Neither Axelson nor McCree tried to reestablish communications after Alister cut them, but it didn't matter too much in the long run, since the battle was signaled to start just a few seconds later. As soon as the bell went off, the Hades stopped in its position and released a massive salvo of stinger missies that radically swerved through the air toward the two smaller mechs, the majority of them seeming to be aimed directly at the Zero.<br/><br/>---<br/><br/>Anastasia blushed a bit from the way Jareth spoke, referring to Jillian as a cocktease (which she couldn't argue, even if the redhead did her best to be the opposite), and from having to discuss what could only by exaggeration be called her sex life with someone she didn't know all that well yet. But he had already proven himself a step above other guys in that he wasn't just drooling over the idea of the polite little purple-haired woman naked in bed with that infamously attractive bartender/boxer/pilot, so she felt comfortable enough gooing on with the conversation. "I can't say it's entirely her fault, though. Sure, she didn't want to stop, but neither did I, and I'm pretty sure I made the first real move when I shoved her face into- u-uh, nevermind."<br/><br/>She coughed awkwardly before continuing on. "It's both of our fault we went that far, I get that, and it's not like I don't still think she's a great girl, and she didn't take my virginity or anything. I'm just really worried what impression that gave, or if she was really only after<em>that</em>in the first place, you know? How can you tell these things?"