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[h1][color=F65772]H[/color] [i]i l a r i a[/i][/h1]  
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[color=F65772]"Free food is the best food~!"[/color]

[color=888888]— Hilaria[/color]
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The silver-haired magical girl eagerly returned the handshake. She was positively beaming, a clear indicator she was delighted to meet more people on the island. Because the more people there were, the more chances she might have to be useful, after all. In any case, she appreciated being introduced to others, and had no problem allowing Helga to give her surfboard a brief glance. [color=F65772]"Yes~ Yes~ Mars is my cute defender of those in need of saving~! He's just dressed for the occasion right now~"[/color] she giggled, glancing sideways at her shield now currently disguised as a board.

Hilaria then eyed the girls the others were waking up. They were obviously not the kind of people who woke up early without a good motivator, but she'd met more than enough people like that for it to not bother her. All she hoped was that they'd begin to enjoy themselves the more this event went on, whatever it may be. The confusing nature of this situation was not entirely lost on Hilaria, even if she might've given the impression otherwise. The boogie board incident that introduced her was a test to see if she was still as capable as she was before she woke up. 

That, thankfully, was the case. 

The worry about what could have sent her and the others there was in the back of her mind as the two girls were successfully roused from their slumber. One of the girls seemed especially concerned with Hilaria herself, showing jealousy at... her breasts? Hilaria looked down at her own chest, a brief lapse in her cheery demeanor, but she didn't seem upset at Julia's comment. When she looked up at Julia, she was frowning. 

[color=F65772]"You don't have to apologize, but they're not all they're cracked up to be, you know~"[/color] she sighed. [color=F65772]"When I'm not transformed, they're such a pain to deal with~ It's horrendous~!"[/color] she sighed, but then as if remembering something, shot Julia the most determined, powerful expression she could muster and [url=https://youtu.be/pDqea9cWOn4?t=48]squeezed her arms towards her chest, to emphasize her assets[/url]. [color=F65772]"Oh, but they're not all bad I suppose~! Sometimes, when I wear and do stuff like this, boys buy me lots of food and that's good~! Hilaria loves food~!"[/color]

Having said this without a shred of awareness, one could only imagine Hilaria was fairly ignorant on certain matters. She decided to listen and watch as the others tried to figure out what they would do, and after violence was proven not to be the answer they needed, she looked towards Mika with a smile as the girl hopped in front of her. [color=F65772]"Hilaria could never deny someone who's this excited to be a star~!"[/color] she nodded just as eagerly as Mika was jumping.

She laid her board down on the sand. [color=F65772]"Hmm~?"[/color] she took a second to think it over, then spoke. [color=F65772]"Three~! We can hold~ three if we really try~!"[/color]

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[quote=Samantha Howard][color=red]"I'll get through this!"[/color][/quote][/center]

Where had all of her confidence gone in this dire moment? Silhouette couldn't answer that question. She was a violent assassin who cared little about trifle matters such as public opinion and embarrassment. But if that was the case, why, then, was she unable to speak properly or even at all? Her voice had all but left her, as well as any hope of salvaging this mess. Everyone present could see she was vulnerable! It goes without saying the thumbs up Tetrad had given her did nothing positive to her situation. 

A-alright, clearly there's some empathetic girl trying to cause disorder... yeah, that has to be it, I just need to calm down! 

[sub][color=red]"I'm [sub]not an m-[sub]m-m-[sub]m-masoc....![/sub][/sub][/sub]"[/color][/sub]

[color=red][i]...damnit.[/i][/color]

Silhouette had come to understand that in this state, it was physically impossible for her deal with Chloe's teasing. Or even hold a conversation. She lamented the fact she was looking so pathetic in front of Veronica, and decided she must do something about this unfortunate turn of events. 

[color=red][i]...Um... but how can I... when I'm basically a shadow of my former self right now...? Wait! That's gotta be it! [/i][/color]

She now knew what she had to do: she had to [s]stop all the ghosts that were coming through[/s] use 'that' technique. It was one she had yet to perfect, and it could potentially backfire on her. But if there was even a 1% chance it would work, then her only choice was to try it! 

With the plan in her mind, she patiently awaited her chance to escape. She stubbornly still attempted to speak when Lily complimented her, but it turned out no different than the other two times. But eventually, Chloe left Sil alone and that provided her the opportunity to vanish from sight. 

