( That's... reassuring, he thinks - both because it's Ginger conveying the news, and because the spirits - the air and feel of the East - has put him, strangely, at ease. There's no curing his high-strung anxiety, but it takes off a little bit of his edge. Every little bit counts when he has a million things to worry about, and there's so much more to stress over when he cares about four other people instead of just Yuu. )

... We can trust Ginger on it.

( And given Ginger is all feelings, opposite of Mika, Mika trusts in his ability to connect with the spirits.

Still, no illusions does put a bit of a wrinkle in things, but he knew it was a long shot at their novice level - illusions weren't really East's specialty. Punished once again for hoping smh... )

... Then we might as well bait them out with magic. ( If the spirits want to help them, might as well lean on them. ) Maybe we can't pull off a full illusion, but if they're really so aggressive...

( Hrrmmm. )

... Phillip. If you can strike one from a far enough range to draw one to where we're waiting with you... that might be viable.

( reinventing ffxiv tank mechanics, )