The World of Remnant (Closed)

[DreamySunday]

Andrea slowly turned herself onto her back and looked around her. It was over, The day was saved with minimal casualties, and here Andrea lay, wounded, broken, bleeding, Weak. " Whatever, I-I'll be fine... " Andrea allowed herself to be lifted by Slash but gave him no assistance, as if to protest his help. " Just let go of me... I-I can make it...Myself"  Andreas hand slowly began gripping on Slash's shoulder as her foot steps got more and more steady thanks to Slashs help. " I'm tough, I can take a few scratches and scraps, Just leave me be! " Her voice began breaking, she clenched her teeth and extended her arm to place her face as far away from his as possible. " I don't need some animal's help! I'm strong, I'm smart! I'm..." Andrea Breathing began to get heavier " I'm..." Her voice got softer and quieter. Andrea softly buried her face into Slashs shirt, which would have started to get wet " Worthless."

 

 

[SymphonicFire]

"Don't be stubborn. You've proven you're tough, so just take it easy." Slash said as he felt Andrea's grip tighten. It's obvious that she was in no state to be left alone, there is no way that Slash would abandon his friend. He could hear the quiver in her voice as she tried to push him away. To his surprise, Andrea stopped mid sentence and her face rested on him. "You're perfect" he whispered as he lifted her legs to carry her to the airship.

 

With that, most of the students and staff there leave the city to the authorities and head back to Beacon Academy. The school has much work to do to prepare for the up-coming tournament between the greatest schools in all of Remnant. 

 

-----------------Time skip to morning of the tournament. Team SAMT is set to fight their battle in the afternoon. Currently roaming the festival grounds before their fight-----------

 

It's a great day to hold the tournament. The days leading up to it were so uneventful, almost everyone had forgotten the breach that happened in the city just a few weeks ago. Many stalls were open for business. Games, candy, weapons, almost anything someone could imagine. Other students were around, a few of them heading to the stadium to watch or prepare for the battles to come. There were also students from other schools that have come, some recognizable uniforms were from Haven, Atlas Academy, even Shade. 

 

Grim and Ellie were watching the crowd. Grim was still in his normal clothes, but Ellie had donned the Haven Academy uniform. 

[Shadowbolt0]

Midnight wore her typical clothes, a black shirt, black coat and even pants and boots. But the girl, unlike many times before, had a soft smile on her face. Ever since the battle from the train, the faunus had been making an effort to get along with her team, admittantly the orders of her leader were the reason...Not that her team had to know. She'd applogised to Tehengu, although she didn't have the heart to pretend to date him, even that much was too mean. 

 

She got along, ok with Slash and Andrea was tolerable if she 'played' along with the humans teasing. She had to admit, it was a struggle. But she thought it was going ok. Armed wih her swords over her back, as well as the shield, the girl stretched her arms out above her head. 

 

"You know, i was wondering, do you guys remember who we're fighting today....?" The girl let out a sigh as she continued her stretching. Like many mornings, Midnight had refused to leave her bed until she had too and as always, was a little bit of a grumpy kitten in the morning. 

[SymphonicFire]

"I think it'll be a surprise. We won't know until we actually fight them." Slash replied as he looked at the wares each stall was selling. The thought of fighting another team excited him, especially if they are from a different school. The unique weapons, fighting styles, semblances, everything made him feel giddy inside. It felt strange walking around normally though, like the breach didn't happen at all. Hopefully the tournament will go smoothly, but Slash isn't so sure. Another thing that caught Slash's attention was that Midnight seem to be warming up to Andrea and him, thinking the battle they had during their field trip might have brought them closer. 