She immediately separated herself from the rest of the group, and found a secluded space on their island. This was the best she could do to minimize the damage were things to get out of control. 

[color=red]"Alright... then lets begin..."[/color]

Silhouette focused as hard as she could on working her magic, and soon her own shadow moved from beneath her feet to a space in front of her. It momentarily paused as she gathered more and more mana, and then finally it began to take shape. Though drawn out, the process was similar to making a normal schatten, because she was desperately trying to get this right. The shadow took Sil's shape and became a tangible person standing before her... but then it changed drastically. 

The silhouette of Silhouette slowly began to become colored. Skin, eyes, hair... it soon became nearly indistinguishable from a normal person. But instead appearing as an exact copy of Silhouette, it resembled her human form much more closely. The oddest thing about it, physically speaking, was that in a very small area around her, the air darkened, as if she was absorbing the light around her. This formed a small, dim outline of her that one could notice if they looked closely. There was also the fact that this thing was not wearing the same swimsuit as her.  

It wore a bikini that left little to the imagination, colored mostly a gradient of black and pink. The top was tied at the front, where it formed a pink bow. A long black scarf accompanied this. 

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[h1][color=F65772]S[/color] [i]h a d e[/i][/h1]  
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[color=#EB2323]"[/color][color=#EB2426]T[/color][color=#EC252A]h[/color][color=#EC262D]e[/color] [color=#ED2935]d[/color][color=#EE2A38]a[/color][color=#EE2C3C]z[/color][color=#EF2D40]z[/color][color=#EF2E43]l[/color][color=#F03047]i[/color][color=#F0314B]n[/color][color=#F1324E]g[/color] [color=#F23556]s[/color][color=#F33659]t[/color][color=#F3385D]a[/color][color=#F43961]r[/color] [color=#F53C68]m[/color][color=#F53D6B]a[/color][color=#F63E6F]k[/color][color=#F64073]e[/color][color=#F74176]s[/color] [color=#F8447E]h[/color][color=#F94581]e[/color][color=#F94685]r[/color] [color=#FA498C]r[/color][color=#FB4A90]e[/color][color=#FB4C94]t[/color][color=#FC4D97]u[/color][color=#FC4E9B]r[/color][color=#FD509F]n[/color][color=#FD51A2]![/color][color=#FE52A6]"[/color]

[color=888888]— Shade[/color]
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[color=red]"Hello, world!"[/color] the schatten spoke in a very cheerful voice, excited at its newfound life. 

Silhouette sighed in relief. Last time she attempted this, her schatten adopted the personality that had a fascination with blood, carnage, and war. Needless to say, its introduction was a lot more violent and a lot less acceptable. For the purpose of dealing with other girls, this particular schatten should suffice. She'd implanted the persona she made up when traveling to the Overcity last, which would hopefully mean it had no problem being in a swimsuit. 

[color=red]"Hey, you aren't feeling weird, are you?"[/color] Sil asked the schatten. [color=red]"Like you want to start a fight or something?"[/color]

The schatten looked at her, then smiled. [color=red]"Of course not, Sil-ly! I'm a cute idol, why would I want to do that?"[/color] 

Silhouette ignored the pun she made and yet again sighed. [color=red]"That's one good thing, then. Since you're not violent, I'll be using you to... well... speak, as I can't be bothered to do so with the other girls."[/color] she explained. 

With a nod, the schatten giggled. [color=red]"It's no use trying to make excuses! I'm a part of you, after all! Just admit to your cute shadow idol that you're embarrassed and she'll be glad to help you~!"[/color] she gave a smug smirk as she waited for Sil to answer. 

Clearly, she had made a mistake. Why was her own shadow giving her lip? This was absurd, she should obediently do what was asked of her without question, or so Sil thought. But the fact of the matter was that she couldn't think up a persona on the spot right now and she wasn't confident she'd get this trick right twice in a row. For now, she would have to deal with this smug little shadow. 

