[h2][center]Shokuhou Misaki[/center][/h2]
Though her face didn't show it, Misaki was quite concerned by how the weird man managed to see through the holes in her (admittedly hastily-generated) excuses over the course of a few seconds. The comment about keeping her locked in here, though, caused chills to run down Misaki's spine. That worry seemed to be somewhat unfounded, though, as the man held out an acorn (an acorn?) and opened up a portal back to Tokyo. Hesitating for a few moments, Misaki reached out and carefully took the acorn from the man's hand before quickly leaping back out of the portal. Even if that acorn was a tracking device of sorts, so long as he had some sort of vested interest, she [i]probably[/i] wouldn't be caught in some sort of terrifying situation like that again.

Or so she would have liked to home, but even [i]she[/i] knew that this would likely only be the start of her troubles.

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[h2][center]Leonardo Watch[/center][/h2]
With this weird ragtag bunch of people now following him, Leo decided to (for once) take charge and lead the way. The city thus far seemed to be quite similar to Hellsalem's Lot, with the distinct exception of both a lack of fog over the sky and the more unnatural buildings and frequency of death. In that regard, this city was a lot more [i]normal[/i], and the idea that this was a New York City before the Great Collapse was finally starting to have some merit to it. It didn't being him any closer to finding the answers about his eyes, of course, but at least he wasn't running for his life like usual.

It didn't take long for the group to reach a park, and the abundant greenery and trees at the entrance alone definitely gave Leo a calming feeling. There were a few weird looks from passersby here and there, but once the group moved a bit deeper into the park, people in general didn't really appear. That was likely due to the time of day, of course, but all the better for them.

"Well, uh... I think this is a good place to sit down for a moment," he said, letting himself sit down on the grass as Sonic scampered its way back onto his head. "Um... Would this be a good time for everyone to introduce themselves? I'm not entirely sure how to go about this, but... I guess I'll start? My name is Leonardo Watch. The monkey on my head is named Sonic. It's a pleasure to meet you."

Leo, of course, knew how awkward trying to say all of this was, but at the very least if there were other people caught in this strange predicament, it was only right to try and help.
Right?

Granted, though, the sounds of helicopters flying overhead wasn't exactly the most reassuring of things to hear...
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[h2][center]Hinanawi Tenshi[/center][/h2]
Tenshi cocked her head to the side at the blue-haired girl's mention of the "Mecha-Mecha Squad" or something along those lines. The terminology was almost completely and utterly foreign to her, but given how the other girl didn't seem to want to come into contact with them, the Celestial found it safe to assume that they were likely... Not someone pleasant to have to deal with.

"I guess I can't help but follow!" Tenshi exclaimed, a battle-hungry smirk on her face as she flew off after the two girls in pursuit of the cowardly stranger. Though this place didn't follow the same rules of Gensokyo, there was nothing wrong with getting some payback for swinging at her before running away. Even if he didn't land anything, it still felt like she had to return a blow after all of that!

Increasing her speed as she flew forward, Tenshi quickly summoned two keystones, one at each side, before firing off a large barrage of bullets towards her target.

"Yep, if it's come to this, then danmaku [i]has[/i] to be the answer! Though, uh... Hopefully that doesn't attract more attention here..."

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