Terrible that that would require getting up.

Oh well, it's almost dinnertime anyway.

They can cuddle a bit longer.

Good plan.

Dinner time does, still, eventually roll around. 

Off they go.

Luthien meets them on the way down. 

"Hey."

"Hey. You guys doing okay?"

"What do you think about evacuating the school?"

"Fuck this place. But we'd need a solution for getting all the younger years out, and for the mals waiting for them on the outside."

"I think that's what we should focus on, then. Instead of whatever fire alarm system Shanghai was thinking. That won't be as useful after we leave, anyway."

"We should make sure we're talking to indies - if the enclaves could fix the fucked up mess on the outside, they have the resources. They would've."

"Agreed."

"Liesel might have ideas, too..."

"She usually does," El agrees.

"And if she doesn't yet she'll have them soon enough."

"Clever girl, she is."

"Pretty lucky for us, since we can just point her at complicated problems like this."

Talking to Lu always makes her feel better.

Lu could say the same about El!

They're sure to conquer this school together.

Yeah! (Kiss!)

On to dinner.

To food!

And a little bit of networking.