[color=red]"I-I need your help because I seem to be incapable of wearing a swimsuit without freezing up. Yes, I'm embarrassed. Is that suitable? Can you help me now?"[/color]

[color=red]"My my, no need to get all grumpy. I'm just playing with you~" she laughed. "I'll always be willing to help my... err, self, I suppose. But first, there's an important matter we need to discuss!"[/color]

[color=red]"What is this important matter?"[/color]

[color=red]"I don't have a name, duh!"[/color]

Silhouette shook her head. [color=red]"It's Shade. How do you not know your own name? I had a name for that guise."[/color]

[color=red]"I don't know."[/color] she shrugged. [color=red]"I'm not the one who made me. Or, well, I mean I am but... ah, this is too confusing! An idol like me should focus on shining brilliantly, not dealing with this kind of stuff. But... there's still one more thing!"[/color] 

The exasperated sigh Sil gave before asking yet again "What" was a loud as one could get. 

[color=red]"The thing is... we both have the same font color right now, and that simply won't do!"[/color] Shade pouted. 

Silhouette scratched her head. [color=red]"What... are you talking about?"[/color] there was a short pause. [color=red]"Do you have something against 'red'? I think it fits, don't you?"[/color]

[color=red]"Yeah. It fits YOU! Not me, I'm a cute idol. Besides, I'm pretty sure others have the same color. I am special, so I need my own color!"[/color]

[color=red]"...okay. I don't really understand but what do you want me to do about it?"[/color]

Shade frowned. [color=red]"I want you to help me decide, Sil-ly! There's so many, I can't just decide which one is for me without a second opinion!"[/color]

Samantha was seriously beginning to question whether or not the murderous schatten was preferable to this one. But she'd already come so far, so she may as well try to speed things up. [color=red]"I don't think I'm the best person for this sort of task but I guess throw some at me and I'll see which one fits?"[/color]

[color=red]"Alright! How about...[/color] [color=blue]blue?"[/color]

[color=red]"...no. Why would you even think about that one?"[/color]

[color=blue]"Um, yeah it's dumb but I really just wanted to separate myself from you, is all!"[/color]

Sil narrowed her eyes. [color=red]"I'll just pretend I didn't hear that. Lets get on with it and throw me another."[/color]

Shade raised a finger to her lip and thought. [color=blue]"Um, what about...[/color] [color=pink]pink? Does it look cute?"[/color] 

[color=red]"It's not a horrible choice like the last one, but Hilaria's text is too similar."[/color]

[color=pink]"Yeah, you're right. Then what about[/color] [color=black]blac---"[/color] Shade was immediately cut of by Silhouette.

[color=red]"I will forcibly have all memory of Shade erased from my mind if you mention that color."[/color]

Shade shuttered, knowing full well that Silhouette was being serious. [color=pink]"O-okay. Then how about[/color] [color=turquoise]turquoise?"[/color]

[color=red]"...why do you keep asking about blue colors when I already told you it won't work? And besides, that's literally Emily's color. Can you take this seriously or not? This post has run on for long enough."[/color]

[color=turquoise]"...Mmm, okay. Then for realsies this time! I'll give this one my all!"[/color] Shade tried her best to make a serious facial expression but failed to do so, the result being rather cute. [color=turquoise]"Okay, I got it!"[/color] she clenched her fist, then stared Sil straight in the eyes. With an exhale, she spoke with gusto. 

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Silhouette was genuinely surprised. [color=red]"H-how did you do that...?!"[/color] 

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[color=red]"Well, I've grown tired of this whole thing so you're sticking with that. Now come on, lets go."[/color] Silhouette allowed no time for debate, and took off towards the group of girls she'd arrived with. As a member of the Crimson Cradle, finding Tetrad and Veronica was no issue at all. 

