River pushed her ears forward at the unmistakable infuriated snarl of her best friend, Ash, her own stomach twisting violently as her eyes fell on the younger woman, quickly reaching her arm up to wipe away rebel tears that had formed in the corners of her eyes, threatening to drop and reveal her cracked emotions to the fearful others. She ground her fists into her eyes, before dropping them after a few moments, staring into space dumbly until the black spots that had cluttered her vision receded. What am I suppose to say?
She finally pulled herself away from the wall, however much she wished to simply evaporate into a shadow. "I'm here, Ash." She muttered, drawing herself up to her full height of a intimidating six feet and one inch. "Before you start bumbling over your words, don't freak out, and please, one question at a time, I hardly know what's going on as it is."