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It was hard not to notice Shev locking the door behind them. Had things progressed that way already? Kazuki figured it would take a little more time until the masses started to panic but he supposed no one could really predict what was going to happen next. An unsettling thought, that was; the idea that the world was trying to kill them was bad enough, but would other players join in and present their own problems? Then again, he was the prime example of that, even if it was relatively mild compared to other things. Perhaps he was overthinking the situation and Shev did it for ease of mind.

The inside of the guild was quaint, albeit he had no idea what to expect. The only experience with a guild he had was Vulcan's Hammer and their modus operandi was primarily for crafting, so it was usually chaotic and had constant socialization between everyone in an effort to get projects done and clientele attended to. He supposed the quietness was due to still mourning their losses. His mind automatically jumped to Luci, but if he was honest, he was glad that he didn't see her around right now.

Of course, no sooner had he relaxed and paid attention to Shev did the world decide to punish him for letting his guard down. It was a little too sudden to react to, though he felt like time had slowed down as the two locked eyes. He wasn't sure what he had been expecting, only that he didn't think they'd be coming face-to-face so soon. Was that naïve? Probably. But there wasn't any time to say anything, and Luci made it clear that they--[i]he[/i], better said, wasn't a reason to stick around. Still, in some strange way, he was relieved that she was up and active. At least she took his words to heart or something, even if he couldn't deny it stung.

Closing his eyes for a second, he shook his head in response to Shev's statement. There wasn't any need for an apology, but he figured getting into it now was pointless; she'd hear about it sooner or later, he supposed. Of course, that begged the question of what the rest of the survivors thought, too, but he wasn't going to jump down that rabbit hole right now.

[color=plum]"Whatever is more convenient, we've imposed enough as it is,"[/color] Kazuki replied. 

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