Heloise eventually caved and gave Shadow some chocolate, but only a small piece. She glanced to Hector, amused that he seemed to be at a lost for words. She smiled, and just nodded, [color=f6989d]"I'll try. So far though, that hasn't been working. Selena doesn't seem to like me much, and Duncan and Jericho don't seem to be...endeared to me either. Xerox seems okay"[/color] she mused, shrugging, and leaning back against the wall once more. 

She said she should go get ready, but for a moment seemed to want to say more, before just smiling and saying she'd be ready soon, before heading to go and prepare herself. She changed her hair color with a wig, mixed some pigment and lathered it over any exposed skin from the clothes she put on, dying her hands and face, and when she was ready she headed back out.

When the show began, Heloise accepted the newly made dagger, testing the weight and the feel, satisfied with it she nodded and that was that. 

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Heloise stood in the crowd. She had chosen what she thought was a good position, her eyes studying everyone and everything she could, listening to the commands. She appeared excited, just like everyone else in the crowd, for the float. She gave no indication that she had heard Duncan except to whisper back that she was ready, she counted down the seconds in her head. As the time got closer, she checked the dagger, now in a harness on her arm hidden by a loose sleeved jacket, making sure all was well.

The dispel spell was in place. All she need do was make sure she threw the dagger correctly. She brought up the prints in her mind, and satisfied, she prepared herself as 4...3...2...she was in motion. She already had a good position, one in which she could easily fade into the crowd in, and one that it should be impossible to distinguish her from the crowd. 

The dagger was rather elaborate, but that didn't hinder Heloise as she found her target, and it moved out her hand smoothly, flying through the air without a wobble, and Heloise watched, hidden in the crowd, cheering with the rest of the crowd, pretending that she didn't know all wasn't as well as it seemed.