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[b]“Majority of the city’s civilian populace had already been evacuated a couple months back,” [/b]Tux replied, waving away whatever heroic concerns Annabelle. [b]“And Beacon’s still got the numbers to handle the situation, with assistance from other benign magicals.”[/b] Or well, that was the hope. Though the Shadow Unit had ramped up its recruitment practices recently, they were still pitifully undermanned. Experienced magical girls weren’t going to give up regular payment for something as noble as government work, after all, while it was always difficult discovering locations of Puchuu contracts. Big Sis had the intuition for it, but that was her ‘talent’ alone; the rest had about as much luck digging for gold in the desert.

[b]“Haven’t had the chance to extensively test their security, but monsters showing up nearby their HQ may cause them to recall their patrols instead. Might be more trouble than it’s worth.”[/b] The masked girl pulled her hair back into a tight ponytail, evidently tired of her hair being plastered against her face. [b]“Mission’s got three objectives. In order of importance…Beacon has a surveillance network that, at minimum, covers the city of Penrose. Getting access to that would benefit our future operations the most. They’ve also got a teleportation system set up; getting a blueprint of how that’d work could put an end to all this travelling. You two should have been briefed on incident in Ethiopia, yes? We’re looking for information on their ‘super weapon’.”[/b]

Tux coughed a couple of times. More water would have been good, but she had already moved onto the ‘pose coolly on top of a building overlooking their target’ segment of the mission, and couldn’t find it in her heart to backtrack.

[b]“If everyone’s been keeping quiet, Beacon shouldn’t know a thing about us. They’re working against monsters and the corrupted, but that doesn’t mean they’re working [i]for[/i] humanity. Not if they’re run by Puchuus, at least.”[/b] Creepy little mascot lifeforms, the lot of them. [b]“And I’ve been around for a week. Ever since word of the lich incident got out. Now…”[/b]

Really was getting cold. She clenched her fists a couple of times, getting back some circulation.

[b]“Let’s get started. Valentine, you lead. Annabelle, follow up. I’ll watch our backs.”[/b]

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[b]"I'm new!"[/b] Myria chirped, humming happily now that Veronica promised something interesting to get back at that rancid basement-dwelling magical bitch with. [b]"And Fine's old!"[/b]

Fine smiled, bemused. [b]"Mimoku picked her up a couple months back; she's been a hassle ever since. Works hard though. Gets in over her head often."

"I do not! Those were...tactical scouting missions."

"Your wet underwear speaks otherwise."[/b]

The car almost missed a turn as Myria wheeled around, embarrassed and furious. Her magical instincts kicked in though, and the car drifted on rainwater instead, a fine mist splashing upwards as it did so. [b]"That was from the [i]rain[/i]!"[/b]

The silver-haired dame shook her head, her smile retained. [b]"Cute kid, really."[/b] She peered out the window, at the fluctuations of magical power and the shockwaves of force that caused sheets of rain to bend. [b]"Looks like we're almost there."

"Yeah, you bunch want a dynamic entry, or should I just park like a normie?"[/b]