>>5535159>>5535165>>5535228>>5535404>>5535500“I’m okay, La’afette.” Cleo replies with a quick flash of teeth, “takes more than that to rattle me, and you know I’m always good for a scrap regardless.”
<span class="mu-b">Trait Unlocked: Tough. Cleo’s natural toughness reduces any damage she takes by one.</span>
“But you and Kiro both look pretty beat up.” She pauses, her sensitive ears flicking in worry back as the sounds of fighting below deck becomes more insistent. “Are you sure <span class="mu-i">you’re</span> in any shape to fight. This is only happening because I messed up, so I don’t want any of you risking your lives to make up for my mistakes.” She squares her shoulders and begins to march to the stairs, her muzzle set in a fierce snarl. “I’ll fix this myself.”
“Cleo, this is no one's fault but my own.” You catch her broad shoulder as she attempts to squeeze past, and she stops to avoid hurting you. “I made the call to conserve power and not overwhelm the enemy when I had the chance. The fault always lies with the Captain. You and Kiro both did the best you could, and now we’ll continue to work together to fix this!” You nod resolutely and the wolf’s hard expression softens slightly.
“Exactly, we’re a team.” Kiro hurries over, catching her other arm - his small hands barely enough together to encircle the limb. “We’ll fight them off together! It’s only one small boarding craft, and it sounds like security is already dealing with it. With our help they won't stand a chance.” He finishes his pep talk with a bright smile, ever the optimist.
“Even we wounded can be used as distractions.” Your tactical officer adds, though the morbid insight doesn’t have quite the same effect.
The lights flicker overhead, another capacitor drained. You note that you are still on a time limit with an entire enemy vessel waiting out there. With the light lag, you estimate you have about three minutes before they see your attack on the boarding craft and realise you aren't as dead in the water as you first appeared. You need main power back before things get ugly.
