For a scant few seconds, when Nico threw herself over the edge, the girl let in a sharp intake of breath, eyes widening. Immediately her attack cancelled itself, the golden wave of energy vanishing, seemingly wilting and turning black before crumbling in on itself, as she took a step towards the opposite edge of the roof.

Before she could draw any closer, however, the now-transformed magical girl suddenly emerged from behind her, announcing her presence brightly and enthusiastically. The moment she heard the girl's arrival, the girl with the scale patterns on her cheeks spun in place and raised her arm.

It was briefly possible to see whatever was coiled around her arm again, the shape of [i]something[/i] sinuous moving. It looked as white as the kosode the girl was now wearing, but its nature was impossible to determine before it was gone again.

"Curse S-..."

She cut herself off when she saw that the cat-themed girl wasn't attacking, her arm lowering somewhat.

"Why?" she asked, cocking her head slightly to one side, "I'm your enemy, that's why."

There was surely more of a reason beyond that, but if she would offer any clarification it was unlikely at the moment.

"If magical girls are miracles-"

She raised her arm again.

"-then I'm a curse."

[@Ammokkx]