Kratos was more than happy to veer away from the current subject, even if it meant answering questions that only further emphasized their dismal situation. "You are currently inside Landel's Institute," he stated flatly. "On most fronts it appears to be a mental hospital, although its 'patients' know otherwise. Basically we are trapped here for experimental purposes."

He paused briefly to take a bite out of his waffle (breakfast had been momentarily forgotten in their heated conversation). "Escaping is out of the question, although the administration has proven that leaving the building with heavy supervision may be allowed on the rare occasion."

Although with the current upheaval in the Institute's staff, the likelihood of another field trip ever happening again was very slim.