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Stripes gave a huff when Tesni misinterpreted her sarcastic comment for genuine advice. She should have expected that from a dimwit. Whatever.

With so many magical girls in the area, Stripes's strength was lowered to that below of a mundane human. She barely had the strength to lift a two-by-four. But with a blink of her orange eyes, they turned emerald green.Stripes became Silvia.

The grand minister's poorly timed appearance did little to spark a flame in Silvia's chest. It wasn't that her enchanted charisma didn't work on Silvia, just that it was hard to get her to feel anything to begin with. She never ate in the cafeteria and she didn't know any of the people who had their grimoires corrupted. It was hard to care much about what was going on.

It might have helped if Ozma cared, but she didn't seem to. She just dragged Roma into the school and appeared okay with Merlin having her back in school. She did not stir. Silvia thought Ozma might have protested as capturing Roma was her idea. But if Ozma didn't care, why should she? It unnerved stripes that Ozma was impartial about it. It didn't make sense. 

Unless Ozma and Merlin were one in the same.

It wouldn't be hard, and it explained a lot of mysteries. Such as why Ozma was so strong, how she got clearance to do things that only the faculty should be able to do, why the minister was seldom seen, and many others. It wouldn't even be that hard. Merlin was a master of enchantments and illusions. Creating a magical girl should be easy. They kind of acted the same in that they were both so jubilant. Everything Ozma did could be recreated by the minister. Or was it the other way around?

A sensible person would ask Silvia "But why?" And that was easy to answer. The two biggest reasons that came to Silvia's mind were that Merlin could use Ozma to break her own rules. Ozma was outside the system, so she was not held to the same standards as the minister herself. The second reason was that due to Merlin's importance, they probably didn't let her enter dangerous areas out of fear that she could be hurt. So she could use Ozma to live a double life. Or if Ozma was the real one, maybe she did something to merlin and was pretending to be her with their powers.

But now that she had this epiphany, who would she tell it to? How would she set out unmasking Ozma, her former idol? How did she feel knowing that Ozma, the strongest magical girl to hold a fable, was a sham and nothing more than the minister's way of manipulating the rules of their own establishment? And if not that, someone who was manipulating Marrywell as a whole, playing the students and faculty as puppets.  

She looked straight at Ozma.

[color=tomato]"...Whatever."[/color] 

Silvia went back to piling up debris. 

Then there was Lupin trying to kill someone and Suzuya trying to stop them. seemed like a simple disagreement to Silvia. Magical girls were soooooo dramatic...

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Lilian was ignoring Mika, and Mika found it just as easy to do the same. The minister could turn the entire academy into her harem if she wanted too, but Mika's legend made her nigh impervious to to such effects. All Lilian wanted to do was stir up more drama, and she didn't need Mika to do that. So Mika turned her attention back to the students. 

[sub][@McFazzer][/sub]

Mika was only half listening to Tesni. There was a lot going on and it wasn't like Mika could dedicate her attention fully to any one situation. [color=goldenrod]"Your well being [i]is[/i] important to me, but so is that of everyone else. Lets ignore the judgmental gazes for a moment and look around. This can't be something you're proud of."[/color] With a huff, she crossed her arms. [color=goldenrod]"We can't dictate who takes blame for our actions. If you left your lunch unattended in your classroom because of an emergency, and I walked into that classroom, would it make you feel any better to know I said 'Alright, last call for this sandwich!' before I ate it? I don't think it would."[/color] Mika's hand moved to her hips. This wasn't exactly a private place to talk, but if Tesni was alright airing her grievances here, maybe she didn't care about her privacy so much. [color=goldenrod]"Diversifying your skill set is great, but you had everything you needed to win that fight. I told Bon-bon to help you and she ran into a wave of pageless just to reach you. If you had tried-"[/color] Mika rubbed the back of her head. [color=goldenrod]"Alright, you wanna train and get stronger? Relationships are just like muscles. The less you use them, the weaker they become. I understand you really wanted someone's help back there, but that's why everyone ignored you. You can't just go off relying on your own strength all the time. You need to keep those physical [i]and[/i] emotional muscles strong!"[/color] She patted Tesni on the head before turning to Drossel.

[sub][@KoL][/sub]

[color=goldenrod]"Sorry about that, Strudel. Guess I still need to help students out every one in a while."[/color] Mika flashed a grin. [color=goldenrod]"Don't be too bummed about your performance. We got blindsided and stemmed the damage as best we could. But I've been thinking..."[/color] She stepped closer to Eins. [color=goldenrod]"A lot of the kids are curious how your powers work, right? Maybe if you use them on me in a special demonstration everyone will be begging for a taste. Even if-"[/color]

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Then the sound of a fire starting caught Mika's attention. Followed by Suzuya and Tesni exchanging words. 

[color=goldenrod]"Aigorost's eyes!"[/color] Mika approached the gathering of magical girls. [color=goldenrod]"With all that's happened, do we really need to add more fighting and a fire to the-"[/color] 

[i]The sprinkler system kicked on.[/i]

Every overhead sprinkler sprung to life and soaked the room. The broken sheetrock, timber, and the magical girls themselves. They were all wet, and the air rung as the fire alarm went off. Mika hadn't been in a great mood ever since Lilian showed up, but that mild irritation was growing. She clinched her teeth as her eyes swayed between the two students. Mika's short hair stuck flat against her head. 

[color=goldenrod]"A lesser student counselor... May be tempted to use violence in a situation like this."[/color] She raised her finger. [color=goldenrod]"But that's [i]exactly[/i] what the pageless want! They turned Roma, who tried to turn the school, and now [i]you two[/i] are preparing to go fisticuffs!"[/color] Mika pulled out a stack of post it notes and started to scribble on it with a pen. The sprinkler system was fierce, and the sticky notes were barely holding together. The ink ran off as fast as Mika put it on. [color=goldenrod]"I don't know what your teachers or the minister is going to do about your behavior. But..."[/color] In a flash, two soggy clumps of post-it notes were stuck onto Lupin and Suzuya's foreheads. [color=goldenrod]"There we go, a week of appointments for some counselling. I hope you don't have any after school plans. However!"[/color] Again, Mika pointed at the heavens. [color=goldenrod]"If you girls can show me that you can still respect your fellow classmate. Say, with a hug. Then maybe I'll wave the whole thing."[/color] 

Off in the corner of the room, Silvia sat under a plastic table to avoid getting rained on. Though that hadn't prevented her from getting blasted while trying to pile up the debris. She looked like a wet rat, shivering as the water dripped off of her elbows and nose.  

[color=tomato]"...Cool."[/color]