[Mio worries the palms of her hands together, chafing away a sudden chill that's come through them. She just looks a little cold.]

Why now, do you think? To keep us afraid and in line? It might motivate someone who saw the deaths that already happened and couldn't stomach the thought of more.

[Any one of them could be a liar: That was clearly established by the end of last week. Even so... the impression that they're much less bloodthirsty than the last group of people here lingers.]