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[b]Interactions:[/b] Fujimori Haruka ([@SubjectVision]), Sakimoto Hiroki ([@ShwiggityShwah]), Datari Shun* ([@Scribe of Thoth])[/center][hr]

Sure enough, Goudo announced that, yes, everyone was to collect maps so that they knew where they were going. Umi breathed a sigh of relief.

[color=04ece9]"Alright, th-then uh... I-I'll grab the m-maps and r-ribbons for us, I-I guess."[/color]

With that, she left Hiroki and Haruka for just a moment in order to collect the necessities for their. The members from some of the other teams had also came over for that same purpose. But unlike many of them, [u]Umi actually took the time to study her map thoroughly while she was there.[/u] The streams over to the bottom right corner caught her eye. The orange path crossed over them once, the green path twice and the yellow path thrice. If she could secure any of those three, the whole team would be in the clear.

Unfortunately, [u]a boy from another team had already collected the yellow ribbons, and was in the process of leaving before Umi had realized that fact.[/u] She considered asking for a trade, but reluctantly let that thought go, figuring it'd be a hassle to try and explain that she needed a readily available source of water for her quirk. Neither the orange nor the green ribbons were present when Umi came to collect the maps, rendering them eliminated as options as well. Biting her lip, Umi returned her attention to her attention to her map.

The lake was completely surrounded by the purple path, which made Umi scratch her head. She looked over and noticed that the purple ribbons were still there, but what perplexed her was the possible notion that Hiroki wouldn't be very comfortable with wearing that color specifically.[hr]

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[b]Interactions:[/b] Suguro Umi (Yours Truly :])[/center][hr]

It was at this point that Uranishi had noticed Umi gazing blankly at her map for the longest of times, whereas Shun, Mari and many others had already collected their ribbons and returned to their teams. She came across as confused as to which direction to ultimately commit to, so Uranishi had figured it was worth offering his aid to her. Helping students was a key part of his job description, after all.

[color=0072bc]"Did you need any help?"[/color] Uranishi asked out of curiosity.

[color=04ece9]"O-oh! Er... S-Suguro U-Umi, sensei,"[/color] Umi made a quick bow as she said this, remembering the request that the teacher in question had made before students were to ask him anything, [color=04ece9]"M-my quirk needs a s-s-source of wat-ter before i-it will come i-into e-effect, so..."[/color]

[color=0072bc]"...you were hoping for a path that would lead you towards a river or a lake; I see,"[/color] Umi was surprised that Uranishi was so effortlessly about to complete her query for her; Uranishi had noticed that as well but, being as to the point as he was... [color=0072bc]"In that case, I'd suggest you take the purple path. It's the most direct path towards Safferon Lake."[/color]

[color=04ece9]"Yeah, [i]ab-bout[/i] that, I..."[/color] Umi eyes drifted over towards the blue path, where she noticed that it had forked into a separate route that conjoined it to the purple path, [color=04ece9]"C-can I, er... are w-we allowed to c-cross over [i]i-into[/i] the p-purple path? Ass-suming I choose the b-blue ribbons inst-stead, that is?"[/color]

Uranishi furrowed his brows for just a moment, which Umi had picked up on. It seemed as though he had reservations on the prospect of one team interfering with and taking credit for the rescue operation of another, but Umi didn't seem like someone who'd do such a thing.

[color=0072bc]"Well, I suppose there's no harm in it."[/color] he stated.

[u]Giving her thanks, Umi picked up the blue ribbons for her team, along with another two maps for Hiroki and Haruka.[/u]