A New Phoenix(Private social/Flame of the Phoenix)

Sorano made her way towards the doors of her guild hall, a stiffness in her step. Today, she and her team were welcoming a new member to their little group. She began to think back on the memories of when the Flame of the Phoenix had first formed, back when she was still a new C rank. Sorano hadn't really known too many people in the guild then, even though she'd been a part of the rowdy guild for quite a few months already. After a few jobs with one of her teammates, Gamon Kinzoku, he had asked her if she wanted to join a team he and a few other mages were forming. At first, the conservative mage had been dubious, but as she, Hana, and Julius got to know each other a bit, things went okay.

She walked through the doors, looking about for her team and their newest member. As usual, she scowled as her height wasn't enough for her to see a soul. "Hoshi, could you please take me up?" she asked of the exceed. Hoshi nodded to her friend, and with a flash of Aera magic, wings had sprouted from Hoshi's back. The two would move through the air, searching for her teammates. Catching sight of one of them, the two would touch down and wait for the others to get here.

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Sorano watched as Chloe made her way over to them, waving slightly to get the girl in the right direction. Chose behind her was Julius, along with Squable, as well as Hana and Tamka, with Tamka looking frightened out of her wits and Hana breathing hard. "Sorry I'm late! I slept in!" she was yelling. Sorano then stood as everyone arrived, gesturing towards Chloe. "Hello everyone, thank you for coming on such short notice. Chloe-san has asked to join our team, and I hope you will all accept her. She may not be as seasoned a mage as the rest of us, but I'm sure she will prove her worth," the serious mage said as soon as everyone was settled in.

"Chloe-san, the man over there eating iron is Gamon Kinzoku-san, and his companion is Tykva-san. The one shaking your hands now, well, he's already told you your name, of course, with his parrot Squable. And over there is Hana Akki-san and her red panda Tamka-san. I hope we can all get along." Then, the letter mage retreated, not wanting to get in way of Julius' rapid flurry of questions.

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Sorano, who had turned back to flipping rapidly through a book the way she usually did, was soon distracted by Gamon's provocative words. Her eyes pierced his aura, and she sighed as she guessed he wanted to challenge her. It was a typical Flame of Phoenix thing to do, and she was quite used to it by now. Her gaze turned to Chloe, wondering if the heavenly body mage would be able to put up a good fight if it came to that.  As a D rank mage, Chloe would likely be overpowered by Gamon, especially with his dragon slayer benefits. Theirs was a strong and active team, partially due to their two slayers, but because of everyone's strong will to go on. Did Chloe have that will? Was she cut out for this team? It would certainly be quite an interesting thing to find out.

At that moment, she cut her gaze into Chloe's aura, reading it carefully. She didn't seem especially stressed by this odd assortment, and surprisingly not too freaked out by Julius' handshaking ritual. Julius' aura was typical of the man, cheery and enthusiastic. She had to admit, seeing the brightness glowing around him often helps her think more optimistically. Hana... Sorano sighed, averting her eyes quickly. Random emotions, some that made no sense in this situation rocketed around her, reminding the letter mage of fireworks as usual.

Finally, she stepped back in. "Kinzoku-san's provocative manner may not be especially kind, but he brings up a point that I am sure we are all curious about," she began, her voice cool and smooth as usual, carrying the weight of a letter mage's words with them. "Seas-san mentioned it himself. See, Chloe-san, our team may seem haphazard and random at first, but we do all have a strong will to go on and keep fighting. Some of us are powerful mages with cool powers, some of us not so much. But we're all connected in that certain way. Do you believe you have the capacity to fit into that bond we have? Or will it be too much?"

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