 

[DreamySunday]

Andrea had not taken her defeats lightly. During the time she was recovering, Andrea tried to maintain her devil may care attitude, and sharp, sharp, tongue. But anyone who would have even dared to talk to her would have heard nothing but venomous impression of her sisters monotone. Andrea had never been good at dealing with her own emotions, so in an attempt to hide her emotions she wouldn't have even noticed her lashing out at others. When she did eventually be able to get back on her feet, Andrea began focusing much more on training with a particular focus on stamina and physical fortitude. She felt like she had slacked far to much recently and she wanted her own blood for it. It would have become a common sight to come into the room and witness Andrea attempting handstand push ups against a wall or Burpees, or even just a crab plank. "I can't fail. I must succeed. For the family. " 

 

When the morning of the tournament eventually came, Andrea began wandering the carnival like environment with her team, attempting to hide her excitement under her lifted hood. "So this is, like a carnival huh? Wow, H-how lame, Totally looks like it s-whoa what's tha- Uh I mean, Sucks super hard. " Andrea had never been to such an event before, So she couldn't help let her eyes be drawn towards all the people laughing and smiling and having fun, And the food! All kinds of food! It all looked, like trash! But so interesting! "Who would cut a potato with a  drill and fry it, then serve it on a stick!? (This is a real food cart in Ottawa) That looks disgusting! I want one!"

 

"I heard the Matches and stadiums are selected by roulette. I'm not sure how that works, but that certainly sounds chaotic. Not like a real battlefield at all."  Andrea would never admit it to her allies, but the thought if not even having an idea of where she was fighting until last minute put her a little on edge. She might not lookit, But Andrea put a lot of thought into how and where she fought. rarely anything went unplanned.Andrea always rigorously mapped out nearly everything. A new exercise, a new challenge to face. She could not fail.

 

 

[SymphonicFire]

Slash looked at what Andrea was pointing out; it smelled amazing (we have those here too XD). "I''ll take four please!" he told the clerk as he held out cash, also ordering a corn dog in the process. He offers them to the team as he quickly downs the corn dog and his own potato twirl. "Probably so that the match-ups are fair. That way people can't say they were planned and teams cannot research their opponents." he replied. "I also heard that there was going to be weird stuff going on with the arena itself, probably to spice up the fight."

 

From the side, Ellie walks up to Midnight and hands her a slip of paper. Her hair was styled differently and she was wearing glasses. Her hair was also shorter than usual.  "Hey, my guy friend is interested in you. This is his number." she said as she hands the paper to her before walking away. Hopefully it wasn't obvious, Slash was literally standing right next to her.

[PyroBlaze]

Tehengu was somewhat surprised how quickly everything got back to normal after an event like that train incident, but he supposed they wanted the general populace around here to not worry too much. He also wasn't too sure about Midnight's change of face. On one hand, he was glad she was happy, but at the same time, something about the sudden change made him wary. What happened to change it around like that? He didn't want to question it, especially not openly, since she was still his teammate and friend. 

 

He was a little distracted by his thoughts when Slash offered the food, so he didn't really look at it when he took it and ate it, idly munching as he continued to be lost in thought. Between Midnight and the upcoming arena fights they had to get ready for, there was a lot to think about.

[Shadowbolt0]

Midnight couldn't help but feel frustrated at the whole thing. They wouldn't know till the last possible moment, fair, but annoying. But the girl flashed a confident smirk "Doesn't matter who, we'll still crush 'em. Now that we're a proper team..." The cats talk got shut up when she recognised Ellie. It was impossible for her not too, and giving her a piece of paper with a number on it? Of a boy? 

Midnight let out a sigh and crumbled the paper, stuffing it into her jacket pocket without so much as looking at it. "I swear to whatever divine spirit is listening, stop sending idiot boys my way. That cat i fought at the duel, this idiot...." She let out a loud sigh. Although, it was all an act. Midnight knew damn well that number was Kaydens, with orders. She had to find a distraction to text him. But later. First, being a good teammate came in the form of eating the food offered to her.

 

"Oh, i forgot to ask. I heard some teams making cute names for combo strikes, i didn't miss anything during my sleep ins did i?" 

