"My first roommate was an alchemist," Sasuke answered. "He made this for me before he disappeared."

The last time Sasuke had been upstairs hadn't turned out too well, but the girl there hadn't actually harmed them, just set them back a good way. Although the intercom had announced the experiments, hadn't it?

"There might be a crowd," he added, and shifted the sword until he had a better grip. "Landel announced experiments."

He shouldn't have to say much more; if either of them were worth their salt, they'd know that a crowd might and often did draw monsters.