Over the clamor going on around them, Mason could tell that Zel was speaking but he couldn't make out the actual words.

"What?" he shouted, still dragging his young friend along. He glanced over his shoulder to see if Zel responded, but this proved to be a bad move. His shin hit a bench, and with a shout of pain, Mason tried to reach down to touch the sore area, but wound up tripping over the bench. He flung out a hand to catch himself, but his legs tangled in that fucking bench and he found himself flipped over and falling backwards. The back of hid head hit the edge of the table, and everything exploded in stars and then went black.