"Do you have a basement?" [Zelos calls out from where he stands, one hand raised. He scoffs.] "I mean, I don't think you wanna attract unnecessary attention to yourself by having an Aegis glowing like a sun inside your house. You should hide me in your basement until tomorrow."

[He's smirking mischievously and trying to pass it off as a joke, though annoyance and a general dislike for the situation as it is course through his veins, countered by a vague threat hiding in his words. Zelos is the Aegis. Zelos has been stolen, and his driver is a fugitive. These are facts that no one here can afford to ignore. It won't be until they leave Meltokio's general territory that he lets himself relax even a bit, but, in the meantime, his new keepers should at least make sure he's out of harm's way.

Tick-tick-tick-tick-tick. The little bird has spent enough time inside cages to recognize one even when its stripped of all its luxuries. For now, at least, he'll have to pray this cage is as temporary as they say.]