Yay, politics! The St. Louis group actually consider the consequences of adding these new people? Jean-Claude must prefer it when Anita isn't interested in the topic - it means they can discuss things without pandering to her ego and having to re-explain five times in a row. And of course it also means that she'll just go along with their decisions, dragging the lions with her.

Poor Rafael, having to be kept out of the loop because his sense of honour would work against the invaders.

Envy and Max can have fun together while Lucille and Valentina... have fun together. Well. At least Valentina has a friend n_n

And Nan is going to be in a lot of trouble if her next precog dream is of being punished for not seeing anything useful... (just an idea).