[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/580VcOK.png[/img][/center] [center][hider=Pentius-04 Stats] [center][color=Lime][h2]Pentius-04[/h2][/color] 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 14 | 16 | 45 | 51 | 10 Reinforcement, Gravity | Teleportation, Regeneration, Invulnerability Enhanced Outfit | Enhanced Weapon | Dual Weapon | Enhanced Sustenance | Defender | Gifted | Mystic Artifact | Power Artifact (Oddball: Nullification) Job Satisfaction | Chatty | Retrieval | Focused | Paragon | Ultratechnomystic Power Accumulator Pocket Dimension | Mystic Might | Mental Link Arrogance | Big Brother [/center] [/hider][/center] Although she had been briefed on how… [i]excitable[/i] her charge could be, it still came as something of a surprise to Pentius-04 when Lily grabbed her by the wrist and started excitedly waving her arm at a new arrival. [color=Lime]“S-Salutations,”[/color] she managed to stammer as Alexander joined them. [color=Lime]“I have been assigned to ensure Miss Lily’s safety,”[/color] she added, hoping this explanation would be enough to dispel any concerns her charge’s romantic partner might have. However, it soon became apparent that there were far greater things to worry about, as Ebon Mint coin broker-in-training Chloe Irving made her grand entrance and conjured her own monstrous bodyguard. [color=Lime]“Be assured, while I shall take no hostile action against anyone present, I shall also allow no harm to befall my charge,”[/color] 04 told the dark magical girl, while simultaneously moving to stand in front of Lily and activating her shield’s expansive, multi-layered energy barrier. [hr] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/udsgqgr.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/UONvMuy.png[/img][/center] [center][hider=MDP Stats] [center][color=DeepPink][h2]Magical Dream Princess[/h2][/color] 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 4 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 9 Oddball: Sweet Dreams | Barrage Wealth and Resources (not while tf'd) | Enhanced Weapon | Power Artifact | Dual Weapon | Natural Aging | Money | Intuition Focused | Mental Link | Hidden Death | Mana Font | Mystic Might Alien Mind | Formless | Rival Force | Clueless [/center] [/hider][/center] [center][hider=Melissa Stats][h3][color=pink]Melisa Reese[/color][/h3] Age: 28/13 | Gender: Female/Female | Spirit | Skimpy Ranged | Tentacles | Lesser Force Reverence, Lure, Enter Sandman, Communion, Inheritance, Prey of Choice, Invisibility, Wings Focused, Mental Link, Retrieval, Magical Overload Limited, Excommunicated?, Second Specialization STR: 06 | AGI: 06 | VIT: 06 | MAG: 06 | LCK: 06 STR: 06 | AGI: 11 | VIT: 07 | MAG: 13 | LCK: 10 [/hider][/center] Shortly after the arrival of Chloe, Penny, and their attendant entourages, a colorful rainicorn pegasus spiraled around in the sky above the park, before bursting into a series of brilliant fireworks and a shower of sparkling glitter and glowing stars. [color=DeepPink]“Hiiiiiiyeee~!”[/color] a sickeningly cheerful voice called out as a pink-clad magical girl dropped from the sky alongside a small fairy. [color=DeepPink]“Like, ta-daaa~!”[/color] she declared once the pair had landed and struck complementary poses. [color=DeepPink]“Super Cute Pretty Pretty Magical Dream Princess and Super Duper Adorable Fairy Princess Melisa Wisa are heresie weresie nowie~! (giggle!)”[/color] [color=pink]”Hiiiiii!”[/color] Melisa yelled out as she fluttered around her friend. Except a few, most of the attendees probably wouldn’t have recognized the tiny fairy girl. Since breaking free of her monstrous form, she had stayed out of most of the conflicts. Fighting wasn’t really her thing if she could avoid it. Her eyes darting around in eager excitement, MDP briefly took note of Chloe and her skeletal creation, before the whimsical girl’s painfully limited attention refocused on something she found far more appealing… [color=DeepPink]“Wowie zowie~!”[/color] she exclaimed as she bounced over to the Sanctuary delegation. [color=DeepPink]“Penny Wenny’s heresie wersie, too~! (giggle!) Like, Magical Dream Princess just [i]wuvs[/i] your new capey wapey thingie wingie~! (giggle!)”