tactics.

My mask is killing me.

I don't want to hide what I feel, yet I have to.

I need to keep that strong front in order to keep everyone together, so to not add to the chaos. Everyone's already a mess. I can't afford to be like that too... it'll only add to the burden. I have to stay strong-- at least on the outside.

I don't even know what's keeping me together anymore. Or maybe I'm already in pieces. I'm just too numb to notice or feel those shards beneath my bloody sole. Or maybe it's thanks to him... and Him. My sole sources of support, at the moment.

The heart pains, but what can I do? Bite the bullet and take it in, I suppose.

I can't be distracted by emotions right now. It'll compromise everything.

I need to focus and regroup my thoughts.

My main objective should be her safety. At her current state, there needs to be someone from our side to keep them from her... to an extent. Or at least from the threat of inflicting any harm or getting information out of her or regarding her condition. The less they know, the better. For the safety of both her and our side.

Next, should be to ensure the sweep of the apt was fully completed and nothing of importance was left there. (debrief with the two about their findings/recon and double-check all items of importance: extra set of keys in [location])

Then, it should be maintaining the household and ensuring the physical and emotional health of the two entities. I need to keep all general operations running normally to keep everything going, with a few exceptions (in my personal agenda).

Preparation for the upcoming semester should be next though that shouldn't pose much of a problem at the moment. Everything is set up accordingly. I just need to plan out an exit strategy to Delta Charlie.

General task: Pick up her mail from apt on [days]. Remember to inquire for key. (Do a sweep for the keys on a chosen day. Be on the look out for them or him- though his excursions are at random intervals)

Lastly, secure her assets and protect the two entities. Plan out a proper strategy- attack and counter-attack. No one is to be trusted unless proven otherwise. (psychological warfare is a possibility w/ them as they're capable of anything atm. Unsure about how they move. recon via observation only. analysis w/ the two per each visit/encounter w/ them/him) [only if the situation worsens]

{Carry out his promise until the very end}

H.o.p.e