As much as I agree with you on that, it might not be the best idea to force everyone to move right away.
[ There are still wounded and exhausted among them, Arcade thinks, as he tests one of those empty chairs carefully before sitting down. He doesn't usually invite himself to strangers' conversations with, apparently, no one - but he's tired and overwhelmed and nearly at the end of his own rope, too. Maybe complaining about the state of things will make him feel better.
Or at least trying to pretend any of this is reasonable or that he's coping well. The wary, considering look he casts out toward the glowing shield wall probably protecting them, now, is far from settled. ]
We'd all probably just end up racing around in circles in the dark, crashing into each other, anyway.
[ He means this to be a joke, but it's half-hearted. ]
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[ There are still wounded and exhausted among them, Arcade thinks, as he tests one of those empty chairs carefully before sitting down. He doesn't usually invite himself to strangers' conversations with, apparently, no one - but he's tired and overwhelmed and nearly at the end of his own rope, too. Maybe complaining about the state of things will make him feel better.
Or at least trying to pretend any of this is reasonable or that he's coping well. The wary, considering look he casts out toward the glowing shield wall probably protecting them, now, is far from settled. ]
We'd all probably just end up racing around in circles in the dark, crashing into each other, anyway.
[ He means this to be a joke, but it's half-hearted. ]