[ It's not just any Cie'th. Hope gives a grunt - of course he followed them, of course he'd show up here - but suddenly shoves back at Lightning, almost barking at her. ]
I can handle him!
[ Him. Gendering the Cie'th, Hope? She suddenly draws her boomerang in one hand, her survival knife in the other.
She can handle him. She simply needs to distract, slice, and run. Hack off some more crystal, keep on trying to make all of them unable to move. But with Lightning here, it's going to be harder. Perhaps she could use her as a distraction-- no. She still looks like Lightning. She can't just abandon Lightning, even if she... ]
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I can handle him!
[ Him. Gendering the Cie'th, Hope? She suddenly draws her boomerang in one hand, her survival knife in the other.
She can handle him. She simply needs to distract, slice, and run. Hack off some more crystal, keep on trying to make all of them unable to move. But with Lightning here, it's going to be harder. Perhaps she could use her as a distraction-- no. She still looks like Lightning. She can't just abandon Lightning, even if she... ]