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</div></div><br/><br/>"Well, way to ruin my fun, guys." Akena pouted at her teammates, but mostly in jest. "To deprive your dear leader of her smallest pleasures is far too cruel. Besides, it it bothers you, then that's just more reason to keep the puns coming." She was only half-joking with that one - throwing barbs at the people around her was just how Akena had fun. If anything, it was a sign of comfort than any actual antagonism, at least for her. She walked with them into the arena. Or...Ar-ke-na?<br/><br/>That one probably needed some work. She couldn't help but smirk anyway. Karmyne went off to get her weapon, with an icy personality change at that. Something to file away for later.<br/><br/>They walked into classroom 3, and took their seats. Akena paid rapt attention to Prof. Umbervyn's lecture and took detailed notes- even if it wasn't relevant to her, it might be to her team, and she'd need to know it. Akena prided herself on being a proper academic, even if most academia bored her at times. Knowledge was power, speaking of...<br/><br/>Her attention partially wandered to the other teams in attendance. WRTH was the team that had antagonized Karmyne, though they seemed to be missing a member. They had chosen to sit at the back, and looked generally unpleasant. LITE she knew nothing about - something to fix later. In fact, this would be a fantastic opportunity to gain some insight on the other teams present, and gather some intel on what their capabilities were and how all three teams present would function moving forward. They might all be in the hunter program together, but Akena wasn't stupid - they would no doubt compete with each other, and if their experience so far was any indication, it would not be friendly. Which suited Akena fine, cutthroat competition never bothered her, and it got her into this school. She was determined that her team be the best, no compromises.<br/><br/>As the students moved into the pit area, Akena took stock of what was going on around her, and laid out a few objectives for herself. First of all, she'd need to observe her own team and keep their ranged capabilities(or lack thereof) in mind. Her second objective was to see what WRTH and LITE were packing. And third was, obviously, doing well herself. She took her place alongside her team, facing her own target. Nyx Astra floated next to her, suspended above her palm, the bracelets around her wrists vibrating slightly as it became operational. When it came to ranged combat, Akena had plenty of options. The orb itself was a flying bludgeon on it's own, but could be infused with dust to act as a mobile platform for blasting. She could even use Ignition to fire off dust projectiles if she really tried. But then...if the other teams were around, then they'd be trying to gather info too. Maybe it would just be best to not show all her cards here.<br/><br/>"Just do your best." Akena tried to reassure her team. "If we can't fight at range, then we'll just need to improvise. Pay attention to the other teams, too."