[hr][center][h1][color=darkcyan]Lindy Carlson ~ Project Medusa[/color][/h1][/center][hr]
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The rain stopped pelting Lindy as, from several angles, she glimpsed Cade forming a barrier above her and Wei Lai with his carapace. [i]Neat trick,[/i] she thought - better than anything she could do. [color=darkcyan]"Thanks,"[/color] she said, her tiny smile returning.

For all the small talk around her, she said nothing else throughout the journey. The only sound she made was a sigh of relief upon stepping into the elevator, out of the cold - then a gasp at Major Mitsuishi's sudden and unexpected outburst as it juddered to an abrupt stop. Lindy tottered, but quickly straightened her posture. Around such a fiery-tempered person, it seemed everyone would have to be on their absolute best behaviour.

Trailing behind the major, Lindy followed her into a sparsely-furnished but warm hall, where the source of the signal stood. A blue-haired girl, pulling a red wagon loaded with trinkets, wearing a somewhat timid smile. As Mitsuishi told everyone to get talking and left, Lindy nodded and hunched into a chair, her own lips twitching up in response to the girl. She clasped the zipper of her damp jacket, hesitating. No need to be self-conscious, she told herself, they were all Zasshu here. Taking off the jacket and stretching out all five snakes from their cramped position, she rubbed her arms where smooth human skin met patterned scales.

As Cade sat beside her, despite her attempt to muster the courage to say something, she remained as silent as he did.