Wenzhi blinked slowly. "…Why wouldn't I be?"
Even he was starting to feel like he'd missed something.
Duan Ze opened his mouth, clearly about to step forward, but..
"Duan Ze." The single word cut through the moment.
The team leader. With a clean bob and eyes like polished obsidian, she stood perfectly composed. She looked dangerous.. in a quieter way.
"I'm sure whatever reunion you're planning can wait," she continued evenly. "We'll all have time to talk after the meeting."
Duan Ze exhaled through his nose. "…Sure."
He sat, his gaze lingering on Wenzhi before finally pulling away.
Then the team leader's focus snapped to the pair. "Lin Wenzhi. Han Suye. You're late."
Wenzhi didn't respond.
Suye, on the other hand, "Sorry, Nuo," he said quickly, dropping into his seat.
Nuo inhaled slowly and began.
"Over the past few days, our Espers have been deployed across multiple large-scale rifts," she said, her voice calm and professional. "As a result, protocol is changing."
