"Of course. Stupid question." Weisse let himself be pulled along by Nikita's hand. She looked scared. Why wouldn't she? After seeing such a calamity, especially that wound, even he was a little on edge. He tried to shrug it off as an accident - girl went exploring, tripped and fell, hurt herself, no big deal - or someone horsing about and taking it too far, but one look at Nikita blew those theories out of the water. That wasn't a "I saw something scary" scared face. That was a "Oh god, it's happening again" scared face. Something funny was going on and he didn't like it. It was like a sick, twisted joke he didn't know the punchline to. He needed to find someone who did. "Weisse, don't walk around the school at night. Ok? It's dangerous. After seven, just stay in..." He had actually forgotten Nikita was there. Maybe she knew. Weisse opened his mouth to ask her... Then shut it again. Questioning her like the Gestapo would help no-one. He had to calm her down and let her talk when she was ready. With absolutely no experience in this area, Weisse just did what came naturally to him. He hugged her, a warm freindly hug to show her she was not facing this alone. She felt rigid, stiff. [i]Like a corpse[/i] "I don't know what's going on" he whispered gently "but I do know this. Everything is going to be fine. There is nothing to be afraid of." Cliche words, true, but anything else would just sound hollow. Everything he said, he meant. Weisse released his companion, but held on to her shoulders, looked her dead in the eye and said, with the uttmost sincerity "We'll get through this, one step at a time. Who knows, maybe this was a one-off. Just a big accident. But even if it wasn't, I promise, it'll be alright in the end. Okay?" He let go off her fully, offering a shy smile. "Anyway, we should probably get back. Daniel will be wondering where we are."