-= Principal's Office =-<br/><br/>Hearing Kyle out, Rain dried his tears. "O-Okay...I understand."<br/><br/>Zenmei was glad to see some part of this cavalcade resolved. "Well then, shall we?" he said to Rain. "I'm sure your pickup is here by now."<br/><br/>"{sniff} Yeah."<br/><br/>So, Zenmei led Rain outside.<br/><br/>"{sigh} Some first day, huh," Zenmei mused. "You never imagine something like this happening so soon. Still, things should get better from here on out, right?"<br/><br/>"Heh, maybe," Rain said with a slight smile. "But...what are you gonna do in the meantime?"<br/><br/>"Oh...I'll probably stick around for a bit. It would help at a time like this for any former AAF member to be here to ease the town's worries."<br/><br/>-= Outside Hangout Academy =-<br/><br/>Mademite, Ikebana, and DJ Samson. waited, while Rosa and Parthis brought Wilma home. Ikebana had shed all the tears she had by now and has calmed down. Mademite kept a vigilant eye out for her. Samson had just been briefed on the incident by Rosa and Parthis, and was trying his best to keep cool from that knowledge. Eventually, Zenmei and Rain came outside.<br/><br/>"(!) Daddy!" Ikebana cheered upon seeing Zenmei exit. She ran up and gave him a big hug.<br/><br/>"Rain! You're okay!" Mademite cheered, running over to Rain.<br/><br/>"You made it, Mademite!" Rain cheered as the two of them bumped elbows. "Oh man, you would NOT believe the day we've had..."<br/><br/>"Heh, can't wait to hear about it, buddy."<br/><br/>Samson gave Rain a big hug, too, a tad nervous from what he's heard. "I'm...very sorry, cousin! If only we knew what could occur here...!"<br/><br/>"Hey, don't worry, Simon," Zenmei assured. "The worst is behind us now."<br/><br/>"<span style="font-style: italic">Still...</span>" Samson said, only slightly peeved at Zenmei using his real name, "I'm not sure recovery will come quickly. We should all be steady, for the time being."<br/><br/>"...Right," Rain said in agreement.<br/><br/>"Anyway, ready to head off?" Samson said to Rain, leading him to his car.<br/><br/>"...I suppose we should head back to the hotel," Zenmei told his kids, leading them that way.