"Yep!"

"And I might be able to talk the sisters around to an alternative option, if we come up with something better..."

"I'll put some thought into it."

"I'll do the same - and I'll test the waters with some of the other enclaves... The mood's fairly hopeful I think, especially now that people are noticing there's fewer mals... If the run on the graduation hall actually worked - that might be what we need to get everyone in a cooperative mood." And to get seniors who don't actually need to hoard every scrap of power for themselves. 

"Strike while the iron's hot."

"And keep this momentum going as long as we can."

"Sounds like a plan."

"Somewhere to start."

"As you say."

Time to knuckle down, then. 

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.

Xunyu has more favors than blackmail, but Chengsu can cash them in for her all the same. 

Lots to do!

In other news, Liesel and Bea are approaching a critical moment one day after classes soon.

Her collar has just the one step left. 

They shouldn't procrastinate.

Though neither should they rush...

Pout!! Don't make Bea wait!

But she's so cute when she's in suspense.

Mean.

Just makes the payoff all the sweeter.

That sounds like post-hoc justification to Bea.

If Bea really wants to skip to the final act...

Maybe she does. Maybe she's tired of being the good girl.

She's been the good girl for so long, after all. She's earned a bit of badness.