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</div></div><br/>Akena nodded along to what her group was saying, taking in their suggestions. All of them raised good points, and it would seem they were all on board, mostly, with splitting up to cover more ground and find their target faster. She was pleased with them; everyone was coming forward with how they could contribute to the team, and was clearly stating how their abilities and knowledge would be useful. Nekro especially had gone up in her esteem, it was clear he had a talent for this sort of work. This could actually work out after all.<br/><br/>...Which honestly just left Akena as the possible weak link here, as the one in charge of deciding how they would proceed. Still, the other team had just left, and so it was time to at least start talking. "Thanks for your insight Shiro. I'd recommend everyone keep his words in mind." She'd understood his words just fine, though the expressions on Nekro and Karmyne's faces meant they hadn't quite caught it. "The poison gas might be hard to see, so rely on your other senses to compensate. Strange smells, feeling like you're going to pass out, things like that. Just stay on your toes, and if you get caught in it, make sure you conserve air while moving to higher ground. That sound right, Shiro?" She was really just rewording for the benefit of others, but it didn't hurt to confirm that her own assessment of what he said was right. Akena glanced back down at the drawing and diagrams, then back up at her team, looking at each individual in turn.<br/><br/>"I'm decent-ish at tracking, but I'd definitely trust Nekro over me in that department. Shiro's expertise will be needed if we have to engage or are attacked in any way, which I think actually means that he won't be a part of a forward team. I don't like putting our medic on the front line just now, not until we understand where the enemy is. While your suggestion is actually very good, Nekro, and I have confidence in your abilities, I'm more worried that you alone might put you in a bit too much danger before we find out more about our target. I'd rather we go in with two teams. The first will be a scouting party." She held up one finger. "Their job will be to quickly move forward and find tracks. The idea here is that they're going to adopt a more greedy approach, exploring as many paths as necessary in order to find tracks and signs of our objective, and report back to the second team over scroll. The second team," she held up two fingers, "will follow behind, using the information from the first team to make decisions on how to proceed. The moment either team finds the objective, we'll regroup. Our two teams are..."<br/><br/>Nekro had to be in the lead, and Shiro would be in the second group. Nekro needed to work with someone that could communicate with the rest of the team well, but could also synergize with his capabilities. The best forward team would be...Nekro and Robin? Not a chance in hell. Karmyne could go, but...<br/><br/>"Ok, our two teams are as follows. The scouting team will be Nekro and myself, let's just call it IA." Akena gave him a smile, pronouncing it like the name Aya. She could keep up just fine, and it gave the scout team more survivability. "The second team will be Shiro, Robin, and Karmyne, called RSK." Pronounced like the word 'risk'. She smiled wide, obviously proud of the names. And the second thing... "While I am leader of team ARKIS, I'm assigning team leads to both smaller squads. Nekro, as you're the better tracker, I'm delegating you to be in charge. I'll handle communication with the second team. Robin, you'll be in charge there, and I'll be communicating with you. I'll step in where needed, but I think this helps us get better at team cooperation, as opposed to me just telling you what to do."<br/><br/>Robin would no doubt enjoy leading for a bit, and Akena was more than willing to step aside so Nekro could utilize his abilities better. She turned to Professor Roan. "We're going to split into two teams. Nekro and myself on one, designated IA, and Robin, Shiro, and Karmyne, designated RSK. Both will track, but IA is our main scouting team, with RSK being the main group."<br/><br/>She had to struggle to look at Roan's<i>face</i>, not the adorable ears, or that fluffy tail...Akena blinked to cover herself and coughed, turning to Nekro. She maybe shouldn't stare at his tail either. "Well, lead the way then."