Emmy gave Terran a stick of it. "It's candy. It has kind of a weird flavor to it though, fennel and all that. Most people just throw out the liquorice flavored stuff. A shame really." Emmy sensed the tension in the room now. And nervously looked around. *Maybe I should have considered the fact other people tend to be hostile...*

Danny stood up and moved towards the large man. He stood there for a moment in the quiet you could hear the thought of oh **** being thought by most everyone in the room. Finally he pierced the silence by saying "well aren't you a strapping lad I bet you could through metal plates the size of a large table." He then stuck out his hand to shake his with after a minute he put it back into his pocket due to it not being shaken " Marcus was it?could I get your contact info in the real would I have some competitors I would?like to have dispatched. Ah HAHA just pulling your leg." Looking towards the man who was trying to avoid the conflict "Your name was uh give me a minute terra no it had something on the end Terran you want a fight don't you I can see it in your eyes you have an inner fire in you. And you yes you the one we have been running around looking for. Apollo don't?go running around all willy nilly again please. But?it is still nice to meet you.?I hope no one minds but I'm going to have a cigarette whilst we wait" Dan takes his chef coat off and reaches into an?inner pocket to pull out another?pack of cigarettes " You have to have a back up"?he said as he lit one. "Oh and last but not least the lady among us Emmy it is nice to meet you as well. Unfortunately I hate the taste of that stuff when I'm smoking so maybe latter." He turned to? go back to his seat and his eyes went straight to the corner. He freezes dead in his tracks a look of polite surprise. "Well, well, well we have a quiet one a lady none the less. You obviously aren't the one who summoned us here" He begins walking towards her " So your clearly one of us. So mind being as polite as the rest of these nice people and tell us who you are?" A smile flashed across his face as he sat down in front of her " How are you and who are you?" The room was quiet as he waited for the response an air of quiet disbelief filled the room. The man who threatened to kill them if they got in his way was acting polite is this guy bipolar? is probably what they thought. But unfortunately he isn't he just had the good sense to test the water on how these people act. And they acted just as he predicted. Now the only loose cannon in the room was the girl he thought would she run probably would she say?who she is maybe. Who knows the only question is will he ever gain their trust? "Don't worry dear I won't bite please just tell me?who you are."?

Emmy, not being a complete idiot, slunk away from Terran and Danny as their argument started anew. He went over to where Alicea was and took out his (Royalty free!) Joyboy™ and started playing it.

"I could do with some licorice, too" said Apollo. "I don't have anything to do, at the mo".

Looking around Danny said "Wow you can't win em all I guess." Due to his ADD he had to stand up for he couldn't stay in one place. "Listen you" pointing at the man who accused him of being a manipulator. "I never said I would make you into soup. I said don't get in the way of saving my restaurant and I won't turn you into soup. So just warning all of you I need my restaurant to survive if you complicate my goals I will not survive. If you don't understand that I will put it simply restaurant means life, no restaurant means death. And Like any caged animal I will do anything to live. Just don't get in my way if our goals cross each others paths. I won't complicate your goals if mine are left alone. Deal?" He turned to the other man who was speaking to him "And you, You, you and I are going to get along swimmingly. You want a smoke? Also do you have a knife? I still can't get mine from the real world as of now I got to wait till 4 am line cooks and dinning rooms don't like it when someone fades into their space."

With nothing left to do Danny looked at Marcus and said " oh I'll go. I really need to cook right now. Please tell me that there is a kitchen with a stove." And he followed him down to the Food storage.

"I'll follow too", said Apollo. "A certain someone hasn't given me my licorice yet".

   As Danny, Marcus, and Apollo left, Atlas stayed behind in the large dinning, adorned with light grey wood and elaborate yet tasteful décor unlike any had ever seen. This would be a perfect opportunity to explore this large building with the goal of finding some clue as to what on earth was this mess he accidentally ended up in. He casually stood up, and, with one hand is his slim, beige pant pocket, headed toward the large spiralling staircase, his eyes and head moving inconspicuously to-and-fro in search of meaning.

   At the foot of the wide wooden stairway, the middle aged man glanced around to ensure no one was watching, and confidentially moved quickly toward the second story.

"So, you're a cook?", Apollo asked the man that liked to swear. "How about making something for all of us. I'm sure some people are getting hungry, what with waiting and all that".