"And if things actually went according to plan," he kept his arms loose at his side and began concentrating on the moisture in the air around them. "What then? What if my companions and I intended for this exchange in order to remove your friend?"

They hadn't. Unless the friend they were talking about was the legendary Lady Momoko of the Hyper Blossoms (http://anarchist-queen.livejournal.com/60410.html?thread=494842#t494842), which he doubted it since there was no way they would be that lucky. But the bluff was buying him time. Which he needed because there really wasn't a lot of water here.