Others on the team will probably have more experience than me, there, but I am at least familiar with a method we could try to lessen chances of another wave of brainwashing on that front, if worst comes to worst.

Deliberately trying to distract with as many thoughts as possible has worked with those with similar abilities where I come from. Makes it harder to really take a hold on someone. But this isn't other people that we're dealing with, so it's just as much a hope as anything right now.

Let's just hope a solution manifests before anything else.

[ Once in the room proper, Yzak will get Ratio situated and at least sat down. He himself wants a brief break after that, too, so he heads to grab a couple of waters from the small hotel-fridge and steps back over to press one of them into the other man's hand. ]

Here.