Phoenix sighs. "Any chance you can explain to her that I'm not the guy who tried to kidnap her?"

"He's not the guy who tried to kidnap you." says Akio helpfully . "I think so. Yeah, I'm pretty sure."

"....Convincing."

"Um, Hi, yeah, I'm Aerilyn, so nice to meet all of you, but I was just kidnapped, thrown into a dark cell, and had to get out of ropes and pick a lock to get out. So if any of you could introduce yourselves or explain to me what on earth is going on, that would be great, Fantastic even." She turns to the timid girl, "And would you like me to untie you? Also, this guy isn't a kidnapper, he's way too young, and he doesn't really look strong enough to carry us all the way to the rooms. You don't have to be so scared."

phoenix suddenly looked terrified. "Uh...has anyone seen any of my pigeons?"
(lol he's more worried about his pigeons then he is about anything else)

"No, I have not seen any birds, could you answer my questions though, What is your name by the way?"

"No, I haven't seen them!" Says Akio cheerfully. " maybe they're dead! "
(Akio, the most sympathetic person in the universe.)

IvyCat, response?
("And would you like me to untie you? Also, this guy isn't a kidnapper, he's way too young, and he doesn't really look strong enough to carry us all the way to the rooms. You don't have to be so scared.)

"Phoenix. And that's the only name I go by. No nicknames, no "Mr. Marker", no callign me by my actual name."

"I'm Akio!" Says Akio.
"I'm Matthew," says Mathew, sticking his head in the door. "Are we having a party?"

"WHAT??!! THAT"S NOT WHAT I WANT TO HEAR!" Phoenix half-yells, half-snarls. "I spent the last year trainign those dunderheads and having them die on me like that is NOT a great answer."