[ heine goes through a similar experience, sleeping for a good thirteen hours before climbing out of bed to sneak into the back room of the kitchen to get something to eat. he's just about to try slipping away again when he gets dragged back into prep for the talks and publicity.

by the time he and fuyumine meet again, he looks mildly more well-rested, but no less testy than usual. ]

Probably, but they've got video. Hard to pull a cover-up of that size.

[ he shrugs, slouching back in his chair. other officials and the man who ran the resistance effort are talking on the other side of the table, but the general consensus is that the pilots should be left to their own devices for at least a little while. ]

...think they'd be open to us not being here? [ he sighs, resting an elbow on the table. at least for a little while, he'd like to be away from this. ]