[i]Unable to do much, Perry watched from the ground as the other students fought against the Grimm. With the Taijitu’s attention elsewhere as it fought or died, he finally managed to pick himself up. Wincing as each breath stung, he still managed to refold Blast Bicell into its storage form and clip it behind him. Hands free of the massive weapon now, Perry took another survey of the situation. It was faint, but the other four students seemed to be dealing with the Grimm in the forest just fine. One of the Taijitu was dead, and the other one was being dealt with at the very moment. He didn’t see his partner anywhere on the battlefield oddly enough, though the chaotic nature might have obscured the other student’s prone form if he was unconscious. 

Limping away, sore but not broken from the large Grimm’s blow, he reached and leaned against a tree just in time to see the last Taijitu die in a particularly messy manner. He sighed as he slumped to the ground, but before he could actually relax a shrill hiss filled the air. Head snapping to find the source, he saw the spider-like Grimm leap into the air with a student on its back before it began its descent. Towards where most of the others were gathered, apparently in a suicidal action. While he was not in any immediate danger thanks to his distance from the others, there wasn’t much he could do but watch and bite his lip in frustration.

In the end, it seemed that everyone managed to escape without too much injury, albeit some were unceremoniously thrown out of the way via bursts of wind. His eyes narrowed before widening as he finally figured out where his “partner” was. [/i]“Fuck.” [i]He wasn’t certain if he’d make it given how standing up took far longer than it should have, but he wasn’t going to just sit on his ass and watch someone dangle from a cliff’s edge. 

Fortunately, it seemed that he was not the only person who’d noticed the student’s plight. Shoulders slumping as he sighed, he watched for a moment after his partner’s savior left just to make sure the Faunus didn’t collapse. When it seemed that everything was alright as it could be, Perry turned and trudged over to the waiting airship. 

Getting onboard, he wasn’t too surprised that he was one of the students taken aside by the medical staff. Guessing that they had been monitoring the student’s Aura levels, Perry let the staff run their tests, drank a few disgusting liquids, before finally being released from their care. Despite being sore and wanting nothing more than to take a nap, there were a few things he needed to attend to first.
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There was only so much that could be done for his appearance on the airship, but at the very least Perry had managed to clean himself up somewhat. His clothes were still destined for the trash or burner, but at least he there wasn’t a filthy mix of blood, dirt, and ash on him anymore. A slight bump signalled the airship’s arrival at Beacon, and with a sigh Perry left to go join his fellow students.
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Blinking slowly at the announcement, Perry resisted the urge to slap his hand to his face. Why he had been made leader when he’d almost gotten himself, and his partner by extension, killed was beyond him. Nonetheless, he smiled at the applause and took it with a nod before making it off the stage for the teams still yet to be formed. Thankfully nobody seemed to make a big deal about his appearance, probably understanding that stuff tended to get torn or ripped when fighting with the Grimm. 

To his unsurprise, his “partner” stormed off from the group almost immediately once they were off the stage. While he hadn’t exactly hoped, Perry had thought that he might have at least tried to interact with Schwarz at the least. Apparently not though, and now that he wasn’t in front of everyone he finally let out a resigned sigh before turning to the others. And blinking when he realized that Schwarz had already left to follow after Kuhaku.[/i] “Well shit…”[i] he murmured uneasily as he watched one Faunus trailed after the other. Running a hand through his hair, he shook his head and decided the two could figure things out on their own; they were old and mature enough to do so. . If it turned out for the worse, then he'd deal with it afterwards. Turning back to his remaining team member, one Ravira Tudious, he said,[/i] “Well, Ravira, it’ll be nice to work with you. Just to let you know though, Kuhaku seems to dislike humans with a passion, even if he can work with them. I doubt he'll want to be friends. Shall we find our dorm room for now?"