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[color=cfff04]"My first ever post!”[/color]

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

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[b]Age: 24/11 | Gender: Female/Female | Illusion, Gravity
Body | Power of Friendship, Regeneration, Third Eye | Cradle
Coercion, Soul Jar, Martial Training, True Sight, Parasite, Gifted, Awareness, Overcity Shift, Mystic Artifact

Magical Overload, Cradle Supply, Connected, Gifted Item (Aigorost) | Monstrous Form, Exposed, Mercy, Distrust
Redirected Magic, Second Specialization | Non-Standard Limbs, Destroyer[/b]

STR: 05 | AGI: 04 |  VIT: 05 | MAG: 03 | LCK: 03
+46
STR: 20 | AGI: 20 |  VIT: 20 | MAG: 20 | LCK: 20

Earnings this post: Zilch

Remaining: 8 Gold, 30 Silver, 39 Bronze 
Total: 12 Gold, 162 Silver, 183 Bronze
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[color=cfff04]"Hi Justine! For a former menace of society your cheeks are looking awfully pinchable!”[/color] "Iron Mouse" had her arm extended towards the angelic magical girl, but Justine's cheeks were safe for the time being. [color=cfff04]"Hey Finn-Again! You must be that dark brooding anti-hero I’ve heard so much about. I need to get a better look at you but just by looking at you from behind…”[/color] She hummed. [color=cfff04]"Nope! Oliver is still the cutest boy in Penrose! You have a more mature kind of charm though. I’d say you’re more handsome.”[/color] She then scowled. [color=cfff04]"And you should be sorry, Oliver! Shame on you for letting your clones run around like that! I mean…”[/color] She wrapped her arms around Oliver again. [color=cfff04]"We may be magical girls, but we’re still girls. Our bodies are tough but we’re still emotionally vulnerable. You need to take it easier. On us.”[/color]

The tomfoolery came to an end when they were approached by a car. Just another car filled with weirdos. While Justine conversed with the magical girl, Mac used her third eye to see if she could pick up anything interesting on the vehicle or its inhabitants. It was magical, but how had it been enchanted? Was it just a magical car, or was it under the effect of an illusion? What were the specializations of the inhabitants? When she gained everything she could from a glance, she turned to Endless Eclipse to try and divine the girl’s past. Where had she been minutes ago? An hour? A day?” Mac just wanted to see what this girl was like before today. Was she someone who fought monsters or preferred combat with other magical girls? Only so much could be learned on the fly, but it was better than nothing. 

But even if Mac was busy, she still had to be Iron Mouse.

[color=cfff04]"Well hey! We’re going to Penrose too!”[/color] She blurted out before hopping off the bike. [color=cfff04]"The directions are kind of hard to explain though. If you don’t mind traveling with us, maybe we can make the trip together. We just need to make a brief stop at Bolorton, which is on the way there. And if you were there and came here, hah! Then you must have taken a wrong turn.”[/color] Iron Mouse seemed to be looking through her phone messages, but Mac was really just looking into Endless Eclipse. [color=cfff04]"Tell you what? Our bike is a little overloaded. If you wouldn’t mind giving me a ride, we’ll gladly take you to Penrose! Right guys?”[/color]

But the Cradle agents would hear Iron Mouse say something else in their minds.

[i][color=cfff04]"I need more time to discern their intentions. I think it’s best if they stick with us for now. If they don’t have ill intentions they’re going to need a hand surviving in good ol’ Penrose. Not only that but I think their ride might be faster than ours.”[/color][/i] 

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The guards at Beacon HQ had their weapons drawn. It wasn’t often they were met with outsiders due to the secretive nature of their base, and what few outsiders that did appear looked this menacing.

Not that Bonnie did it on purpose. Her armor made her an imposing figure. Not to mention her cannon was the length of three magical girls. Though they were likely more concerned with the wolf ears that poked out of her suit. 

[b]”At ease, warriors of light. Do you think I would engage you in close quarters combat with a weapon such as this?”[/b] No response. It was what Bonnie expected from a bunch of faceless dogs of Beacon. [b]”Your allies to the north couldn’t get a message out, so they instead entrusted their message to me. It may seem odd, but that should explain how dire their situation is. They trusted a monster to deliver a call for help.”[/b] S

he drew a piece of paper and held it out for the guards. This was just met with more confusion. The menacing trusts of a few weapons, but their quivering legs couldn’t hide their fear. Bonnie allowed the note to fall to the floor and started to walk backwards. That was when the smallest of the guards came forward. She snatched up the paper and ran back towards the door. The other guards gave her space. What if the note had a hex on it? But when the little girl tried to open the note, she found that she couldn't. A wax line shaped like a capricorn held the letter closed.

[b]”In time, little one. That message can only be opened by Alicia Hayden. Maybe one day I will give you such a letter. Though I would not wait for that day with any joy.”[/b] Bonnie turned around. [b]”No rush. I will contact her when she is ready to depart.”[/b]

The rain pelted her armor as she walked back to the CAPRICORN. None of the guards would hear it, but she whispered a single word under her breath. 

[b]"Xenophobia."[/b]

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[b]To the North: Quicksilver Knight Mare[/b][indent] It is not often that Beacon is attacked openly by other patrons. Huld, one of Odin’s mistresses, has done just that. Beacon’s New York branch has had some of its magical girls come under a horrific spell. Regina, Abigail, and Tonya have all fallen into a deep slumber. Attempts to access their minds don’t work, almost as if they aren’t dreaming or thinking. The only sign of the contrary is that Regina occasionally calls Alicia’s name. Enter Huld’s layer and get her to remove her curse from the beacon girls. Losing the girls or failing to awaken at least one of them will result in failure.

[i]This hunt can only be undertaken by [u]Alicia[/u], but she may bring one other magical girl with her so long as [u]they are not a dark magical girl, a monster, patron a horror, or are otherwise an enemy of Beacon.[/u] to conform with the Ascendancy’s policies. Ideally it would be another member of Beacon.[/i] 

[i]Challenge Rating:[/i] SS
[i]Notes:[/i] Huld’s primary agents are mares, but she also employs magical girls with empathic magic. 
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