Three of the mages positioned themselves at the center of the circle. They sat cross-legged, holding hands in a ring around Pita. One was a young Asian elf with a crew cut and a suit that hung sloppily on his lank frame, as if he had dressed up in his father’s clothes. The other two were a blonde human woman in a white lab coat with a bright red Mitsuhama logo over the pocket, and a Native American in a beaded leather jacket with the words "Renraku: Interface With the Best" emblazoned across the back.