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Sherry was ready for this. Even after all they'd been through in hunting titans before, this was going to be a very change after the whole shopping thing. Less stress, less variables (titans were more predictable than princess golems, apparently), and possibly even less of a time commitment. All in all, she was almost looking forward to a Titan hunt. She knew how to handle that. And it was less likely to make her poor. Right?

The straps went on easy as ever, and in no time at all she was ready for this. She hoped Jake was, too. The shopping had not been as relaxing as they'd hoped, so she wasn't sure if he'd gotten quite enough rest. With any luck he had, but if he took another hit like last time she'd have to put a halt on hunting for a while... if she could come up with a viable replacement for it.

Sherry sighed. Not enough time, not enough training. Jake needed time to work through whatever it was holding him back, but that was not something he had. If all this hunting didn't work, she honestly didn't know what would work. Well. They were already dressed for this, so this was happening.

"You sure you're feeling up to this?" A sidelong glance accompanied the question. "Make sure you let me know if you need anything."

The titan seemed to sense him and lashed its tail at him. Taking a leap, he pressed the throttle, wincing slightly as some debris hit him, but managed to launch himself into the air, unable to hide a chuckle. This was MUCH better than shopping... and less stressful. Compared to the very first time they encountered these creatures and having Nevada unceremoniously launch him at one against his own will (and possibly nearly killing him in the process), he realized what a long way he had come since then, taking down the beasts without TOO much effort. Surely all this training would pay off somehow in the long run, he was sure, or hoped, because even after all this, if he wasn't able to summon Chester...

He cleared his head of all thoughts as he landed on the titan, not wasting anytime securing the cord and attaching himself to the titan.
"Alright, good to go!" he shouted out.

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HP: 45/50

“Get to distracting this thing!” They just had to keep it here and distracted long enough for things to kick in, just like before. So much easier than shopping. Just what had her life become for this to be the case. Sherry almost shook her head and sighed, but that would have meant taking her eyes off of her charge for the duration of this hunt. The support must always pay attention.

“You’d best be careful!” she yelled, grinning all the while. They could do this. Heck, half the hard part was done. They had the beast, they just had to wait it out now.

And hopefully Jake would find a little bit of what he needed up there.


Defending Jake for: 3
HP: 50

Jake just needed to remember that Sherry was a hunter and that daily life was a challenge filled with danger and possible death. At least if she went with him into these dangerous situations they had the ability to back one another up. It was far better than running into them alone. (And Armagnac was pretty sure she was more than capable of handling anything that came up, even these titans. Her as in Armagnac. The weapon had faith in Sherry, but she knew humans weren’t perfect.)

Not perfect, but they tried to be. Especially when running defense and support. Or at least Sherry tried when working in such roles. “Good! Make use of all your options!” So far it looked like Jake didn’t need to much help on her end, but this had just started. The beast was sure to build up a charge sooner or later. “We have got this fella!”


Defending Jake for: 5
HP: 50

She had just called it “fella.” She was feeling rather relaxed right now, battle and related situations were normal now. Routine and normal, which apparently led to casual conversation tones when dealing with the enemy. That or she had not yet recovered from the stress of shopping, but she was fairly certain she had.

Or at least she had enough that she could do her job here. “Jake! Watch yourself! I think I see sparks to your left!” Shouting and pointing seemed to be a fair bit of her job, but the watching was crucial, too. Along with the communicating. “Careful!”

But so far, so good. Nothing too drastic had happened as of yet.


Defending Jake for: 7
HP: 50

Sherry should have remembered to ask about headsets. She had even thought about it before, but alas, she had forgotten in all the various emotions and making ready for the patrol. As it was, she was glad she had all of the necessary gear. Bandages and med kit and runic gear…she was fairly certain she had it all. But no headset.

Which meant there would be a lot shouting and pointing, sadly. All of which would do no good when the Titan decided to try and wander off. The tether would hold it, Sherry knew, but she still worried for Jake up on top of that thing. “Watch it!” she said, all the while making sure she was not going to be caught underfoot. That would be sad. And painful.


Defending Jake for: 1
HP: 50

Try as she might, it was difficult at times to communicate exactly where the danger was coming from. Especially when she didn’t spot certain sparkling spikes at times. Sherry saw it just as Jake made contact with it, and she cringed in sympathy. She really needed to keep a better eye on things.

Easier said than done, especially when the Titan decides to do things like turn around. Things that big should not be allowed to turn that sharply, but it was certainly trying to. Succeeding too, as far as Sherry could tell. She was trying to mind it’s feet, and was not fully focusing on its direction for a few moments.

“You still okay?” She yelled the question up to Jake, even though she’d lost sight of him for a moment. Hopefully it wouldn’t take her long to correct that. It was hard to offer the support he needed if she couldn’t see him.


Defending Jake for: 2
HP: 50