( it's different when it's someone else's life on the line. it's been quite a long time since yuuta really feared the ever-present reality of death, and it's an even more distant fear given the tenuous "immortality" that they had as Aions. but this woman, vaeka... she had no such supernatural security, and she was at risk to lose her life for the cause that she had been fighting for. if this were just a straight-up fight they were rushing into, he would be placid as still water, but with her life hanging in the balance... the young man is still outwardly calm (he'd learned that him at least appearing like he's confident helps keep everyone around him the same), but his stomach knots with apprehension.
the three of them wait under a cover of invisibility, close enough to the building that vaeka was kept captive in that the minutes were now winnowing down to the seconds. they couldn't waste time — not this close. syrlya's spell might have allowed them to approach, but it wouldn't allow them much closer than this; not without the risk of being seen through. they would split up here, and yuuta just had to hold in his heart that his companions would be alright without him. sending rika along with them gave him some peace of mind, but he would still try to bust through the front to back them up as quickly as possible. )
Yes. We're ready. ...Rika? ( a brief pause. ) I need you to look after and help Johnny and Syrlya, okay? Just for a little while.
( there's a lengthier pause, and then a voice ripples through the empty air, young and feminine beneath multiple layers of heavy distortion. )If that's what you want me to do, Yuuta.( she sounds plainly grudging, and yuuta knows it's not a perfect solution — he can give her orders up until her defensive programming takes effect, so... he'll just need to fend for himself for a while and not give her a reason to abandon her orders. he takes a deep breath to steady himself, and then he carefully shifts johnny off of his back, setting him down and for just a moment placing a firm, steadying hand on his shoulder. )
Stay aware of your surroundings, the people around you, and the situation. Communicate if you need help. ( he retrieves his hand and moves it to the hilt of his sword, shifting his posture so he's ready to move at a moment's notice. ) ...Let's go.
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the three of them wait under a cover of invisibility, close enough to the building that vaeka was kept captive in that the minutes were now winnowing down to the seconds. they couldn't waste time — not this close. syrlya's spell might have allowed them to approach, but it wouldn't allow them much closer than this; not without the risk of being seen through. they would split up here, and yuuta just had to hold in his heart that his companions would be alright without him. sending rika along with them gave him some peace of mind, but he would still try to bust through the front to back them up as quickly as possible. )
Yes. We're ready. ...Rika? ( a brief pause. ) I need you to look after and help Johnny and Syrlya, okay? Just for a little while.
( there's a lengthier pause, and then a voice ripples through the empty air, young and feminine beneath multiple layers of heavy distortion. ) If that's what you want me to do, Yuuta. ( she sounds plainly grudging, and yuuta knows it's not a perfect solution — he can give her orders up until her defensive programming takes effect, so... he'll just need to fend for himself for a while and not give her a reason to abandon her orders. he takes a deep breath to steady himself, and then he carefully shifts johnny off of his back, setting him down and for just a moment placing a firm, steadying hand on his shoulder. )
Stay aware of your surroundings, the people around you, and the situation. Communicate if you need help. ( he retrieves his hand and moves it to the hilt of his sword, shifting his posture so he's ready to move at a moment's notice. ) ...Let's go.