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<br/>​</div>As their professors jumped in to deal with the situation, Akena took quick note of her team. Robin had followed orders - on second thought, he'd gotten close to get a sample, Nekro had been pulled back by Shiro, and Karmyne was ensuring Nekro wasn't going to let his hotheadedness get the better of him. Good deal. She couldn't quite make out the situation with team LITE, but that could be figured out later. "Follow their direction." Akena ordered, pointing back at what she estimated had been the initial briefing point at the start of the mission. "ARKIS is leaving the battlefield. Meet back up at the initial clearing, and watch yourselves!"<br/><br/>As her voice rang out, Akena noticed the first grimm going down. As she had thought, the smog had been linked to the grimm itself - so it was some sort of sentient gas, then? Was it biological, even? Questions for later. Karmyne jumped away - Akena almost stopped her, but the redhead was going to assist the other team. Inwardly, Akena wasn't sure she approved, but if Karmyne could keep herself safe, then fine. Akena leaped up next to where Nekro and Shiro were. "We're leaving, puppy, Shiro. Robin, you too."<br/><br/>She began going from tree to tree as she had earlier, heading back to the area where the class had started. She felt incredibly frustrated. Akena had expected their plans to go awry, but the fact that it was the other team's screwup that impacted their operation and not anything to really do with their target or team ARKIS itself was just annoying. At least they had made the best of it. She made a mental note to congratulate Robin and Shiro later. Shiro for keeping the team in check, and Robin for displaying some resourcefulness in acquiring a sample, though a rebuke for reckless actions was perhaps in order.<br/><br/>Nekro was a mixed bag. He had clearly demonstrated real skill, but immaturity would only hamper his development and abilities unless he learned to keep it in check. Him running off to help LITE was suicidal, and Akena had no interest in keeping someone like that on the team. LITE wasn't worth a thing in comparison to her own teammates. If anyone was going to demonstrate life-or-death loyalties, it was to family, clan, and team, she felt. Oh, and they needed to get Nekro a scroll and teach him how to use it to communicate at the very least. Tech-illiteracy would not be an excuse for incompetent communication.<br/><br/>Karmyne had shown some frustration over the course of the operation, something to perhaps probe later. Oh, and there was the whole thing about jumping to help LITE at the end there. A nice gesture, but mostly unnecessary. Maybe it was harmless, but could that affect her performance in later missions? Was she too nice to practice discretion on when to assist? But then, that same consideration for others also allowed for her to be aware of the team's emotional states and act as a peacemaker when needed. Akena made her way back to the clearing, slowly letting her frustration dissipate as she constructed a better idea of the events in her mind.<br/><br/>And of course, there was her own performance. Mediocre at best. Really, what had Akena done, beyond giving basic orders that the others could easily figure out themselves? Her own skills had been of little use. More than anything, Akena just needed a chance to show what she was capable of. Physically and mentally. And the lack of opportunity was no excuse, she needed to make her own. And then there was the strange sensations and oddly distracted feelings she had earlier in the day. Thankfully they hadn't shown back up during the mission, but what if they had? More discipline was needed.