Benni found his seat and strapped in while Qi went to his side and stood behind the chair, Volentin-style. This meant suffering through the vertigo of...entering normal space whether he was sitting or standing. He knew a lot of people would be watching for his reaction. He was very much aware, that given his responsibilities concerning the patriarch, he must endure the rites of passage impassively to gain the family's respect."Thirty seconds," the voice called out as Qi strapped his board to the. Still, once they’d started, they quite enjoyed it, and it then became professional courtesy not to try and sell your guild while at the university and to focus only on knowledge, which being the aged professionals they were, was very much up the alleys of the old monsters that visited to give lectures.There were also a number teams that were running projects that the Brotherhood invested money into. Not only that, many guilds started research teams and began to back research teams that managed. "Abbs!" he said, almost desperately."Tony!" Abby exclaimed, turning around. "Tim! What? No Caf-Pow? Of all days to need Caf-Pow, you don't bring me any? I know I've had a few so far, but..." She trailed off, noticing the confused and reddened faces of the guys. But before she could say anything, her thought processes were interrupted."Do not worry," Ziva said as she came into the lab. "I decided to make a stop and get you one before coming down here." She started laughing as her friend pounced. The first voicemail message was from Howard from late last night merely asking her to call him. The second two were from Melissa crying, apologising, and asking for her help. The next message, from 9 o'clock this morning was Howard again, sounding a little more apologetic this time asking, please call. Then there were a series of voice mail and texts from various friends. Just wanting details on the juicy gossip from the wedding, another two from Melissa saying that Jamie won't answer her calls.