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
surviving
Liesel's a morning person, though as an enclave, London won't benefit from an early slot.
surviving
Possibly someone who can go right before them, in exchange for their alliance providing healing or other help.
not-any-higher-stands-the-grave
They're not the only ones heading towards the courses - and though Xunyu had far more people to wrangle, she did at least start sooner.
She actually wants to get an early slot, after all - it'll better simulate the real experience they'll have in the graduation hall.
sleeping-like-a
Practice the right habits and you won't get caught out by the real thing.
not-any-higher-stands-the-grave
They'll only get one chance to get it right when it really matters.