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Although Olivia had addressed her question to Valeria, it was [i]Ozma[/i] who answered first, noting that she was indeed correct in her assumption that they [i]were[/i] all Magical Girls, and thus [i]should[/i] all be on the same side. Nonetheless, an uneasy tension continued to suffuse the air, accentuated by the flurry of less-than-enthusiastic responses that followed. First was Maria, who commended Olivia’s curiosity, yet still felt it was out of place in such a serious situation. This was followed by Suzuya leaping off Xolys and placing herself between Olivia and Tsubasa, while somewhat harshly rebuking the azure-clad beauty’s attempt to try and pet the now seemingly pacified Pageless. Although Olivia knew her friend was simply trying to protect her, the fox girl’s words still caused a frown to mar the fair maiden’s otherwise lovely countenance. Before she could say anything in reply, Valeria finally gave her [i]own[/i] reponse, informing the Ethereal Rose that the masked Magical Girl had a dangerous reputation, and thus was someone to be extremely wary of. This revelation did little to remove the frown from the blonde beauty’s face, but she understood that if a Magical Girl with as much experience as Valeria was giving such warnings, then they were probably true and she would do well to heed them. 

[color=LightSkyBlue]“O-Oh, I see…”[/color] Olivia replied softly. [color=LightSkyBlue]“Very well then,”[/color] she added, giving a small nod of acknowledgment, while silently joining the German in hoping that the tense standoff wouldn’t dissolve into violence and feeling considerable relief when the metal-limbed girl lowered her pistol. 

Still, those concerns were quickly forgotten when Tsubasa began speaking once more, her words as refined and elegant as ever. But [i]this[/i] time, she was addressing Olivia and her consort directly…

[color=LightSkyBlue][i]Oh my gosh! Is she [b]actually[/b] giving me a chance to pet them?![/i][/color] the lovely maiden thought to herself, almost squealing with delight, and completely missing the insult directed towards her roommate. [color=LightSkyBlue][i]Oh, how absolutely wonderful![/i][/color] she gushed, closing her eyes as her lips curled into a blissful smile.

Indeed, the blonde beauty was so enraptured by her imaginings of what such an experience might be like that she was utterly oblivious to the rest of the masked maiden’s monologue. Thus, it came as a bit of a surprise when she was broken out of her reverie by the sound of Ozma mentioning something about a “real body” and subsequently caught sight of one of the other girls conjuring a quartet of mystic projectiles, all aimed at Tsubasa…

[color=LightSkyBlue]“U-Ummm, what’s going on?”[/color] an utterly clueless Olivia inquired. 

[color=MediumBlue]“Miss Tsubasa has just enumerated her goals,”[/color] her darling Xolys replied. [color=MediumBlue]“And it regretfully appears that they stand in opposition to our own.”[/color]

While his lovely consort had been dreaming of cuddling and snuggling with piles of cute Pageless, the Master of Xhar’doth had been paying close attention to the continuing exchange between Tsubasa and the rest of the gathered Magical Girls. Although the eldritch beast had yet to hear the masked maiden’s responses to the very reasonable inquiries posed to her, something told him that Tsubasa’s answers would do little to defuse the tense atmosphere. In fact, he was almost certain they would do the exact opposite, something Ozma’s insinuation that the Tsubasa who stood before them was merely an illusion of some form only seemed to confirm. With that in mind, he tightened his grip on Olivia and made sure to move one of his larger appendages so as to shield the azure-clad beauty from any potential ranged attacks. Concurrently, he readied his myriad other limbs to spring into action at the slightest hint of danger, while tiny eyes formed on dozens of tentacular stalks, allowing him a full three hundred and sixty degree field of vision. If Moonlight Tsubasa really [i]was[/i] planning to engage in combat, then Thyerg’Xolys would be ready…