[h3][color=gold][center]Jaclyn [i]"OfAll"[/i] Chreyz[/center][/color][/h3][center][img]https://assets.mycast.io/actor_images/actor-ta-kaiya-blaney-267392_small.jpg?1631024853[/img][/center][center][/center][hr][center][color=gold][b]Location[/b][/color]: New Orleans - Botanical Gardens
[color=gold][b]Skills[/b][/color]: Power Mimicry - Chlorokinesis[/center]
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Jaclyn reverted her attention when she heard Mary/Chrysi speak, and if the tone-shift wasn't enough to do it, the confirming red of the eyes was; Jaclyn felt like an uncomfortable bolt of electricity had just shot through her nervous system, followed by her temperature draining away. She actually found herself shaking--just ahead of the earthquake which drowned out her own shakes with the ones it caused.

She questioned how Chrysi was doing this when the answer came in the form of black vines practically erupting from the dirt. By reflex Jaclyn assumed a ready fighting pose, anticipating having to fight against the vines' snare, but they didn't go that far--yet. If they had, she might've missed the other pieces of foliage that seemed to be creeping closer like botanical soldiers.

Then the vines did advance--specifically towards Guin, Annie and Perry; Chrysi's active adversaries. 

Jaclyn watched Edus attempt at a shield fail.
[i]'Get it together,'[/i] she admonished herself. If her reaction time was faster, maybe she [i]could've[/i] manifested Edus' powers and augmented his shield. Fortunately the team's #1 fast-reactor addressed that issue.

Again Jaclyn's attention turned back on Chrysi who continued to speak. It could seem as though Jaclyn's focus was set on her, and technically it was, though she was dedicating part of such to trying to manifest her/Mary's powers. 

Something of a slight, grounding calm washed over her body when she realized she was successful, at least to some degree: feeling the plants as though she'd just connected to the mycorrhizal network. If she had to put it into more techy terms, she didn't feel like she had full bars, though she was sure there was [i]some[/i] connection; hopefully enough. It actually just gave her an idea for something to try later, if she could communicate it. For right now she was of a more basically defensive mind. . .and a troubled one.

Chrysi's words sinking in, Jaclyn's heart went out to Mary who had basically been missing in her own mind for the past month?
Her trouble [i]deepening[/i] as she wondered to what extent "Mary's not exactly here anymore" meant.

She heard Annie's line of questioning and was appreciative for it; it seemed like the correct first response to this. And also indicated that at least Annie didn't feel like Mary was [i]that[/i] gone yet.

[i]'She can't be,'[/i] Jaclyn determined to herself. [i]'In any case, keep ready.'[/i]

[hider=Roll Request]
For if Chrysi attacks with the plants again, Jaclyn to try and create resistance by "pulling back" on the same plants Chrysi is "shooting out", and/or block them with others.[/hider]