His mind was completely at ease. Absolute silence filled the room. It calmed his senses and relaxed his nerves. Breathing in and out in a rhythmic pattern, he felt a wave of tranquil energy flowing inside him. He smiled.

It was so...peaceful.

"Antauri?"A sudden voice echoed in the silent room.

"Hello Otto."He said, his eyes still closed.

"What are you doing?"

"I am meditating. Would you like to join me?"He chuckled to himself, already knowing the answer.

"No thanks! You know I'm not good at that."

Antauri nodded, knowing it was hard for the green monkey to stay still and keep quiet for a long period of time."I could help you to meditate, Otto. It will help you focus your mind and achieve a high level of awareness."

"That sounds nice...but you know what else sounds nice?"

"What?"He asked a bit curious with a smile.

"Playing some video games with me!"

Antauri opened his eyes and stared at his teammate in surprise. He was never asked to play video games before."Video games?"

"Yeah! Sprx and Chiro are getting for lunch at Gakslapper's, Nova is training with the new system upgrades I made, and Gibson said he was too busy with an experiment of his. I know it's not really your thing but it's worth a try, right? So, what do you say?"

Antauri thought about this for a moment. Otto was right, he wasn't into video games. He never tried them but...

"I could teach you."Otto saw the surprise look he received again and giggled."It's not that hard. Besides, you need a break and have some fun. Doesn't meditating get boring after awhile?"

He chuckled slightly."I don't find meditating boring, Otto. Searching for balance within oneself is an unbelievable experience."

Otto scratched his head."Balance, huh?"He suddenly grinned widely."Well, if you play video games and I meditate, then maybe we can both be balanced!"

Antauri blinked."Excuse me?"

"I'll admit, I play a little too much video games sometimes...ok, a lot of times."He laughed a bit."And you meditate too much. Gibson told me once that too much of something can be bad for you, so maybe we should try to switch it up. That way, we're both balanced!"

It took a minute for him to register everything Otto said, and he smiled. He walked over to the green monkey and placed a hand on his shoulder."That sounds like a wonderful idea. You are much wiser than anyone gives you credit for, my friend."

Otto blushed bashfully and chuckled."You should tell Gibson that, maybe then he'll let me help with his experiments again."

Antauri chuckled too."I'll be sure to inform him on that later."He said as the two made their way out of his room.

"You blow up his lab once...how was I supposed to know those chemicals didn't go together? They had pretty colors!"

"Ironic, since he blows up his lab as well. Sometimes, once a week or twice."

"I know right!"