Umbridge High School Building, Saturday Evening

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There were some clouds hanging around the spires of Umbridge High School, but not enough; there was an overlaying sense that there shouldn't be as much sunlight shining down on it as there was.

It was quiet. Kind of. There was tension in the air, a wound-up strung-up thing that ensnared the school. Somehow it seemed as if even the birds didn't want to touch down on the building itself, and the gates seemed to fold into themselves, even if they weren't quite shut.

And all that on a weekend, too.

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Re: The Library - Aftermath

[gameinprogress.livejournal.com]

Well. That had been...

Ender didn't really have the time to think about it, he realized. He took his shaking nerves and coated them with as much iron as he could, then started shoving heavy objects around. A bookcase here, a desk there...

Re: The Library - Aftermath

[willbevengeance.livejournal.com]

"When you're done with that, grab some duct tape and lock down any air vents you see. I don't want anyone trying anything too clever to get in here," Bruce said.

While Ender was the one directly affected, Bruce wasn't happy. That kind of thing wasn't supposed to happen on a mission he was leading. If Ender was busy, that gave Bruce more time to cool off and not have an outburst.

Re: The Library - Aftermath

[gameinprogress.livejournal.com]

"I've already got it covered," Ender said, "Don't worry about it."

He didn't see any reason to undercut or disobey Bruce's orders when they were perfectly sensible - and when taking orders helped him keep his mind focused on things that weren't the litany of justamurdererjustamurdererjustamurderer in his head.