[DreamySunday]

 

Andrea grabbed her potato tornado and sniffed it. It smelt like grease. Not Greasy foods, but just.... Grease. And whole helping of hot grease. God I think I'm gonna throw up... Andrea took a bite of the salty long fry, and as she chewed, her face contorted into a odd face of confusion, horror and disgust. " This seems super bad for you. It's so greasy and salty.... It's gross. Can I have another one? It's super good."

 

Andrea began looking around the games and people inhabiting the festival as she ate her garbage carni food. Everyone seemed so happy. And integrated. Maybe most people wouldn't notice but Andrea couldn't help but focus on the amount of animals at this event. It wasn't necessarily a whole lot, but it was more then Andrea was used to seeing at anyone time without trouble being afoot. despite the relative relaxation of the environment, she couldn't help but feel on edge, and by instinct, Andrea grabbed Slash's hand. She told herself that it was to make sure they didn't leave without her and that she didn't get lost, but maybe, it was also because she was feeling nervous and looking for some kind of security. "Hm!" Andrea said to Slash's idea about why the matches were random " Yeah, yeah, Super reasonable, Absolutely, I completely get it."  She said As she kept surveying the Carnival grounds (and eating) as if on a duty of sorts. " Hey T, Do you think it's uh... Safe here? I mean, seeing as we're entertaining folks from.... Many different...Kingdoms. I don't know, I'm expecting trouble. What do you think?"

 

Andrea looked toward her teammates, as if sizing them up for the first time, Midnight, Wasn't to scary, she could obvs take her, but her actions could be unpredictable, she should watch the cat. Tehengu, reliable and reasonable Tehengu. They didn't get along very well, but she could always rely on him to give her the straight shit. He was alright. Finally Slash, Her eyes traveled to his chest, Strong, sturdy, capable, despite his uncertain leadership he still had the space to learn,  she gripped his hand tighter as her eyes scrolled up to his face. Handsome, dependable, understanding. Andrea giggled and thought, he always seems to have a plan and despite their questionable quality, they could likely improve greatly if he tries. Andreas eyes made her way the rest of the way up his head until she was reminded that he was....  Lazy, aloof,  and weak willed, this...thing, has a lot of obstacles to over come and shows little want to surpass them. Andreas grip loosened as she averted her eyes away from the boy. Typical nothing out of the ordinary there. Andrea jerked her hand loose from Slash's as she tossed her potatoless stick on the ground and took a deep breath. "Alright cat, where to next?"

 

Stay focused Andrea, center yourself.

 

 

[PyroBlaze]

“I’m not sure... we have no reason to think anyone here is part of the enemy, but there is likely more hidden security around just in case. Not to mention all the hunters here for the tournament, so if anything did happen, I think we could deal with it. They didn’t seem stupid enough to make a move here though.” Tehengu responded to Andrea’s question as he also continued scanning the area. “If they planned on attacking again, they would be smart to wait for after the other hunters went home.” 

[SymphonicFire]

Slash was surprised when Andrea suddenly grabbed his hand, confused as he noticed her scan his entire body. Still confused, he decided to leave her be since he's pretty much used to Andrea's weird behaviour. After listening to Tehengu speak, Slash thought to himself and agreed with him. Thing is, they aren't exactly sure how much power the White Fang has. Just a while ago, they found a warehouse belonging to them that had crates full of dust and stolen weapons. The last thing they should do is underestimate the White Fang, the team already had a taste of the destruction they can bring to the city.
His thoughts where interrupted by Andrea yanking her hand out of his all of a sudden. Slash shrugged it off and replied to Andrea, saying "We should probably head to the arena. It's almost time for us to check in and prepare for our battle."

[Shadowbolt0]

The girl listened in to her teammates, and part of her did feel bad...But, oh well, orders were orders. The girl slashed a weak smile at her teammates, before glancing around. They were heading to the fighting ring, so soon?! But...she hadn't had time to get her orders from Kayden yet...DAmmit. The cat-Faunus looked around, before spotting it. A toilet. They couldn't object to that.

