[h2]Saber - Castle Tepes[/h2]

Saber gave a quick nod to her allies. Now it was time to do whatever they could to prepare. The entire mansion was available to them for the moment. As Saber turned to ascend the stairs, she paused for a moment when Nono asked about instruction from her. After a few moments of silence, the King of Knights turned to face the robotic girl and gave her a small nod.

"If you desire my training, I will not reject you," she said, simply, before turning once more to make her way back up the stairs. For the moment, there was no real time for training, however. They could be arriving immediately, or in several days. It was hard to be certain. In any case, it would be best to set up as many defenses as possible as quickly as possible.

For now, they had a little more time to get in position and plan.

[h2]Castle Tepes[/h2]

Queen Tepes raised an eyebrow, perplexed at the various explanations she received. Well, at the very least, none of them seemed hostile. In fact, they seemed more inclined to help protect the Eye then to steal it. However, the child vampire still gave the  weapon a rather wary glare when it was held out to her. Exactly how would it let her feel their natures? Well, regardless, it wasn't as if they would be capable of taking her by surprise if the weapon turned out to be some kind of trap. Besides, they seemed relatively non-threatening. With a shrug, she reached out and took the handle as she introduced herself.

"I am Queen Isabella Danielle Valeria Katherine Tepes, and this is my castle."

[h2]Black Rock Shooter - Pensee[/h2]

Black Rock Shooter stumbled when Suwako hopped onto her shoulders, but managed to catch her footing without collapsing to the ground. Barely, at least. Straightening and adjusting herself(with some confusion about Suwako's decision) to support the smaller girl, she looked around as best she could. In any case... she had no real answer for the blonde girl's question. As a result, there was really only one response that she could make.

"I do not know."

The little girl looked thoughtful for a moment when Mikoto asked her name. There was several seconds of silence as she looked up at the sky, then idly towards the cobblestone ground, then to the side, then finally back to Mikoto once more. It was an awfully long time to answer a question about your name.

"I don't know!" she declared, frustration tinging her voice. "... And I know a lot of other things..."

There seemed to be someone approaching them, as well. [url=http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/recettear/images/7/78/Recette.gif/revision/latest?cb=20100914010629]Shuffling closer, hesitatingly, there was a brown-haired girl in a red and yellow outfit[/url]...

[h2]Dlanor A. Knox - The Museum World[/h2]

Regardless of Cinder's intent, the chamber was quickly sealed with a loud clanging sound, and the hiss of the vacuum-sealed door fastening completely shut. Thankfully, air cycled into the chamber quickly. Murdering a prisoner via suffocation was not the act of an organization that prided itself on justice and doing what was right. Dlanor calmly stepped between the chamber and the civilian combatant, turning to face him as the other UMMA agents slowly lifted it to begin moving away.

"She is already IMPRISONED," she began, "Further assault is not NECESSARY."

[h2]Shadow Eternity Vessel [i]Foecrusher[/i][/h2]

The woman with the katana sighed. It seemed things had settled with a compromise. A frontal assault would be prepared as well as attempted sabotage and subterfuge to penetrate the castle's defenses. It seemed logical, really, to devote forced to both sides. Really, though, she felt a small amount of frustration that she couldn't demolish the castle entirely. That risked harming the eye, after all.

Oh well.

They would arrive soon.

[h2]The Leader[/h2]

"... You cannot understand it?"

The Leader let out a sigh, and approached quietly. The letter's contents were important to the elimination of this threat, lethal or otherwise, and she rather desired to know exactly what someone would intend to attempt to use the UMMA's Murder Doll for.

[h2]Kirisame Marisa - Academy City[/h2]

Well that was an experience Marisa was in no hurry to repeat. Some girl with brown hair had down up, and then there'd been a flash of light, and now she felt sick and was in some completely different place. Staggering a little to try and get her balance, Marisa shook her head and attempted to take in her surroundings. Well then. Well. There was a... okay, the voice let her know it was definitely a guy, in the tube. And all kinds of weird technology stuff. Shaking her head and straightening, Marisa had two questions firmly on her mind.

"... Are you Crowley-san?" she asked, placing her hands on her hips and inclining her head to the side. "Why are you in a [i]dress[/i]?"