(Meghan)
After lunch, Ray asked everyone to gather in the living room because he had to tell them something. Meghan was the first to be seated. Ray arrived a few seconds later and before long the rest of them joined in. Meghan scanned everyone's faces. There was clear signs of anxiety and nervousness on all of them. She figured she wore a similar expression on her face as well.
Ray stood up slowly and captured all of their attention. Meghan watched attentively, expecting it to be something relevant to their escape plan for later in the day. In fact, she noticed that even Samantha seemed genuinely interested to hear what Ray had to say.
"Right so…" he began, "as you all know, we're planning to leave this place today. How we're going to do that is through teamwork and coordination. We've seen how well the Erratics coordinate with each other at night. But we can do better. It all comes down to timing and…"
