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Olivia hadn’t gotten far when a voice called out from behind her. Whirling around, she was greeted with the sight of…

[color=LightSkyBlue]“Bonnie!”[/color] the blonde beauty exclaimed with a happy smile. [color=LightSkyBlue]“And you’re Tesni, correct?”[/color] she asked, refocusing her energetic attention on Bonnie’s companion. [color=LightSkyBlue]“It’s very nice to see you again! Liv? Is that a nickname? Oh, gosh! I’ve never been given a nickname before!”[/color] Olivia gushed as if it were the greatest thing to ever happen to her. [color=LightSkyBlue]“Well, at least not a friendly one… Hmm? Oh, Suzuya?”[/color] she repeated when her roommate was inquired about. [color=LightSkyBlue]“Um, she said she had a few things to work on but, oh! [i]There[/i] you are, Suzuya!”[/color] the azure-clad maiden noted with a surprised giggle as her roommate appeared from behind Xolys’s bedsheet-covered form. 

Bonnie then suggested exploring the castle as a group, causing Olivia’s already jubilant demeanor to brighten even further. [color=LightSkyBlue]“Oh, yes! I think that would be [i]much[/i] more enjoyable!”[/color] the Ethereal Rose agreed, completely oblivious to the fact that Bonnie seemed [i]far[/i] less enthusiastic about the whole “mysterious castle” thing. [color=LightSkyBlue]“And those torches will provide the most enchanting ambiance!”[/color] she added, turning to her roommate. [color=LightSkyBlue]“Thank you so very much, Suzuya! And this is [i]my[/i] first sleepover, too!”[/color] she told Tesni. [color=LightSkyBlue]“I just brought a pillow, since Darling’s cozy tendrils are better than any blanket, especially when warmed by his eldritch flames!”[/color]

It was around then that a startled-sounding Bonnie said something about a [i]pool.[/i] Looking in the redhead’s direction, Olivia saw that, sure enough, the was a large pool at the center of the castle’s courtyard, shimmering as it reflected the moonlight. But what was it [i]for?[/i] After all, it was a bit too chilly to go swimming. Still such questions would have to be answered at a later time, as another new arrival chose that moment to announce her presence, and she didn’t sound particularly happy…

[color=LightSkyBlue]“Chinami!”[/color] Olivia greeted the knightly maiden with her usual cheer, although her running hug was stopped in its tracks when she saw the young woman’s annoyed scowl. [color=LightSkyBlue]“Oh, gosh! I’m so sorry! I called you Chinami instead of Camelot!”[/color] Olivia hastily apologized, the fair maiden erroneously believing [i]that[/i] to be the cause of her friend’s less-than-pleased demeanor. [color=LightSkyBlue]“I completely forgot you prefer to go by your Magical Girl name whenever you’re transformed… Oh! But isn’t this castle simply amazing?!”[/color] she added, her eyes glittering with excitement the moment Camelot mentioned their unexpected surroundings. [color=LightSkyBlue]“I don’t know for certain, but I think the haunted piano brought it here,”[/color] she explained. [color=LightSkyBlue]“You see, according to the rumor, the piano can transport people to another world, but maybe it can also bring parts of other worlds to this one!”[/color] she continued to eagerly ramble on. [color=LightSkyBlue]“I mean, how [i]else[/i] could such a lovely and enchanting castle like this just appear out of nowhere?!”[/color]

Olivia’s excited babblings were brought to a halt with Charlotte’s arrival, the “totally not a teacher” making a few playful comments, before heading over to where a large couch sat before a crackling fireplace. However, someone [i]else[/i] was already there, their Egyptian-themed form rising up to reveal Marrywell’s student councilor, Mika Fang. And reveal turned out to be exactly the right word, as the young woman’s mummy costume was almost scandalously skimpy, providing yet another piece of evidence to support Xolys’s opinion that Marrywell’s faculty were a rather unorthodox bunch. And that was without even getting into the costumed canine accompanying her…

[color=LightSkyBlue]“Oh my goodness!”[/color] Olivia cried at the sight of the dapper-looking dog. [color=LightSkyBlue]“He’s so cute! And I just [i]love[/i] his little monocle!”[/color] she added, hurrying over to get a closer look.