[h2]Kino[/h2]

Kino watched as the strange undead man proceeded to collapse into dust in order to... travel? Was it some kind of technology, or something he could simply do?

"I hope he doesn't get sucked up," commented Hermes. For a few moments, Kino didn't understand what the motorrad meant, and she gave him a quizzical look, cocking her head to one side as she did.

"What do you mean, Hermes?" she asked, confused at the vehicle's response to the dead man's dust transformation.

"If someone has a vacuum, he's in serious trouble!" declared the motorrad. For a few moments, Kino simply stared at him, then had to stifle a fit of laughter. Hermes thought that someone was going to be vacuuming out here? Admittedly, the absurdity of his comment was exacerbated by the mental image of that dead man's dusty form being sucked into a vacuum cleaner, and then bursting out of it as he reformed. It was, quite simply, far too silly.

"What's so funny?" asked Hermes, genuinely not understanding why Kino had begun to laugh. The dark-haired girl waved her hand.

"Nothing, nothing," she asserted, "Let's go."

Taking Hermes by the handlebars, she began to walk onward... and it wasn't long until she found a strange assortment of individuals, all gathered around... some kind of food stand? She could smell the sizzling meat more intensely here...

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[h2]Sakura Kyouko[/h2]

Kyouko narrowed her eyes, ignoring the panicking girl behind the counter as she turned to face the ma... the robot. It was a robot that had put its hand on her shoulder. That explained the colder, metallic feel, but... some kind of ridiculous robot?! Well, regardless, he was going to earn the same response that anyone else would have.

"A stranger putting their hands all over a young girl is going to look pretty creepy, aren't they?" she asked, narrowing her eyes once more as her gaze fell upon the robot. "Besides, this is mine! Get your own."

She gestured to the counter. But honestly, unless he was fast enough, she was going to snatch up more takoyaki, and whatever else this place had to offer. The girl behind the counter was a pushover, there was no way she was going to be able to stop Kyouko from taking what she wanted, and no-one else was going to stop her.

"B-b-but you didn't pay for it! It's not yours!"

And then...

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[h2]Misaka Mikoto[/h2]

A few different things happened at once. Mikoto advanced towards the thief so brazenly stealing from the girl's food stand, when another person teleported into view. That was... there weren't many teleporters. So how...? Before she could return to taking on the thief, or trying to figure out what was going on, someone else joined the scene.

[url=https://safebooru.org//images/501/b57f7fbe4c40d842381766704b7763e715363fa3.jpg?503250]The woman who approached appeared to be in her mid twenties, with long black hair and red eyes, clad in a kimono herself. At her side there was a sheathed katana, and on her back there was what appeared to be a naginata[/url]. Though really, the most striking thing about her was...

Horns. Even with all the other strange things Mikoto had seen so far, a human-looking being with definite horns was... unexpected.

"Boss! You're back!" exclaimed the girl behind the counter.

The woman, identified as 'Boss' raised an eyebrow.

"... All these people... Champions, I suppose?" she commented, with a tone of mild irritation, "It's not as if I don't value new customers, but acting like this..."

She sighed, but then a curious smile came to her face.

"She must be at it again."

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