[ She purses her lips. Arguing semantics after his sudden reappearance? That sounds about right. Had he shown up sooner after her own arrival, before the months spent behind bars, before Hayle, before Horzion--no, really she reflects much of the same tiredness she had tried to doggedly work past back on the First. Except now she has nothing to distract herself with. ]

What would you call it?

[ Because no matter when they didn't see eye to eye, she would always ask for his opinion, as she would of anyone else (much to the disappoint of some of her colleagues). ]

Tossed? Hurdled? I've heard some children use the term "yeet" but I'm not sure if that would be "yeeted" or "yote".

[ ...And comments like that.

But Himeka doesn't seem to be reveling in it, at least. It is inarguable that defeating him at that point was necessary to preserve their own end goals (wasn't it?), but even some of his greatest critics found his sudden disappearance in their group to be odd.

She continues, her tone much more serious. ]

Was that really you, then?

[ She wraps the fingers of both hands around the bars. ]

When I fought Elidibus?