"Of course we can."

Nod. "Okay."

"We won't invite anyone we can't trust, either."

"Usually a sound precaution."

"Only usually?"

"Sometimes you have a greater need for a particular skillset."

"True enough. And I can imagine other factors..."

Nod nod.

"So - when do you want to start practicing together?" Usually best to do a few drills before trying the obstacle course, she's been told.

"This afternoon?"

"Works for me." She glances at El.

"Sure."

"We'll need to double check with Shinta and Dani, but... I guess unless they object, we can plan on this afternoon."

And they can hammer out meeting locations and a tentative schedule and so forth.

Pretty easy - and she knows Dani and Shinta's schedules. 

Good. Well, until then.

Until then.

She and Bea head out. 

"Why does this feel like the other shoe dropping?"

"Because the school's escalating. Against everyone in senior year, this time."

"Fuck."

"And we still don't know why."

"It's gotta be- Something has to have changed."

"The graduation hall? But people have fixed the machinery before..."

"Not in a long while, though."