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The moment Kleo 'greeted' the support team, Alice's immediately opened her eyes wide in shock. Even though Alice did notice that Kleo was, in her own way, standing up for her own team, which did made Alice a bit satisfied, noticing how Kleo seemed to be integrating into the team a bit more and feeling more like a part of it, the way she did so gave a terrible first impression. While it was true that the one who greeted also didn't exactly give a good first impression, more confrontation was the last thing both teams needed just before the mission.

Fortunately, King seemed to quickly be able to draw attention to the perilous mission at hand, making Husk, as the scielto introduced himself, reveal more about what he knew about the place they would explore. Feeling the ethereal signal the scielto had sent to her as a greeting, Alice nodded her head, acknowledging it as he approached her.

[color=8882be]"Indeed, I was part of a research team on a ship focused on the Oneiric Chasm and the Abyssical Plane. Already went in quite a few expeditions there... Which only taught me to always be on guard and never consider oneself overly 'familiar' with the Oneiric Chasm or the Abyssical Plane. I only hope the creatures down there aren't particularly troublesome. I have quite a few in mind that would make our life down there a living hell should they be left to roam freely through that maze..."[/color] Alice said, replying to Husk.

With that said, despite their attempt to steer the conversation away from a possible confrontation between Kleo and Husk, the sparks continued to fly as Husk addressed Kleo's previous outburst. Thankfully, a Vrexul member of the support team silently chastised Husk with a slap. Alice quickly looked to the Vrexul, thanking him with a silent nod before she turned to Kleo, intent on hopefully discouraging her from further putting fuel into the fire.

[color=8882be]"Hey Kleo, are you looking for any particular equipment? It's better to be well prepared. Not even I am sure of what type of creatures we will find there."[/color] Alice began, putting herself between Kleo and Husk as she delicately tried pushing Kleo towards the arsenal.

[color=8882be]"I'm happy that you finally see yourself as part of the team."[/color] Alice said in a low tone after they got a bit away from Husk, with a delicate smile, discreetly letting Kleo know that she did notice that she was standing up for them back there.

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