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Starr's head buzzed with static. First Diyem couldn't bring them back. Then he had a way, but it required getting at the Tree of Life. Which meant forcing their way past Maple, who could destroy them all effortlessly. But no, she was willing to help, there were just nebulous conditions, but...

A sudden sharp intake of breath. For an instant, the world felt solid again. "So let's go, then." In the back of her mind, it vaguely registered that a lot of people on Cibus would regard this as a bad move. Fuck them.

Falling. Falling into a bottomless void. It was like the floor had dissolved beneath her and there would never be any soild ground ever again. Starr's voice was a low growl. "What kind of power do you need."

Starr's mind was in a daze when she barged in through the front entrance to the guild, only distantly remembering the way to the infirmary. Every inch of her body felt like it was running on overdrive, like if she stopped moving at any moment she'd collapse. Scattered voices could be heard...

Damn it all. Of course Brisa just had to go and invite both of them. With that ridiculously overeager face like she honestly didn't know what a stupid idea that was. But... she obviously really wanted this. And she needed a break, god dammit. "Never was all that into arcades," Starr said...

Starr let out a dry chuckle. "A tournament. While the world's ending. Sure, why the hell not." She could go with a distraction anyway. She damn well didn't wanna spend the next however many days focused on that thing hanging overhead.

Geez. Brisa really thought the world of Astrid, huh. So there had to be more to her than just starting bullshit drama all the time. Sure would've been nice if that came out more. This was gonna be a mess just like all the other times, but this time Brisa was here and she'd have to see it...

Starr looked up from her phone when Brisa entered the room. On the one hand, it was good to see her. On the other, there was a slight edge to her movements, like she was juggling way the hell too many things at once, and Starr had the sneaking suspicion that Brisa had been putting herself in...

(Shortly after the team returned from the mission to stop Giovanni and the Radiant machine...) Another mission, another trip to the infirmary feeling like she'd been hit by a bus. So it went. Still, it wasn't anything she couldn't bounce back from. (Pokemon healing--still nuts.) And a bunch...