[h1][center][color=tomato]Krista Reynolds[/color][/center][/h1]

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Krista grumbled as her shot went wide, barely destroying a mech in a glancing blow.  Tracking the squad as they retreated, she was ready to fire again when she saw the turtle's shot inbound. Reflexively she  flinched into the crater, waiting for the impact. By the time she popped back up, the cruxi had retreated to the edge of her range. 

[color=tomato]"Sloppy," [/color] she said to nobody in particular. The squad had moved to the edge of her range. She needed the time to line up shot. Confident in her relative safety, she made sure that her shot would hit one of the Cruxi at E4 center mass, hopefully taking the other out in the same blast. Then someone shouted over the comms just as she pulled the trigger.

[quote]"GO TO HELL SHELLHEAD!"[/quote]

She didn't see if her shot connected, instead she was trying to identify who the newcomer was, if they were a threat, and then ask why they the hell they just shouted something so obnoxious over the air. Leaving herself peaking over the edge of her crater, she saw the newcomer slice up a turtle and zoom around at record speed. Fascinated by the fact a new Framewerk had somehow snuck up on them, she stood there dumbfounded. 

Elise's message came through first, snapping Krista back to reality. [color=tomato] "Understood, "[/color] she responded. Then Elise's order came through, almost pointedly at her. Realizing how exposed she was, she stepped back into her crater to mull over her next step.