The Outgroup Discourse

Silence permeated the dimly lit room as Neron and his allies sat.

The lounge was a place they often sat down to discuss random ideas, or even silly ones. It was the one place in their invisible fort that was notorious for the amount of noise that leaked out if it, yet today… this place was quiet.

Each member of the Outgroup sat on a comfy sofa—courtesy of Magic and Engineering—and they either looked too stunned to say anything, or too conflicted about where to begin.

Ciel wasn't present, though. After teleporting the whole team, she was too exhausted to move, so she was taken into her room to rest.

All that was left were the rest of the team members, and none of them was speaking. This threatened to go on forever. However—

"I would like to apologize, everyone. I put your lives in danger, despite thinking I had everything planned out. I really am sorry."