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Liam shrugged, his brow creased with worry. "I was hoping to be able to find someone in charge that I could potentially ask, but it's all just crowds to me. I'm originally from beyond the Swirling Storms, so I don't really know the reputation of the Academy."

He didn't even know the reputation of the Academy through word of mouth. Most of the people he had classes with didn't have children, so none of the conversations he'd overhead involved the place. He didn't really hang out with people either, preferring to use his free time to work on personal things. All he could probably say was that the building was old, but since anyone with eyes could see that he had no clue just how old the building was.

Looking up, Liam noticed Hiroshi seemed nervous. It was harder to read his facial expressions, but the tenseness of his shoulders was easy enough. They could both use a distraction, but his small talk skills had suffered horribly after.....nope, he didn't need that distracting thought to intrude. Best to say they'd just suffered.

"You here by yourself," he asked instead, hoping that was an innocent enough question.

Things seemed to go from bad to worse in rather quick succession. While trying to be a comforting presence for Niamh there came word that the other safehouses were attacked....and not everyone survived. There were even a good many that were injured and that sent a sick, heavy feeling through the fallen's stomach. Injured? Oh Nine....how badly? She thought to herself, frozen while others tried to help board things up and make things more secure. She wasn't alone...and she had to remember that...and others currently needed her. While lost in this thought process like a mantra in her mind, everyone was told to head to the Grandfather Clock and a strange sort of organized chaos ensued. She was separated from Hiroshi and Niamh as everyone was ushered towards the secret door, heading to.....a bunker? Losing sight of familiar faces didn't do well for her to keep her composure, the hallowed fallen's breathing starting to come in more shallow, quick successions....and her legs were starting to go numb. No no no! She couldn't have a panic attack now!

Yaruka tried to calm herself down while everyone was hunkering down, walking and moving through people at a slow, careful pace. She needed to breathe....just breathe....and her eyes searched for friendly or familiar faces in the process.

Hiroshi nodded slowly, understanding. He nibbled his lower lip, trying to think of the right words to say. "What little bit I know about the Academy is from my brother, though this is the first time that I've visited it myself. I thought it would be nice to see it during the holiday since we celebrate it very differently in my village." He made an uneasy face, giving away that he was very troubled about something.

At the question, he nodded slowly, giving away that that was what had been on his mind just a moment ago. "Yes. I was hoping to find my brother here, but he isn't. Hopefully, he's with our parents and safe." He hated the thought of Kichiro being out there alone with these monsters. It made him sick to his stomach. "What about you?" He thought it was polite to return the question, though he assumed as much based on the fact that he hadn't seen anyone else with the Naga.

Baum

He glanced down, smiling gently at it. The vespercat gently nipped his hand, as if trying to pull him away from the thoughts he was starting to have. Even if the creature wasn't his, he was very grateful to have it there.

With his attention turned toward the familiar, it butted its head against his hand and then curled back up in his lap. He lightly chuckled, at least it was really cute and knew what it wanted!

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