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[truthandfreesia]

WHO: Omi [truthandfreesia], Youji [smokeandwires], Aya [garnet_orchid], and Ken [no_more_denying] (hopefully (:)
WHAT: Weiss needs to have a little chat about ... well, everything.
WHERE: headquarters,
WHEN: Evening.

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[truthandfreesia]

Ah, good. Everyone had shown up, as he'd hoped. It reminded him so much of home, the way all four of them were gathered together. No giant flat-screen, though. No Persia. So similar, and yet so different at the same time.

"We should do this more often," he chirped almost cheerfully, but the tone wasn't to remain in his voice. Any joy apparent in his expression was quickly replaced by something more solemn. They needed to get down to business; he hadn't called this meeting for nothing. "Without Persia here, things are ... obviously going to be a little different. Schwarz is here, as we all know. There are matters concerning the captives, a possible way home-- what, if anything, we'll be doing. ...We also don't see each other as much as I'd like....

Is there something any of you would like to discuss first?"

[garnet_orchid]

Aya crossed his arms. "Apparently, Nagi followed Ken and I home from the market and that's how he figured out where we lived. How he managed to get past us, though... I don't know. Neither of us have become that soft."

He frowned and shook his head. "Still, I don't want to engage them directly. There are too many factors that could work against us."

[no_more_denying]

"I agree with Aya," Ken said after a couple of quiet moments. "There seems to be enough people here that think Schwarz are decent people. If we attack them for what seems to be no reason, that could mean backlash against us that we don't need. And...I dunno how it is for you guys, but we haven't really won a fight against Schwarz yet. I think it'd probably be better if we concerned ourselves with the captives, if we're not too late to do something."

He kept his mouth shut about the way home.

[smokeandwires]

Youji crossed his arms over his chest and leaned back against the closest wall. He couldn't really explain why he felt so irritated at Aya's dismissal and Ken's agreement. Schwarz was well-liked around here, that much was true. But from every encounter he had with the other assassin group, the angrier he found himself becoming. All the taunts about Weiss being ineffective, being lazy, being worthless...

They were designed to eat away at him, and it was working. He was getting more and more worked up and his teammates seemed as calm as ever. It seemed to exacerbate the problem and he put a hand up to his temple.

"How exactly do we do that? It's not like we know anything of use, like where they are."

[truthandfreesia]

Nagi knowing of their location was troublesome, but was it enough of a threat to move? Possibly. "You're right. Attacking them without due cause would get us more trouble than we need. We either need to wait for them to make a move against us, or wait until we've established ourselves." Omi paused for a moment and began to pace. "And if we do make a move, we need to surprise them." That would prove incredibly difficult, but he was sure they could ... think of something.

"Youji...." Omi sighed and hung his head. The emotional distress might as well have been seeping through every pore on his body. Reassuringly, Omi placed a hand on Youji's shoulder. "We can try scoping out the library for maps, history- anything that might describe the land. We know they're in a cave. ...Whatever we do, we can't just wander around aimlessly until we find something. I don't know how the rescue missions will do. I don't know the leaders of the groups, or their plans. Do any of you?"