"Instability's not really our problem. We're not enclavers, and we're not joining."

"It'll be your problem if it spills over into your year - and if it gets your friends who are associated with an enclave hurt."

"I figure we can deal with that when it happens."

Hum. "If I come up with a viable plan - would you be willing to help deal with it ahead of time?"

"Depends which part you're talking about. And what our role would be."

"My most pressing issue is the mals, especially those concentrated in - or escaping - the graduation hall. And I believe that's everyone's most pressing issue, or it should be."

"If I address that, everything else can be handled. If not - I'll do as much damage control as I can before I graduate."

"...If you have a plan to kill mals, a good plan- Maybe."

"...I've had - ideas. They're not yet a detailed plan. But perhaps your alliance would be interested in hearing them."

"Not today."

"Tomorrow?"

Sigh. "Fine."

"Thank you."

"These ideas of yours had better be good."

"They will be."

"Mm. Shanghai has yet to disappoint, when it comes down to it."

"One of my goals."

"It's nice to see. Find us at lunch tomorrow, we'll set something up for the work period."

"Will do." And it seems they're done for now?

Yeah. El's going to collect her girls and beat a retreat.

Back to El's room?

Seems like the best safe spot.

And gives them a chance to ask the void for a good revenge spell. Or several.

Mm. That too.

El should make sure Jialin has a couple lethal spells in her arsenal too, come to think.

She has some, but most of them aren't anything like what El and Lu routinely get.

Probably they'll have to sift a bit to find something she can actually cast.