[center][img]https://s9.postimg.org/s6qopcsy7/8e609e8c37972e9aacd0fa1139593856.png[/img] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [img]https://s9.postimg.org/4sipdadjz/title313603504.png[/img] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 𝔇𝔦𝔞𝔩𝔬𝔤𝔲𝔢 𝓒𝔬𝔩𝔬𝔯 || [color=#F50A83]#F50A83[/color] ||| 𝔗𝔥𝔬𝔲𝔤𝔥𝔱 𝓒𝔬𝔩𝔬𝔯 || [color=#0A8BF5]#0A8BF5 [/color] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬[/center] People were talking to her. She snapped back to attention, but what had she been doing? Right, the mission. She needed to focus on the mission. But what was she supposed to do? She tried to think up a plan, something she could do to help... But last time she'd done that, everything had failed completely. She'd sent her team into a trap and ended up in the most disadvantageous situation possible herself. If she tried to act based on her own intuition, of course things like that would happen. No, the best thing she could do was act as she was told to by her teammates. That was the path of least resistance, the simplest possible action available to her. It would be alright so long as she didn't get in the way. But, as for what they were asking... It seemed like there might be problems. She wasn't sure if she could do as they asked. She didn't want to disappoint them, but... wouldn't they be more disappointed if she tried and failed than if she spoke up now? [color=#F50A83]"Umm..."[/color] She began, but her voice half-choked in her throat. Why was it so hard to speak suddenly? Why was it that suddenly, she was scared of every word that left her mouth? Was it annoying if she talked like this? She wasn't good at this sort of thing, so it was hard for her to tell, but... [color=#F50A83]"I'm... not sure if that's a good idea."[/color] She managed to force the words out, but even then, her voice was quiet, a low murmur half-muffled by the collar of her romper. But still, she had to speak up now, or it would only cause trouble later. She tried to forget that there were people listening, and to just recite what she was thinking in her own head, but even that only provided a modicum of comfort. [color=#F50A83]"My projections... can't go more than 15 meters away from me, so I'd have to be close by in order to keep them running. That would make it hard for me to mimic those paper planes very well, since I couldn't make them go anywhere. What's more, I already used that tactic during the last exercise, and they played it back for the class... I think people would remember that, so they'd definitely expect a trap if I tried it again."[/color] She'd managed to say it. She took a deep breath of relief, but stopped herself when she realized, much to her chagrin, that she hadn't actually offered an alternative. In that case, wasn't she just being uncooperative? She needed to come up with some way she could help, but what...? Thinking about it rationally, she was probably the easiest target of the team, which meant that enemies would try to eliminate her first to weaken their overall cohesion so they could gang up on the others. But at the same time, she couldn't possibly suggest that she just hide and let the others do the fighting. She had to help somehow, without making herself a target. Then... maybe... Right, like what she'd thought of during Quirk Application! [color=#F50A83]"Umm... But if I stayed close to the rest of you, I could use my Recording instead of Playback."[/color] She blinked. They were all looking at her quizzically as though they didn't understand... Did her plan not make sense? ...Oh, wait, but they didn't know the ins and outs of her Quirk, so what she'd just said probably didn't make any sense to them. She was so stupid... Of course she'd have to explain it better. [color=#F50A83]"The way I copy things is by emitting particles over the area I'm looking at to scan its composition and structure. But that also lets me tell where things are, even if I can't directly see them."[/color] Did that make any more sense now? It was hard to tell, but she was fairly certain she'd explained herself properly. In that case... [color=#F50A83]"So, if any enemies got within fifteen meters of us, I could locate them, even if they were invisible or burrowing underground. That way, I could compensate for the paper gir- Um, I mean, Hatori-san - not being aware of her immediate surroundings."[/color] If they were just planning on a defensive holding action at first, then making it impossible for enemies to approach unnoticed would give them a powerful advantage, especially if they managed to claim an easily defensible position. Combined with the paper girl's long-range scouting abilities, they'd effectively have complete knowledge of the battlefield at all times. [color=#F50A83]"I'd also be able to warn you of incoming attacks, and maybe even create walls to block them if I was fast enough."[/color] If she was fast enough - there was the catch. In her last battle, she'd hardly had time to so much as look at her enemy, let alone fight him. If she ended up in a fight against someone like Yoshida again- Yoshida. He should have been there with her, fighting alongside her this time. Just like how Haruka should have been there, showing her the way. Friends were supposed to work together, and he'd said they were friends, so why was it that he didn't want to see her? No. No, no, no! She couldn't think about this. Her heart was hurting again, and she was losing her focus. If she slipped up like this during a fight, then... She sighed, her antenna of hair flopping back and forth with barely-contained anxiety. [color=#F50A83]"A-anyway, I'll just... Try my best to back you up."[/color] She was too slow and too weak to fight someone like that head-on. Even if she wanted to help, she'd just get in the way if she tried fighting herself. But if she didn't fight, then wouldn't everyone realize that she wasn't cut out to be a hero like Haruka? If she couldn't consistently reach that level... If she couldn't solve problems on her own, then... But where was the point where those two goals intersected? How could she fight like a hero and win without slowing everyone else down? Was there even a way to accomplish such a thing? As usual, she had no idea at all.