The lights were dimmed in the personal carrier with Katsuo passed out in the back seat. Nikole had been communicating with several e-mails just across the walkway. Despite her tendency to sleep comfortably in just about any situation, this instance led to her back ached and seemingly permanently bent sideways, along with her head not feeling that far off from waking up after getting knocked out cold.

“Are we there?” Katsuo asked, despite noticing the presence of gravity.

“We've been here a while,” Nikole said, “you wouldn't stay awake.”

“How long has it been?” Katsuo asked.

“We landed about an hour ago.”

“You've been here the whole time?”

“I've had a lot of explaining do.” Nikole answered, still focused on typing on her laptop.

It started to sink in to Katsuo just a bit more what she had done. She unbuckled her seat to straighten herself out, still standing where she'd been. Nikole closed her laptop and set it aside. Katsuo took a breath and sat next to Nikole.

“I take it you found out when finding Angelus's spy...” Nikole said.

Katsuo nodded her head.

“And I assume from the conversation we had after then that you disobeyed orders to find out.” she continued.

“I didn't know what I was going to find out.” Katsuo said.

“That means very little, you still confronted Kyoko about it.”

“Well... I didn't tell her directly, I just-”

“That is also insignificant. You took a very sensitive situation and ran in without caution.”

“You don't think I was being careful?”

“Leaving the issue aside would have been careful.”

“It would have been careless.” Katsuo protested. “I'm not going to close my eyes and wait for the world to stop burning.”

“You're not thinking objectively enough. Angelus knows enough about the condition to handle any anomalies Kyoko experiences.” Her statement was punctuated by a notification sound from her laptop. Nikole grabbed it and read though the new content. Katsuo started to get suspicious at the way Nikole stopped her lecture to read a message on a device.

“You're recording this.” Katsuo said with certainty, with a growing anxiety at the idea that her actions may be more severe then she had thought.

“It's just a live feed, for my superior.”

Katsuo chuckled slightly, thinking that had to be a joke. To her, even with Nikole's serious attitude, that seemed more likely.

“There's no need for alarm,” Nikole said, noticing Katsuo's fast changing expression, “there's just going to be some testing.”

“They think I might've gotten it.” Katsuo said, simultaneously trying to slow her thoughts down.

“Not at all, it's just hard to be sure what someone is doing when they go against protocol.”

“So they think I'm a spy.”

“It's a precaution. I hope you understand why this needs to happen.”

“Yeah, I guess...” Katsuo started to lean into her seat, taking in deep, long breaths. “So, what now?”

Nikole took a minute to articulate her words, and started at a low voice. “There's going to be a DNA test, an MRI for lie detection, and then a test for outside interference, to see if anyone else tries to peek in while you're down there.”

“That last one can't be done while the other tests are happening.”

“The other tests won't take but an hour,” Nikole explained, “but if someone else tries to break in, they could wait for quite a bit longer.”

“Okay... I know you want to make sure I know the reason for everything, and to stay calm, and that I just need to prove my honesty, but I just...”

“Do you need me to put put it bluntly?”

“Please do...”

Nikole took a moment to examine Katsuo's mood once more, even going so far as to check her pulse before continuing. With Katsuo appearing calm and ready to face her dues, Nikole spoke out quickly to get it done.

“They're putting you in an isolation chamber.” Nikole blurted. “It will last ten days so that a third party would likely give up on you had they been monitoring you.

Katsuo went to pat Nikole on the shoulder, to let her know she could handle the news. It ended up being a hug, with each thinking it was for the others benefit.

“Can I make a call?” Katsuo asked, “I just don't want Ryouta to get worried after too long.”

“We'll let him know you'll be gone for the next week and a half. We can't give specifics, but I'm sure he'll be fine regardless.”

“Well, I kinda want to just talk to him one more time.”

“A cellphone call isn't secure enough.” Nikole said. “I'm sorry, but this is the-”

“It's okay,” Katsuo said, “I understand. If anyone else did this I'd expect them to go through the same thing.”

Nikole let her arms go and stood up to the walkway. “I am to escort you out, with you going first.”

Katsuo complied and stood in front of Nikole, and the both of the stepped out through the door into the daylight.