<div class="floatleft">(http://freedesktopwallpaper.us/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/wallpaper-anime-girls-japan-181.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Tamika Ming<br/><strong>Team:</strong>Wild Marmet<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Combat Class<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>All teammates of Wild Marmet, Armina Horowitz<br/><br/>Tamika paid no attention to whether or not the other female on their team thought anything about her actions toward Mori Koji or their teacher, Armina Horowitz.  It wasn’t that she was purposely ignoring that the other girl was there, her mind was just focused on Armina and whatever was going to happen next.  Tamika didn’t know that her simply helping Mori Koji up was causing such a reaction in him and even their brief meeting of eyes didn’t give her a clue as her mind was completely on their teacher.  She gave him a sideways glance hearing Mori Koji’s words to her to take it easy, but before the young woman could say anything he had thanked her for standing up for him.  She understood the need to take care of oneself, though that still didn’t give the woman training them the right to bully the students.<br/><br/>The young woman hated that the ten seconds he had were already gone and her eyes narrowed as Mori Koji turned to their teacher asking for help on how to improve.  Tamika felt in a way that she should say something more, though there was something holding her back almost sounding like the hunter that raised her voice.<em>Sometimes it is better to stand down instead of pressing your luck.</em>When she heard her name coming from Armina she looked up biting her lip to keep from saying anything at the woman’s dry tone or the words that was biting into her.  She wanted to comment on her use of a nickname for Mori Koji and not his proper name, but instead found herself listening to Armina’s words that she was speaking to the whole team.<br/><br/>The fact that the woman thought Tamika was going to quit class or even drop out of school just because of her was actually quite laughable even if she didn’t feel like laughing at the moment.  She actually had to bite her tongue at the words she remarked that Tamika could take her own shot at the dummy or leave the room so she didn’t make another remark that could anger the lady to actually kick her out.  Her words at the end of her speech to Mori Koji and the rest of them made sense to a point, but she would never tell her that to her face.  Her face slipped back into the calm mask that the young woman always wore even if honestly there wasn’t much difference between her face when anger or calm.  The dark haired girl had learned a long time ago how to school her features and protect herself from the rest of the world people and creatures alike.<br/><br/>She could tell that their teacher was waiting for her decision, but honestly there was no decision at all for Tamika wasn’t someone who would just quit. Before she could voice her decision and thoughts on her own Welkin’s voice broke through her thoughts almost startling her.  The young woman silently gave herself a talking to as she wasn’t the type to be caught off guard or anything.  She wanted to roll her eyes at Welkin at his tone and words as she wasn’t use to taking orders from her age though her words showed that she didn’t show much respect to their teacher.  To her respect should be earned and not freely given and that also included trust as well.<br/><br/>She watched as he struck the dummy himself before telling the rest of them to strike as well, but still Tamika held back a moment.  Out of the corner of her eye she watched Mori Koji a moment seeing his lowered head at Armina’s words to him and hoped she could find a way to build some confidence in him.  She recognized herself in him, both of them loners, though hers was choice and his was because he was forced to be.  She also took a quick look at Tahira who was standing quiet and still making her wonder if she originally shouldn’t have kept her mouth shut.  Tamika knew better though as the young woman would have never been able to keep from opening her mouth, not at something like this.<br/><br/>Tamika stepped up slightly to the dummy not too close but not extremely far, just within throwing range before turning to look at their professor.  “I didn’t come this far to quit this class or school.  I have my own personal reasons for being here.”  Her brother’s face flashed before her eyes as she turned her eyes back to the dummy and they gained an intelligent light to them while Tamika studied the dummy.  Anyone could tell that she was quickly calculating in her head before in a  few swift flashes she had thrown several throwing knives into the dummy only a couple of them a bit off the marks shown on it.  Without another word Tamika went and retrieved her father’s knives before taking her place once again between Mori Koji and Tahira.