[h2]Ishimura Hiromi[/h2]

Hiromi paused. And smiled. Oh, was Ushio having a little trouble, there...? The girl may very well be her friend, but there was a portion of Hiromi that couldn't hold back at a scenario like this. Ushio had degenerated into a stuttering mess. There was no other option but to take advantage of this. In fact, Hiromi would be quite amiss if she simply did not take this opportunity, wouldn't she? Of course she would.

"Ah," the blonde girl began, turning and approaching the pink-haired girl, leaning somewhat closer to her as she did. She showed a look of, well, blatantly mock curiosity and concern. There would be no mistaking her look for sincerity, but she came awkwardly close before continuing. "What [i]ever[/i] is the matter, Ushio-chan? What are you trying to say?"

Hiromi leaned back a bit, cocking her head to one side with narrowed eyes and a sly grin. "Do you need a moment to rest? Stumbling over yourself like that, oh dear..."

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[h2]Adachi Ruriko[/h2]

So her opponent was opening with a charge. And... some kind of glow? There were a few things that could be. Increasing cutting power, preparing a ranged attack... even with a weapon in such... questionable condition it was still a divine gear. Of course, Ruriko would win, but that didn't mean she wouldn't react to something like this. The diminutive black-haired girl readied herself, sliding her katana back into its sheath as she sprang back, darting out of range of the initial slash.

Then, the steel blurred, flashing blue as she tore the blade from its sheath and upwards. In an instant light flowed up the sword and the plating shifted, and with a crackling sound it released an arc of blue light!

[color=00aeef][u][i][b]~Starlight Flash~[/b][/i][/u][/color]

The arc whistled through the air at her opponent. If she didn't hit, it would force her to react in a manner different from charging and preparing an attack.