This was why the Tower teamed many of the fighters with the thinkers, if that were truly what many of the partnerships were. Not every situation could be handled with a gun; not that Niks actually thought of Evan that way, but she had seen many a "fighter" go through the Tower. This was why some people couldn't have nice things, too.
"Well, that settles that, doesn't it?" The librarian wasn't speaking to anyone really, but if Simon even gave her a glance, her tilt of head would suggest that this was the way he often acted with others. Did he not find it rude?
"I believe we'd very much all like to know why we're here. Not in this place or our very existence, but why we aren't where we were before the world or worlds became topsy turvy." Her voice stayed calm, even, level, for the most part. There was a hint of demand that sometimes entered it when she was about to dress down a student or faculty member. Maybe even a coworker. She needed information first.