[It's a conscious effort to soften herself. She needs to be out there, every inch of her is buzzing for it. There are too many faces in here, nearly suffocating for their diversity, but very few are of particular import to her. How selfish.]

For that reason, [ she's choosing her words carefully, now, taking care with the silence this girl is giving her ] it's been advised to keep to housing until everything is under control. Should Oz return, I'm sure he'll [ tightly ] hurry there.

[ because he's without a weapon, a...ha ]