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

[almightyconflagration]

That's not why. At least not entirely. Look, since you actually seem to not hate me for existing I'll give you a bit of advice. Fear leads to regrets. Figure out what scares you and why and face that. You'll need that if you don't want to end up a victim. And you better not end up making us vote to execute you.

[ratherdoweddings]

Fear leads to regrets... You mean you make mistakes because you're afraid, right?

[almightyconflagration]

Got it in one. The ones here with the experience to pull off such a crime effectively won't take the chance. Evading detection in an enclosed space is nearly impossible. No reason for you to fear dying if you know that.

[ratherdoweddings]

And that means if this happens again, if it happens again, then there's no way we can lose!

[almightyconflagration]

Exactly. If it happens again, keep telling yourself that when you feel scared. If it was less boring, I'd treat it like a battle, but longer conversations bore me.

[Yet he's been talking to Yurika a decent amount of time. A bit of a contradiction there?]

[ratherdoweddings]

It really is like a battle, though, isn't it?

[almightyconflagration]

A battle of wits isn't the same as a battle with swords and fire.