Of course, when she did approach the others, she allowed Shade to lead the way. Her demeanor becoming timid once again. But Shade had no problems whatsoever speaking aloud and drawing attention to herself, as Sil ironically became her shadow. [color=#EB2323]"[/color][color=#EB2323]H[/color][color=#EB2324]e[/color][color=#EB2325]y[/color][color=#EB2426]a[/color][color=#EB2426]~[/color][color=#EB2427]![/color] [color=#EB2529]S[/color][color=#EC252A]e[/color][color=#EC252A]e[/color][color=#EC262B]m[/color][color=#EC262C]s[/color] [color=#EC262D]w[/color][color=#EC272E]e[/color] [color=#EC2730]m[/color][color=#ED2831]a[/color][color=#ED2831]d[/color][color=#ED2832]e[/color] [color=#ED2934]i[/color][color=#ED2934]t[/color] [color=#ED2A36]j[/color][color=#EE2A37]u[/color][color=#EE2A38]s[/color][color=#EE2A38]t[/color] [color=#EE2B3A]i[/color][color=#EE2B3B]n[/color] [color=#EE2C3C]t[/color][color=#EE2C3D]h[/color][color=#EF2C3E]e[/color] [color=#EF2D3F]n[/color][color=#EF2D40]i[/color][color=#EF2E41]c[/color][color=#EF2E42]k[/color] [color=#EF2E43]o[/color][color=#EF2F44]f[/color] [color=#F02F46]t[/color][color=#F03046]i[/color][color=#F03047]m[/color][color=#F03048]e[/color][color=#F03049]![/color] [color=#F0314A]A[/color] [color=#F1324C]n[/color][color=#F1324D]e[/color][color=#F1324D]a[/color][color=#F1324E]t[/color] [color=#F13350]y[/color][color=#F13351]e[/color][color=#F13351]l[/color][color=#F23452]l[/color][color=#F23453]o[/color][color=#F23454]w[/color] [color=#F23555]b[/color][color=#F23556]r[/color][color=#F23557]i[/color][color=#F23658]d[/color][color=#F23658]g[/color][color=#F33659]e[/color] [color=#F3375B]t[/color][color=#F3375B]o[/color] [color=#F3385D]g[/color][color=#F3385E]e[/color][color=#F3385F]t[/color] [color=#F43960]u[/color][color=#F43961]s[/color] [color=#F43A62]t[/color][color=#F43A63]o[/color] [color=#F43B65]t[/color][color=#F43B66]h[/color][color=#F53B66]e[/color] [color=#F53C68]o[/color][color=#F53C69]t[/color][color=#F53C6A]h[/color][color=#F53D6A]e[/color][color=#F53D6B]r[/color] [color=#F53D6D]s[/color][color=#F63E6D]i[/color][color=#F63E6E]d[/color][color=#F63E6F]e[/color][color=#F63F70]?[/color] [color=#F63F71]I[/color][color=#F63F72]'[/color][color=#F64073]d[/color] [color=#F74074]p[/color][color=#F74175]r[/color][color=#F74176]e[/color][color=#F74177]f[/color][color=#F74178]e[/color][color=#F74278]r[/color] [color=#F7427A]a[/color] [color=#F8437B]r[/color][color=#F8437C]e[/color][color=#F8437D]d[/color] [color=#F8447F]c[/color][color=#F8447F]a[/color][color=#F84480]r[/color][color=#F84581]p[/color][color=#F94582]e[/color][color=#F94582]t[/color] [color=#F94684]b[/color][color=#F94685]u[/color][color=#F94686]t[/color] [color=#F94787]I[/color] [color=#FA4889]g[/color][color=#FA488A]u[/color][color=#FA488A]e[/color][color=#FA488B]s[/color][color=#FA498C]s[/color] [color=#FA498D]t[/color][color=#FA4A8E]h[/color][color=#FB4A8F]a[/color][color=#FB4A90]t[/color] [color=#FB4B91]j[/color][color=#FB4B92]u[/color][color=#FB4B93]s[/color][color=#FB4C94]t[/color] [color=#FB4C95]m[/color][color=#FC4C96]e[/color][color=#FC4D97]a[/color][color=#FC4D98]n[/color][color=#FC4D98]s[/color] [color=#FC4E9A]I[/color] [color=#FC4E9B]h[/color][color=#FD4F9C]a[/color][color=#FD4F9D]v[/color][color=#FD4F9E]e[/color] [color=#FD509F]t[/color][color=#FD50A0]o[/color] [color=#FD51A2]e[/color][color=#FD51A2]a[/color][color=#FE51A3]r[/color][color=#FE52A4]n[/color] [color=#FE52A6]i[/color][color=#FE52A6]t[/color][color=#FE53A7]~[/color][color=#FE53A8]![/color][color=#FE53A9]"[/color] Shade quickly took off towards the construct, with Silhouette following closely behind her in a manner similar to a nervous child. If Shade had sleeves, Sil would surely be holding onto one.