Fujiwara and Ayame finished off their meals and continued onwards behind Umichi, the former noting how he was still acting as the de facto leader even though he had already handed off leadership to Suki. It was kind of amusing to him, really- how Umichi had been pushing for her to lead, only to end up subconsciously reaching back to take hold of it again. But that issue could wait. As they approached the other raid members, Fujiwara cracked his knuckles and scanned over everyone carefully.

"I'd probably recommend we stick together for this one as well. It's better working together in small subunits in scenarios like this, and since we've been working together for so long it's probably for the better if we do." he stated, making sure his inventory was stocked with items. It wouldn't do if he was caught in another scenario like he was a while before- everyone had gotten into a fuss, and he was the one responsible. Doing that again wouldn't just damage the group's integrity, but also...

Ayame glanced at Fujiwara as he seemed to nervously monitor the other players' appearances and such. Though socializing seemed like a good idea in her head, the aversion of that route by most everyone else made her reconsider. She was used to working in groups in school, so the way the group was now was to her liking. There was also the more morbid reason, but she pushed that thought out of her head immediately. They wouldn't die. They were all experienced enough to take on this challenge in the first place, after all. To think that would be like discounting their presence entirely, a notion she would prefer not to hold onto.

"I... I agree. If we want to meet other groups, it's better to do so as a group than by ourselves. It'll also make self-introductions easier." she stated, equipping her scythe and sheathing in on her back. Her weapon was strange on its own, which probably meant that they would probably attract attention regardless of what they did... For better or worse.