The records altered the temperatures of every argument that followed in turn.
The higher beings experimented briefly with returning to familiar forms before the crisis had settled. Malakhiel desired the problem minimized for House tranquility. Jehovah required ordered placement. Tohu needed assurance of residual regulation before the force reached additional teaching parameters. Sera wished to preserve her claim in light of the recent revelation regarding the depth of the extraction window. Ayin-Rash lingered sufficiently to acknowledge the record, then withdrew with the dispassionate satisfaction of one who had placed a truth on the table and had no obligation to smooth it for comfort.
The nine listened in the entirety.
Zeus then determined that the listening was complete.