"Hey, sorry, i've gotta go for like, just a minute..." The girl spoke quietly and gestured towards the toilet, slightly embarrassed. "I'll, meet you guys at the arena".

 

Midnight quickly jogged to the bathroom, closing the stall door before pulling out the paper with a number on it, and her old phone. She didn't have long, and if someone else was here she didn't want them overhearing, so she texted the number she was given.

'What are my orders Wolfy?'

If it went to who she was expecting, he'd recognise the nickname. Hell, it was the only nickname she'd ever given him. 

 

Once she recieved her reply, the girl exited the bathroom and would catch back up with her team.

"S-sorry about that, i just had to ensure...well, i think it's bad form to be distracted in a fight". Midnight hated degrading herself like this, her pride constantly biting at her. But it didn't matter. Her pride could take the hit. Her people were more important than her pride, so she could take it. All the embarrassment, all the hatred. She'd endure it all for her people, if that was the cost she had to pay. 

[DreamySunday]

Turning her attention back toward Tehengu. " It might be stupid to attack just outright, but what about something more hidden? I don't know, Maybe I'm a little to on edge but some of these...people, are lookin' real sketch to me." Andrea took a deep breath and let out a big sigh. " I guess I should loosen up a little. This is all for fun. Never mind, just... let's try to enjoy ourselves. " Foolishness. Of course they're conspiring against the humans. they're evil. The girl shook her head and gave herself some light taps on the head. Letting out another heavy breath, Andrea tried turning off her huntress instinct and plastered on an awkward smile. Despite this, Andrea couldn't help, knowingly or not, occasionally eye balling 'suspicious folks' and keeping a bit of distance between herself and Slash, while she followed the group around.

 

"Yeah, I agree, It's about time we show these losers who's on top!" Despite her paranoia about her current environment and the situation, Andrea was genuinely excited about these up coming battles. It seemed that nothing could hinder this woman's ego when it came to showing off. "Time to put my training to work, eh gang? " Suddenly, Andrea noticed Midnight bolt to the bathroom only to return a short bit later. Raising an eyebrow, she couldn't help but chuckle. " Yeah, true, Wouldn't want you to get to nervous and barf on the stage now would we? Don't worry kitty, I'm sure you won't be to much of a dead weight. You'll play the cannon fodder role juuuust fine. " Andrea turned around, not even waiting for a response and continued toward the stadium.

 

[SymphonicFire]

Ellie got a notification on her scroll as Grim stood by her, staring at the arena. "Oof, she must have thought I was you" she laughed as she replied to Midnight. "When the time comes, you'll know what to do" she says, trying to mimic Grim's demeanor in a childish way. "Focus. Today is the day" he said as he pushes a button on his earpiece to talk to someone. 

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Slash raised an eyebrow at Midnight's behaviour, guessing even she can get nervous too. "Alright, that's enough Andrea. Let's focus on what's ahead of us" he smiled as he walked with the team. He suddenly noticed something smelled familiar, quickly darting his head around to see what it could be. Slash shook his head and forgot about it, quickly getting distracted with the thought of what is to come. 

After about 15 minutes of walking, the team finally arrives at the waiting area for their battle. "It looks like we're fighting a team from Atlas Academy" Slash said as he looked at the schedule. 

[Shadowbolt0]

Midnight had to admit, the vagueness of her orders did annoy her. When the time comes..? She let out a growl, dammit. She wanted CLEAR orders, not this vague. Her bad mood lingered over her a bit, before she forced it back. She'd just have to wait, that was it. How would she identify WHEN the moment was there? She was certain Kayden had a plan, he always did. But she'd have no idea how to do it. She didn't want to disappoint Kayden, not with her just returning. She refused to mess up her first mission back.

