Serah took Rhylaen's hand without hesitation and gave her a firm handshake, positively beaming as she complimented her. [color=00aeef][i]'Rhylaen's a really nice person,'[/i][/color] Serah thought to herself, even if the girl wasn't really expecting her to feel any animosity over it. [color=00aeef]"Dragonfly is really impressive, aren't they? I couldn't do a thing against your jamming... I felt like I had to take a gamble for my team to stand a chance against it,”[/color] she'd admit a little sheepishly. [color=00aeef]"You and Griff really gave me a lot of trouble. I'm just happy you'll be on my side next time, ehehe...”[/color]

When she mentioned Griff, her eyes narrowed a bit and she looked back at the screen, letting go of Rhylaen's hand. Serah crossed her arms, watching as he split off to go assist Elora. It felt good to cut right through that annoying 'Shining Fingers' module of his, but part of her still wasn't satisfied. [color=00aeef][i]'I want to win,'[/i][/color] she thought to herself. A burning, competitive flame flickered inside of her, lit by a burning desire to beat Griff and not be outdone by him. Even if Shiva outclassed Atty, even as Griff was clearly an expert pilot- Serah wanted to [i]win[/i]. She'd need to practice a lot to make that happen, but...

[color=7bcdc8][b]"Hey! Catch!"[/b][/color]
[color=00aeef][i]'Just you wa-- uh, huh?'[/i][/color]

Her thoughts were suddenly cut short as the sound of Zel-Ghin's voice registered, the girl blinking and turning around to see what the fuss was about... only to get clocked right in the forehead by a lollipop.

[color=00aeef]"Ow-!”[/color] the girl yelped. [color=00aeef]"Hey, what was that for?!”[/color] she'd yell at him, just the tiniest bit upset. Rubbing her forehead, she looked at the ground and saw he'd tossed another stick of candy at her. Crouching down to pick it up, she scratched her cheek a bit in confusion. Looking back at Zel-Ghin, she'd ask: [color=00aeef]"Sheesh, how many of these do you have?"[/color] with no small amount of exasperation. [color=00aeef]"If you wanted to share again, you should come over here and do it yourself. What are you doing over there anyway? Come watch with us,”[/color] she waved over to invite him, then turned to the action again.

The situation had unfolded further in the brief moment Serah had been distracted. Shiva was firing on a charging Mother Goose while Angel Zero tried to sneak around her and recover Atty's lost blade. Serah puffed up her cheeks a bit- that wasn't his to use! Only Atty could properly wield that thing, or so she thought anyway. In truth, AZ managed to replicate the system Atty used to power it and it flickered right back to life, just like how it used to be. Serah definitely didn't know how to feel about that one.

But more importantly, she'd noticed how Aurora had been left all alone in the field. She didn't know if this was the plan or if people had abandoned her, but what Serah did know, is that what Sleepy was doing wasn't normal. Aurora had told her they were tempermental, that they didn't like others much- but the frame was oddly calm. Even she could see that much. But judging from the hellfire it unleashed, the pilot behind it was...

[color=00aeef][i]'Aura... are you doing okay...?'[/i][/color] Serah would think to herself, slightly worried about her friend as she softly bit down on her lip.