[center][img]http://i.imgur.com/ZewxGJf.png[/img][img]https://i.imgur.com/xQrbA2c.png[/img][hr][h3][color=ffe4c4]Survival[/color][/h3][hr]Collab post between [@Azereiah] and [@Ryonara][hr][/center]

Ashe found herself irritably tapping her foot as Gren spoke. She [i]definitely[/i] knew him. And she wanted him to go bother someone else. Before she could say as much though, the class moved forwards and Gren excused himself. [color=708090][i]Thank fucking god for that,[/i][/color] she thought as she followed along with the rest of the class. A short demonstration of what the Survival room’s functions were and some directions to stand away from other students later, and Ashe found herself on a sinking ship -- and not a metaphorical one like before. Grimm were everywhere in the water, and off in the distance there was something resembling land. And without even stopping to formulate a plan, the entire class scattered, presumably to find supplies. Ashe instead stood there on the steadily sinking deck, thinking.

Yue carried her armful of meager supplies with her as the ship began to rock from the grimm attacks, though more slowly than before thanks to the other students interfering. Yue could hear more students either dive into the water to fight or head into the ship to gather more supplies. Yue was tempted to join them, but no amount of supplies would be of any use if they couldn’t get off the ship. No doubt other students could easily reach land under their own power, but Yue couldn’t say the same for herself. She checked her dust cards and she had enough Ice dust to make maybe one small boat large enough to hold four students, maybe eight if she turned it into a raft. But it wouldn’t be very strong nor cut the water well. She needed to find the lifeboats.

Ashe was jogging towards the rear of the frigate when she spotted Yue. Yue’s use of Dust during Grimm Studies was even better than Ashe’s, so teaming up seemed like the best plan. Hopefully Yue would agree. [color=708090]“Hey, you looking for the lifeboats or something? I could use a hand with them,”[/color] she called.

Turning to the voice Yue recognized it as Ashe. She had spoken to her a bit during Grimm Studies. [color=ffe4c4]”Ashe? Yes, I’m looking for the life boats. I’m sure there should be enough space for all of us, but I’m worried that these Grimm could easily capsize or destroy the boats while we’re in them. I have some dust I can use to reinforce them but I’m not sure if it’ll be enough. I only have enough dust to bolster my attacks, I’m not sure if it’ll be enough to do any important construction.”[/color] Yue took out her Dust Slips, revealing four dust infused sheets of laminated paper. She had used one in the last class and managed to freeze all the puddles in the room with one attack, though that drained all the dust from the card. [color=ffe4c4]”If you happen to have any more ice dust on you, I could use it.”[/color]

[color=708090]“Unrefined water and air crystals, yeah. Guess those cards blend the powdered forms - not sure if we can make crystals work, but if you have any ideas, you can have them. Lifeboats should be this way,”[/color] Ashe stated as she continued her beeline towards the rear of the ship. A large mass under a blue tarp caught her attention roughly ⅔ of the way back the frigate -- possibly the lifeboats in question. A second tarp would be on the ship’s port side as well, no doubt.

[color=ffe4c4]“The life boats should be large enough to carry everyone to that landmass in the distance. The only trouble is making sure that the boats are sturdy enough to withstand any Grimm attack from underneath the boats, as well as getting it to the island. Life boats aren’t exactly known for their ability to cut water as much as their ability to just remain afloat. But if I had enough dust I can shape the boats a little, making them sturdier as well as help ensure we can get them to the island more swiftly.”[/color] Yue took out her Moonlight Greatsword and some dust. When she and Ashe found the covered bundle, Yue removed the tarp, revealing that they were indeed lifeboats. [color=ffe4c4]“Alright, boats! If I can use your crystals, I can shape the dust to make them more useful.”[/color]

Ashe simply nodded and pried the Water and Ice crystals free from her left glove, and handed them to Yue. Afterwards, she moved the remaining Gravity and Magma crystals from her tattered right glove to take their places, and silently got to work hauling one of the lifeboats off of the other. [color=708090]“...Can you make a few thin layers of ice instead of a large chunk?”[/color]

[color=ffe4c4]“Certainly. In fact making them into layer’s would make the ice harder than if I just made them into one huge chunk. Most people think Ice is rather brittle, but properly formed it can be harder than any metal. But I digress.”[/color] Taking the crystals from Ashe, Yue infused the dust into her sword. She imagined the shape of what she was looking for in her mind, and with one mighty swing she coated the bottom and hull of the lifeboats with layers of ice. It should provide enough durability to withstand quite a few attacks, and she shaped the ice in such a way that should they need to, the students would have an easy time rowing the boat in some direction. Yue even still had some ice dust left over to make some more ice constructs or fight the Grimm. [color=ffe4c4]“I think that’s it. All we need to do now is get everyone on these boats and go.”[/color]