Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-24678303-20141129153046/@comment-24487330-20150812192323

Lan's mind raced as he rushed back into the fray with his comrades. He wound up his flail and swung hard, but in the chaos of the battle, his target shifted before the attack could land, and the flail's head bounced off the creature of Grimm's armor without so much as denting it. As he prepared to try again, he saw that his companions were having just about as much luck with their own attacks, if not slightly less so. He did, however, notice that Nickel was able to get several hits in while Lia had the beast distracted with her special ability. This gave him an idea, but he'd have to act fast to read his friends in on it.

"Lia," shouted the Faunus boy, "do that sound thing again, honey! Try 'n' distract it, so we can get away! I got an idea, but we're gonna need some breathin' room first!"

Lan might not have been so concerned about their chances, but Nickel being launched into the air threw a wrench in things, even if Lia could produce a sound potent enough to secure their momentary reprieve. All four of them would need to work together to attempt his idea, and he certainly couldn't explain it to Nickel while she was soaring up above. Were his fingers not gripped tightly over his weaponry, he would have crossed his fingers that Lia would come through for him and that his unfortunate teammate up above could somehow maneuver her way toward the others on her way back down to terra firma...