The rest of the day went fairly predictably. Cobra continued shooting Lucy down whenever she mentioned the job, claiming that he wanted no part of it and also wasn't even really needed for her to get the job. It was around the third time the topic abruptly switched to the job that he excused himself and fled to a tucked away table to mull over events.
Kinana actually managed to run into him towards the end of the day. She-mercifully-had no idea what Mirajane was planning, so he was able to have a nice talk with her about guild happenings. All the while keeping extra on guard for any surprise appearances by either Mira or Lucy.
Eventually it was nearing closing time, so Jellal called them out and they all headed back to where they were camped out at the edge of town. Cobra made especially sure to not make eye contact with anyone on the way out. From his quick glance at her table, however, Lucy wasn't even still in the guild. It wasn't that much of a surprise given both her injury and the events of the day, and even though he definitely didn't want to initiate anymore conversation, a pang of…something made him feel a little less better than he already was feeling. Which wasn't really great to begin with.
So, there he sat in the dead of night. Alone and awake in the tent he shared with Midnight, since the latter was out on guard duty, wondering just what the hell to make of it all...