"Alright, up we go, everyone. You've had enough downtime. Time to rise." Aldrich urged, nudging their sides with the toe of his boot, his voice firm yet calm.
He had already done the hard part of gathering their scattered bodies and placing Valeria and Opius side by side. Now, all that remained was to get them on their feet again, conscious and ready. Plans needed to be made, strategies drafted for what lay ahead. But first, they had to wake up.
DING! DING! DING!
[One Point for the Left Team]
"There it is," Aldrich muttered, unsurprised, his tone laced with a strange mixture of expectation and quiet annoyance. "Took her long enough."
Honestly, the only thing surprising about it was that it had taken Saldrich this long to score. The idea that she wouldn't make the first goal had never even crossed his mind.
