Suki let Umichi draw her in listened as he talked, and just nodded, with a soft sigh. She wanted to be able to say what she wanted to, but couldn't form the words for it. It has always been so. This...reality had taught her the importance of words, the values of them...and yes, she had used them effectively...but in all seriousness..."I just....I don't want anyone to die. It's bad enough we get the nasty little taunts of how many people have died so far. I don't think I could bare it if I lost you. Any of you"

As Umichi moved her to arms length, she met his eyes, once more listening as he addressed her. "The problem is, my burden is nearly 10.000 strong. I'm always worrying, thinking, is there someone out there, dying now, because we aren't working fast enough? Because we aren't there? Could we have done something?" Sometimes she wondered if she just simply cared to much. Did others think like this, or was it just her? She'd always been told she had too big a heart for the world. Was that a bad thing? Would caring to much destroy her? She couldn't stop it. So she would just have to live with it. "We can split the burden of the group, the raids. I can tell Shinobu. She's returned with the rest of her group. I'll go to their rooms now" she managed a smile. 

She looked to them all and said "I think we need one more day. To work together, and with Shinobu and whoever else she has managed to round up to fight the boss. We need to be able to work effectively as a group, otherwise we are just individuals on a death sentence. I'll speak with Shinobu about it. I'll be back in time for dinner" she darted out the room before anyone could object. They might object, she knew. But what was the point of fighting the boss, if they weren't coordinated, didn't know how the rest of the raid party worked? She thought that would just lead to more deaths. 

She found Shinobu easily enough. She was brooding just outside the inn. Suki approached her quietly. "Hey" she said softly, wary because she had seen Shinobu like this before. And usually it was because she was brooding on Minoru, a guy in her group. Suki had learned that they had had a bad break up, and struggled to maintain friendship, but becuse they, and the rest of their group had always been together on online games, they tried their best. "You know. One thing I have learned here in this game is that you can't deny yourself happiness. I know you care about Minoru deeply. Wh-"

Shinobu turned towards Suki, and said viciously "easy for you to say! You just smile, and Umichi's all over you"

Suki took the verbal slap. She fell silent, then sighed after a moment. "I'll take that, since I know you are hurting. But never do that again. I was just stating a fact. Now. I'll just get to why I'm here. I think we should all work together tomorrow, train with each other, get use to each other and whoever else you have found to join us in the boss raid. So that when we find and fight the boss we aren't doing so as a suicide mission. We don't want to accidentally kill our own. I'll leave you be now" she turned to go back in, then stopped. "Minoru cares deeply for you too. And that's why it's hard for you to be around each other" then she stepped back into the inn, returning to the group, sitting back down with Umichi.

"She's fine with that" Suki said softly, keeping her expression composed, but she did message Riku, another girl in Shinbu's group, recommending that she go to Shinobu and talk with her. She did hesitate about messaging Minoru. She didn't in the end, and looked to everyone. "I forgot to ask. Was there any objections to that idea?"

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Timi shook her head, "I'm okay. I can always fit in more food" she said with a smile, standing steadily, and joining the others. She sat down on a chair, and rested against the table, merely watching for now, and not making much conversation. She didn't really have much of an idea what they could do, nor how helpful she would be, yet she would try. She merely enjoyed being in the company of people who wanted her.