[center][h2]Damian Gerard|The Calm Before the Storm[/h2][/center]
[center][@Caits][@t2wave][/center]

Damian returned Penny's hug, though he kept it more casual since the pair HAD agreed to keep their relationship on the down low until there didn't seem to be a crisis around every corner. As he pulled back and frowned in concern for the unconscious Jasmine, the room shook violently, catching the Blade off-guard and throwing him to the ground and he let go of Penny to avoid bringing her with him. When it stopped, Damian stood up and echoed the general question coming out across the hall, though he wasn't verbal about it. Instead, after a moments thought, he decided to try and be helpful. [color=FireBrick]"Obviously an earthquake, though I can't say why we felt it so violently other than it came from off the coast."[/color]

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[center][h2]James Hunt|A Student's Tribulation[/h2][/center]
[center][@Lunarlors34][/center]

James looked over the job, noting that there had been kidnappings amongst the general disruption of the bridge's construction, and slid it back to Cody. [color=SteelBlue]"I do indeed think we could handle the job ourselves. You've grown more as a swordsman than you realize, and you've come a long ways with your magic as well. If you could learn to funnel that magic into a shield on your arm, it would allow you a much greater personal defense without sacrificing anything in the way of offense, perhaps even expanding it. Those gangs are well known to be inept at the majority of their endeavors, so if they are under someone else's direction, we'd do well to put a stop to it."[/color] Taking a moment to get a drink, James grins.

[color=SteelBlue]"With that said, if you are ready to depart, so am I. That bridge has been terrorized long enough I think."[/color]

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[center][h2]Hunter Jorgenson|Striking While it’s still Hot[/h2][/center]
[center][@Joshua Tamashii][/center]

Hunter slid backwards from his force being redirected at him, though Aria's plan to trap him was inadvertently stopped due to it as he shattered the mirror directly behind him and reached the edge of the ring. His plan had been mostly effective, he'd found that she could put a mirror between herself and him with both speed and accuracy, but it wasn't her magic reflexes he'd been testing. [color=DarkGreen]"Jade Dragon's Spiked Jungle!"[/color] He slapped both palms against the ground, causing Spikes to raise from the ground underneath Aria. This would force her to physically move. Or at least he hoped it would.