It took Alice a while to reconsolidate herself after her failed attempt to attack Varus, although, despite her pride being hurt and the initial shock she had on how bad it backfired, Alice had to admit to herself that it was a poor attempt on her part. At the very least, she knew that Varus had some sort of explosive magic with him. What kind though? Her arm didn't get blown up by it, and while it was somewhat painful along with the great knockback she felt, something still felt off about the explosion. Before she could really do anything else however, the area immediately got covered with fog, much to her bemusement.

[color=fff200]"...Were that person trying to sabotage everyone else's attempt or something? How troublesome..."[/color]

Despite trying her best to not show it, Alice was worried, of course. While she could clearly hear the chaos around her as the other students continued their efforts, she was focusing on the fact that she couldn't even see anything now outside of a pretty short range near her. Her magic required her to pinpoint the exit's location using her sight. She couldn't just make the exit anywhere she liked, and so this meant that she had to get close to Varus, wherever he would be right now, otherwise she wouldn't be able to do anything. Perhaps alternatively she could find the foggy person and knock them out, but that'd be harder to do. At the very least Varus was a loud person.

She lost track on where her baggage was, but it's not the time to think about that. Her notebook was on the smaller bag she's carrying around at least, and she was elated to know that it was still there. Though...hm...she thought about something for a bit. The goal here would be impressing Varus, not defeating him although that would be possible. Alice was not in a position to defeat him without just being a support to others (and she'd get barely any credits if she did that). So, even if she's just scratching him a bit, if it's done in a ballsy-enough way...

Alice smiled as she tore some the back, empty pages of her notebook. She also unbuttoned her vest and jacket, making sure that she could take them off at any moment's notice. She would only get one chance to do this, and it's pretty risky anyway, as it would eat up almost every single one of her remaining Windows for the day. Now what she would need=

[color=00746b]"Need some help?"[/color]

[color=fff200]"Uh, I-"[/color]

Alice turned around, and her heart skipped a beat as she saw the wonder of the earth behind her. Silverish gray hair perhaps, earrings, and most importantly, dead-on handsome. The routes kept on opening themselves to her! What a lucky day to be alive. Even in her dating sims, things didn't happen this conveniently. Alice praised her luck and charms inside as she continued to look at the young man in silence. At first she was comparing him to Nico and started to weigh in which one of the two should she pursue with the knowledge she had now, though her thought drifted to the possibility of romancing both and-

[color=00746b]"I'm Alex by the way, and you are?" [/color]

[color=fff200]"A-aah! I-I mean...I'm Alice. It's...nice to meet you, Alex."[/color]

Alright, that should sound enough like a lovestruck shy girl. Though, her fantasies didn't last long as the fog made her realize what she's supposed to be doing. It's not the time for her to be a dating sim heroine, she's supposed to be a chosen one that led and impress the masses now! Not that they're mutually exclusive, but Alice had to remind herself that there's a time and place for everything, and romantic first meeting wasn't something she should indulge herself with now. With her mind back on track, Alice decided to get back to the important topic.

[color=fff200]"Err...say, could you perhaps lead us to rush towards Varus' direction? I think I have an idea, but that'd require you and me to be close to him...

And well, I need you or someone you know to either throw me or my jacket high enough above. U-uh! I don't mean to push you around r-really, I just thinking that perhaps what I am planning can work."[/color]

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