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[b]”I’ll take warehouse T & A, you can take warehouse D.”[/b]

[color=888888]— Nuncio[/color][/center]

[sub][@PlatinumSkink][@ERode][sub][sub][sub]That was a very important edit![/sub][/sub][/sub][/sub]

Nuncio breathed a sigh of relief, happy that no one noticed his momentary daydreaming. Or at the very least, weren’t going to question him about it.

[b]”Stray cats ain’t nothin’ special. I’d think it was weird if one wasn’t livin’ in a warehouse.”[/b] He placed his hand over Fabio. The hair on the feline stood up. Nuncio was pumping all kinds of beastly magics into the arabian mau. What appeared to be a chubby kitten now had his blessing. Fabio sprung to his feet and bolted into the air, zipping around the roof like a cheetah. [b]”Relax Fabio! We need stealth!”[/b] Though oddly, the kitten didn’t make any sound. [b]”Anyway, short of gettin’ picked up by magical senses, Fabio is indistinguishable from a normal cat. Unless he’s, ya know?”[/b] He gestured towards Fabio, who was presently displaying speed and agility beyond some magical girls. [b]”Fabs, please.”[/b] The cat stopped and sat in the snow. [b]”You get a treat when we’re done here, kay?”[/b] 

Nuncio looked towards Mariette when she mentioned that Sammy had been moved. [b]”Kinda curious how you know where she is moment to moment.”[/b] He squinted his eyes. [b]”You better not be a Mint agent.”[/b] With a snap of his fingers, Fabio was on the move. [b]”Might as well have Fabio approach the warehouse without any magical assistance. If he can’t find a way in, I’ll have him make his own li’l opening.”[/b] Nuncio chuckled and looked at the image displayed by his anatomy doll. [b]”Ready for a distraction.”[/b]

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[color=75c159]“Lips that won’t touch liqueur won’t touch mine.”[/color]

[color=888888]— Tetrad[/color][/center]

[sub][@PlatinumSkink][@AtomicNut][/sub]

Tetrad’s smile diminished bit by bit as Ronin spoke. Body guards don’t get drunk? She’s not 18? Anti-drunk magic? Just say you don’t feel like a sip. Geeze, apparently fun sized people can be up tight too.

[color=75c159]“Well, I’m 19. But the legal drinking age is 21 anyway.”[/color] Tetrad grinned. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it. [color=75c159]“First rule of being an agent is that you don’t talk openly about objectives. But nah, she seems well guarded, so I’m just having a good time.”[/color] 

Tetrad raised an eyebrow. Reaver had just downed a glass of acid. That was kind of a turn off. Well, to everyone but Cindy. To Tetrad it seemed kind of desperate. The kind of dedication you show when you want something [i]bad[/i]. Tetrad was sure this guy wanted a little more than a hot piece of ass. Even with regeneration, that couldn’t have been a pleasant experience. [color=75c159]“Might wanna watch him.”[/color]

Then the assassination attempt happened.

[color=75c159]“Are you kidding me?”[/color] Tetrad said a bit louder than she should have. [color=75c159]“Who goes to assassinate people wearing their clan’s logo? Who tries to kill a lightning queen with [i]a metal frickin’ knife?[/i]”[/color]

It was time to [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOpHT6gZ0Rs]investigate.[/url]

Tetrad looked at Goblina. The entire situation felt fishy. She came in, gave a half-assed report, was the first to declare it an assassination, and was the one who both found the Beacon themed jewelry AND the phone. She could have staged this entirely by herself. Goblina was likely a mint agent, or whoever was staging this. If there weren’t even more hiding among the party, that is. Though for obvious reasons, Pointing out that Goblina was a possible Mint plant was far more likely to backfire at this point. Now she needed to get more details. Where did this beacon girl come from. Was she even really beacon? 

[color=75c159]“I would not be too quick to run off, your majesty.”[/color] Tetrad kneeled beside the unconscious beacon (?) girl. [color=75c159]”This assassination attempt feels like it was intended to fail.”[/color] Tetrad was searching for a wallet, something that could be used to identify who the woman was. She was also going to try and divine her accessories to see if they changed hands in the past. If this girl was willingly setting up beacon to fall, then everything present could have been planted. [color=75c159]”A bracelet and phone are hardly conclusive evidence. Without a proper ID, we have no idea if the phone or bracelet even belongs to this girl. Furthermore, If this was Beacon, they might be trying to draw you into a trap.”[/color] She pinged Veronica to get her to read her memories. There was no way she could explain all of this in time, and she doubted the headstrong queen would wait for a proper investigation.

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[b]”DID SOMEONE SAY ASSASSINATION!?!?!?!?”[/b]

[b]”Lotus, Plz.”[/b]

[color=888888]— Lotus & Faith[/color][/center]

[b]”!”[/b]

Lotus floated over, but by then everything had concluded.

