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Level 5: 50/50
Location: The Maw: The Depths
Word Count: 586
Points Gained: 1
New EXP Balance--- Level 6 : 01/60 [/center]

	[color=f49ac2]"You are seriously a killer with that fan, [i]Nadia-san.[/i]" [/color] Sakura said as she trailed along. Nadia pushed and pulled the various walkways with her fan and used the levers to open up a path Sakura and the others could more easily follow. 

	Fake it till you make it- Sakura was finding her confidence bolstered. She could make these jumps! All she needed to do was believe in herself. Fear and insecurity was holding her back. Even if she was a little kid she could still be a hero. But this hunger was seriously annoying.

	[color=f49ac2]"Bah. Bah! I'm not hungry. I've gone weeks without food."[/color] Sakura bragged, as if to intimidate the stabbing sensation in her belly into submission. It didn't work. The catwalks shook and groaned, complaining about being used after going undisturbed for who knows how long.

	[color=f49ac2]"Just a little bit more, Mr. Walkway. Just bear with us."[/color] She soothed the inanimateo object as best she could, trying not to focus too hard on the death drop beneath her. Well, she might survive the fall into the water if she landed on her feet. How durable her child body was, she wasn't sure. Either way she wasn't risking it.

	A few well-timed jumps later, and Sakura's confidence in herself was reward. [color=f49ac2]"[i]Yatta![/i] We did it!"[/color] She breathed out, relieved. [color=f49ac2]"Onto Phase Two."[/color]

	Once they were inside, they met a creepy looking robot guy. But it wasn't the worst robot she'd ever seen, and maybe he only looked creepy because he was hurt. People also looked pretty nasty when they were scrambled like eggs. The robot seemed convinced he was a human. As far as Sakura knew, she had no reason to disbelieve him.

	[color=f49ac2]"Well. Maybe he comes from a planet of robots that call themselves human."[/color] Sakura said as everyone gathered up. [color=f49ac2]"And he's alive, and talking, so he's basically just a metal human. And he's all Galeemified up, probably, so he's confused as to what's going on, right? From the way he's acting he's not teamed up with that awful woman and her snake demons."[/color] Sakura looked at Mirage, concerned. He still had no idea what she was talking about. 

	Sakura tapped her chest and summoned forth a friendly little Friend Heart. She gave a look at Mirage who was explaining the situation. If they tried to open the door, Carl would get hurt, or worse.
 
	[color=f49ac2]"We'll have to figure out another way. Carl-san is somebody in need, trapped on this boat just like us."[/color] Sakura concluded with finality. [color=f49ac2]"Maybe Carl-san himself could help us! He seems to know his way around, at least this area."[/color]
	
	With that, Friend Heart held in both hands, she began to approach Carl Semkin. [color=f49ac2]"Hello, Carl-san! My name's Sakura. The reason a bunch of kids are here is because something really weird happened and everything got all scrambled up. We're actually on a big boat right now, and we need to get out. But if we try to open the door, we might hurt you. So we're working on a work-around!"[/color] Sakura had approached Carl Semkin so that she was right next to his claw hand. She held the Friend Heart out between he and her.

	[color=f49ac2]"Mind if I give you this? It'll fix you right up, Carl-san."[/color] She smiled. [color=f49ac2]"It's magical."[/color] While she said this with utmost earnesty and sincerity, she also probably looked like a weird lost child with an over-active imagination.