[/color] she told her girlfriend with a happy smile. [color=DeepPink]“And, like, did you see, did you see~?! Melisa Wisa’s not a dolly wolly person werson anymorsie~! (giggle!) Like, she’s a [i]fairy wairy[/i] person werson nowie~!”[/color] the bubbly Princess of Dreams added as she gestured to her tiny friend. Following MDP the fairy girl would wave ecstatically. She didn’t really know that many of the others currently present all that well, though she did steal a glance at Ruby as she appeared in a puff of smoke. That girl’s magic was of particular interest, even if Melisa didn’t quite register it as such in her own mind. Anyway, she looked back to Penny. [color=pink]”Uh huh. Your Beacon friends were able to do it. I don’t know why people don’t like them. They’re really nice.”[/color] [color=DeepPink]“Like, some of them can be kinda winda grumpy wumpy,”[/color] MDP noted. [color=DeepPink]“But, like, other wothers, like Fan Fany Wan Wany, are like, super [i]duper[/i] nicey wicey~! (giggle!)”[/color] she added. A moment later, the whimsical girl noticed a pair of new arrivals, and with a gleeful squeal she darted over to greet them. [color=DeepPink]“Pastel-chaaaan~!”[/color] she cheered as she glomped the bespectacled magician. [color=DeepPink]“Magical Dream Princess is soooo happy wappy to see you againsie wensie~! (giggle!) Like, is this one of your other wother friendy wendies~?!”[/color] she inquired as her attention refocused on Valerie. [color=DeepPink]“Wowie zowie~! Like, is she a robotic wotic person werson like Penny Wenny?!”[/color] she asked excitedly as she bounced up and down on her tiptoes. [color=DeepPink]“Is she?! Is she?! Is she?!”[/color] However, before an answer could be provided, Lily began her opening greeting, after which, Alex mentioned the possibility of evacuating the city’s civilian populace into a safe pocket dimension, causing MDP’s eyes to sparkle as an idea popped into her ADHD-addled brain. [color=DeepPink]“Oh~! Oh~!”[/color] she chirped, rapidly waving her hand as she jumped up and down. [color=DeepPink]“Pastel-chan has one of those pocket wocket dimension wension thingie wingies~! Right, Pastel-chan~?!”[/color] she asked, turning to Amanda with a big smile. [hr] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/rSlSWzD.png[/img][/center] [center][hider=Angel of Hope Stats] [center][color=DeepSkyBlue][h2]Angel of Hope[/h2][/color] 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 5 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 5 Reinforcement | Third Eye Enhanced Outfit | Enhanced Weapon | Enhanced Sustenance | Wings | Gifted Job Satisfaction | Chatty | Mana Font | Mystic Might Cagey | Expendable | Big Brother [/center] [/hider][/center] Descending on radiant wings, the Angel of Hope smiled down upon the gathered magicals. [color=DeepSkyBlue][b]“Warmest greetings, mystical champions of Penrose!”[/b][/color] she announced. [color=DeepSkyBlue][b]“It fills this humble servant’s heart with such great joy to see you all put aside whatever previous animosities you might have held towards one another and come together in this auspicious forum of peaceful cooperation!”[/b][/color] the heavenly maiden gushed, her eyes glistening. [color=DeepSkyBlue][b]“Truly this is a blessed day indeed!”[/b][/color] [color=DeepSkyBlue][i]Great… Just what I wanted to do tonight, join some sappy as fuck kumbaya circlejerk…[/i][/color] A moment later, however, and the angelic beauty gave voice to a startled gasp upon noticing the skeletal behemoth standing next to Chloe. [color=DeepSkyBlue][b]“My heavens!”[/b][/color] she cried, placing her hands over her mouth, while her eyes widened in shock. [color=DeepSkyBlue][b]“What an imposing creature! Truly, it is rare indeed for this humble servant to behold such a terrifying visage!”