 

The Faunus looked at the listing. An Atlas team...? Well, it didn't matter who she fought. She was certain Kayden plan had her winning the tournament, so she knew what had to be done. She tightened the grip on her blades. She'd have to win this. 

"It doesn't matter who we fight, we're strong as a team. We can't lose"

[PyroBlaze]

“Well, that’s what the security is for, to hopefully spot that sort of thing before it happens and stop it. There is nothing wrong with remaining wary, especially after an incident like last time, but don’t push yourself too hard. You’ll be no use to anyone in a crisis if you’re too exhausted or strung out to help.” Tehengu sighed, looking towards the list to see who they were fighting. An Atlas team? Interesting. He couldn’t say anything about them without knowing how they fought though, so he would just have to wait and see. 

[DreamySunday]

" Yeah, I get it. I'll chill. Guess I'm still a little on edge. Comes with the job I guess. We're just gonna have to focus on the fights." Andrea turned toward Tehengu and gave  aresigned smile and thumbs up. Turning your back on the animals will be your down fall Mon cœur. Andrea shut her eyes tight and shook her head. "Just gotta focus. Think of nothing but the fight. " I'm always right. Soon you'll see. 

 

Andrea sighed, and said "Fine, Fine. You're right, I shouldn't have. Happy? Well enjoy it because those aren't words you're gonna hear from me very often. " As she lazed around her team, she over heard them saying things about the team being from Atlas. "Huh, really? Round one? That's gonna be rough. Those Atlas folks are really well trained. The newest and most advanced tech. If it weren't for the cold I'd have moved there ages ago since they seem to have they're ducks in a row. Anyways, See if you can't get names or portraits, AS good as Atlas folks are, I hear they're pretty showboaty, so some pics might give away weapons or give us a jist of what they're on about." Andrea took a peak at Slash's schedule to see if she could get a sneak peak at any potential future  match ups. " Huh, weird.  I thought the matches were entirely roulette based... Does this mean we know the arena lay out ahead of time too?"

 

"Of course we won't lose I AM HERE! " Andrea placed her hands on her hips and puffed out her chest. " Since you're so easy to take down, try not to be dead weight okay kitty? " She said, giggling at Midnight.

 

[Shadowbolt0]

Midnight glared over at Andrea at her, well...The human was seemingly just born to piss her off. And normally, she'd lash out. But she didn't. Kayden had made her orders, to get along with her team. Therefore, it was rather simple what she'd do. She'd pull her pride back and just...take it. Wait, plot. Kayden would bring this disgusting human down, and if she proved herself loyal, perhaps, would allow her to take Andrea down herself. 

"I've butted heads with them a few times in the past. In my experience, their equipment always give them a massive advantage. Guns, explosives and enhancements and the such. If so, leave them to me. No gunman can stop me"

 

The Faunus looked over at Andreas showboating, and sighs but, unlike before, the cat said nothing. Instead, she smirks and lightly. "There is no need to show off Andrea...We can all see you, puffing yourself out is just excessive" The Faunus glanced down at her own chest as if to prove a point, the sly smirk not leaving her face.

 

On the otherside at the event, a short human girl sat in a small garden of flowers. She ran a hand through them, and picked up one of the pretty yellow ones. The girl smiled as she stared at the flower, and ran a finger over it and a lazy happy smile. To many, it would appear just a silly girl playing in a garden. Minus the fact she had a a rather large weapon she had on her back. The weapon looked like a large battle axe, but with many mechanical contractions attached throughout it. And the clothes, well. She was wearing a regular shirt, inside out, pants, on the right way, and combat boots, without her laces tied up at all. 

[SymphonicFire]

"So have I. We'll have to be tight on our team work to get past their high-tech weapons" he nods in agreement. Slash laughs as Midnight calls Andrea out for her shenanigans. He'd usually sigh or calm them down, but since it's the tournament, it wouldn't hurt to amp them up a little before the fight. 

