<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>Ruby, Gwen<br/><br/>After the announcements, Rai headed off on his own for a bit to be alone with his thoughts; one of them being Erik's departure and team Ghast being down to only three members. It would be strange living with two beautiful women who he wasn't related to, but they were here to train, grow, and learn. He was mature enough to focus on what was most important. Hormones could take a backseat. He needed to ask them about running through some team exercises later. All the skill in the world didn't matter if they couldn't work together.<br/><br/>He and Gwen at least had playtime from their youth, but Ruby was a mystery to him when it came to combat. They'd need to be able to work off of each other to survive. He hadn't checked the board after he signed his name down, but he would later. For a while he wandered around, lost in thought. Finally though he decided he needed to find the girls and discuss the missions with them. Making sure he was alone, he vanished and reappeared outside of the dorm room.<br/><br/>He opened the door and walked in, just in time to catch the conversation between the girls. He sat cross legged on the floor as Ruby explained her passion for Dust and how it was also necessary for her to be effective in combat. He could understand how she thought that. Her fighting style did revolve around it and she depended on Dust, but training could make her a force to be reckoned with without it. He and several others were proof of that. He didn't jump in to point that out though. He just sat and let her talk, his eyes closed as he listened. He understood her passion, he just hoped her enthusiasm wasn't misplaced.<br/><br/>There was just as good a chance that mist altered Dust could be corrupted, or be lethal or any number of foul things. But he could see how much this meant to her. She even asked for his and Gwen's opinion on what she should do. More respect to her for asking what they thought even if she was already set on a choice they might not pick. He only breathed calmly as she finished her piece and Gwen spoke. She held just as much passion as Ruby, although it was directed elsewhere.<br/><br/>To helping the people of Schwarz, and to helping him as well. She knew his family was there, and he was eternally grateful that she was so ready to help him. She was very blunt in what she said to Ruby, but blunt didn't mean wrong necessarily. What it did mean though was that things may need to be smoothed over, and since he was literally the odd man out, being the only man in a group of three...he figured he could help maybe. When Gwen finished, he opened his eyes and looked at both of them.<br/><br/><strong>"Congratulations on your promotion, Gwen,"</strong>he said first and foremost.<strong>"I can see it's not an ideal thing for you, and leadership is a heavy burden. But have faith in yourself, and we'll have faith in you as well."</strong>The middle of his mask creased as a smirk drifted to the side of his mouth. Standing up, he brushed a bit of dust off of his pants. He turned to the brunette first.<br/><br/><strong>"Ruby...I respect your dedication to something you're so passionate about. I think you're selling yourself short when you say you're nothing without Dust, but I understand what you mean. You are a grown woman; we're all adults here. So I won't make a decision for you, but I will tell you to be careful if you decide to go with Professor West to see the Dust. The mist is a mysterious and evil thing. There's no telling how it affected the dust. It could have corrupted it and made it into something foul just as easily as something miraculous."</strong><br/><br/>He paused to let it sink in. Unlike his friend Gwen, he was very good at keeping his emotions in check. He had to be.<strong>"Gwen's words were sharp, but they weren't wrong. With Erik gone our effectiveness has already been statistically reduced by 25%. She is also right that on the off chance the Professor can set up a field lab, you'll be working with limited supplies in a far from perfect environment, surrounded by hazards the entire time. <br/><br/>But most importantly, she's right in that Hunters and Huntressess help people. Perhaps the Dust can help after extensive study and if it can continue to be mined or perhaps synthesized. But the supplies will help the Shcwarz people a great deal now. The beacon will help the guardians of Schwarz keep the people safe. Even if my family didn't live there, I think this mission is more urgent and necessary.</strong><br/><br/>He looked at both of them, then went and sat in a chair.<strong>"Ruby, I won't begrudge you your choice, just like I know you won't begrudge Gwen and I our choice. But we can't grow or learn as a team, if we aren't together as one. There's not much more I can say aside from pointing out that as a team, we will have ups, downs, good and bad days. But we've been assigned together. Unity is key if we're to survive this experience."</strong>