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[color=baddab]”Hold up, somethin’s tryin’a bounce up into our undercarriage! ”[/color]

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

Viridian’s heartfelt laugh bubbled into the heads of the cradle agents, and also into a communication device Mariette had provided her with. [color=baddab]”Darlin’, we got some clowns bumblin’ their way into the fort.”[/color]

The report felt redundant, if unnecessarily. No spell could accurately replicate the inner workings of Mariette and Eli’s minds, and so no spell could trick Viridian. Even if that somehow [i]had[/i] tricked her, all of the magical girls fighting under Mariette should be aware of where the portal witch was holding herself up. They were just briefed after all. Only a fool wouldn’t suspect a disguise was in play. It was a momentary distraction at best. 

[color=baddab]”Alright girls, the interlopers are gunna glow a nice bright blue for ya, so don’t hesitate to rough ‘em up on sight!”[/color]

Sure enough, the cradle agents would all see blue hues over their vision. It was a similar effect to the rave when Veronica marked targets she was interested in.

[@PlatinumSkink][@Ariamis][@FamishedPants][@Majoras End]

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[color=PeachPuff]“Feng Shui, it’s a killer.”[/color]

[color=CCBFFF]”Feng Shui? I’ve seen enough Chinese geomancy to know where this is going!”[/color]

[color=888888]— Su Fang N’ Trixy [/color]

[hider=Su’s specs][b]Age: 50(?)/13 | Gender: Female/Female | Air | Uniform
Fists | Focused assault, Power of Friendship, Dread wings, Avenger | Boteg
Hammerspace handbag, Enhanced Transformation, Enhanced Outfit, Overcity Shift, Sorcery, Gifted, Ally(Nuncio)
Focused, Subtle, Mana font, Mental link, Mystic might, Former Familiar | Limited, Alien mind, Paranoid, Vendetta, Former Familiar
Dragon Scale Pendant, Ether staff
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STR: 03 | AGI: 05 |  VIT: 03 | MAG: 07 | LCK: 04

STR: 04 | AGI: 14 |  VIT: 04 | MAG: 25 | LCK: 04
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[hider=Trixy’s specs][b]Age: 30/14 | Gender: Male/Female | Wood | Skimpy
M107 | Duplication, Devour | Cradle
Flexibility, Hammer space Handbag, Training, Big Damn Hero, Eternal Style
Top Manager, Cradle Supply, Connected, Gifted artifact | Babysitter, Exposed, Penance
Devour, Devour[/b]

STR: 03 | AGI: 05 |  VIT: 03 | MAG: 03 | LCK: 03

STR: 08 | AGI: 18 |  VIT: 08 | MAG: 10 | LCK: 05
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Without the spectacle of eros, Dusty and friends weren’t having much luck gunning down the assault team. They were hesitant to be too rough with the brainwashed girls, but did their best to disable them. Once the storm let up, they would be much better off. Perhaps they could hit some other targets. 

[color=PeachPuff]“Very good Helga. I will need you shortly.”[/color] She was putting most of her focus into getting her spell ready, but all would be for naught if nobody understood what she was doing. [color=PeachPuff]“I’m going to create a wind storm. You will join me in the eye of the storm to ensure we both survive. Trixy, your seeds will get pulled into it. I don’t know what you’re capable of, but I trust you can assist us from up here?”[/color]

[color=CCBFFF]”Don’t try to take on the whole enemy team yourself!”[/color] Trixy had an arm full of dandelion puffs. [color=CCBFFF]”The foyer is loaded with magical girls.”[/color]

[color=PeachPuff]”Think nothing of it Trixy. While Justine is someone I’d like to have words with, I have learned to temper my anger. I am here to ensure Mariette survives, which I can’t do if I’m slain.”[/color]

Su had gone though quite the transformation. For the longest time, she thought that Amber’s death would be the single most defining moment in her life. She spent weeks ruing the day she let Justine escape, and cut herself off from everyone for a time. But but over the past few months, up into the last few weeks, Su had continued to change. As hurt as she was, she had started to heal. Somewhere along the way she learned to love again. She welcomed Mika into her life, she fell in love with one of Justine’s commanders, she could play tennis with a shady assassin. Stepping onto a roof where a hedge line was all that kept Justine away from Su was the bravest thing she had ever done. She felt empty when she heard Justine’s voice. Su’s goals were above petty things like her destruction. She needed to ensure Mariette was alive, as well as Helga, Samantha, Trixy, hell, she even felt like Lily deserved a fourth or fifth chance. 

But now was not the time for reflection. Brainwashed girls were being beaten and killed, Justine was picking off magical girls left and right, and who knew what was happening inside.

