Ally squeezed Alvina's hand back, happy to have support from her.  She listened to the other woman's words carefully and laughed, [color=ed1c24]"Yeah, striking fear might sound cool, but I want to focus on spreading hope.  When people zee us standing up, maybe they'll stand up too.[/color]

Trip spoke his disapproval again, and she didn't blame him.  Ally was shocked of all people, Trip wasn't on board.  He had amazing fighting skills, and losing that was an extreme loss to the team.  Then again, as he left he mentioned he would think about it and give an answer later on.  Ally appreciated this.

Alan spoke, further supporting Trip, in a sense.  He encouraged them to not only think of the pros, but the cons as well.  Ally appreciated this as well.  He showed they weren't some random group of teens going out to get into something they had no idea about.

[color=ed1c24]"Thanks Alan, I'm glad you're on board with this too,"[/color] Ally said.  Alan was incredibly smart, and though Ally considered herself smarter than the average beat, she knew that Alan blew her out of the waters.  She knew he wasn't a huge fighter, but maybe he could be their Oracle?  She shook her head.  She was thinking too far ahead.

Ally looked over to Zoey, who hadn't spoken since Trip left.  [color=ed1c24]"If Trip can't teach you, I will,"[/color] Ally offered, [color=ed1c24]"I know he's a way better teacher than me, but if you want some sort of teaching, I can help you."[/color]  She looked at the rest of her friends and said, voice clear and strong, [color=ed1c24]"If anyone here isn't confident with their fighting skills and Trip can't teach you, I will.  We can't do this if we don't know how to defend ourselves."[/color]