#(tylfran05)

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For the most part, Haru was usually paired off with an intelligence officer on reconnaissance missions to collect intel to take back to the Varia. She could go on the offensive, if need be, or ensure that the intelligence officer if no one else could safely get out of danger. It would be disastrous if the intelligence officers were to land in enemy hands. There was the addendum of, ‘if they do anything fishy, get rid of them.’

Sometimes, that was the risk you had to take with intelligence officers, that they may jump ship, or that they may be spies in for the long haul. Well, she’s never run across that issue- and she hadn’t heard of it ever being one, but she could understand the need to be wary. Every now and again, she’d be assigned on other missions, possibly as a way to test if she remained sharp. Just a personal theory of hers, really.

Really, it boiled down to: she was used to protecting others. She already had the tendency to be worried about losing someone else in her life, so it was no surprise when the flame type she had the highest affinity with was the lightning. One could say Haru was sensitive to the concept of 'goodbyes' and she'd be particularly sensitive if she had to bid farewell to someone she'd gotten close to. Heck, she almost took offense to Fran getting hurt in her stead, considering she’d already lost 3 people in her life because their concern for her. Fran being injured because he covered for her triggered a nasty sort of temper in her, but it was hard to retain all that anger when a young man is dramatically whining about pain.

Pinching her nose bridge, she heaves a heavy sigh, fighting the urge to pinch his cheeks and stretch. Right, she can get mad at him again after they returned to base. “Why are you thanking me when you’re the one who’s hurt?” She said nothing about dialing back the sass, just the anger. “Come on, put pressure on your wound to help staunch the bleeding for now.” In times like these, she truly wonders why she didn’t try to work harder to gain an affinity with the Sun flames. It sure would’ve come in handy at a time like this. “Thanks for covering me, but don’t do it again. The Varia can’t lose you.”