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[color=PeachPuff]“Silmeria, you heavy!"[/color]

[color=888888]— Su Fang[/color][/center]

[sub][@Crusader Lord][@FamishedPants][@Izurich][@SilverPaw][@ERode][@Ponn][/sub] 

The blood had solidified over her eyes. The only way Su could see was if something was bright enough to shine through the blood avalanche and her eyelids. But in the dimly lit room, there was no such source of light. Su was trapped in darkness, and she was [i]suffocating[/i] in it. It was uncomfortable, scary even, but she was an Esper. She would endure.

They would be successful. It was a certainty. She had to go home and see Mika, and she couldn’t do that if she was dead. But more than her own determination, she knew Jacqueline would persevere. Samuel seemed like a resourceful sort, and Lilliah seemed adaptable to boot. Though in her tomb devoid of air or light, Su felt a certain amount of shame. Performing well was imprtant to Su, and she wasn't too pleased to be cut off from everyone alongside Silmeria.

But that made perfect sense, really. 

Everyone had a bad day at work. Su would be kidding herself if she thought her performance today was stellar. There were better arrangements for her constructions, and her orders were based on poor judgments. The important part was that when Su left her crimson tomb, she would be a better than when she entered. She could normally forgive Silmeria for her overly aggressive approach to combat. But this wasn’t the first time she had come around to bail her out of trouble. Earlier in the week, she had been called to assist Silmeria. While Su would never begrudge someone who wanted her help, she was concerned that Silmeria's performance might not be from unfair circumstances, but hers reckless approach to operations. Perhaps it was some behavior that could be ironed out of her with training. Maybe Silmeria just needed a day at the Fang household.

But thinking of post operation affairs only took her mind of the present for so long. The claustrophobic space in the prison was starting to get to her. She wanted to move, she wanted to see, she wanted to escape this feeling of inadequacy. 

[color=PeachPuff]“Gah!"[/color]

The blood thawed and ran down her body. She was soaked with the blood of innocent people. Not a single spec of her blue and black outfit wasn’t red. She coughed, she wiped her eyes with bloodstained hands, but it wasn’t enough. She finally clenched her hand into a fist and a gust of wind blew away what hadn’t soaked into her uniform. She was sore, but she would live.

Su didn’t need to look over the edge of the wall to see the sacrifices had died. It was an outcome that Su had come to expect from an ordeal like this. Trying to save the civilians would have gotten them all killed. It was a rough fight just trying to keep each other alive. That didn’t make it any easier, as she it could have been Mika under one of those burlap bags. Her eyes drifted to the severed head of the child before looking away towards…

[color=PeachPuff]“Samuel?"[/color]

This was the first time she had seen him out of the esper state. He was, well, a lot more attractive than she thought the haunting figure would be. It was not uncommon for espers to adapt personas to make their identities extra secure. But it seemed more like that part of him was just his true self shining through his esper form. Well, Su knew Sam was a gentleman, or at least he looked the part. If she ever needed to convince her parents that she had gotten married, having Samuel pose with her for a few pictures would be pretty good.

[color=PeachPuff]“This way!"[/color]

Su guided the two espers to the ground floor, where the other half of the agents were. There she saw Ashley tending to Lillah, and of course Jaquiline was nearby. It was at times like this she wished she had some way of assisting with the post-battle. But her mana reserves were low. Ashley's eyes were red, and Su was pretty sure it wasn't just from the smoke. The desire to hug her was there, but now wasn't the time for coddling. 

[color=PeachPuff]“Ashley?"[/color] Su kept her distance, not wanting to spook the cadet while she was working on Lilliah. [color=PeachPuff]“You lived!?"[/color]

[color=baddab]”Two out of three ain’t bad for your first G.E.M.I.N.I. only mission together.”[/color] Binky’s joyless voice carried through the smoke as she walked around the side of Su’s castle. [color=baddab]”The mansion is totally secured on the outside. If Justin has half a brain, he’ll try to escape while we’re closing in on him.”[/color] Binky’s eyes rested on Jacqueline for a moment.  [color=baddab]”This isn’t a suicide mission, anyone who’s not fit to fight can remain in the back.”[/color] Her eyes passed over the headless civilians before coming to rest on Ashley and Lilliah. Her face lacked any trace of apathy. Maybe she didn’t care, or maybe the sight of death was so commonplace, Binky stopped reacting to it. [color=baddab]”But it’s all for nothing if we don’t take down Justin. We move out immediately.”[/color]

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[center]32 | Female | Gemini | Steel Gaze
Bipartisan | Handgun, Greatshield | Physical | Bullet Window
Dragon Breacher | Kevlar Vest 
Debris | Wind | Locally Sourced
[Storm, Flight], Push, Pull, Construct, Purify, Restrain, Damage

DAMAGE: D  | SPEED: E | SENTINEL: C | 500

[Bronze self] = 0

PHYSICAL: D | ARCANE: D | CHAOS: C | 144[/center]
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