Serah was clearly lost in thought even as she continued to observe the battle, her eyes looking beyond what's on the screen. Cracks in her cheery demeanor were starting to show, given the rather serious look on her face. She didn't really know what to think- the 'nightmare' she'd just had bugged her. It was the same mid-battle, with the spider-like frame she recalled. Even before that, she'd mistaken Minerva for someone else briefly. Something gnawed at her. It bugged her. She was-

-suddenly picked up by a big robot lady.

[color=00aeef]"Wait- uh, huh??”[/color]

Despite Stella having the same subtlety as the rocket-powered hammer Mother Goose wielded, Serah was still caught off guard by being picked up like a bag of potatoes. She'd not noticed the robot lady having come over and noticed her distress, and quite frankly, she had a different reason to be distressed right now. [color=00aeef]"Stella what are you do- whahuh?!”[/color]

Without being able to get a word of protest in, Serah was nyoomed over to Aurora and Lucius in the blink of an eye. Stella put the girl back on her feet before she could even readjust herself to the new company.

"Please hug eachother for comfort," the Lilim suddenly said. "Soft and cute parameters within threshold. Serah's punishment is therapy."

And with that, Stella rushed out of the room to go get... something. Serah blinked a few times, dumbfounded at what had just happened. Then, she turned her head. There was an Aurora and one as-of-yet-unknown-to-her Banana in this spot. An Aurora who, without missing a beat, broke the ice with a simple [color=6ecff6]“Hello.”[/color]

There was some dry humor to be found in having [i]that[/i] be how Serah was greeted, but at the same time a sense of relief washed over her as the girl soon forgot all about the tension she was feeling. Matching Aurora's smile with her own, Serah greeted her in turn: [color=00aeef]"Hi Aura!”[/color]

The next few words out of Aurora's mouth were as short and to the point as her greeting was. A point that made Serah sheepishly scratch the back of her head, given it was about the stunt she'd pulled in the simulation. [color=00aeef]"Ahaha... yeah, maybe. Rhylaen and Griff had my number the whole time... I figured I had to do [i]something[/i] to break you guys' formation. I think Stella's upset with me about it... but it was kind of the best idea I could come up with at the time. My team [i]did[/i] ask me to take out Electric Dragonfly if I could.”[/color]

After the little exchange, Aurora turned her attention to the boy next to the two of them. Serah was quick to follow. [color=00aeef]"Oh yeah! I haven't seen you before either,”[/color] she'd say, and if Lucius had been paying attention, he'd notice this was the same voice that said she [i]had[/i] seen him earlier. [color=00aeef]"So... you're the new person? Like, uh, what was your name... Mr. Banana Split?"[/color]

...That wasn't right, was it? Oh well, she'd blurted it out anyway.

She turned, scanned the room and then pointed at Jake, who seemed to be stretching. [color=00aeef]"I thought you were that guy over there! I saw him a little bit ago... or, well his helmet anyway,”[/color] she blabbered on and on. And, with a lightbulb springing in her head, she'd just realized she never introduced herself either. [color=00aeef]"Oh, right! I'm Serah, by the way. Its nice to meet you!”[/color]