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3... I can't keep up with this insanity and work on my take home calc test at the same time... Thanks for catching that for me Xiro. I give up for now. Goodnight, guys.

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Nora was going to hang back and protect the civilians if by some ill twist of fate one of the monsters broke through. She really was, their allies' King and Princess were not too far back, after all. That plan was scrapped as soon as Kai almost got sucked in by one of the Big Octos. Focus. She crouched slightly, left hand on the ground while the right held her sword by her side. One well aimed, powerfully concentrated blow would do just as well as seven weaker ones. Maxwell would take care of the one that Nox had stunned, so... The knight pushed forward, sprinting towards the Big Octo that Malon had shot. Using her momentum she propelled herself up into the air, spinning slightly. Speed, Gravity, centripetal force, and strength gained through years of dedicated practice all pulled together in one perfectly aimed strike, and the blade hit squarely on the arrow, driving it in deeper to the monster's brain as the blade sliced its eyes. 'This creature attacked a comrade,' she thought to herself. Nora slashed it again as she fell. Just for good measure. The Big Octo fell too, thrown lifelessly back and into the water.

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(Magic hair- defying physics since before physics even had a name.)The spirit laughed at Flaire's stern act before gasping slightly as she went flying through the air. Not that flying through the air was bad, she did that all the time, but this time it was unexpected. 'Dang it.' Orali thought to herself as she returned Flaire's hug. She should have known the kitsune would surprise her back sooner or later. "I am sure you will do fantastic tonight, too!" The pale girl couldn't help but pout slightly and add "Some day I am going to be tall enough that people can't pick me up. It may be in a whole lot of days, but I'm going to get there." She nodded determinedly to emphasize the point.

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"I am!" Orali exclaimed happily. "It is going to be awesome!" Popping the final piece of popcorn into her mouth, she crinkled up the bag, enjoying the strange sound that it made, before throwing it away. Her new trick was going to be a surprise... But surely she could let Flaire in on the secret? "I have been practicing a new stunt with the trapeze." She fell forward and stood on her hands. "I figured out how to get enough momentum to skip a bar without cheating." The spirit paused for a second. "But you can't tell, ok?" She waved her foot at the kitsune lady very sternly. "Because then it wouldn't be a secret."

"Thank you for your aid, Princess Aqua." Nora bowed slightly as she accepted the scale, watching in fascination as it lit up briefly before fading. She pressed the scale into the center of the green circle on her right sleeve. Slightly than the Hylian crest, the sword arm to symbolize acting on the behalf of their allies. Having finished this task, she continued to wait patiently for the king of the Zoras to allow them passage.

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"If that's the case..." Aello paused for a second, collecting her thoughts, "he's going to be fine." Her sort of classmate wasn't exactly nice, but he certainly wasn't pure evil. But master Zion didn't look like she was doing very well... If the master couldn't do anything but wait to recover, though, then there was probably nothing she could do. "Are we going after the others, then?" The student questioned after Zion asked Luna to pick her up. Her peers were probably ok, many of them were much stronger than she was, but that didn't stop her from worrying a bit. "I hope they're still allright."

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Making a contemplative face, the spirit opened the bag she had been handed, popping a single kernel into her mouth and 'focusing on the sweet and salty taste of the Crackerjacks.' Hmm. Flaire was right, she noted happily, she felt a bit more right side up. Did that mean she was upside down with everyone else now? Orali decided not to share these thoughts, for the sake of the kitsune lady's mental health. Instead she ate another caramel covered piece of popcorn, chewing carefully before looking over at her friend. "Are you performing tonight?" The white haired girl asked calmly before looking up with a small smile at the sky. She really couldn't wait to try out her new tricks. This was going to be fun.

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