"Sure do!" Himeko confirmed brightly, "well, the living quarters are round the back, but close enough. D'ya need to go now, or..."

Himeko trailed off when she felt a strange sensation in her chest. It was brief, but unmistakable - a Shade was present somewhere.
Given the number of Magical Girls that were here, or would be given the Hex Night, Himeko [i]probably[/i] didn't need to go rushing off into battle. Direct combat wasn't her forte, anyway. The shrine maiden [i]was[/i] still a magical girl, however. It was irresponsible to just assume someone else would fix the problem!

She would need to extricate herself from present company, however.

"Ah, right, this talk of exploding washing machines just reminded me! I was supposed to be running errands in town!" Himeko made a convincing show of being hit with a sudden memory. With an apologetic smile, she clapped her hands together, turning towards Nico, "Sorry to run, but I better get this done before I get excommunicated! Mind showing my new little sis the way home?"

[@Raineh Daze][@Ammokkx]