[b]Kathelia![/b]

Wham. Blam. Right on the button. Azora Howl’s eyes prick with tears. “No,” she howls, stomping her foot. “No, no, no! You’re [i]wrong![/i] Daddy likes me bestest and he wouldn’t ever throw me away!” She tosses Kyouko aside casually; the fox princess flops down like a wet noodle, bonking her head on the floor in the sort of way that will cause headaches and a bruise later. But now she’s just thrown away her leverage, and is advancing on you with murder in her starless eyes, like using you like her punching bag would let her pretend what you said wasn’t true.

And that’s when the wall explodes.

***

[b]Adila![/b]

Everyone ends up squished up against the front of the drill when Hornet presses the big red STOP button this time. You reach down and pluck Hornet carefully out from under you by the scruff of her jacket, and she, in turn, grabs a Lightning-Infused Tuning Fork and an Autonomous Net as her weapons of choice. “For Hobling Keep!” She cries, dramatically, as the two of you tumble out the hatch with Helya and Tashanna, leaving Dandy, Ninian and Adila I as the secondary strike team.

Azora Howl is dumbstruck by the appearance of a giant drill inches from her nose, and has big fat tears rolling down her flushed cheeks. This is the most vulnerable she will ever be, and if you want to take her down, you need to do it now.

Good thing you’re not alone. You have a team. You also have Hornet. And you have [i]orders.[/i]

Pay a price and then roll to Finish Her. With Advantage, even.

***

[b]Mittens![/b]

Brush brush brush. The brush runs through your hair as you purr delightedly.

This is the perfect world, always in the same moment even though it changes. The rain will always be falling. The fire will always be crackling. Your head will always be full of catnip, incense, and love.

Your Mommy pulls a glass hairbrush through your hair and sings you a song.

What does she sing? What appears and disappears without you noticing? What makes this moment the kind you could lose yourself in forever?