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…and then Su swung her arm folward, and the clouds fell from the sky.

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The hotel manager took Helga by the hand and ran for the edge of the mansion. Together they jumped into the [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsZjnYoUUKs] eye of the incoming storm.[/url] A wall of clouds fell all around them, and an updraft pushed them into the sky. They were suspended, upside down, spinning like two ballroom dancers.

Feilian was no normal tornado. The outside of the twister was a downdraft, bringing frigged air to the earth. The inside was an updraft, blowing everything in the twister’s path up into the sky. As a result, the tornado had a tendency to draw things into it, then fire them up past Su and Helga. All the while, snow, stone, and whatever else happened to be under Feilian was thrown into the sky. Smashed by the fist of an angry god, before being pitched into the heavens. Such was the power of this spell. The downside was that for Su to properly maintain it, she had to be in the center. Of the storm at all times. 

[color=PeachPuff]”We’re being pushed up faster than we can fall.”[/color] Su explained to Helga. [color=PeachPuff]”You should be able to move around, just don’t get too close to the wall, okay?”[/color] She slowly released Helga. [color=PeachPuff]”See if you can use your sound magic to spot incoming attacks.”[/color] The walls of the storm were almost impossible to see through, but they weren’t sound proof. 

The storm was presently headed towards the beacon girls. A tower of frigid clouds with snow and stone added to the mix. It seemed like everything was tumbling at the base of the storm, which meant that the clouds being pulled in from above would only get denser and denser. They could very well be dealing with giant ice chunks at any moment. Synergy between magical girls could be frightening.

[color=CCBFFF]”That’s gunna be a big yikes from me…”[/color] Outside of the storm, Trixy could only watch. [color=CCBFFF]”Here are your seeds, hope you do something cool with them.”[/color] She threw the white puffballs into the air, and they were sucked directly into the storm, with no visible effect. [color=CCBFFF]”Alright boys, let’s give Su and Helga some backup!”[/color] While her clones were bothered by the storm, the Spectacle of Eros made firing in such conditions much easier. It could adjust for wind speed automatically, and even let her know if a bullet was going to land ahead of time.  

But it seemed like Justine’s cronies were getting pretty close. 

[color=CCBFFF]”Gah!”[/color]

Trixy fired on the incoming cronies. When Trixy managed a hit, they would be bound with roots and fall into the snow below. Wounding incoming threats was something she left up to Dusty and the girls.

[color=CCBFFF]”Thanks for the warning, Eliza! A bit occupied at the moment but I’ll offer support as soon as I can!”[/color]

[@Ihavenoideawhototaglolz]

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[color=cfff04]”No hugs and kisses today, girls.”[/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
+48
STR: 21 | AGI: 21 |  VIT: 21 | MAG: 20 | LCK: 19

Earnings this post: Zilch

Remaining: 1 Gold, 2 Silver, 0 Bronze 
Total: 8 Gold, 130 Silver, 144 Bronze
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You know what every large storm needs? A gravity core that pulls everything in, but also conveniently hidden by illusion magic.

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[b]”Bae…”[/b]

[color=888888]— VK[/color][/center]

[@DarkwolfX37]

[b]”I do find something endearing about that unshakable confidence, Shion.”[/b] The mint operative slid his hands into his pockets. [b]”I have a few things, actually. But let’s start with this: Makoto hasn’t been seen for several months now, and I know you know where she is. The Mint is interested in her and what she’s been doing.”[/b] he gave the school girl a sideways glance. [b]”Is that something you feel like talking about?”[/b]

[@DarkwolfX37]

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[color=tomato]“I don’t god mod T2, I swear. I do make edits though.”[/color]

[color=888888]— Oros[/color]
[hider=Nerdy GM Shit][b]Age: 60/15 | Gender: Female/Female | Beast, Gravity | Skimpy
Katana | Tentacles, Hammerspace | Aighorost
Gifted, Elemental, Bestial, Void Touched, Innate Awareness, Awareness, Numb, Mystic artifact
Minions, Reasonable, Magical overload, Transport, Gifted Item | Insomnia, Mind bent, Big brother, Clueless, Monstrous form
Thick skinned, Second Specialization | Sentinel, Devourer[/b]

STR: 04 | AGI: 05 |  VIT: 04 | MAG: 04 | LCK: 03

STR: 12 | AGI: 12 |  VIT: 11 | MAG: 10 | LCK: 07[/hider][/center]

[color=tomato]“Epic!”[/color] Oros ran up to Summer and threw her arm over her shoulder. [color=tomato]“So how does this work, do we just sort of teleport? Do you click your heels? ...Should I click [i]my[/i] heels?”[/color] 

[@DarkwolfX37]