His radio cut in at the same time as Wolfram’s, and considering that Wolfram’s was set at a much louder volume than his, he didn’t bother to pull his out. So they expected everyone to make a mad scramble for escape, did they? Aidou put the details of “Jill’s” little broadcast away for later.

Concerning his current task, he had to hope Jack would trip down the stairs and kill himself, if only to stop the whining. But when Jack grabbed the newly blinded Wolfram, Aidou just shook his head, an exasperated wrinkle of his nose appearing fleetingly.

Unfortunately, Aidou had nothing to disagree with. Together or not, getting a move on was the only reasonable thing to do. He took the lead again, deciding it was ultimately a better position, even if there was the risk of Wolfram falling on top of him or something. Again.

_{[down the stairs to here]}