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Sen's feet were starting to hurt. They had found the first batch of ingredients quite quickly, but were left looking for the few most crucial bits, the parts that would actually make the beam split and target multiple targets, with no success. She'd still been enjoying the trip, Gean was ever so delightful of a companion, but she was ready to be done shopping and put her feet up with a drink. Something with a fancy umbrella and strong enough to knock most people down was her goal. She was consulting the list she had made beforehand of available shops and grumbling at the lack of remaining options when Gean spoke up. Looking up, she considered before shaking her head with a laugh. "We must be truly desperate to try and find these parts in the back of a trailer in a parking lot rather than the official shops, but I suppose we have no options left. Well spotted, we have to try I think. Lead the way, Gean~" She slid out of the car, stretching to her full, unimpressive height, before pulling her list of parts back out. Just the few pieces left... They have to have them here, otherwise we're out of luck until we get back to Earth. Looking over at Gean, she smiled and nodded. "Right then!" As they made their way across the parking lot, she called out early enough that they hopefully wouldn't startle the man too much, "Helloooo~ We noticed you were getting a new load in and were hoping to find a few specialty parts. Any chance you might have some things in there that aren't in the main shops?"

Koba winds merc 10

Cin to 17-21 Koba to 23-25

Cin to 19-18, elfire fist steel gauntlet Wyvern 4 Koba to 24-27 wind the thif

Cin to 21-18 Koba to 26-24

"Ullr, dammit!" Cin growled as the wolf fell to a man who fought the same way that he and Ullr did. He shook his head, fire gathering on his fists as he stalked forward. "Right then. How about you try me on for size then, yeah? I'd say you were going to regret it, but I don't plan on letting you live long enough to have that option." He dashed in, flaming fists swinging. Cin to 26-18, fire fist iron knuckles the brawler "I-... R-right." Koba glanced behind, seeing Miria leave to go face the men behind them, while Ullr collapsed in front of him. He peaked around the corner, trying to assess the battle state, when his eyes landed on a chest up ahead. It could have useful things for the fight... Gold, weapons... I should go after it. Surely the Evokers couldn't hold that against me, yeah? He darted forward, but found his way barred by a bulky man with a huge gleaming axe. "R-right. Uhm. Might need some backup?" Koba to 25-20, aircalibur Fighter 7

Sen raised an eyebrow, and stopped walking, tugging on Gean's hand. "I didn't mean for you to feel the need to defend your outfit. Let me be clear. I think you look lovely in that outfit, it absolutely suits you. I just wasn't expecting it." She paused and then grinned, pressing her body against Gean's arm as she leaned in to add, "Besides, it makes a good contrast for my outfit~ I like it, makes us look like a cute pair." Pulling back, she followed after Gean, enjoying the warmth of the other woman's hand as she easily agreed to drive. "Well, we aren't going nearly as far as the town just yet. Near the docking area there are usually all sorts of parts shops. They want them to be close in case of repairs needing to be done quickly. We can start with the official CEN ones, parts depots, that sort of thing." She pulled out a attack of papers, flipping through them as she considered. "We might need to hope that we get lucky for some of these parts though. The beam splitting and focusing mechanism especially... That might need to be a specialty shop visit. Hmm... For now just hit the first official looking shop you find nearby. It'll be a good of a place to start as any." "Mmm, yes, sir." Iskra just nodded along to Bonner's thoughts, not knowing what else to say. Record shops were all well and good but to leave the ship? Deal with the crushing effect a crowd could have on her? It wasn't worth the effort and risk. She had her collection of music, that was enough. It had to be enough. She couldn't just say that to him though. Not when he had taken the time to come talk to her. "Ah, perhaps... I will have to consider that, yes. Uhm. More music, could be nice." She looked down, knowing that he was concerned, appreciating it, but also not knowing how to handle it. "Thank you, for your words. And, uhm, time. I know that you probably had your own plans but. T-thank you." And sorry for making you need to waste your time like this. I'm so useless, can't even deal with my own problems... She glanced back up at him, wondering if there was more or if he was going to go. Maybe after he left, she could sneak off, try and find some food or do some training or... something.

Luce wandered down the steps, smile bright after a lovely evening, showing no sign of any lack of sleep. "Morning all~ Ooo muffin, don't mind if I do!" Grabbing the muffin out of Mikhail's hand, Luce quickly made themself comfortable, lounging on one of the chairs as they grinned at the small group. "So then~ Do we leave today? Obviously we need to wait on the ladies no matter what, but I assume we will leave shortly after?" Luce glanced at the door, having heard enough of Eve and Nate's conversation to know that they had lost a party member, an unfortunate occurrence to be sure but at least everyone was still healthy. They took a bite of their stolen muffin as they considered the changes to the group and then mentally shrugged. They would survive. They had no other choice after all.

Koba to 22-18, wind soldier 7 "Heeeeyyyyy really don't mean to worry everyone, but sounds like we've got even more company back behind us than expected. Probably a good idea for some people to go handle that, yeah?" Preferably some people who don't include me... Cin to 24-18, steel gauntlet Soldier 9 "Hmmph, they keep coming from this way too. Good fighting Ullr, but you should get those wounds looked at soon, ok? We've got to all keep our strength up as we keep moving. They won't make this easy on us."

