[Mikumo, in the meantime, works to encourage the people who are still hesitant or lingering. Even if they know a terrible fate awaited where they were going, some people will take the devil they know over anything they don't, and there are still one or two people who seem unconvinced they can't return to their families. Thankfully, one of the people who clearly had some experience with what happens to those that cross the Sylphid has lingered back too, so that gives her some extra support.

It's only when she hears that roar that her head turns, seeing the man crumple in the distance. If nothing else, one of the adults in the group moves to try and comfort the child once they start crying, but Mikumo does look a little unimpressed at the fact that none of them thought to cover the child's eyes in however long it took Harley to kill the Sylphid.

While she's still sticking with the people remaining in the first truck, since she doesn't want to leave them unprotected, she calls across the distance. At least she's used to projecting her voice.]

You won't be expected to fight, but you will need to support the people around you. Even if you're still processing your own situation, perhaps the best time to start with that is now.

[It's said quite calmly and with no ill will, but it's extremely blunt, and a few people turn their heads slightly in what's probably embarrassment. While Mikumo is sympathetic to people being affected, displaced and damaged by being caught up in conflicts, she's somewhat less sympathetic to short-sighted behaviour in these situations.]