[It's not really a secret to Ajax about how Lumine feels about what happened in Inazuma. He's never pressed her, never asked about that had happened prior to being possessed, but he's got a feeling he knows what happened. They've seen the spite and power of the gods that hunt them down, and he assumes they'd take great pleasure in making Lumine kill people just to add insult to injury. Her quiet answer almost tells him that his intuition is correct.]

Hey, dad, let's lay off of that for now. Lumine's been through a lot lately, and it's not like she sees this kind of stuff all the time. Our guys got killed because whoever their..."superpowered" benefactors are give them more insight and power than what they had before.

[His father looks at him, a dangerous look that Ajax knows all too well, that his dad wasn't going to let up at all on it. He silently gulps, not wanting to continue this conversation.

I need to know what we're up against here. Ms. Viator, if you'd be so kind, how did they die? What kind of power-

And like an angel coming through to swoop up her children from the rantings of an old man, a woman enters through the doors, as if sensing that things were going to far. She strides in confidently, almost as if no repercussions existed for her for any action she takes, sliding a plate of finger food in front of the three of them while she joins the elder Volkov at his side.

Now, it's a little tense in here, isn't it? It's enough for today, dear. Don't make Ajax and his girlfriend feel unwelcome in our own house.

Ajax puts his head right in his hand. His mother, on cue, being embarrassing as always.]

Mom...