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[h3][color=fff79a]Kasugano Sakura[/color][/h3]
Level 3: 21/30
Location: The Blue Sea --> The Atomos. Talking to [@DracoLunaris] and [@MULTI_MEDIA_MAN]
Word Count: 937
Points Gained: 2
New EXP Balance--- Level 3: 23/30 [/center]

	Sakura was a crying mess, absolutely overwhelmed. She was being held up by two people she had freed from Galeem's control. The Water Princess was so much nicer than she was just a few moments ago. And it was because of her. And Ranger was free and friendly, too. Sakura was relieved beyond measure.

	[color=fff79a][i](I did it. I really did it! I saved the day! I saved the day for the first time ever! Is this what Ryu feels like every day!? No wonder Zangief poses so much! I would totally be posing right now if I wasn't on the verge of passing out.

	...I think everything's gonna be okay.)[/i][/color]

	[color=fff79a]"Oh, man,"[/color] Sakura said quietly. Fortunately, Kamek arrived. She was happy to see that wizard. That wizard and his army of mini wizards. One of them, dressed it white, began casting a spell. Sakura couldn't feel the difference at first but she was sure she would feel better over time. 

	[color=fff79a]"Th-thanks, Mister Kamek."[/color] She thanked the wizard with a smile. She limp-floated unsteadily towards the Atomos. She looked over her shoulder to see Kamek and the Water Princess talking. She heard what they were saying. Poor Kamek! Poor Water Princess...there was so much sadness in this world. Sakura wanted to shout something encouraging but she couldn't think of anything. They were having a moment, anyway. Sakura was many things, but 'eloquent' was not one of them. Kamek, however, had a way with words. Besides, the idea of shouting made her lungs hurt. She looked over to Ranger, furrowing her eyebrows.

	[color=fff79a]"Do you even have a name? Is it...r-rude to ask shipgirls their name? Seaplane Tender doesn't sound like a real name. Are you, like, Ace Cadet? Where it's just titles?"[/color] She asked with a whisper, still curious.

	Sakura felt something tick over, and she felt like she wasn't going to get any worse. The blood stopped seeping from her wounds, and she breathed a sigh of relief. That part of her ear was still missing, but it was healed over. Once up the ramp she beelined for the nearest chair and flopped down. For a moment she just closed her eyes and sat back, breathing in deep. After a moment she laughed quietly again, wiping the remaining tears off her face. [color=fff79a]"Hi Junior!"[/color] She called out, voice strained.

	[color=fff79a]"Oh, man. Hey, Mister Geralt."[/color] She waved with her good arm towards the witcher. [color=fff79a]"That was pretty crazy, huh? Phew! So m-much for just a recon mission."[/color] She rubbed her eyes. She smiled bright, her teeth still reddened by her own blood. She gave a thumbs up towards the healing Kamek clone.  

	[color=fff79a]"I just wish we could have saved all the ship girls. They...they have it rough out here."[/color] She coiled her new cat tail in her lap and cast a sympathetic look towards Ranger. 

	[color=fff79a]"But, still. I think today was a good day. We figured out one way to stop the Abyssal fleet from regaining numbers- just give 'em all friend hearts!"[/color] She said, tired face brightening further with enthusiasm. As her wounds were healed she became more and more able to express herself fully. Now she was sitting up straight in her chair like she usually did.

	[color=fff79a]"Man, I'm tired. And hungry. Do they have white rice where you're from, Mister Geralt? You look like-"[/color] She hesitated, finding the right words.[color=fff79a] "Well, you look like someone from the past of my world, but a fantastical version of the past. I hope that's not rude or anything? I bet you have a lot of cool stories, though, huh? Well, now I do, too."[/color] She said proudly. Sakura sat back in her seat. Then, she raised both of her hands, palms outward. She moved them apart as if she were placing the word in mid air.

	[color=fff79a]"The time I jumped out of a flying box, flew on water, fought a princess from the abyss, and saved the day."[/color] The headline seemed to read. She smiled, and sniffed. [color=fff79a]"I'll leave out all the crying, though."[/color] She joked. Sakura yawned, stretching out her back and arms like a cat. She leaned back up against the chair and crossed her arms, looking at her two new friends. Her enthusiasm subdued by exhaustion but no less potent. 

	[color=fff79a]"I guess I'll get to tell it to Cadet, Peach, and the others, huh? At dinner, I guess."[/color] Sakura said. [color=fff79a]"...You should really try some white rice, Mister Geralt. It's my favorite food. Since I was like, two years old. Or sushi. Sushi is a Japanese speciality. Japan's where I'm from, by the way. Well, it's real name is [i]Nihon[/i], or [i]Nippon[/i]. It means sunrise land! Isn't that a great name?"[/color] She asked, grinning. Her cheeks were still wet with tears and salt water, and the corners of her mouth were red with dried blood. But the taste of victory was far stronger than the taste of iron. Pain was temporary and ignorable- Sakura didn't want to wallow in it. She wanted to talk with her friends! There were few things she loved more than getting to know more about interesting people. 


	With Kamek there she knew the Water Princess was okay. And from what she was hearing as she was carried away she knew she couldn't say anything nearly as effective as what he was saying. He said something really sad, too, about his son. Every day she was humbled by the strength of others. She could only hope to try and live up to their example.