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The nearest technician just nodded absently, "Yeah, if you've been checked and treated, go ahead to the dorms or cafeteria, or wherever. I'd suggest getting a start in on your report while it's still fresh. Spend too long speculating, and your imagination starts to fill in the gaps."

Across the courtyard, Clarice quickly scanned the new arrivals and nodded in satisfaction. Testing was going smooth, no melodrama or hysterics...the absence of the leaders of the Life and Death Divisions likely helped, but overall this could be so much worse. Her eyes fell on Harrison and she nodded again. Her one, highly risky, much punished, foray into waking a candidate was still standing pretty, if a bit scruffed by the affair if that bandage was any...that was one of her bandages. Frowning sharply, she turned back to matters at hand feeling slightly peeved.

If they were short on bandages to supply the trainees with, she wouldn't have minded sharing from her personal stash. But they could have at least asked her.

"I'm proud of you guys." Jordan said. When it became obvious he wasn't going to say anything more, Ennéa gave him a small squeeze and then finally stepped away. She was still feeling a little shaky and worn around the edges but the crying had helped. Being surrounded by her fellow hunters and not monsters that wanted to hurt her or set her on fire also had helped.

"Ugh, I'm so tired." She said as she stretched, standing on her tip-toes and reaching her hands up towards the canvas tent ceiling. Her stomach grumbled and she quickly covered her midsection. "Erm, hungry too." She giggled wryly.

The technician had excused them so Ennéa saw no reason to stick around. She turned and looked up to Jordan, a small mischievous smile on her face. "Hey! Remember what I said about that sundae? I'm going to go get one -- as big as my head! Bigger!" She waved her arms for emphasis, her usual cheerful demeanor returning, "So big even Robert would have a hard time finishing it." She joked.

Ennéa impulsively gave Jerry a hug since she hadn't already and then waved to everyone. "That mission sucked... but I'm glad we all made it." She said, momentarily sober. "Hopefully the next one..." She trailed off awkwardly, unable to bear thinking about whatever horrors they might have to face next. "Um, well, anyway." She shifted from foot to foot, "To ice cream!"

Ennéa headed towards the tent doorway, "Bye guys!" She called over her shoulder.

[exiting]

Before was rather... shell-shocked about the way everything played out. So when it became apparent they could all leave the wreckage and the mess and all those creatures that apparently cannot die... Before took longer than necessary and was one of the last to arrive. His appearance was quiet and devoid of those silly accidents he was usually prone to make.

And he was alright with that as he found a quiet spot out of everyone's way and just sat down and did his best... not to think.

A shower.

Leon could get behind that. "Well as long your both ok, I must admit, a shower sounds really nice." he mentioned while pushing himself away from the wall from Jude. "After another run around the place." he commented dryly and gave Cass a frown. "Tsk tsk, you all need more stamina!"

and promptly waited for the onslaught of empty or full water bottles.

They could leave? Oh, good. She felt fine, she was confirmed to be human, she was good to go! But what about her team? She wanted to at least make sure they got back to their rooms okay. Everyone deserved a good, long rest. They'd all earned it even if their mission had ended with destroyed equipment, lost captives and a traitorous hunter. "Okay-ish works." Candace said in response to Madison's words, shrugging at the question about Robert and Petra. "They seemed relatively okay when we all left. I bet they're, ah, celebrating their spared lives." She was teasing, considering she kind of wished she could be doing that right now. But no, no. She wouldn't say anything of that nature. Not in front of Jerry or Harrison. Heh.

"I really, really want to take a shower. I feel like I haven't washed in over a month. Ugh." Had all of that really only happened in one night? She couldn't believe it. She refused to believe that was only one night. "We did pretty well for our first big mission, I think. Despite the results."

At Ennea's proclamation of eating what would clearly be the world's largest sundae Candace chuckled. She wished she had the stomach for that right now. But her chuckling stopped when the younger girl was suddenly hugging Jerry, tensing beside him and trying not to look bothered by it. It...it was because he was still hurt, of course! It was the only reason Candace wasn't hugging him right now! Yes. That was it. That was the only reason she had the sudden urge to slap Ennea's adorable little face off. That was the only reason.

Yes. That was the only reason.

"Goodbye..." Candace was frowning again. Strange girl.

Way to get jealous~. Atropos sang with a dark chuckle. Candace could hear the invisible grin. Shut up. It was all she was going to say on the matter. She refused to dwell on it any longer. She gave Madison a nod as she left to follow after and take care of whatever Ennea was up to. That worked.

"Tsk tsk, you all need more stamina!" Candace paused a moment, suddenly smirking and looking Leon's way.

"I bet I could easily outlast you in any given task, chainsaw boy." Candace retorted before stretching her arms up over her head and then gently flicking a bit of hair out of Jerry's face. "You want me to walk you to your room, doll?" If he had other plans she'd understand. He probably wanted to stay and get treated more, right? She knew she would!

"I'll catch up with you later," Jordan said to Madison, and watched as she followed Ennea. That was good. Maddie would take care of Ennea, and Ennea would keep Maddie from getting too depressed. He was worried about Ennea; she seemed to have bounced back, regaining some of her usual cheer, but the hollow look in her eyes after her first real battle haunted him. He should probably go and join them, get something to eat.

He looked back to Jerry and Candace in time to see Candace stroking a bit of hair off Jerry's face. Well, she was taking care of him, Jordan supposed; he didn't need to hang around and watch like a creeper. "I'm going to go get some rest," he said, not quite looking at either of them. "Candace, you mind making sure Jerry gets back to his room all right?" He bit back the rest of the thought; Candace knew as well as he did that Jerry was pretty close to blind without his glasses. She'd help him.

He managed a thin, tired smile, and headed out of the tent. He needed a shower, and some quiet, and some sleep. He wasn't really hungry anyway, not after everything that had happened today.

((Exiting))

Bix let himself be gauged and poked and examined for a minute and as soon as he was free of the attendant he twitched, ready to go back. Others were leaving too and he rubbed his hands together trying to think of what he wanted to do.

Sleep? Would he have nightmares? Definitely shower. Perhaps he could trim his hair up. He definitely needed to change his bandages.

"Well..." He turned to Gale, the sight of Before on the other side of the tent catching his eye. "I think I want to get under a blanket. We'll hang out later?" He patted Gale on the shoulder, paused as if he was going to see Before, but essentially just turned and headed for his dorm.

[[ Exiting ]]

Before was given a clean bill of physical health, not having died and forcibly brought back to life by the miracle of bandages at any point in time. That did little to comfort the trainee. So when he was told he was free to leave, he quietly shuffled out.