[/b][/color] [color=DeepSkyBlue][i]Holy shit… That thing looks fucking badass! Though I bet I could create something even cooler with my reinforcement magic if I didn’t have to deal with all these stupid ‘non-violent’ restrictions…[/i][/color] Soon enough, Lily began addressing the gathering, and the Angel listened to the green-haired young woman in respectful silence. [color=DeepSkyBlue][i]Fuck, I [b]thought[/b] her name sounded familiar… She’s that ditzy bitch from last time… And of fucking [b]course[/b] miss ‘lovechild of a kawaiiko vtuber and a Lisa Frank catalogue’ has to be here, too… I swear, that voice could fucking [b]kill[/b] someone if they had to listen to it long enough. Well, at least she hasn’t noticed me yet, so I guess that’s a plus…[/i][/color] [hr] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/vQ0fKCj.png[/img][img]https://i.imgur.com/WK3joeA.png[/img][img]https://i.imgur.com/q4au2SQ.png[/img][/center] [center][hider=Connie and Mia Stats] [center][color=DarkOrchid][h2]Connie[/h2][/color] 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 5 Oddball: Nightmares | Tentacles Enhanced Weapon | Power Artifact | Mystic Artifact | Ally | Interdimensional Home Focused | Mental Link | Hidden Death | Mana Font | Mystic Might Alien Mind | Formless | Rival Force | Clueless [/center] [hr] [center][color=SpringGreen][h2]Mia[/h2][/color] 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 5 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 5 Wood | Barrage Enhanced Weapon | Dual Weapon | Purification Artifact | Big Red Button Blessing | Divine Competence | Gifted Item | Mana Font | Mystic Might Rites| Arrogance | Big Brother | Clueless [/center][/hider][/center] [center][hider=Kayli Stats][h3][b]Kayli Devon[/b][/h3] Age: 15/15 | Gender: Female/Female | Reinforcement, Psychic, Light | Uniform Ranged | Power of Friendship, Nullification, Third Eye | Solo Enhanced Weapon, Healing Artifact, Martial Training, Gifted, Enhanced Transformation, Arcane Activation, Fated, #&$*?!?, Stalwart Free Agent, Genki Girl, Magical Overload Alone, Excommunicated?, Second Specialization STR: 06 | AGI: 06 | VIT: 06 | MAG: 06 | LCK: 06 STR: 08 | AGI: 13 | VIT: 16 | MAG: 19 | LCK: 06 STR: 08 | AGI: 13 | VIT: 16 | MAG: 23 | LCK: 08 [/hider][/center] [center][hider=Rose Stats][h3][color=magenta]Rose Devon[/color][/h3] Age: 15/27 | Gender: Female/Female | Spirit | Uniform Melee | Twinned Soul | Solo Disguise Artifact, Mystic Artifact, Wings, Fated, Mana Channel Free Agent, Mystic Might Alone STR: 03 | AGI: 04 | VIT: 03 | MAG: 03 | LCK: 04 STR: 04 | AGI: 06 | VIT: 06 | MAG: 14 | LCK: 04 [/hider][/center] [center][hider=Iris Stats][h3][color=slateblue]Iris Devon[/color][/h3] Age: 15/27 | Gender: Female/Female | Spirit | Uniform Melee | Teleportation | Solo Disguise Artifact, Mystic Artifact, Wings, Fated, Mana Channel Free Agent, Mystic Might Alone STR: 03 | AGI: 04 | VIT: 03 | MAG: 03 | LCK: 06 STR: 04 | AGI: 06 | VIT: 06 | MAG: 14 | LCK: 06 [/hider][/center] Arriving after most of the others was a small procession led by [url=https://i.imgur.com/VKBqh8t.png]Kayli.[/url] She was flanked by [url=https://i.imgur.com/AqhHbq7.png]Rose and Iris,[/url] with Connie and Gaia following close behind. [color=SpringGreen]“Quite the gathering, wouldn’t you say, little sister?”[/color] Gaia whispered to Connie with a serene smile. [color=DarkOrchid]“Y-Yeah…”[/color] Connie agreed, attempting to return the verdant maiden’s smile with one of her own, but still seeming a bit downcast, something Gaia easily picked up on. Although the Daughter of Mother Earth was pleased to see such a large turn out, she was still concerned for her best friend. Even now, she held Connie’s hand and was gently massaging the top of it with her thumb. [color=SpringGreen]“You know, even if we have nothing else to contribute, I am sure that simply being here will make Lily very happy,”[/color] she told her masked friend softly, while giving the timid girl’s hand a reassuring squeeze. Slowing her pace slightly, Kayli would put an arm around Connie to reassure her. [b]”Everything will be alright, Connie.”