"Thanks," Sheena tells Malos quickly as she's set down, not as steady on her feet as she'd like but enough for this much, at least. Her first thought is to keep out of this, let the others handle it and maybe figure out a way through the only other doors in the room, but then Tabatha steps forward, and as she raises her staff Lloyd and Malos and Kratos all react very badly, and -- alright, fuck. Letting the others deal with this is no longer an option.
Seeing them go down reminds her of what it is she needs to do to fix this, and she slams the door shut on the emotional bleed, cutting all but the tiniest thread off. There's a tiny bit of guilt in the back of her mind - whatever they'd done to Zelos, he doesn't deserve to be alone for - but she sets that aside, too. He's still with Mithos, and his driver feeling just as awful as he does isn't going to do anyone any favors if they all die for it. She feels better instantly, even with the sick airless vibe to the room, immediately pulling her cards out and imbuing one with power (it takes more out of her than it should, unable to draw from the ether in the room, but it's fine, it's not important) before throwing it in the direction of the pair Anna just sent flying. That should slow them down, even if it probably won't kill. In the meantime, she whips around, glancing over to the door and its locking mechanism for just a second before she lunges at another lab tech, kicking out with one leg to sweep them off their feet. She stands over them, cards splayed in one hand, absolutely furious.
"You saw what happened to your friend," she says. "Unless you wanna follow them, tell me how to open that door."
Maybe it's the cold anger in her tone or the fact that Anna did just absolutely murder someone working in Sheena's favor, but the scientist reaches into a pocket, trembling. She tenses for a moment, ready to attack, but what they pull out is just a card.
"H-here," they say, voice shaking along with the rest of them. "Take them and go, my research isn't worth this--"
Sheena snatches it from their outstretched hand, turns away without a word back to the door. Alright. How does this work? It takes her a second to figure out which end goes where, holding her up just long enough for one of the guards in the room to try and tackle her. She swears, rolling with it and elbowing him hard enough to make him let go, using the extra space to punch with the hand holding her cards as she puts the force of an arte behind it. The guard staggers, slowed by her spell, and she takes that time to shove the keycard into the slot. A light on the keypad flashes green, the doors clicking open as the lock unlatches, and Sheena throws them wide, managing to clock the slowed guard with one.
THIS IS FUCKED
Seeing them go down reminds her of what it is she needs to do to fix this, and she slams the door shut on the emotional bleed, cutting all but the tiniest thread off. There's a tiny bit of guilt in the back of her mind - whatever they'd done to Zelos, he doesn't deserve to be alone for - but she sets that aside, too. He's still with Mithos, and his driver feeling just as awful as he does isn't going to do anyone any favors if they all die for it. She feels better instantly, even with the sick airless vibe to the room, immediately pulling her cards out and imbuing one with power (it takes more out of her than it should, unable to draw from the ether in the room, but it's fine, it's not important) before throwing it in the direction of the pair Anna just sent flying. That should slow them down, even if it probably won't kill. In the meantime, she whips around, glancing over to the door and its locking mechanism for just a second before she lunges at another lab tech, kicking out with one leg to sweep them off their feet. She stands over them, cards splayed in one hand, absolutely furious.
"You saw what happened to your friend," she says. "Unless you wanna follow them, tell me how to open that door."
Maybe it's the cold anger in her tone or the fact that Anna did just absolutely murder someone working in Sheena's favor, but the scientist reaches into a pocket, trembling. She tenses for a moment, ready to attack, but what they pull out is just a card.
"H-here," they say, voice shaking along with the rest of them. "Take them and go, my research isn't worth this--"
Sheena snatches it from their outstretched hand, turns away without a word back to the door. Alright. How does this work? It takes her a second to figure out which end goes where, holding her up just long enough for one of the guards in the room to try and tackle her. She swears, rolling with it and elbowing him hard enough to make him let go, using the extra space to punch with the hand holding her cards as she puts the force of an arte behind it. The guard staggers, slowed by her spell, and she takes that time to shove the keycard into the slot. A light on the keypad flashes green, the doors clicking open as the lock unlatches, and Sheena throws them wide, managing to clock the slowed guard with one.
"Zelos?" she calls, immediately. "Mithos?"