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It was rather dizzy after being hit that hard, if not the bonding with Z, she guessed she might have some of the ribs broken. "I'm okay," pressing against her head, she sat up with Rhys's assistance. "Sorry for the trouble, I didn't expect it to be like this. I guess.....I'm not in my best performance today, Milo would be much better than me." Shu looked at the hunter with an apologizing smile and lowered her head, hands squeezing the fabric of her clothes.

"We'll have to try again next time." She paused, feeling the awkwardness and opened her mouth to clear the dead air. "The death training course is much more deadly than this, thus we're asked to do it in golems instead. There are arrow shower, sharp pendulum, laser, bomb, sharp pointy needle mountain etc." She nervously laughed, "I better train my stamina and swinging Z in small narrow area."

She gave Rhys a glance, "How do you find this place, Rhys?"

She simply wished the fact that their bodies were altered by the bonding didn't startle Rhys, sometimes it was easy to forgot they are different from normal humans. The cute band-aid she brought was useless, initially it was difficult to get used to seeing the wounds closed up like fast forward movie, she couldn't adjust her mind to catch up with the lingering pain. Like every hunter, Shu believed he would accustom to it, those changes on his body and what he would have to face in the future. Maybe failing the tower wasn't that bad, she thought, she can set an example.

"It's not hard to understand why they insist on we have to make use of golem, right?" She smiled. Those training courses prepared them to face stronger enemies, let their bodies memorize how they should deal with dangers. She recalled that promotion mission and many class A missions that she almost at the cliff and involuntarily twitched. She wished he was strong enough for what was going to be on his shoulder, those nightmares, those critical moments he would be so close to death and might be facing someone die in front of him.

Waving off the melancholic thoughts clouding her mind, she cracked a laugh. "After all, it's a job with salary. With the power given to us comes a responsibility, Mist isn't the division getting the largest amount of paperwork though. It's a rather free division, you play sports right? It's like role of Libero in many ball games, you go wherever need you." She listed an example, mostly heard from her sister who loved sports, she was a little admirer of her.

"By the way, have any Mist taken you under their wings?" The petite girl asked, leaned back for a more comfortable pose. Path would be much easier if you were lucky enough to grab a mentor to guide you. Depends on the luck one has, they could get a mean grumpy one or a sweet helpful senpai.

Shu wasn't surprised his reaction when she mentioned salary, but it was still amusing to see him lean forward and be more attentive. "Yes, salary. As I told you, Deus is akin to a military institution, so when the soldiers could get paid, so we do." That Shu believed the organization was still kind enough to give her a second home, a second chance. "That latter," she giggled, "as you move up along the rank comes more work and more dangerous missions that you might be backed into a corner - In short, the amount of salary indicates how much work you're taking care of. If you need money for a month, you might also request more work, like how part-time works."

"Hmph," The petite girl nodded at his reply, Rhys missed the division meeting earlier. It was the best chance to know about the leader and his crew as well as hunters from the same division. "It's not required but recommended. Your weapon would help you, but your seniors who stayed in the division for a longer time will provide you with valuable experiences and wisdom." She fiddled with her shirt before she continued. "Even in the division meeting, the leader would encourage that. For instance, I learned a lot of techniques about wielding a hammer from a Sun hunter, I went to external mission with a former Death hunter." As she talked about the senior hunters, her eyes widened with admiration. "In game language, if you obtain good mentor, your exp will be doubled! A status effect added to all aspects of your stats." She reached out and gestured a "two" at Rhys, reflecting she was into games.

She leaned back and raised her head at the sky, people said the island was used to surround by thick dense fog. It was hard to imagine when all she saw was a full canvas of blueness. "Of course, if you believe and you're confident in yourself, you can leave that out." She crossed her hands and stretched, the migraine became lighter in the rest. "But it's still suggested that when you do external missions or tasks, it's the best you at least go in two."

"How're you and your partner? Do you two get along?" Lowering her head to look at him with a relaxed smile, Shu asked. He was the first one she woke up, of course she would take good care of him. <Or the other way round.> She knew she probably didn't leave a very good impression but she didn't appreciate Z's harmless mocking.

Luxury, maybe? Despite her pitiful childhood, Shu tried her best to live to its fullest. Her childhood couldn't be said happy, if not her siblings were so supportive. The petite girl had tried to overwrite her sadness with happy memories thus she gave herself many entertainments, games and cosplay were a few of her favourites.

Shu wondered how much he was able to get from her swift words, but she was going to say more if he didn't have any questions to ask her back. "That's not bad," she said genuinely. "One hunter told me it takes some times for both him and his partner to polish each other's edges."

The girl smiled as her partner was being asked while the beast snorted and warned Shu not to tell too much. "Z and me? He growls at me a lot but he also gives me a lot of advice and calm me down in crisis. He's a mythical beast in Chinese mythology, so we talked in Chinese sometimes. It eases my home sickness, what was Zeph?"

"Beg her to shut up....that sounds so much like Z." She stifled her titters, recalling when Z roared at her, Zeph would be nagging Rhys. It would be such a funny scene if drawn in chibi style. She enjoyed doodling in her little journal sometimes.

She was surprised how much Zeph was hiding from Rhys while they were tied in the same chain. Shu guessed maybe his weapon had thought about it too simple like even Rhys died, she would wait for another hunter. Yet, thing didn't go that easy. When a hunter died, it's most likely the weapon would die. It was one of the reasons why Z growled at her stupid moves all the time, because they were two ants tied on the same rope, one drops into water, another might be pulled in as well.

"Hmm," she frowned and tilted her head. "It's better if you two get closer, it will strengthen your bonding but you still have time. Getting some spars to start with would be good for developing chemistry."

Didn't seem to notice his joke, the hunter nodded. "Hmm, it seems rather peaceful lately. I guess no need to sorry that much, make some friends and chill to prepare yourself. Netflix and chill, they love to say. Though internet isn't quite possible but Mr. Dwight has a lot of movies, you can find friends to watch some with." They'd better lived their lives to the fullest before they perish and reduced the unnecessary stresses accumulated from missions.

"Rhys, what do you do to destress?" asked Shu.

It really did, staying with others helped her to drive the loneliness away. She was quite independent, but if she was given the choice, she won't hesitate to cling to someone all the time. Shu enjoyed the feeling when she's with someone she likes, the affection and emotions induced were essential to her.

She knew she wasn't normal and something was going wrong, thus she tried to live every single day awaiting. Eyes closed and opened and a new day started, every morning when she opened her eyes to the dim low ceiling, she was glad but helpless. Day after day and month after month, she acted like a cheerful person.

When Rhys asked his question, Shu noticed her thought strayed away too far. Not the first time, she sighed internally. "Eating," a simple and direct answer out her parted smiling lips. She raised a finger, "Isn't there a saying sugar helps alleviating pressure? I like eating cakes, desserts or candies when I feel down or sad. Wailing helps too, can only do it in room alone though." Her eyes squished thinner into curves, "I can imagine it, throwing everything behind the wind when you run." Closing her eyes, she envisioned a breeze sweeping across her face, bringing her dark hair up in the air.