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He was checking his phone intently for...He didn't know what. Maybe because it kept him from watching the crowd or maybe because he just ...

There was a feeling of someone coming up behind him a firm impact of someone resting for a second before it lifted and then fiddling with his hair happened and then...Eva's voice. He blushed a little tiny bit simply because it was simply female contact but he managed to muster up a smile just a tiny one, "Hey. Still not getting enough sleep, huh?" He chuckled a bit as he just let her rest there for the time being. Slowly but surely he was just accepting that people were going to touch him invited or not.

"I...been better, but I guess I am alright for now," he said honestly as he tucked the phone away for now, "other than not really sleeping how are you?"

Just as predicted, the training fields started to cluster like a can of sardines. Mercedes.. didn't like sardines. :<

But to make things a little less hawkward, the girl paced around looking maybe for more from her division. Pretty soon she was addressed by Molly, whom she'd experienced fighting the yetis with up at the north pole. She seemed awfully bright and cheerful today.. maybe Mercedes needed to lift her own disposition. After all, the only exposure to the doom that awaited them was via rumor.. nobody had come to her and told her that today they were going to die.

"I had a little bit of a bagel but my stomach wasn't feeling good from sleeping wrong last night, I dunno.." she sighed but offered the curly-haired beauty a smile before looking over to Deryk who'd waved to her. The misty returned the gesture with a smile. "You're rather riled up huh?" she said, and lifted Hadjoc in a bit of a salute. "Relax, whatever we're doing today either you're gonna get swept up in one gulp or make it out alive! Heh, at least that's how these missions seemed to have gone so far... right?"

Wilson chuckled at the text he received in response.



He looked up from his phone and searched around again, this time spotting Sherry by herself. Smiling softly, Wilson pocketed his phone and walked over to the other trainee. “Hey Sherry,” he greeted with a half-nod, glad to finally have someone to idly chat with while he waited. “How’ve you been?” Out of the corner of his eye, Wilson spotted another life trainee. His eyes lit up when he realized it was Vanessa. He hadn’t seen her in a while. He decided to wave at her.

Gale returned the hug and she hugged him tighter again, nuzzling her face against his hair. "You're not usually so affectionate back, sweetie. You okay?" She asked quietly, giving Gale an assuring smile. They'd be okay. She was too awesome to end up like the hunters in 1999. They were all going to be fine.

Candace couldn't help a long look around at everyone who was arriving, however. Memorize faces. These faces all needed to return. And they would. She sighed, bending down to press a kiss against Gale's cheek and rest her forehead against his. "I'm going to go say hello to the others, especially the Mists. Just call for me if you need anything, okay?" One more kiss against his other cheek and Candace stood straight again, giving the boy a playful ruffle of his hair before turning in time to accept the breakfast bar and sudden hand squeeze from Molly. She stared at the girl for a long time, looking unsure. Did Molly know..? Candace frowned, tugging her hands free to give the girl a hug. "Thanks, Molly. You keep your energy up too, okay?" The girl was given a squeeze before she was released and Candace gave the snack her attention, tearing open the package and nibbling at the bar. Could always count on Molly to be overly prepared. She watched her interact with Bix, raising a brow at the way she blushed and hugged him. Oh? What do we have here?

Let's see. Who else was around.

..Jerry. Her heart stopped. "Hey, Jerry.." She called out with a worried smile, giving him a small wave before distracting herself with the breakfast she'd been given.

Thank you food.

Mists, Mists..she needed to see all of the Mists. All of them. They would be okay. They'd all be okay. Candace would just chant that to herself. "Cass~. Mercedes~."

Actually as soon as he sent that Aleister had swallowed the last of the poptart he was eating and ran out to the field. Stopping when he was standing beside Wilson. He left the other poptart in the wrapper but had pulled it out to start eating it. "So. Did I miss anything good yet?"

He wondered if they were early.

Vanessa turned just in time to spot Wilson waving her down from not to far away. A slight smile, if it could even be considered a smile, formed on her face. If she was going down today, at least she'd be dying with her...friends.

The red-head quickly made her way through the gathering trainees, raising a hand at Wilson to show that she'd spotted him. After a moment, she stopped by his side, giving him a nod. "Hey. I haven't seen you in a while. How have you been?" She asked, trying to remember the last time she'd seen him. Volt gave a happy spark in her mind, brought slightly out of his worries by the fact that hey, there was someone here that Vanessa actually liked! Quietly, she added, "Are you ready for this?" Because they could very well all die on this mission, and she knew it.

Vanessa also gave a nod to the other trainee Wilson was speaking with. "Hello." It was a simple greeting, but it was a greeting none the less. Another had arrived just before herself, and she nodded to Aleister as well.

"W-wishing I had a good stiff drink right now, ahahahaha," He managed, smile trembling on his face.

This could be their last quiet moment, for all he knew. It... it was important to make sure things were okay. Just... pretend nothing was wrong. No past drama, no future possible death, no faces in the files. Just another mission.

"Sleep?" Eva grumbled, sounding faintly distracted, as if she were beginning to doze off, "What's sleep? ...I'm just going to shut my eyes for a few minutes..."

Only not. There was a long pause as she slowly processed Jude's answer, and then she drew back, blue eyes fluttering open again. She clapped a hand on her friend's shoulder, giving it a gentle squeeze. Here she was, complaining how tired she was, and Jude had his own share of troubles plaguing him. Her voice was sympathetic as she told him, "Hang in there, Jude. You're strong."

Drawing back, she stretched her arms over her head and sighed. Might as well try to make herself more awake--there was no point trying to fit in an extra five or ten minutes of sleep right now, after all. "I guess I'm okay. The nightmares aren't quite as bad as they were at first, so I've been working on getting my sleeping pattern back to normal." Despite the fact that it looked a little weary, the grin was back on Eva's face.

"So! Any idea what all this is about? And...who the text was from, exactly?"