[b][i] – Kathy[/i][/b]

Glad to have the full set again, Kathy slipped her shoes back on as both familiar and unfamiliar faces began to appear around them. Frowning at his explanation of his condition she murmured, “… Just don’t overdo it.” In reality she just wanted him to drop it and stop stressing himself out, but she didn’t feel that was exactly an option. Besides, the last time she tried to ‘help’ she ended up regretting her actions and hurting both of them.

“Lion!” Happy to see him again, she stopped for a moment to crouch over and give him a pat on the head. Then looking around she asked, “Where’s Little Feather? That’s not good, something dangerous seems to be happening so this is the time when you should really stay by her side.” Kathy wondered how well Lion could fight. [i]‘… I hope he only lost against broom-wielding bus riders because he didn’t want to hurt civilians.’[/i]

Straightening back up, she listened to Crash’s… Lack of a plan. [i]‘She? Who is he talking about?’[/i] Kathy wondered, momentarily distracted. Then sighing, she quickly shook the train of thought away. [i]‘Not the time for that.’[/i] When Crash finished, she hesitated for a moment before speaking up. “For now… We need to get the other students away from the doors and windows. If something’s coming, that’s where the attack’s likely to start so if we don’t want them to get hurt by surprise, we need to drag them away from those spots. Even if we need to force them to move.”

She momentarily looked up at the windows and added, “I think it’ll probably be better to stay here. Trying to move now or acting as bait when we don’t even know the numbers sounds risky. People who can fight should stay here to protect everyone and… People who are fairly confident at running or defending themselves should help scout the enemy ahead of time.” Kathy chewed her lower lip. She was no battle specialist, but it seemed logical enough to her. “If they take us by surprise then there’ll be an even bigger panic than this one. I can keep a look-out around the hallway leading here. What do you all think?”