[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/8wQAJ4a.png[/img][/center][hr] Continuing to monitor the field, the proctor gave a huge sigh. She had a feeling that The Dragon wouldn't want to have this conversation, but it needed to be done. She continued to observe from a distance when suddenly... [color=0072bc]"Perhaps it'd be better if we put the examination on hold; at least for the moment if nothing else,"[/color] The Shadow's voice called from behind the child proctor, which was enough to catch her by surprise. [b]"Uranishi?! I could've [i]sworn[/i] you were...!"[/b] she exclaimed as she scrambled to backtrack to where The Shadow was supposed to be stationed, only to find that he wasn't anywhere to be found... much to her lack of amusement, [b]"You knew where all the cameras were, didn't you?"[/b] [color=0072bc]"Of course; I know this whole area like the back of my hand,"[/color] The Shadow replied. [b]"Yeah, I bet,"[/b] with that, the proctor looked at her stopwatch. There was about a minute left to go, which it would be a shame to let go to waste. After all, everyone else seemed to be having so much fun. Well... assuming the word "fun" would be the correct word to apply. [b]"In any case, you might be right,"[/b] the proctor said, [b]"Those injuries that Tanifuji inflicted are worth looking into as soon as possible, and I'm sure that the medical team would appreciate not being slowed down by the act of having to maneuver through all this chaos. Although this'll mean you won't be able to test Yomodachi's abilities like you wanted..."[/b] [color=0072bc]"Yes, that [i]would[/i] be a shame,"[/color] The Shadow mused to himself, [color=0072bc]"Still, there's always another time,"[/color] Nodding in acknowledgment, the proctor proceeded in making the necessary announcement.[hr] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/GHGRFIY.png[/img] [b]Interactions:[/b] Dogorasu Goro ([@Lugubrious])[/center][hr] In a last ditch effort to free herself from the manhole, Umi fired a blast of the murky water that she absorbed straight at the dummy she and the light-headed student saw entangled in the power lines. With that final shot, her body had shrunken just enough to allow for her freedom from the entrapment, painful scraping of her hip bones aside. Cockroaches had been rummaging around her legs while she was stuck, but they all scurried away again the second that light broke upon them. Her whole body wanted to collapse on the spot, but as much of a nervous wreck she looked to be on the surface, she forced herself on her feet. [color=04ece9]"L-let's just get g-going,"[/color] said Umi, as she collected the pieces of her costume, as well as one of the child-sized dummies, [color=04ece9]"I d-don't want to sl-slow you down, uh... N-not any more th-than I already h-h-have..."[/color] She left her partner to take the other child-sized dummy and the adult-sized one that she'd pulled out from the sewer, since she couldn't carry any more. But before either one of them could get the one that was previously entangled in the power lines... [b]"Everyone, please stop what you're doing and return to Zone 2; we're calling the examination off early,"[/b] that announcement had to be from the proctor, [b]"Any dummies that you bring back with you may still be counted towards your score, [i]unless[/i] you've deviated in order to retrieve them. Also, one of our participants is being treated by our medical team as we speak. If any of you have sustained injuries or the like during the course of the exam, now would be the time to see them."[/b] ... Umi's thoughts immediately went to the dark-skinned girl that she saw earlier, on her way to deliver the first dummy that she had in hand. She could only imagine the suffering that the girl would've had to endure.