Seat 1 occupied.
'I just stepped in.'
Seat 2.
Seat 3.
Seat 4.
All down to seat 11.
Yes, you heard that right.
We were being briefed.
All eight of us rookie hunters.
Our 2 captains and a figure covered by a hat.
"Ok, let's begin."
"Why were you not present during the first call for the raid, Rean?" Shom asked.
"Well..."
He almost stammered.
He paused, gathered, and organized his words.
"Something came up," Rean said.
"Oh, is that so?" Shom followed.
The figure behind took note.
It wrote something down.
"I was only told you were assessed at the point I got that call. You all remember the moment I'm referencing."
Shom didn't give them a chance to even respond. He just continued.
"At the time, all I was told was that you did well. That was it."
"Now, however, things are different."
"I got the full report detailing how the other captains deemed your performance."
"Three of the seven of you in particular were extremely lackluster."
