The bates stepped out onto the street in their human guises.

	“So what are we going to do on this fine morning?”

	Regina lifted a hand to her chin. “We're without work again.”

	Elroy raised an eyebrow. “Daytime isn't exactly the most active time for magical girls, is it?”

	“Perhaps not.” Regina folded her hands together. “But everyone in beacon has fake parents that expect good grades. Most of them will be attending or getting ready for school unless there's a crisis. I can only assume our vampire friend is nocturnal as well.”

	“Heh!” Elroy chuckled “So we're intentionally keeping a lower profile now?”

	Regina lowered her head. “Sounds like we're giving up doesn't it?” She looked up at Elroy. “Once we find someone who can mentor us about the magical world, someone who won't also try to control us. That's when our luck will turn around.” She turned to look around herself. There were still a lot of people going to work. The roads would start to clear up in a few hours “We could split up with a much lower risk of running into something we can't handle.”

	“Split up huh?” Elroy kept on smiling. “We can try that. I don't want to be on the other side of the city though if something happens.” 

	“Don't worry, I've already taken the liability of sketching up patrol routes for us.” She handed Elroy the drawing pad she had been scribbling on earlier. 

	Elroy flipped through the notepad. “Seems like you also sketched up everyone we encountered yesterday.” 

	“I thought it could be useful given your... unique way of profiling people. A picture is worth a thousand words. I on the other hand should be able to pry whatever I need out of their minds.” Regina turned around to leave. “Let's meet back here in an hour. If you need to get a hold of me sooner, you can always follow my route  in reverse.”

	“Sure thing, boss.”

	And with that, the two split up.

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[hider=Tonya “Mac” Murphy]
[b]Age: 24/11 | Gender: Female/Female | Illusion, Gravity
Body | Power of Friendship, Regeneration | Moirai
Wings, Soul Jar, Martial Training, Familiar, Environmental Sealing, Gifted, Awareness, Mystic Artifact

Magical Overload, Paragon, Blessing, Gifted Item | Monster Form, Big Brother, Arrogance, Vendetta
Redirected Magic, Second Specialization | Non-Standard Limbs, Destroyer[/b]

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

STR: 12 | AGI: 08 |  VIT: 10 | MAG: 16 | LCK: 05

Earnings this post: Zilch

Total: 0 Gold, 30 Silver, 35 Bronze
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	Seems they weren't quite ready to take Veronica's deal yet. Well, they made the metal Penny requested, and she got paid, so that was all she really cared about. Just because she wasn't on good terms with Beacon didn't mean she was going to get turned into a mint dog all of a sudden. She barked for fate and no one else. 

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	Shannon would soon see and hear a familiar aura. It was one of the auras she felt on the day of the hospital attack. It was difficult to say where the entity creating this aura was coming from, but they were getting closer. One advantage to the open field Shannon sat in was that whatever it was, she would most certainly see it coming. Provided she didn't feel it moving across the earth.

	A short time later, a handsome boy in casual cloths entered the empty field. Such a broad. The wind blew through the empty plain, tussling his hair about as the boy drew closer. His hands never came out of his pockets. One of the first things to come into focus was his smile, which bordered between sincere and sarcastic.

	“Whoa!” Elroy stopped about ten feet away from Shannon. “I heard something about a buffet, I was not expecting haggard cosplay to come along with it.” While this individual seemed rude and a tad menacing, Shannon's instincts told her that he wasn't here to fight.