around and butt-walks back into the back room murmuring to himself about how even TRITHAL is getting pussy and he isn't. THRAX expresses the need for some fresh air, so he exits the suite and steps outside to smoke some cancer sticks.
TRITHAL and Danika eventually get up, stretch the discomfort of sleeping on a hide-a-bed out of their joints, shower, get dressed, and exit the room to head downstairs to join the rest of the group for breakfast... when in the hallway outside the room the other 5 Saibot chicks stand there with cold, piercing expressions on their faces.
Alys: "Great Xanatos, Danika! You and Trithal-san?"
Aelle: "What are you trying to do? Make us look like a bunch of sluts?"
Palledoris: "It's bad enough Rishna has fallen into the quagmire of hormones! If this trend continues, pretty soon we all will be falling like dominoes!"
Anri: "Where will our honor be then? What kind of disciples of Thrax and Xanatos will we become? We will have wasted all those years in Kaivez meditating and preparing for nothing!"
Danika looks up at TRITHAL, then back to the Saibots and says hesitantly, "Um, about that...."
TRITHAL: "... Let's save this talk for a better opportunity. Right now we need some breakfast. We have a busy day ahead."
TRITHAL escorts Danika downstairs to the dining room, followed by the rest of the Saibot chicks, where they meet THRAX and CHRIS who went ahead to find a table.
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