[/b] There was more that she wanted to say, but that would be best saved for a later time when they weren’t surrounded by others. Unfortunately, this life was not one of peace. Especially in these current times. A number had spoken up as more arrived, trying to figure out how best to approach defense of the city and its citizens. Evacuating a city was one thing, figuring out a way to do it was another. Ideally everyone would be out of the way to begin with as it would be hard to say when Wonderland would make their move. Looking around at everyone, she would speak up. [b]”I would not put it past Wonderland to use our want to protect the population as a diversion. Perhaps we could get ahead of that and create a reason to have everyone evacuate in advance. Not my favorite tactic, but it’s worth considering. An environmental health sort of thing. A gas leak or the like that requires moving people out. Between our groups and organizations, there’s little reason we could not pull enough strings to have the media do most of our work in that regard.”[/b] Penrose had already been through a lot, so subjecting it to further turmoil wasn’t high on the list of things to do. Previous damage should make it an easier sell though. One thing potentially addressed, there was still actually beating Wonderland in a potential conflict. Since becoming the Keeper of the Keys, her primary goal has been to find a way to defend the Nexus. As such, she has been busy examining what she could of its nature. [b]”To the defense of the city and the Nexus then. I don’t know the number of these toy soldiers you brought up. However, I have a small army of constructs that could be brought to bear.”[/b] Among the things left behind in the wake of chaos that is Penrose, Cindy had worked out a number of agreements for resources. Some of those Kayli returned, as it did not seem right to keep hold of. One that almost no one knew, aside from Mariette perhaps, was the army of Talos statues that would have been all but lost had Janet not gotten into a mental kerfuffle with the late Queen of Penrose. An odd change of hands, but something Kayli found herself in possession of regardless.  The woman would cross her arms. [b]”To be frank, I see open conflict with Wonderland primarily as a stall. If we succeed in our defense, then we will be waiting for the next threat to make a move. I would prefer that access to its power be tempered in some way to make it a less appealing exploit to patrons and despots. It takes someone of great power to even consider tapping into a font like the Nexus. Patrons, and I presume the Queen of Hearts, would be one of the few able to do such a thing.”[/b] It wasn’t quite a solution, but it was something she’d been meaning to bring up, and this was probably the one time he could potentially get others on board. Gain some kind of control of the Nexus here in Penrose. [color=SpringGreen]“I must say, I concur with the idea of removing the Nexus from the proverbial equation,”[/color] Gaia spoke up in a clear and serene voice. She was slightly surprised by the revelation that her and Connie’s adoptive guardian possessed a secret army, even if only a small one, but the Daughter of Mother Earth knew that such matters could wait until after the current meeting had concluded. [color=SpringGreen]“As for the evacuation, I think her highness, Magical Dream Princess, has already provided an excellent possibility for a place in which to safely shelter the city’s mundane populace,”[/color] the nymph-like young woman added, turning to give MDP a bright smile. [color=SpringGreen]“In addition, I think she and Miss Valentine might also be able to provide a more conducive way to facilitate their transit to said place of refuge. I admit, I am not exactly well-versed in the limits of your abilities,”[/color] the verdant maiden continued, addressing the pair of dream spec girls. [color=SpringGreen]“But, if the two of you worked in concert, might it not be possible to place the city’s mundane inhabitants in a state of peaceful slumber, much like how your highness did the same with the residents of Bolorton?”[/color] For her part, all of this was going way above poor Connie’s head, and so the masked maiden simply gave Kayli a small smile and quietly listened to what everyone had to say.