<div style="text-align: center">《 Dan 》<br/>
KOA cabins<br/>
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</div>Dan didn't know if Ezra was going to go off the deep end or step it back, and he found himself relieved when the man stepped back and directed his ire at himself instead of Armando. The man known as Hale's right hand had been through enough today.<br/><br/>As Ezra counted off his reasons, Dan nodded in tow. Better to appease him, listen, and deescalate the situation. Hopefully Kennedy would hang tight and not jump in; it occurred to Dan that these two had been the two who had jumped Rebel one after the other, and perhaps they might just have an inherent aversion to the guards.<br/><br/>"I agree that finding the others is the most important thing right now," Dan said, his voice level and reasonable despite the animosity he felt in the air. Teamwork, redirecting the tension, and putting them all on equal footing was something he knew well from his coaching days. They had a common enemy and didn't need to be scratching each other's eyes out.<br/><br/>He raked his brain for the other man's name and found it somewhere in the cobwebs of his mind. "Ezra, right? Your sister is in the cabin," he said, nodding as he recalled the man's name from Hale's read list. "I'm Dan Thompson," he put a hand on his chest and hoped he exuded cooperation.<br/><br/>"I know it might feel natural to blame Armando for all this, but he's here on his own recognizance. Rebel Akers is in charge of this expedition and he's my partner," he said. "He's the lead on this. That's why I stepped in; Armando's putting his own family at risk to be here and help people to survive this transition. We were<i>all</i>surprised by this. I didn't know, Rebel didn't know…none of us knew this was going to happen."<br/><br/>He wet his lips as he half-turned towards Armando to see if the other man was tracking his train of thought. "You've got a couple of people in that cabin that need protection, and if it was my sister in there, I wouldn't want to leave her," he said. "Let Armando and I go look for any other survivors. We'll bring them back, you can all decide what you want to do at that point. Does that sound good to the both of you?"