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Calliope's sigh of relief came out as a strained laugh. The new girl was thankfully ok, but still, that wasn't a great start to the year for either of them. As Okido was quick to point out.

[color=00AAFF]"Ehhh..."[/color] Calliope couldn't help inching back. As much admiration as she had for the ronin, he still intimidated her, even after a year of having known him. It was his air of mystery, his tales of his achievements, and of course the fact that he'd tamed a Gyarados. Trying her best to hide this, she forced a chuckle at the nickname he'd called her by yet again. [color=00AAFF]"Technically that's dragon girl! Rawwwwrrr!"[/color] She considered reminding him that an Altaria was more of a dragon than a Gyarados was, but thought better of it. 

By her side, Seraphine chirped with laughter, before fussing over her and neatening up her hair. [color=00AAFF]"Oh Sera."[/color] Grinning, Calliope reached up to pet her. [color=00AAFF]"No need for that, it'll get messed up again anyway..."[/color] She and Seraphine both startled at the sudden yell from the dorms, followed by a cacophony of steel on steel. She nodded up at Okido. [color=00AAFF]"Wow, sounds like it."[/color] Okido wasn't the only one who could be scary, Kaizer having quite the impressive presence too.

A glance around the training grounds revealed the task ahead - pick a partner and, ugh, go over the boring old mundane drills. Calliope bit back a sigh. Why couldn't they all train with their Unity abilities? Weren't those their main skills? There was nothing quite like the sensation of lightness and freedom that Unity mode granted her, even if the occasional accident did happen when she kept up Dragon Dance too long. Even so, she grabbed two wooden swords from a barrel and headed over to the green-haired girl, who looked rather less than comfortable as others chortled about the mishap. Calliope winced inwardly. She had to make it up to her somehow.

[color=00AAFF]"Hey, again, apologies."[/color] She gave a friendly smile, hoping to put her at ease. [color=00AAFF]"You up for sparring?"[/color]