That makes both of us. I'd rather be training right now. Unfortunately, that man wouldn't take no for an answer.

[Kain may have told his parrot Bastard to go swear at him for a bit, just a way to get back at him. It seems like an appropriate revenge toward someone so ridiculously uptight.]

[But well, ok... Good. At least if they talk about this research, it'll feel less like a date and more like a practical meeting, a follow-up to their previous conversation.]

No changes. I've not found myself near any rifts either. [Kain holds his left hand up and looks at it closely.] Fortunately, there's been no further pain, either...