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Level 6: 01/60
Location: The Maw: The Depths
Word Count: 632
Points Gained: +1 -2
New EXP Balance--- Level 6 : 00/60 +1 -2 [/center]

	The robot reached out for the heart and grabbed it, which activated it, much to Sakura's surprise. [color=f49ac2]"Oh, I-"[/color] But, it worked nonetheless. Sakura took a step back and smiled as the robot fixed itself right up. There was a bit of a staticky grunt, but she didn't think much of it. 

	[color=f49ac2]"[i]Yatta,[/i] it worked!"[/color] Sakura put her hands up into the air and waved them around. [color=f49ac2]"Mister Carl, I know you're probably pretty confused right now. But basically some giant jerk ball of light kidnapped everybody and..."[/color] Sakura trailed off.

	[color=f49ac2][i]"Carl-san?"[/i][/color] She waved her hand infront of him. [color=f49ac2]"Are you okay?"[/color] She waved her hand infront of his eyes. Her face fell. Nadia knocked on his head, nothing. Nothing at all.

	[color=f49ac2]"A...ghost? Wh-what? What happened? I gave him the Friend Heart."[/color] Sakura said. She looked between her allies. One by one they offered their brief thoughts and moved on. Finally she focused on Rika, who asked if she was ok. [color=f49ac2]"I gave him the Friend Heart. He should be fine. I don't- I don't know."[/color]

	[color=f49ac2]"Why would it-? Not?"[/color] She looked at her ex-Abyssal friend, eyes wide and watering. [color=f49ac2]"Rika..."[/color] She wrapped her arms around her in a hug. [color=f49ac2]"I don't understand. I'm sorry."[/color]

	Then the little girl detached and dropped into a sitting position, looking at the lifeless, utilitarian robot. [color=f49ac2]"I didn't know! I didn't know what would happen. That's never happened before! Where did he go? Was Mister Carl ever there? I don't get it!" [/color] She held the sides of her head and cried.

	[color=f49ac2] "No, no it's all that stupid Galeem's fault! That thing did this! It's got everything all- all scrambled up! I didn't know what would happen: I didn't want that to happen!"[/color] Sakura exclaimed, smacking her hand against the steel floor. She pushed herself to her feet and wiped her eyes. 

	[color=f49ac2]"I guess Mister Carl was already in a pretty bad spot...He was stuck. But if he got fixed, he went away? It's so confusing." [/color] Sakura wasn't sure what to make of it. She felt guilty, angry, confused. But at the same time she wasn't sure if blaming herself too much would be wise. No one else seemed to be. But they didn't seem to care about the situation at all. That didn't exactly sit right with her, either. Maybe there really was nothing to do but move on?

	[color=f49ac2]"I'm gonna [i]get[/i] that nasty Galeem."[/color] Sakura wiped her eyes again.[color=f49ac2] "Thanks, Rika. Let's...let's go." [/color] She was the last person into the next couple of room sby a significant amount, only catching the tail end of the saddest man in the world falling into the water. She also wasn't involved in the conversations about loot and new weapons. She didn't feel like getting any new toys, anyway.

	Sakura's mood as a whole was back to being down in the dumps, her shoulders slumped. The one good thing she thought they could do while in this terrible place backfired. 

	Nervously she stayed near the back of the group. [color=f49ac2][i]"That[/i] is our submarine? It's teeny! It's a little baby submarine. Aw, man, this sucks."[/color] Sakura looked over the side into the water. 

	[color=f49ac2]"If we lose the submarine, though, we're all d-dead. Just be careful, Mirage." [/color]Sakura approached the cjaor, resting a hand on it and looking at the brave engineer. [color=f49ac2]"You've still got your smarts and if you get separated from us, I don't know how we'll get out of here. So, uh, no pressure."[/color] She gave him an apprehensive peace sign. 

	[color=f49ac2]"We just gotta get the submarine..."[/color] The brunette trailed off, eyes on the murky water underneath the dangling vehicle, out of reach for now.