[It's weird how routine it is now, how everyone seems to be expecting these meetings. There's a weird sense of responsibility attached to it and Bruce, for better or for worse, is doing his best to embrace it. Over a month now, and already half of them gone--they need to stop this, before even more of them are gone.
He's up bright and early - or rather, he hasn't been sleeping again for the whole night, so if anybody sees bags under his eyes again that is why. Just as with every other week the usual notice for the meeting is duct taped to the bulletin board right after the morning alarm - its back to its more normal schedule now of 11AM at the dining hall.
Before the meeting Bruce will be in the kitchen making lunch for everyone in the meeting later - its routine too now, at this point. Today's meal is some potatoes and pork, vegetables and also rice. Or fries and salad, for those who prefer a more western approach.
All of that is on the table for people to take as they wish with the plates and bowls set on the side; once everyone has their food and is settled Bruce again cracks out his Ubiquitous Notebook and starts the meeting.]
Let's start. Anybody with something to bring up or to discuss, please voice it out here so that we're all up to date.
[After the meeting Bruce spends some time in the dining hall doing a quick initial draft of the meeting minutes and summary to pass to Black once more. When he's done with that he spends time in the kitchen to clean up, and for pretty much the rest of the day after that he's all the way up at the sixth floor occupying himself again between the chemistry lab and the infirmary.
...except again, after nighttime, where Bruce now hides himself in the library with a stack of books next to him, but he isn't reading any of those; instead he's got his mobile phone out again (already down to half battery), staring at the screen as he swipes through the assortment of photos that are apparently on it.]
MEETING, THE SIXTH EDITION
He's up bright and early - or rather, he hasn't been sleeping again for the whole night, so if anybody sees bags under his eyes again that is why. Just as with every other week the usual notice for the meeting is duct taped to the bulletin board right after the morning alarm - its back to its more normal schedule now of 11AM at the dining hall.
Before the meeting Bruce will be in the kitchen making lunch for everyone in the meeting later - its routine too now, at this point. Today's meal is some potatoes and pork, vegetables and also rice. Or fries and salad, for those who prefer a more western approach.
All of that is on the table for people to take as they wish with the plates and bowls set on the side; once everyone has their food and is settled Bruce again cracks out his Ubiquitous Notebook and starts the meeting.]
Let's start. Anybody with something to bring up or to discuss, please voice it out here so that we're all up to date.
[After the meeting Bruce spends some time in the dining hall doing a quick initial draft of the meeting minutes and summary to pass to Black once more. When he's done with that he spends time in the kitchen to clean up, and for pretty much the rest of the day after that he's all the way up at the sixth floor occupying himself again between the chemistry lab and the infirmary.
...except again, after nighttime, where Bruce now hides himself in the library with a stack of books next to him, but he isn't reading any of those; instead he's got his mobile phone out again (already down to half battery), staring at the screen as he swipes through the assortment of photos that are apparently on it.]