 

Vinny approached the girl stood next to her, arms placed behind his straight back and feet apart at shoulder length. His white robes went down to the middle of his shin, making his tall dark brown boots barely visible. He looked down at the girl and noticed she was picking flowers. "They are beautiful, but their beauty would have lasted longer if you hadn't picked them." he said in his regular monotone voice. "Where are Allen and Terry anyways? We are going to be late."

[PyroBlaze]

Tehengu nodded, preparing himself mentally for the battle ahead and pushing thoughts of possible security breaches to the back burner. There was no room for distractions like that on the battlefield, even if it was just a friendly match between teams. He had to be focused to help his team as best he could. 
 

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Terry was laying on a roof nearby to the garden the other human was in, his sword laying on the roof next to him. He was wearing a white dress shirt type thing, with the sleeves rolled up to above his elbows. Over that was a pale yellow vest, and down below was a simple pair of pants matching his vest in color. When he heard his name, the human turned his gaze from the sky towards the source of the noise and saw his teammates. Well, two of them, at any rate. 
 

He sighed slightly before getting up and putting the sword away again, wishing he could just skip the fight. He didn’t want to fight anything, really, he just wanted to use his skills as a magician and make people happy, maybe run an inn or something. He understood the need to fight the Grimm, and that the world needed all the fighters they could get for that stuff, but he just hoped he could get the chance to follow his dream someday. 
 

After climbing back down to ground level, he made his way over to the others, stretching a bit as he went and giving the two a wave in greeting. 

[DreamySunday]

 

Andrea stood proudly, flaunting her obvious and magnificent superiority! For only a moment. When she noticed that nobody really cared, she let the air out of her with a disappointed sigh. "Yeah, Yeah. Watch out for their gear... It's super dangerous and state of the art. I've gotten the opportunity to use it myself. Boy howdy, Is it ever hard to go back to regular stuff after. But yeah, It tends to be really high tech, so if it calls for it, try to jam them, Reduce them to their basic functions and **** their number of options.."  Andrea for a second turn to Slash as if seeking aproval before quickly turning back to the rest of the group.

 

Andrea took a few deep breaths and turned toward Tehengu " Guess this is it huh? Time to leave all the doubts and fears behind. Have faith in the system and security..... Something just doesn't sit right with me.... How about you? Reassure me why don't you haha..." Andrea said laughing nervously.

 

MEANWHILE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PLANET!

 

Allen ran toward his team but stopped short of them. The boy exhaled his excitement and adrenaline before walking calmly toward his teammates. " Alright team, sorry for being fashionably late, I had some last minute business."  He said with a fake deep and gravely voice" Anyway, we're finally here. It's time to show the world how capable we are. Time to show them just how strong we can be. Time to show---Kat.... " Allen looked toward his ranger teammate, eyes squinted, mouth agape...." Are you, do you, we're expected to go out with you looking like this? Unexeptable! You may make a fool of yourself while you are by yourself! But YOU are representing MY team! I will not stand for this!"  Allen shoved Kat up and began tying her shoe laces "  Honeslty is it really even that hard to make sure you're dressed properly before stepping out in the morning!?" Allen sighed deeply as he finished up his work on Kats shoes. Getting back up Allen noticed the girls shirt. " Now really. Even this.... Avert your eyes gentlemen, I don't want to see this anymore then you do,"Allen, using his quick hand pulled up Kats shirt and put it back down right side in just as quickly on the right side. "Lords, Crisis averted, we could have had an appearance disaster. Now stop playing around in that dirt before you make us look houseless." Allen got up and got back into battle stance. "Alright Gentlemen! And lady, Are we ready!?"

[Shadowbolt0]

Midnight watched her team and something felt, off. Andrea was asking, for...Reassurance? Why? The parasite was also so cocky and confident, why was she asking, and of al people, T? She watched with her curiosutiy peaked, what had happened to that human? Was she finally showing weakness, and how would KAyden use that to shatter her? Midnight pushed the thought for later, and turned to Slash

"We should probably get going huh? Our match isn't far off and i'd hate to be late" Despite her comment, the Faunus made no attempt to lead the team towards the Arena, after all, never had she been a leader. 

