[ If Setsuna's presence had reined him in, the return of Tieria's belligerence raised Lockon's hackles in turn. He momentarily returning the glare with narrowed eyes and a low voice. ] Nothing at all, huh.

[ He turned to Setsuna with something akin to forced joviality, fierce and edged. ]

You know, Setsuna, I don't think I ever apologised for not being there to pick you up from the desert. It wasn't that I didn't want to be, but, well, you're better off asking Tieria to explain his reasoning on that one.

[ Setsuna would agree with him. Setsuna hadn't jumped on the We Love the Trinitys bandwagon, Setsuna still thought Michael was crazy. It probably wasn't fair to bring Setsuna into his and Tieria's argument like that, but right then, he couldn't quite care. ]