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Aaginim's announcement came faster than she'd expected, but hey, the faster they took on the dungeon, the better, right? Still. She couldn't say she was super happy with the teams. 

[i][color=d1fffc]Keep the smile up, don't let it get to you.[/color][/i]

Alja liked most people she met in Pariah, but she did [i]not[/i] like Benkei. Like Luci, he was competent. [i]Staggeringly[/i] competent (though probably not as much as Luci). But that's where the similarities ended between them. Luci was good at what she did, but she didn't look down at others worse than she was. She was, above all, professional. And she showed professional courtesy. Alja'd run exactly one raid with Benkei as a DPS, and he had strained her good-natured patience to its absolute [i]limit[/i], micromanaging every little thing she did, lambasting her for every decimal below the the other damage dealers she was.

More to the point, though, as far as they'd interacted--which, granted, wasn't a lot--she didn't think he was [i]expert[/i] in conflict resolution. And with Graves, Kalie and Rael all in the same party, that was probably going to be a necessary skill. [i][color=d1fffc]Let's hope they can keep it civil while we're in the dungeon, or else there's gonna be some problems.[/color][/i]

She heaved a heavy sigh, exhaling the frustration. No point in fretting over it now, after all. She'd just need to make sure she did her best in the raid to keep Benkei happy, and hopefully everyone would play nice. So now the question was: what exactly would she be doing during the raid?

[i][color=d1fffc]Right. Let's see...Rael and Benkei to tank, then Graves, Kalie and the new kid, whatshisname...Alex for DPS. Two supports.[/color][/i] She blew up at a strand of hair that fell over her face, thinking about her role. [i][color=d1fffc]I could go DPS, split it evenly down the middle, but there are already two melee DPS and I don't wanna step on their toes, get in their way. Hmm.[/color][/i]

She picked up her backpack and retrieved Glacier Chain from where she'd left it by the table, then clomped up to Benkei--he seemed to be talking to the girl with the sandwiches from earlier (Alja was still sad she hadn't been able to eat one)--and tapped him on the shoulder. "[color=d1fffc]Yo, Benkei. You're the boss. Should I go in expectin' to tank or DPS?[/color]" She motioned to her heavy armor. "[color=d1fffc]Gotta make sure I got the right gear equipped for the job, ya dig?[/color]"

She peered over Benkei's head at the support--Seele, probably, she knew almost everyone's names now and she didn't seem like a Kazuki, and the boy near Benkei certainly didn't seem like a Seele--and gave her an apologetic glance. "[color=d1fffc]Sorry to cut you off, I'd just like to know my role early. I'm Alja.[/color]"