[center][url=https://i.imgur.com/Y8OSnvr.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/OPMf9l2.png[/img][/url] & [url=https://i.imgur.com/iLfQK1p.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/On8BJR9.png[/img][/url][/center] Mariette sat in a chair inside her dimensional mansion home, staring through a couple portals at varying points within the city of Penrose. She was exceptionally comfortable, watching the battles going on, multiple ones in addition to the one in the graveyard. To her right, Eli stood, inspecting curiously… It’s funny. Since Mariette no longer had the pressure upon herself to achieve Asengav’s dreams, probably to Lea’s great pleasure, she felt freer. More able to just roll with her whims. She needed to find Cindy and prove to her that Mariette was a capable defender of the city… and what is it that arrives before her? A party of liches. She could practically taste Asengav’s thirst. And who’s hunting them? Amaryllis. Isn’t that just grand? Talk about taking out three birds with one stone. Sure, the metaphorical stone here was a battle to the death with an extremely magically powerful creature with the capability to resurrect the dead, but it was still quite a deal. There was just one problem. Trying to hunt said liches would make the Ascendancy as well as all of Penrose aware of Mariette’s continued existence. It stood as a great barrier before her. Coming into the light? After having hid in the darkness for so long? The safe, cozy darkness that ensured she could keep serving her master for eons to come? Endangering that in a completely optional battle would be- Her phone rang. Mariette blinked in surprise as she looked down at it. Yes, she has a phone now, Jelena had made a whole power point presentation on all the advantages of making sure the whole team carried phones and as such a number could be given to Mariette’s allies such as Amaryllis, still, it had to be the first time Mariette’s phone actually rung since her allies had been scattered. Mariette slowly picked it up, gazed on the screen for the name of the one calling, and then looked down through the portal at the chase currently going on. Amaryllis… was calling her? [color=077ae6]‘… Heh,’[/color] Mariette gave the mildest of a smile as she stood up. Well, if that’s how it’s going to be… [color=57a345]‘Mistress?’[/color] Eli asked. [color=077ae6]‘Come with me, Eli,’[/color] Mariette said, as her grip on her stuffed bunny tightened and she walked forward. Eli nodded with an optimistic smile, the darkness slime-harpy happy to see Mariette engaged in something. [color=57a345]‘Yes, mistress,’[/color] she simply responded. To Billy, as well as to Amaryllis who was chasing after Billy and listening to the beeps of her phone call directed towards Mariette, space suddenly spread open into a portal ahead of the direction Billy was heading. There, walking to stand in Billy’s way albeit on a decent distance, Mariette strode out to stand on a portal in mid-air while the portal behind her closed, a stuffed bunny in one hand and the phone in the other. Eli jumped through the portal to stand next to her mistress on top of another portal, waving her wings a bit to gain balance before facing the flying enemy. First after they both had appeared in the sights of both individuals did the portal girl answer, bringing the phone to her ear. [color=077ae6]‘Do you find yourself in need of aid, Knight of the Rose?’[/color] was Mariette’s only statement, having placed herself right in the way the enemy was heading. She was quite prepared, charging magic to open portals counter-attack an enemy blast or reposition herself. In fact, she could just fall through the one she was currently standing on if need be. She couldn’t just disappoint Amaryllis the very first time she requested some form of help, now, could she? That’d not be the way for creating a workable bond of sorts…! [@ERode][@Whoever is controlling Billy][@Whoever else responded to the call] [hr] [@Ariamis] [center][url=https://i.imgur.com/gmRTrWA.jpg][img]https://i.imgur.com/5ZqyPyV.png[/img][/url][/center] This place was unfamiliar to Deni, yet also familiar, somehow. Not that it was the checkerboard patterned world of the Overcity, it was also the location itself, a shoreline with a… not-palace on the other side, and the way down. And, there was her own reflection in the water, confirming what she had only been able to see on her hands previously. She could actually see her face. A human girl’s face. Yeah, she looked 7 years old instead of what her age before becoming a Magical Girl, which she’d really prefered, but eh! She was used to being this age, now! She just grinned happily and gave herself a thumbs up! [color=9b83de]‘Yepp! Looking good~!’[/color] Sooo, with that, Deni could turn her attention to the new girl over there. Valkyrie-like, made Deni think of Beacon, honestly. But, since she looked like this, Deni shouldn’t be any trouble for Beacon~! [color=9b83de]‘Hello there, good stranger!’[/color] Deni called happily as she hurried over to where the girl was hitting down a sign for the palace. [color=9b83de]‘I’m a wayward Magical Girl that somehow ended up in the Overcity,’[/color] which’s really technically true, [color=9b83de]‘What are you up to? Oh, and do you think it’d be possible if I rode back to the city with you? I need to get to a place called “Penrose”, if you’ve ever heard of it!’[/color] There totally might be happy coincidences going on. Deni was going to push her luck. [hr] [@DarkwolfX37] [center][url=https://i.imgur.com/4rEtFz1.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/sKJ5riZ.png[/img][/url][/center] Shion wouldn’t be left waiting too long. Be this mere minutes from when Shion didn’t receive a Platinum Coin, or perhaps even later, whatever the intended meeting-time Mariette would soon have known that Shion were there and waiting and would have been quick to send a message. Now, on account of that Suzette, too, had ended up in the beach dimension she also had been displaced through time and space, but there still had been some time to waltz back and forth through her usual dimensions in order to get the magic she wanted. And now… [color=ffd230]‘Hello~! Sorry if I’m, heh, “late”, like in months late…’[/color] Suzette appeared with a backpack on her, walking with a bit smile up to where Shion was, and promptly took off the bag and handed it over. Just as promised, whatever number of gems had been given to Suzette would have been properly filled with magic. [color=ffd230]‘That’s them! You didn’t have any specific desires for what to fill them with, so I varied myself a bunch and gave you a bit of everything!’[/color] Aaaaaaand that’s just about all that was on Suzette’s to-do list, wasn’t it? With that done, unless there was more that was needed of her, Suzette could simply make a saluting gesture with her hand wrapped in purple cloth and say her part before leaving. [color=ffd230]‘And that’s that! Hope you’re satisfied! If you’d like to do further business after having seen what we’re capable of, we’re all for it! Just, heh, don’t need us to sponsor too many coins, was the thing. We can go all-in on the magic, but the coins is a bit harder, our patron is pretty stingy~! As in, he gives us no coins whatsoever~!’[/color] Suzette said with a sneaky little smile, before she could be on her way. This post probably doesn’t actually need a reply to, this is merely an acknowledgement that Suzette will honour her part of the deal. Yupp.