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"Well then. Orders, Silver?"
Svanhild places a hand on her hip as she checks Eckesachs with her other hand, one eye on her weapon and another on her team leader. The terrain was perfect for an ambush; very little visibility, little to move in, very dark.

If she were anyone but Svanhild Feuerwald, she would be wary of going in there. If it had been anyone but Team SSMN, she would have requested another group to back her up.

"Let me finish.

That's not the best example, I have to admit, but....it's a way for me to say that this line of work isn't always a bed of roses. Of course it isn't; of course things like that can happen sometimes. I've heard enough from my family and had enough experience to know. And how you reacted was natural. I can't blame you for panicking and losing composure like you did. I wouldn't.

But you can also do something nobody else can. You can fight back.

You can protect people from the monsters who would do that. Yes, it's dangerous, but unlike ninety-nine percent of the world, you can fight back. Like they said in that one movie, if the Aramitama are the ones who go 'bump' in the night, we are the ones who bump back. We're the superheroes, and even superheroes have weaknesses and low points.

And when that comes, you've got us; Yuki, Yoake, Noriko and me. Shef.....less so, but he's kinda there too. Just....far off in the corner.

So you don't have to worry about a thing, Faith. If you're feeling down, I've got your back. As long as we're fighting together, I'll watch over you. So will the rest of us. As long as you're here, you can count on us, on me. You got that?"

Minato simply smiles.
"Well, I had two years of practice. You've had four days. And I'd rather you were honest, and afraid, than pretending to be brave."

Faith lets out a very brief, but more sincere "Eheh" of a giggle, and then walks out the door as Minato so charmingly indicates.
"Well, uh, c'mon Minato, I do have to follow you."

So Minato leads the way. They eventually find a small green space; nothing much, large enough to be noticeable, small enough to be ignored, a few benches here and there and generally modelled on a Western park to go with Sendo's westward aesthetic.

Minato lets Faith sit down first.

"There's a few small public gardens nearby we could talk in, if you want."

Minato stands up and offers her his hand.
"Come on, let's talk outside, get a little bit of privacy."

Dia Aoi

"Do we know anything about their coworkers, then?"