[b]”Mmmmm. Weakling, she was taken out with a single punch. It was a mercy she was dealt with before I could intervene.”[/b] She looked to Cindy. [b]”The Cardinal, on the other hand, sounds like a worthy opponent.”[/b]

Faith danced over. She nearly screamed at the sight of the downed body, but then realised she was just out cold. [b]”How ghastly! She looks rather peaceful now that she’s sleeping though~!”[/b] Faith placed her hands together. [b]”I suppose we’ll have to table our discussion for later then. Would you rather we remain here, or come with you?”[/b] She hugged her harp against her chest.

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[color=#bd71e8]“I can be the hero from time to time.”[/color]

[color=888888]— Veronica[/color][/center]

[sub][@Majoras End][@FamishedPants][@Shifter_Master][@PlatinumSkink][/sub]

Veronica was not oblivious to the small round object hovering after her. Years of shady work had taught her to be aware of such details. With all of her magical facilities overpowered by the magical aura, it was impossible to tell what the drone did or even who it belonged to. It could possibly a bomb, possibly a camera, it didn’t matter. Veronica wasn’t bothered by its presence. So long as it stayed away from Cindy, she was happy.

Of course, someone was not happy about it. 

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[b]”Geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet dunked on!”[/b]

[color=888888]— Betty Bio-Hazard[/color][/center]

Like most wind girls, Betty was attune to things moving around in open spaces. She popped into the air and roundhouse kicked the drone deep into the rave. It bounced off the far wall before landing in a minotaur girl’s bra. She jumped a bit, clearly unsure where this bit of debri came from.

[color=#bd71e8]“Betty.”[/color] Veronica looked at her bodyguard out of the corner of her eye. [color=#bd71e8]“Keep the violence to a minimum.”[/color] 

[b]”Of course!”[/b] Betty saluted. She was still dressed as the [url=https://78.media.tumblr.com/4d010ec6fb6504deda2891040d4c1af8/tumblr_pfa3wwaZzs1w6599so1_1280.jpg]norm,[/url] but had her weapons hidden from sight. It kinda worked for a rave. [b]”Was that Amaryllis on the roof? I should say hello to her, it’s been a while.”[/b]

[color=#bd71e8]“We have more pressing matters to attend to.”[/color] 

Of [i]course[/i] things had to get more complicated. As soon as Tetrad notified Veronica of what was going on, She looked at Tetrad’s memories to get a glimpse of what just transpired. Everyone needed to be updated, Ronin included. 

[i][color=#bd71e8]“It seems that Cindy is going to leave the rave to assassinate the cardinal. I had not anticipated Cindy would be so careless with her own safety, but here we are.”[/color][/i] Veronica growled. [i][color=#bd71e8]“We are not done here though, I am not convinced the rave is more than it seems on the surface. Ronin, you will have to follow Cindy. I do not think we will be fortunate enough for her to take Cradle as a whole with her. But should the need arise, I can get everyone to your location barring any interference. I can only hope that Tetrad can uncover the assassin’s true allegiance before Cindy starts a war with Beacon.”[/color][/i]

[i][color=75c159]”No pressure.”[/color][/i]

Veronica was able to pick up on Ronin’s emotional response to something happening in the rave. How bothersome sisterly love was. [i][color=#bd71e8]“I will protect your sister to the best of my ability. You need only concern yourself with stopping this war.”[/color][/i]

It wasn’t too hard to find the small harpy. The sea of bodies was vast, but it was hard to not notice Justine approaching the poor girl. There was a magical boy with her, but he hardly mattered in the moment. 

[i][color=#bd71e8]“Seems Justine is here. This just gets better every second.”[/color][/i]

Veronica walked up behind Eli, looking straight over her head at Justine. 

[color=#bd71e8]“I thought vampires preferred things that bled.”[/color] Veronica stepped through Eli so that she was in front of her. [color=#bd71e8]“I suppose that’s only [i]real[/i] vampires, huh?”[/color]

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[color=cfff04]”Guess I gotta step in.”[/color]

[color=888888]— Tonya “Mac” Murphy[/color]

[hider=Tonya “Mac” Murphy]
[b]Age: 24/11 | Gender: Female/Female | Illusion, Gravity
Body | Power of Friendship, Regeneration, Third Eye | Moirai
Coercion, Soul Jar, Martial Training, True Sight, Parasite, Gifted, Awareness, Overcity Shift, Mystic Artifact

Magical Overload, Paragon, Blessing, Gifted Item | Monster Form, Big Brother, Arrogance, Vendetta
Redirected Magic, Second Specialization | Non-Standard Limbs, Destroyer[/b]

STR: 05 | AGI: 04 |  VIT: 05 | MAG: 03 | LCK: 03
+44
STR: 21 | AGI: 21 |  VIT: 21 | MAG: 20 | LCK: 15

Earnings this post: Zilch

Remaining: 0 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze 
Total: 7 Gold, 118 Silver, 130 Bronze
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Things would be turning into a shit show very quickly. Fortunately, the firepower in here was strong enough that Mac didn't really have to worry about it too much. She just needed to get Justine out and then catch up with Cindy and the others to manipulate things on that end. What a pain. What a waist of perfectly innocent lives. 

But while she was thinking about it, she beefed up Viper's disguise, just so that it wouldn't fall apart too soon. Third eye people were a pain in the ass.