[b]Nono, Castle Tepes[/b]

Nono continued to listen calmly as Saber went through the defensive plans for the castle, addressing each member of the group and telling them where to go and what they could do to defend this place. They'd be a spread a bit thin if there was a large attack, but they were all strong enough that they could handle it. At least, she was fairly certain of that, since she couldn't judge what the Shadow Eternity might throw at them next.

"Of course Onee-sama," she said with a nod and a smile. "You can count on me." And that was said with all the determination that it deserved, since she expected as much. She would do what she could to protect this place and fight off any attackers, and she would not let Saber down. Any attackers would have another thing coming, that much was for sure. 

That said she returned to waiting for Saber to finish so they could move on with their preparations. They had the time, and once it was set up then they would be able to deal with whatever might be coming. So she was confident in her chances. 

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[b]Misaka 10032, Academy City[/b]

With Marisa back in custody the situation was rapidly resolved, Touma's involvement no longer needed or required. It certainly could have turned out worse, and this time there had been no significant property damage either. That immediately put it above several other incidents in Academy City's recent history, though the new arrivals wouldn't know about that to be sure.

She nodded back to Kakine before giving her attention to the unfortunate boy in front of her. "Until next time," she said as a goodbye before heading off after the others, alert for any more breakout attempts and keeping the Sisters in reserve as they headed for the Windowless Building to meet with Aleister. 

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[b]Ilyasviel von Einzbern, [i]Foecrusher[/i][/b]

Okay, so maybe the argument wouldn't be over that fast. Well, there were some good points presented as well, and she certainly hadn't given it much thought before. So now Ilyasviel found herself sitting up to keep better track of the situation, before it turned into a fight or something. She wasn't going to caught unawares. 

So she added her piece to this business. "Well, when it comes to magical defenses we've got me and Mr. Crazy over there to take care of it," she said, gesturing over to Rasputin. The guy was a creep, but he might be useful in this case. There was only one way to find out really, and she wasn't hinging all her hopes on that at the end of the day. 

With that said, she turned to the other matter, that of breaking through the defenses. "I don't suppose anyone knows how the previous attacks went off," she asked, looking around. "That could help us figure out what they're expecting from us." That was all she was willing to say for now, while the three of them argued it out. 

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[b]Cinder Fall, Museum World[/b]

Cinder sighed as she walked along, ignoring the crackling flames around her as the fire department finally got around to putting out the museum fire that she had started. Well, that had taken long enough. Someone wasn't doing a very good job here, were they?

At the same time, she listened to the ongoing conversation while noting the vial of black Dust that Blake had taken. Well, here was hoping that she could handle it. Or rather, couldn't. It was dangerous and powerful, and who knew what might happen before it could be safely disposed of? 

"I wish it was as easy for me to get competent help," she said before coughing, a slight shudder running through her form  in the process before she straightened up as if nothing had been wrong. But she knew that wasn't the case. It was very unfortunate, but there was nothing to do about it, not now. She would not play the rest of her hand just yet.