The nicest thing about graduation, Bea thinks, is that in the brief window after breakfast and before the flames burn through, most of the mals are migrating down to the graduation hall. So it's possible to let one's guard down slightly more than usual and not feel too bad about it. And if you go two to a room instead of separately to wait for the cleansing to finish... it's not like curfew's being enforced.
They're not the only ones heading towards the courses - and though Xunyu had far more people to wrangle, she did at least start sooner.
She actually wants to get an early slot, after all - it'll better simulate the real experience they'll have in the graduation hall.
Yeah.
...Though, admittedly, trying their new larger alliance idea on the very first run of the semester might have been a bit ambitious. Though they'll definitely identify a lot of problems here.
True.
Xunyu's going to have to focus on keeping the team together, so watching for problems will be Chengsu's job this run.
First up is getting everyone in line to enter together... Chengsu should be at the rear, most likely, but Xunyu's unsure where the best place for her long term is - though that's something they can experiment with.
She's not a front-liner, that's for sure. The back will work for now, let her keep an eye on things.
Fair... That leaves only Xunyu's position - they're starting with a much smaller group than they're hoping to eventually expand to, so any position should be manageable... (Her possibly overly ambitious goal is to get at minimum all of Shanghai, ideally also everyone in their sphere, and for a bonus everyone interested in allying with or working for Shanghai into one large graduation alliance; they're starting with ten students, plus Xunyu and Chengsu - a much larger group than most alliances, but still hopefully manageable, and they've been doing dry runs inspired by the work Xunyu's older sister led in repairing the graduation machinery.)
Xunyu's the leader, though, so she needs a good point to command from.
Second or third from the front, would be Chengsu's advice. Not in the direct line of fire but still in a place to set an example.
About as safe as this can get.
Xunyu's satisfied with this arrangement.