The nicest thing about graduation, Bea thinks, is that in the brief window after breakfast and before the flames burn through, most of the mals are migrating down to the graduation hall. So it's possible to let one's guard down slightly more than usual and not feel too bad about it. And if you go two to a room instead of separately to wait for the cleansing to finish... it's not like curfew's being enforced.
senior year woo
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Lots of irons to start heating in various fires. Fortunately, she's amassed a number of favors (and/or light blackmail) and senior year's the time to cash in.
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Xunyu has more favors than blackmail, but Chengsu can cash them in for her all the same.
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In other news, Liesel and Bea are approaching a critical moment one day after classes soon.