Way open or not, Rei was going to barge on through with all the subtlety of Haruka dealing with Brad. Heat created steam, the nearby ice flash-melting and giving the air a humid tang to it. She slipped through, closing the gap and reaching out for her friend, hands slipping through the wall of flame she'd constructed around herself.

"I'm here for you! Just...concentrate! Like you told me to do. Calm your mind, focus...and stop this before you hurt the environment around you!"