Until Ash stepped closer.
The S-tier crossed the invisible line between the two groups' farming zones with the casual stride of a man walking into a bar he owned. Brittany, Stacy, and Trisha followed in a loose V behind him, camera drones trailing overhead, streams still live.
Ash wanted an audience for this.
Alice noticed first.
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<…Partial vaporization?>
Kaiden didn't stop what he was doing. He finished off the Ridgehowler he'd been dismantling, let Gluttony sip the remains, and only then turned to face the approaching group with the enthusiasm of a man being asked to fill out paperwork.
Ash stopped about ten feet away. Close enough for both streams to pick up audio. Far enough to claim he wasn't being aggressive.
