She tries to adjust the uncomfortably tight gas mask on her face, but finds no relief. She had known the mask wouldn't be a perfect fit, since it hadn't been made specifically for her, but she had expected something better than this. It's times like this that she wishes Uta wasn't one of those damned Clowns, so she could get one of his masks.
She hears bits and pieces of what Ayato and Banjou are saying, but it's mostly blocked out by the chatter of the others. Yomo stands next to her, silent as always. She wonders what's going though his mind. Is here for her, or Hinami? Or is it…
Her mouth twists into a frown as she stares at the dome below them, trying not to think of what awaits inside. All she wants from Cochlea is Hinami. Those other unpleasant problems can stay down there until she's ready to deal with them.
Ayato and Banjou turn around to give them another quick briefing before the mission starts, but they all know the information anyways. Among the investigators laying siege to Rue Island, neither Arima nor Sasaki have been spotted. They're likely waiting down in the prison, prepared to defend it to the end. Our own ends will probably come much quicker.
The upper levels are easy to breach, partially from the element of surprise, and partially because they were guarded by low ranking doves wielding cheap, mass-produced quinques. Even Banjou has no problem dispatching most of them. The RC suppressant is a bit more of a hazard, but they don't get into any real trouble until he shows up.
Even with Ayato, Yomo and her all fighting, Arima fends them off effortlessly. Yomo gets hurt, and her mask comes off, revealing her face to Ayato, bringing the tally of unpleasant situations she had wished to avoid to two. Then that idiot just has to save them all and make it three.
Sacrificing himself for them again, what is he thinking? He has a much safer life with the doves, why must he throw himself back into the danger? However part of her knows that he's the only one who can keep Arima at bay. She still has her faith in him, so she leaves him behind again. But just before she leaves, she says one stupid thing that will either save him or get him killed.
"I'll see you later, okay?"