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Eight to ten conscious innocents, generators under attack, and an unknown opposition. Quite a crescendo she was building to, hm? Dueling priorities. Protection for whom? The people before them, or those relying on these generators? Counter-attack, or containment? The truth, however, was that the question presented a false dichotomy; you don't [i]choose[/i], or you've accepted the premise of the sadistic [i]сука[/i] tying people to train tracks.

You can't save everyone.

You still have to try.

[color=7e5e7f]"I'll get her attention."[/color] Her gladius, for once, was braced fully with the sight in line with her gaze. 'Surgical' wasn't her usual forte— she preferred to put on a show. Even so, all art called for discernment. When to be bold, and when to be precise. The opalescent inlay of her rifle pulsed dimly, radiating a sullen heat that was nearly uncomfortable for [i]her[/i]. The tension, the mana she'd gathered and compressed, almost ached— still she listened to her teammates, trusted their instincts, and in a handful of breaths made her decision. [color=7e5e7f]"Anyone you can get to, anyone you can find, get them together. Selma can make them some cover."

"As long as I keep her eyes on me, she can't do so much to the generators, da?"[/color] The Baeterran flashed Kheper a wink, refusing to let on that— for once— she knew she [i]might[/i] be out of her depth. [color=7e5e7f]"I'll keep her dancing, long as I can. When the field's as clear as we can make it, we'll try and put her down. Anything comes up, I guess we'll have to improvise!"

"Mind your eyes."[/color]

She waited a breath— the girls all knew how bright fire could get, by now— and briefly switched on the sun. The mana she'd intentionally compressed and compressed shot through the gloom towards the unknown woman's back— as nice as a headshot would have been, she didn't want to miss. The fiery lance vaporized the rain that intersected it instantly on its path to the target. Both 'barrels' loosed, she broke the top and spun it around once more.

[color=7e5e7f]"Yooooo-hooooo~!"[/color]