[h2][color=00aeef][b]Marrie Knight[/b][/color][/h2] While her initial plan had failed, her secondary idea seemed to be working. Maybe they'd be able to talk things out after all! That was the thought that died in her mind as the leader of the homeless shouted something about his "pale guards." She didn't have any time, there was three pale-guards attacking Sovereign, and-... And another giving out water. That was either a very bad sign or something that could be overlooked. She had only a second to decide, so she did. A melody was cast. {Silver Beam - Rain - Scatter - If Foe - Damage X} As she fired the prelude beam of the rain of destruction into the air, Marrie was terrified that she may have made a mistake that would hurt the homeless people around her. She only [i]intended[/i] to harm the paleguards, the man with the bare boned arm, and the water bottles that were outside the truck, but she knew that it was likely she'd overlooked something. She desperately wished she could do more, but even this was probably the strongest and most costly melody she'd ever cast. As she raced towards the back of the group, towards the paleguard there, so too did her mind. With any luck, the three espers would be able to handle the other people relatively peacefully once the ringleader and his dark-souls minions were out. Plus, there was the chance that the water being handed out was the only water that might be dangerous. Of course, it was also possible that by "some of" the leader had meant "most of" as well. Suddenly, Marrie wished she knew how to Purify... [center] [hider=Stats] 19 | Female | Freelancer | Misty Steps Apexer Predator | Dagger | Physical | Heavenly Chain Wind-Carved Glacier | Masking Step of the Monsoon | Wind | Riding the Currents After You Get Smacked Up | Gunstock [Storm (4), Flight (6)] Damage (2), Damage X (6), Slow Fall (4), Blink (4), Transplace (8), Magic Sense (6), Heal (16), Stabilize (0), Portal (8), Rain (2), Bounce (0), If Foe (0) DAMAGE: C | SPEED: D | SENTINEL: C | 936 [Silver Beam - Rain - Scatter - If Foe - Damage X] = 192 PHYSICAL: E | ARCANE: D | CHAOS: C | 744 [/hider] [/center]