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If he still hasn't returned in roughly 4 days, and if everybody's cool with it, I'll gently write Ishida off the rooftop and have him leave someone in charge temporarily.

I've been thinking about it and from Ishida's point of view, the best candidate for a temporary boss is probably Tamura, then followed by Umeko, with Takanashi as a distant third.

My theory: Marada's involvement in the gang is too impersonal for Ishida's tastes; he would worry that she's too willing to turn the other members into sacrificial pawns in the event that she's placed in charge of the big picture. Yonaka is decisive and headstrong, but also too foolhardy for sensible decision-making. Toronaga conversely is a little on the uncertain side, hesitating, often until his back is to the wall, to act. A good thinker, though.

Meanwhile Tamura and Umeko strike the best balance of strategy and decisiveness, strength and cunning, courage and collectedness ...

This is only my speculation, though, and of course OOC willingness to play temporary GM takes precedence.
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I would be careful about trying to write for other people's characters especially without permission. It can be a touchy subject for some people. I have seen some not so nice things happen as a result of someone piloting another person's character for them. Even something as simple as that. 

Whereas yes I agree that if someone were to be put in charge temporarily it would likely be a more present member of the group we have to tread lightly when it comes down to the thoughts and feelings of other's characters.  

The way I see it, Ana left a pretty decent opening for people to volunteer as Mai's back-up just in case, so we could probably play off of the whole first years being jumped thing for a bit and give out GM a chance to come back.

I hope they are okay, they have been MIA for like 6 days now.