[center][h1][color=orange]Crane[/color][/h1]
Savior Island[/center]
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	So, a few things happened. Crane was very confused by Albino's statement. [color=orange]"W- wind exhaustion? Oh, my. I have never heard of such a thing."[/color] She wracked her brain. [color=orange]"Do you mean heat exhaustion?"[/color] She asked, since the man seemed friendly enough and might have just mispoke.

	Then Riley appeared, and did some things Crane found nonsensical. It was only when Eva surmised the situation quickly. [color=orange]"They are bad?"[/color] Her eyes widened in alarm. As Eva fired her first round of goop, Crane's first instinct was to cover up Emily Duff's body with one of her large hands. Fortunately, Eva's goop blast was not so callously aimed, so neither Crane nor Emily were hit. That was where Crane stayed as Mire grabbed Albino from below and Jellyfish activated his lightning power. Then, he teleported and took Eva hostage!

	Crane stayed knelt by the director, trying to think of what to do next. [color=orange]"Oh, my! W-wait, um, just wait."[/color] She said, trying to placate the situation. That was when the scruffy coin man appeared, to try and de-escalate with words. Crane nodded along, still kneeling.

	[color=orange]"Yes."[/color] She nodded, and nodded some more. She bent her hand to point at the man with the pale skin. [color=orange]"When you pretended to be the doctor, I thought: what a handsome smile!"[/color] She said, and it was true. [color=orange]"You seemed very nice. You can be nice, if you want."[/color]

	And then she looked at the man called Jellyfish. [color=orange]"And your lightning powers? Very pretty!"[/color] She explained, eagerly. [color=orange]"Dazzling! You don't have to fight. There can be peace."[/color] She looked down at Emily under her hand.

	[color=orange]"It was unkind of you to hurt her. And unkind of you to take my coworker hostage. That does not mean there is no chance for you. It is like the Mister with the coin says. Release her, please, and the strife today will end. Nobody else has to get hurt."[/color] She pleaded. She had no idea what they wanted, but Crane knew she couldn't give it to them. Personally, she valued the life of this poison lady over whatever object they needed to steal. But if they asked her for it, she wouldn't be able to get it. From a practical, tactical point of view, even with Eva hostage she doubted they would be able to succeed. They were outnumbered, and each hero here had versatile abilities. But Crane, nonetheless, didn't want to see any bloodshed. And if there was a chance to lower the temperature, she would take it.

	The giant lady's big face was easy to read, emotionally speaking. She was nervous, and anxiously optimistic. She was going to take a defensive role, focusing on protecting the assistant director and her fellow heroes. She looked at Eva, and offered her a hopeful smile. [color=orange]"You won't die."[/color] She assured her. Given her ability to produce toxic goo out of her body, she might already have an escape plan. Crane hoped so.