[color=00746b][h3]Alex Kaplan[/h3][/color] Interacting with: Alais Méténier and Varus [@Nanashi Ninanai] [@Scio] [hr][hr] Alex's eyes narrowed as Alice began to confidently explain her plan. He was slightly caught off guard by how fast she seemed to change her demeanor. She had gone from a shy school-girl persona to that of a confident one. Maybe she was just really good at making tactical plans? Kaplan also noted that groups were beginning to gang up on Varus, an attack from the back would probably be the best route, given all the confusion going around him. He had asked for a bunch of magic users to impress him, hopefully they were doing just that. It looked like the unlikely duo of the wimpy kid and the guy who was bullying him earlier had teamed up. At the moment it looked like the bully was... Throwing the other kid? He wasn't sure what type of attack that was but the bigger guy rushed in afterwards and started fighting Varus in hand to hand. An attack from behind would probably be overwhelming. Varus only had to hands, there was only so much he could do against two opponents. Hopefully the guy with the orange looking hair didn't get his ass handed to him by the time Alex got there. Kaplan also made a mental note to help up the smaller kid after the trial, he had already been beaten that day he didn't deserve to be thrown at their instructor, poor guy. [color=fff200]"Anything you might want to add to this plan? We have little under three minutes before the portal collapse, so let's do this fast."[/color] Alex observed Varus for a moment longer before nodding his head. [color=00746b]"Sounds good, I'll try to make it quick then. If you have anything else planned I should be able to distract him for a while. I'm not sure how strong he is in combat but I'm assuming he'll probably beat my ass easily enough seeing as he is our combat instructor of sorts. I'm just going to try and hold my own for as long as possible. That should be enough to impress him right?"[/color] Without waiting for a response, Alexander slipped through the portal entrance, and in a flash he was behind Varus. Alex activated his magic and both arms were once again transformed into steel. He moved quick, running up behind his instructor with surprising speed. At the last second he leaped into the air, aiming a flying punch to the back of the man's head. He threw his whole weight into the blow, his magic enhancing his strength. [color=00746b][i]Was that impressive enough for you?[/i][/color]