<div class="floatleft">(http://i.imgur.com/bzGLBtW.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Raisho Hajimoto<br/><strong>Team:</strong>Ghast<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Dorms<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Gwen<br/><br/>"So good that you'll remember to try and use it in the future," he asked with a hint of amusement in his voice. His eyes traveled down for a moment because he knew how true Gwen's words were. "You're right. The only change I can think of is that she'd maybe think a bit more about going with us, but she was too determined to see that Dust to be persuaded fully regardless of what we said." She got a bit more of a laugh out of him this time when she told him where the playful girl he missed had gone.<br/><br/>"What a shame. And she was<em>just</em>starting to help me out of the shell I seem to have surrounded myself with. I do hope she stops being dead soon and takes advantage of the opportunity the old fool gave her." She finally looked at him and away from Ascalon; his words were having some effect at least.<br/><br/>"While it's true that every single mission is important. Our very first mission on our third day of school will not define us.  And yes, Erik is gone. Ruby is more than likely going to travel with Professor West to study the new Dust. We can't focus on those things. With Erik gone it simply means the three of us fight harder. With Ruby going to the mines, you and I will fight harder than that. We'll show them the type of people Dirge has produced."<br/><br/>He sighed, because this was getting to Gwen clearly. He understood where she was coming from, but if she allowed it to throw her off, it would translate to how she performed in Schwarz. "If you can't call her a teammate yet, then focus on me for now until she decides. Until she sees that we need to work together. I want this to work, Gwen. I want Team Ghast to mean something. And if you can't support her, help me change her mind to see that we are a team, not just individuals working together...even though that's exactly what a team is." He paused and cocked his head to the side. "That took the wind from my sails...I'm not great at inspiration it seems."[/color]