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[@SimpleWriter] [@Nyahahameha]

An entity Quirk. Of course. Although Freya cringed at Erika's near-insult, she gave the smoke being a little smile. [color=khaki]"Uh, hi Dusk."[/color] Not that she could get more than a few words in, with his babbling about his favourite emotions to feed on. Maybe her stress was of some help after all.

Nonetheless, some of that tension eased as Erika couldn't help acknowledging Gabby's skill, however reluctantly. [color=khaki]"Yep, we've got a good team player here,"[/color] Freya said, motioning to Gabby. [color=khaki]"And you guessed right about my Quirk, although I'm not sure about the all-around part... I'm not as strong as some people here, but can react, run and climb decently fast, I guess. I tend to fight with jumps and kicks, if that helps at all."[/color]

She bit her lip as Gabby turned pensive. Had the encouragements come across as pressure? Her classmate's next words, however, proved that she was indeed the winning condition due to her planning ability as well as her strength. Brightening up, Freya nodded. [color=khaki]"Sounds good! And hey, you say you can defend as well as attack..."[/color] She turned her attention back to Erika and Happy Dusk. [color=khaki]"How quickly can you switch between techniques? Because if you and Gabby combined defensive skills, we'd last even longer as a tank."[/color]

Looking over to Gabby again, she added, [color=khaki]"Depending what happens, I might need to keep opponents distracted for a while... I'll try to make sure it's in a way that leaves them open to Dusk's attacks, and get back to your shoulder as quickly as possible. Don't worry, I'll keep my claws tucked in."[/color]

With Gabby's idea, and Erika's willingness to cooperate despite her grouchiness, it seemed they could be in with a chance. It would just be up to her, Freya thought, not to screw it all up.

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[@Heartfillia] [@Tenma Tendo]

As she noticed Renard's fist clench and the distressed look shadowing Chi's features, Kerianne's lips pressed together. Had she made things worse, not better, by bringing painful memories to the surface? At the worst possible time for her teammates, no less? A moment later, though, Renard's smile returned... along with, to both her relief and annoyance, his usual goofball attitude.

Her face heated at his comment. [color=darkviolet]"This isn't the time for that,"[/color] she chided him, folding her arms. [color=darkviolet]"Good to hear you're doing better though."[/color] While she hadn't been talking about his physical state, which she already knew had improved, it was probably best not to dig too deep for now. 

Chi, too, was quick to put up a lively front, telling her not to worry - before agreeing with Renard's statement. As Kerianne stood there, struggling for words while her face turned pinker, Chi wrapped his arms around her. She tensed, statue-still for a second. Well, that had been rather unexpected, and not the kind of thing such a reserved person as herself knew how to deal with. Even so, she dropped her businesslike demeanour enough to return the hug. [color=darkviolet]"No problem,"[/color] she softly replied, letting him rest his head against her neck, hoping to bring at least some comfort. [color=darkviolet]"Yeah, for now, let's get through this like I'm sure we can."[/color]

Judging by her teammates' comments, maybe Dawn's complaints that she acted like a mother weren't wrong.