[The cacophony of drawn weapons - and in Hanako's case opening fire, the Torments nearest him being taken down, somewhat to her surprise - does nothing to calm Rhodonite's nerves. Still, she's in good hands - nobody in this group wants anything but the best for her and all of them, and she'll have to depend on that. Now, she just has to convince herself she can handle it. Which is also a wash when Ai-Doll offers to take Rhodonite with her. Her pick nearly drops from suddenly nerveless fingers; if her bass weren't slung over her shoulder she'd have dropped that too. Her, in the spotlight? The literal spotlight, as she feels the air shift and Torments looking in her direction, her own gaze coming up to stare at Ai-Doll just as surely? She'd been thinking about it in the abstract before! She's not ready! Can she... stand in that light? Should she?
That nausea from the other day is back in full force, but she marshals her performance anxiety and nods, not able to find her voice just now. Tentatively, carefully, she draws on her power. She wants nothing more than to disappear like a low, flat note into the endless twilight; instead, she fires off a harsh, rich chord, and adds her own power to Ai-Doll's to make sure they have the Torments' attention between them. Her face is pale, but Rhodonite is stubbornly holding her ground.]
L-l-le- [She grimaces and swallows hard. It's pretty clear to anyone looking at her that Something Is Wrong, but it's way too late to back out now, as she does her best to smile and probably just manages a pained expression.] Let's go, senpai.
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That nausea from the other day is back in full force, but she marshals her performance anxiety and nods, not able to find her voice just now. Tentatively, carefully, she draws on her power. She wants nothing more than to disappear like a low, flat note into the endless twilight; instead, she fires off a harsh, rich chord, and adds her own power to Ai-Doll's to make sure they have the Torments' attention between them. Her face is pale, but Rhodonite is stubbornly holding her ground.]
L-l-le- [She grimaces and swallows hard. It's pretty clear to anyone looking at her that Something Is Wrong, but it's way too late to back out now, as she does her best to smile and probably just manages a pained expression.] Let's go, senpai.