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[i][color=Lightsteelblue]"You're not a clown, you're the entire circus."[/color]
[color=Violet]"Who invited them???"[/color][/i]
[Color=gray]- Valerie and Amanda[/color][/center]
 [i][color=lightsteelblue]"This is already a terrible idea. Who really thinks this is going to work??"[/color][/i]

 [color=violet][i]"Gently, Val..."[/i][/color]

 The meeting had already lost the two Craddle members as other attendants took the spotlight with their own plans and brewing conflictions. The arrival of Chloe and Sonia was already enough to make the two tense up, Amanda gently pulling MDP back when the former approached her, but did Maura tell Justine to join them too? Was she even around when Ladybug's intel was shared? Valerie narrowed her eyes at Justine while her back was turned, but quickly focused back on the meeting at hand. Chloe was trying to strike a deal and got met with obvious vitrol, Mariette suggested Wonderland may spy on the whole thing, three of them walked off for whatever reason, Kayli brought up protecting the Nexus,

 Valerie groaned. Too many conflictions, and the one person that planned all this doesn't even have a plan of her own. [color=lightsteelblue]"Right, I'm sure Wonderland would be [i]so kind[/i] as to wait until we're done butting heads and glaring daggers to come up with a counter attack."[/color] The android sarcastically quipped at Lily. [color=lightsteelblue]"One of our own apparently did some recon into the dimension itself. From what he told us, the whole thing was nothing but fables and the like. He got the information about their card soldiers and the attack on Bolorton there, but he wasn't able to go any further."[/color] She explained, sending Lily a list of the types of soldiers to her phone.

 [color=lightsteelblue]"Apparently the dimension has some sort of debilitating effect on outsiders. He tried to investigate the Queen's castle, but it's [i]heavily[/i] guarded. Apparently only the Queen's court can enter, as far as I gathered. That's all I know..."[/color]

 Meanwhile Amanda took the moment to speak up. [color=Violet]"Yeah, I [i]do[/i] have a pocket dimension of my own that I've used to evacuate people before, but if we're using it I'll need help guarding everyone."[/color] She nods to Alex. The magician glanced back at MDP, nodding towards Valerie. [color=Violet]"That's Valerie, our mission control. She's more of an android than a cyborg."[/color] She told her with a smile.
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[i][color=Faed27]"Christ, this already feels weird..."[/color][/i]
[Color=gray]- Oliver[/color][Hider=Battle Stats]
[center][table][h2][color=Faed27]Oliver Kyle[/color][/h2]
[b]Age: Fokin' Dead, Mate/15 | Gender: Male/Male | Spirit, Chemicals | Flowing
Bayonet Rifle | Duplication | Crimson Cradle
Dual Weapon, Ally, Big Backpack, Masculinity, Blood Magic, Enhanced Sustenance, Awareness, True Sight, Phylactery, Possession, Intangibility, Sixth Sense
Cradle Supply, Connected, ???, Magical Overload| Exposed, Mercy, ???, Monstrous Form[/b]

STR: 03 | AGI: 03 |  VIT: 05 | MAG: 03 | LCK: 04

STR: 10 | AGI: 10 |  VIT: 12 | MAG: 12 | LCK: 12
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 Oliver couldn't help the slight frown at Mac's regretful demeanor. He knew she felt bad for Finn; that lilac bitch that dragged her into the idea probably knew [i]he'd[/i] be against throwing his best friend into a proverbial lion's den and manipulating him into killing innocent people, so it was hard to be mad at her. [i]Everyone else involved would be shot in between the eyes if they crossed paths with him, however.[/i] Once Mac donned her disguise, he nodded.

 [color=faed27]"Right, shall we then?[/color]

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 A distance away from the truck, the dark corners of the allyways had turned more darker than normal, before lighting up as if nothing ever happened. Maura was stealthy following a reasonable away, trying to see what sorts of tricks it might have in case of an attack. Though without a Third Eye like Lauren had, nothing was really certain. She quietly groaned. Oliver and Mac would soon emerge from the shadow behind her.

 [color=crimson][i]"Mac, do you think you can sense anything amiss with that truck?"[/i][/color] Maura asked without looking behind her. [color=crimson][i]"If we can beat them to Downtown, we can set up an ambush and disable their transport. Let me handle the device, just focus on stalling their guards."[/i][/color] She said, soon preparing to continue following.

 [color=crimson][i]"Stay close."[/i][/color]

 [color=faed27][i]"Got it."[/i][/color]