 

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Kat turned her head to see Vinny talking to her, and the smiled lazily "I..huh, they..they were pretty, so i wanted them" She explained, going to offer Vinny the flower she had picked up. Except, Allen ran into her line of sight and, as always, started his speeches. Kat struggld to focus on him normally, and now with more and more words, her world returned to the flowers she had in her hands. 

He turned his focus to her, something Kat only noticed because he'd dropped down and starting doing up her shoelaces...Oh yeah, those.

"I, forgot about those...." The girl watched absently as he finished her laces, and even fixed up her shirt. Sadly, as this was done, the flowers in her hand were let go and dropped to the ground. Kat looked at her hand frowning "Allen, did you...take my flowers?" She asked, her voice the same as it always was. Soft, distance, as if she were a million miles away, which if you'd of ever met her, made a lot of sense. 

[SymphonicFire]

"Basically yea. I'm sure they are well trained too though, so we'll still need to be careful of that" Slash nods. "Don't worry, we got this". He turned to Midnight and pointed at the screen and intercom. "We'll be called when it's out turn and then follow the hallway to the arena doors."

 

 

"Since when was this your team? You're not even the leader, Allen" Vinny pointed out while returning a wave to Terry. "If anything, you're the one who is embarrassing." He said as he looked around, noticing people look at them because of Allen's yelling and the fact that he's doing up a girl's shirt. Vinny has had just about enough of Allen's...everything, but he has a job to do which unfortunately includes being associated with Allen. He straightens his robes and turns away, hoping to get away from the ruckus. "I'm heading to the arena. Kat, if you don't want to get lost, hold on to me or Terry. We have no time to lose." he says, promptly walking away. 

 

Upon arriving at the arena, Vinny spots a team in the waiting area, guessing they are local based on the way the were dressed. He looks up at the information board and sees that their opponents are from Beacon. Putting two and two together, he figures it out and looks closer at the members. There were definitely a few faces he recognized.

[PyroBlaze]

Tehengu looked over at Andrea, humming slightly before responding with a grunt. "If you want to keep your guard up, go ahead and do it, but try to save it for after the match. Distractions on the battlefield are a quick way to lose. Or die, depending."

 

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Terry just sighed to himself as Allen went around being Allen, looking away as he fixed Kat's shirt and looking back after. He wasn't going to join their little competition for leadership, he didn't have any real aspirations of leadership, so he was fine where he was in the team. Looking down as Kat started asking about her flower, spotting it soon enough and reaching down to pick it up.

 

"Here you go, Kat, I found your flower." He said, smiling at her as he handed it back to her and offered an arm to lead her towards the arena. Seemed like it might be fun, a friendly bout like this. At least it meant nobody was in any real danger.

[Shadowbolt0]

Midnight let out a sigh, and even glanced at her phone. She hated waiting for orders, it had always frustrated her. But that was the way it was, just a matter of time. Kayden would give her orders soon, and that is when she could be unleashed. But the waiting, was killing her inside.

 

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Kat looked over at Vinny talking to Allen, was he..criticising Allen? Allen had done up her shoes though, why was he being put down? She didn't understand it fully. She kept staring at him expecting him to give back the flower that he had stolen from her hands. But oddly, Terry gave her the flower back? H-how did Terry get it back??

"Thank you, Terry...It's a pretty flower" She looked down at it, before looking up at her teammate and leaned forwards, placing the flower in his hair and smiling warmly "You look really pretty with the pretty flower" With the dulled smile, she took his hand and allowed him to guide her to the arena. After all, everynoe in her team knew if Katie was to walk alone...

 

She'd somehow end up back in Atlas by walking alone