[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/Y6tEFKV.png[/img] [hider=❄]22 | Female | Freelancers | Meltwater Spring Moya-no-Yume | Dagger | Physical | Frosted Sheen Snowdrop Vestige | Sangfroid Convention Glacial Stream | Aqua | Rime Rose [Freeze, Slick] Damage X, Restrain, Extend, Construction, Trap, Enhance, Mark, Blink, Powerful DAMAGE: D | SPEED: C | SENTINEL: E | 750 PHYSICAL: E| ARCANE: D | CHAOS: C | 14[/hider][sub][@BrokenPromise][/sub][/center] There was probably a pessimistic part of Klava’s mind that figured that they’d all be dead regardless. Blasted to bits when the Fritz decides that she could just get a construction crew to clean up the debris after all, and call in an airstrike from the good ol’ US Air Force instead. Even if Billy could survive it, he wouldn’t have his angels left over to watch his ass from the Fritz’s magical bullshit. And then it’d be all extra over. Even a couple of snipers positioned to start blasting through the windows would do it. One didn’t need an instrument to fuck an Esper up if their gun was of sufficient caliber. Klava had positioned herself close to Billy for that [i]express[/i] purpose, imagining all the batshit things that self-righteousness government spooks could do to secure some semblance of victory after their squad had a hilarious fuck up. But the worst cases never manifested, and it was only when they dropped down into the wine cellar, moments away from being able to escape the Bastion, that Klava realized that one of them was missing. The only one who she didn’t know, really. So personally, no big loss. Billy took the kids. Tetrad took off. Klava remained there with Kristina for a moment longer, then let out a long, deflating groan. Fuck that wasn’t smart of her. Too caught up in the moment once again, too focused on being herself rather than being fucking alive. Oh, long term consequences, what were those? God, imagine if she had just shanked that butler a week or two back, then GEMINI could just be like “lol mission accomplished, we’ll let y’all go this time” instead. Fucking bullshit, for real. Such incredible cringe. Just totally built different, wasn’t she? And a dick? Seriously? Had the whole medieval weaponry and architecture theme going, and she just went and bungled it for an adolescent joke? What was she, 15? Yeah, she was definitely going to sleep on it. No regrets, of course, because GEMINI are still a buncha rat bastards, but there were a dozen ways she could’ve approached this. [color=6ecff6][b]“Trixy, huh,”[/b][/color] Klava said. It looked like it fit more. Maybe. She rubbed the palm of her left hand against her eyes, then made her way down to Bastion as well. [color=6ecff6][b]“So, what was that thing about eating babies that those GEMs were saying?”[/b][/color]