The notion of a hot bath did as much to inspire Daichi to act as much as Sarah’s encouraging words had. Bathing was his time to block out the rest of the universe and reflect; given all that had happened in the past several hours, he was in need of just that. For a moment his mind drifted to the present company of attractive girls and when combined with the notion of a bath it was enough to cause his cheeks to flush for a moment of introspect before he shook his head and forced those thoughts aside. As appealing as those fantasies may be, he could ill afford distraction now of all time. When Aika began handing out baseball bats, Daichi shook his head in the negative with the offer.<strong>”It’s too cumbersome to carry with a bow, not to mention baseball was never my strong suit… Pack an extra for me just in case, but for this run I’m going to stick with my strong suit. If it comes to close quarters when I’m out there doing this… well… I’d rather act knowing that I don’t have a strong melee alternative to fall back on, it’ll keep me from being lazy.”</strong>His smile was weak, but lighthearted all the same.<br/><br/>Still a few more ideas were proposed, but Daichi felt that this was the best option for success in keeping the group safe, even if his odds were reduced as a result. They couldn’t risk falling back into the strategizing stages, lest they never get around to leaving. It was time to act. Sarah had shown him her confidence and he was using that as a foundation to fortify his own resolve.<strong>”Right. Let’s do this.”</strong>