Cin to 23-15 Koba to 22-15 The two men were doing all they could just to keep up. After the initial flurry, the majority of their group had rushed ahead, leaving Cin and Koba trailing along behind. Koba glanced behind them as he turned the corner, catching sight of a few men carrying axes behind. "Look out at the rear. We've got a squad hoping to pincer. Shouldn't be enough to do too much damage with the size of our group but... Still. Look out."

Cin to 23-11 Koba to 22-10

Cin to 26-9 Koba to 25-8

Sen relaxed against the wall outside of Gean's room as the woman changed, a thoughtful look on her face. As much as she had teased, she wasn't sure if they would have time for the bar. There were quite a few items on her shopping list and while most of them would be easy to get at the local military outpost, some of them would be harder. It would have been one thing if she was making a weapon for a HEX. There were enough places around here that worked on that sort of thing to make it easy. What she was looking for here was different. The focus for the beam splitting especially was her concern. Really that was something that should be custom made. Hopefully they would find something passable. Her musings were interrupted by Gean emerging, looking much more casual than she had when she's gone in to change, the outfit earning a grin from Sen. "Hmm hmm, you dress down nicely, Gunner. An unexpected look, but I'm not complaining." Her grin widened as Gean willingly held out her hand, joking intent obvious but not important. It was a good sign as far as Sen was concerned. It meant that she hadn't pushed too far in her games yet. Taking the offered hand, she headed off towards where she knew cars were waiting. "You'll be driving, yes? I can drive, but it's much nicer to relax while someone else does the work for once~ I'll give directions, so don't worry about that part." She smiled, giving Gean's hand a gentle squeeze. This was going to be fun. Iskra listened as Bonner talked, not interrupting even when he mentioned that he had been a part of a band once. It was about what she had expected to hear. Her powers were unknown but important, that she shouldn't feel good about killing someone, that she should want to be back home, not fighting. His final comment, about how there were many ways to walk this life didn't make sense, not really. Sure, she could still have music in her life, but it wasn't the same. Couldn't be the same. All music could be now was a temporary escape from the increasing pressure of other's emotions. I don't want to be here, but that doesn't matter. My ability to choose was taken from me as soon as I started sensing people's emotions. Even now, she could feel his emotions start to push against hers, her scattered brain unable to put up much of a fight. She knew none of this was making her look good. The silence between them stretched on as she struggled, trying to find the words to say while also trying to keep a grip on everything. Finally she spoke up, voice quiet. "Thank you for your words, sir. I know... I know what my job is here. And given everything that's happened today, I know we need everyone in top form. I... I will do my best to not let any of this stop me from giving that." She still couldn't meet his gaze, eyes drawn to the floor. "As, as for everything else... for finding a way to mix my old lifestyle with this one... Maybe." She tried to smile for him, but knew that the result was far from convincing. "Maybe you're right. I... probably have more important things to focus on first, thought. Maybe some day though... Maybe..."

"Ha! Hahaha! Come on! Bring it on, all of you. I'll take you on, I'm not afraid!" Kagi grinned, a wild rush on their face as they charged forward, swinging recklessly at the draco rider in front of them, axe cleaving down into the man's neck. "WHO'S NEXT??" Kagi to 11-18, axe the draco rider

"Checking up..." Iskra blushed, looking down at the floor as she turned away from Bonner, heading back into her room. People had noticed, is what this told her. Noticed that she had handled everything poorly, that she wasn't fit to be a pilot, that she was out of her depths. Sitting down on her bed, she gestured towards a spare seat in the room with a defeated look on her face. "You can come in. I'm, there won't be a good time. For this. For any of it. So. May as well." She pulled her knees up against her chest, staring down at the floor again, his emotions pushing against her brain, demanding to be heard. There wasn't anger or judgement, but it didn't matter. It was still all too much. Finally, she spoke. "I. I shouldn't be here. I was never meant... I wanted to do something with music. O-or film. Then one day I wake up and... I can hear everything. Every emotion from every person. Can't control it. Overwhelmed by it. Doesn't matter though. I'm too valuable to leave alone. S-so now I'm a pilot and I killed someone. Someone I don't know, don't know why we were fighting, just know that it was them or me and this time it was them. And now we're going up against another Newtype, one who can probably actually be in a room of five people without getting a migrane and... am I supposed to be able to help? How?" She finally managed to stop talking, still refusing to look at her superior. She shouldn't have said all of this to him, she knew that. She was supposed to be a soldier, not whine like this. It was too late though, she couldn't take it back. She just had to hope that this didn't backfire. "Hmmm... tempting~" Sen grinned at Gean, glad that she hadn't put up a fight and instead seemed quite willing to join her on her excursion. "On the one hand, it would be good for one of is to be in uniform, shows we mean business..." She had changed out of uniform as soon as they had been cleared to leave the ship, wearing a dress that fell just above the knees, with a sheer top and no sleeves, along with a pair of intricate sandals. It was more on the restrained side for her, but still allowed her to show off. "Buuuut on the other hand, I would like to see you in something a little more... you~ Plus if we have time, I'm going to drag you to a bar so... Casual it is~ Hope you don't mind me tagging along though. That way we can leave as soon as you're done changing." Sen smiled, giving Gean's hand another tug as she started for the door again. This was going to be fun. She would get to find parts to build her new weapon, all while being accompanied by a cute girl. What more could she ask for?