Maybe he ought to join in on this journal party he thought as he watched both of them with theirs. He couldn't think of what he'd do with it at the moment though. Write down their strengths for jobs...? Huh. Hmm.

"What time...?" Kai joined Shinji's gaze around the room, but the search would soon show that what they were looking for wasn't there. "Hang on," he said as he wandered over to their door, "I think I saw a big clock in the hall."

Sure enough, there was a large pendulum clock swinging steadily down the hall. "Looks like it's after eight," he said over his shoulder.