The bodies in my floor all trusted someone. Now I walk on them to tea.

[kingshaming]

[After the trial, Xander does what he does best. What always blanks his mind when training is not an option:

He organizes.

The hot food for lunch is out still, and while he feels far from hungry, he knows they all SHOULD eat. Everyone wanders off to take care of their own grief, and he lets them for now- and instead busies himself at the espresso bar. There's something specific he wants to do.

Later, under each door, and with the same thing written on the white board he had dragged out for meetings:]

There is hot food and tea in the cafeteria, and while I have no stomach for food it is there for those that can.

While it is tempting to be alone right now, if you wish company I shall be there until evening. Now may be a good time to compare new information while it is fresh.

If not, please stay well.

Xander

[And as promised there is fresh tea. Green tea in fact, though it lacks the milk Chitanda made- but basic tea he can manage at least]

Comments

[refusedtoleave]

You fell asleep?

[The least quiet whisper ever.]

[almightyconflagration]

You miss me having a fireball thrown at me then?

[refusedtoleave]

I was a little distracted by one teenage girl threatening another.

[almightyconflagration]

[Though strangely for all that he seemingly had a fireball thrown at him, he doesn't seem in the least bit burned.]

Sounds like you missed a bit of entertainment then. I only had to deal with some pathetic excuses for shocks and a fireball thrown in my face, but that little exchange from the Overseers was interesting.

[refusedtoleave]

Well? Out with it then if you're going to bother.

[Just give her a second to realise the other bit.] ... Wait. They tried to set you on fire?

[almightyconflagration]

That was one of our fellow champions.

[refusedtoleave]

... Why would they do that?

[almightyconflagration]

Many reasons. It's not like fire can hurt me.

[refusedtoleave]

And they knew that beforehand?

[almightyconflagration]

Yeah, he did. He saw me trying to remove this thing from my arm by making it explode.

[refusedtoleave]

Okay... Just as long as he knows that not everyone will would be so lucky. [She just doesn't know anymore.]