[@KillamriX88] [@HeroicSociopath] [b][color=red]"He has a... useful ability."[/color][/b] Clara says with clear disdain. [b][color=red]"And he's here to keep me on my toes."[/color][/b] Members for the Student Committee were chosen by Mephisto, of course. Why Rurik was chosen wasn't a reason that escaped Clara, she just didn't appreciate his presence awfully much. To be led by committee meant no one person could make a decision. On such a committee, it was important to have a diverse range of people, and people who with contradicting views. [b][color=red]"Nevertheless, winning legitimately is not a strategy I can place 100% faith in."[/color][/b] She continued. [b][color=red]"There are people stronger than us, and there could be variables we can't forsee. If we want to win, our task is to make sure these variables never become an issue."[/color][/b] On the subject of Mephisto, most of the Committee who would've ever thought about it would think Mephisto had pretty good chances of making it out unscathed. [b][color=red]"The Principal told me to take it as a challenge."[/color][/b] Clara said, referring to Gilliam's question about Mephisto. [b][color=red]"But in this school, we rule by committee. If the committee decrees it, then we will free Mephisto. If they do not, then we will not."[/color][/b]