Irene shared a small grin with Jeremy. Could they just stop the event and save their friends from whatever was happening?!?? In any case, it was super intense and a HUGE nail biter. "That was intense, wasn't it?" she said before giving a nod to Professor Marchand. He was a wonderful Professor indeed! So friendly and kind. Warm smile for him! Her gaze wandered back to the screens.

And Emma was here too. The young girl received a smile. "Hi Emma!" she said with a grin, really happy to be talking to a fellow Illvermornian and getting her mind off of the competition. And then she saw Louise. The competitors were back already? Wow. "Louise!" she called out with a smile and rushed over to offer her a hug and then she saw Brent who nearly broke her heart when he crumpled into the seat. Irene almost get herself rushing over to him to check on him. This task was too draining. "Are you okay?" she asked, checking on the older girl that she admired so much. That task was too much.... Too much for anyone. Too cruel. She was upset with the challenges.

And then more of the Illvermornians arrived. Valerie. Jesus. Kyle. Lachlan. They all got nods of respect and a smal reassuring smile except Lachlan who got a sort of "thank goodness we weren't in that task" smile of relief. She began walking towards them when her eyes caught sight of.... AURORA. Her heart dropped. Irene wanted to make sure she was alright. She wanted to fix everything. She knew how her friend felt... Broken.. Distraught. Perhaps she was guessing at how Aurora felt (that would be more accurate) but... Irene couldn't imagine being in that position herself.

Without another thought, Irene rushed over to her very close friend and threw her arms around her. "Aurora! You're here. It's okay," she said. Irene would always be there for her best friend. Always.