[quote=@Fallenreaper]
Alright, question. Would solving any of these problems help at all to make addressing issues less severe? 

Lyn~ From your last post my impression was that Alaira didn't understand that Lyn thought she hurt Alaira, merely that she felt it was her fault, which means she can't explain what happened completely with signs. You can only say so much with signs. Maybe Ssarak could possibly help with that as he could translate Lyn's thoughts to words to what exactly she is thinking then help fill the gaps. Lyn can understand if she's told [u]what[/u] actually hurt Alaira instead just told it's not her fault. She needs something else to explain why Alaira reacted like that because without that, the only reason Lyn can come up with is her self.

Sickness~ If this is blood sickness, this will go away by morning as long as she doesn't use anymore magic. It just means her arcanite is low and needs recharge which as time goes on, it will replenish itself. So a time skip to morning will be helpful in eliminating that though I suggest she takes it easy on the magic some. :P  

Tried & Angry~ Tired will also be gone by morning as nothing happens farther and the fact there's a fire will help. As for Angry, best Lyn can do is try to snuggle and cuddle Alaira to make her less moody before the chat with the other two. Also, would keeping Lyn where Alaira could see her help in soothing over Alaira's anger over the chat?  


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It's not blood sickness, she's still weak from her fight with the demon. She didn't really use much magic that day. I counted once.

Knowing from experience (Seriously), sleeping in an abandoned building knowing there's things outside that want to kill you does fuck all for getting you any kind of decent rest. Paranoia and guilt is also wreaking havoc on her mental state. Some could be solved, likely, but the very worst ones can't be addressed quickly.

[quote=@EliteCommander]
Perhaps that is the case, but you also have to consider the perspective of the others. She acted rashly and nearly got them all killed at the first bridge. Afterwards, Meirin and Darius confronted her, and she had a long conversation with Meirin about the problem and how to get past it. Then, at the second bridge, she forgot everything they had talked about and did the exact same thing again, endangering everyone's lives once more. To the others, she has proven herself untrustworthy to make good decisions. In Ssarak's eyes at least, Alaira either does not care if she endangers Lyn, or she doesn't understand how her actions could hurt her. Ssarak is a patient person, but even he won't be cordial after she has endangered them all for a second time. It just wouldn't make sense IC for him to be patient with her when patience has been proven ineffective. In Ssarak's eyes, Alaira is not going to stop putting them in danger, so he needs to act sooner rather than later.
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Ssarak is correct, she isn't. Ever. The issue is that he's thinking about all this rationally. He has no hope of understanding her unless he considers things from her point of view. Ssarak is a disciplined 'soldier' more or less. Alaira is a woman who destroys her opponents through sheer hatred, bloodlust, and natural aptitude. For most fighters like Ssarak, Meirin, Grey, and the like, survival and self preservation is the objective. Alaira prioritizes the destruction of the foe above absolutely everything else, with one exception. No points for guessing said exception.

Alaira has been doing this for a long time, she's been killing since she was eleven years old. She's been fighting this way longer than Ssarak and Meirin have even been alive, she doesn't know any other way. So when they get this angry, she can't even comprehend why. She puts herself in this sort of danger all the time.

As such, she cannot be shoehorned into a separate role in combat. Her strengths must be worked around, rather than against, especially considering that their next goal is 'Murder all the bad guys' which is probably a situation in which that Ssarak might grudgingly see Alaira as an asset rather than a liability. She is an excellent distraction, and amazingly good at eliminating priority targets. But she can't fight any other way. He might be able to stop her from behaving in such a reckless manner, but doing so is effectively the same as sending her home. 

Alaira is like a grenade; Devastating if deployed at the right place and the right time, but an extreme liability if you take too long worrying about where you're gonna throw her.