@Nikki Moonlight@Lady Athena@DriveEMOut@IceboundMemoireRai laid awake in the barracks, unable to sleep and still stewing over Guren's mentions of them as a 'family'. Family was a bit of a lofty ideal to Rai, there were only a few people he'd ever counted as family, and there were even fewer before Hyakuya orphanage. One of those people was his mother, Rai remembered her quite fondly. She was a wonderful person who would take on the weight of the world to make her son's life easier. Unfortunately, she herself wasn't long for the world and died when Rai was around 8. His father? Basically denied Rai's entire existence, and disconnected himself from the entire family leaving Rai with nobody else to go to. So now Guren wanted everyone to treat each other as a family, the same thing that broke down and withered away within an instant earlier on in his life. That didn't exactly paint the best image for the squads future in Rai's head, but he'd protect and help the others nevertheless.
The sound of footsteps inside the barracks broke Rai's concentration on these things, he got up and grabbed his gauntlets just in case. He quietly walked out of his room and made his way to the source of the noise. Rai was greeted by the sight of Jean and Eleanor, each having more wounds than Rai thought he saw earlier. "Ellie, what the hell happened to you? Why are you covered in blood?" Rai asked in a hushed tone, trying not to alert or awaken Guren.
