"Instincts are pretty good," said Gata, "but they also suck. Look. Most people are eyes. They're slow. Some people are ears. They're defensive. Some people are instincts, you're instincts - that's normal for International, it's how you've got to be. And some people have [i]weird [/i]senses. They process information wrong, or better, or something. Freaks. Get near the top and you get nothing but freaks. Titanomachia was a freak - she wasn't responding to what you were doing, I think she was predicting it. There's no easy fix for them, they're all one of a kind monsters. Learning one doesn't even help you beat another."

She ran a claw idly along the edge of the exhaust pipe, curling up a long line of metal, sending a single mad line of warm exhaust air into her hair.

"There's a lot of flash in your group. It's for the eyes. For the ears. [i]Don't[/i]. Your opponent is Kraken. She'll end your run right here in the round of thirty-two. Everything you are needs to go into stopping her."