[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/q4au2SQ.png[/img][/center] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/rSlSWzD.png[/img][/center] [center][hider=Connie and Mia Stats] [center][color=DarkOrchid][h2]Connie[/h2][/color] 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 5 Oddball: Nightmares | Tentacles Enhanced Weapon | Power Artifact | Mystic Artifact | Ally | Interdimensional Home Focused | Mental Link | Hidden Death | Mana Font | Mystic Might Alien Mind | Formless | Rival Force | Clueless [/center] [hr] [center][color=SpringGreen][h2]Mia[/h2][/color] 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 5 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 5 Wood | Barrage Enhanced Weapon | Dual Weapon | Purification Artifact | Big Red Button Blessing | Divine Competence | Gifted Item | Mana Font | Mystic Might Rites| Arrogance | Big Brother | Clueless [/center][/hider][/center] [center][hider=Angel of Hope Stats] [center][color=DeepSkyBlue][h2]Angel of Hope[/h2][/color] 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 5 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 5 Reinforcement | Third Eye Enhanced Outfit | Enhanced Weapon | Enhanced Sustenance | Wings | Gifted Job Satisfaction | Chatty | Mana Font | Mystic Might Cagey | Expendable | Big Brother [/center] [/hider][/center] Even as Gaia guided her to the teleporter, Connie couldn’t hep but worry about MDP. [color=DarkOrchid]“A-Are y-you [i]s-sure[/i] s-she’ll be o-okay?!”[/color] she asked the verdant maiden, her voice a blend of panic and concern. [color=SpringGreen]“I have every confidence in her,”[/color] Gaia reassured her emotional friend. [color=SpringGreen]“Besides, there are others here who are far better suited to the task of keeping her safe.”[/color] Indeed, one such individual was the Angel of Hope, who gave the pair an encouraging smile as they raced past her and onto the teleportation pad, before turning her attention to the besieged Princess of Dreams. However, in the brief moment she had turned away, the whimsical girl had vanished, along with her nearby pile of pillows. [color=DeepSkyBlue][b]“W-Wherever could the poor thing have gone…?”[/b][/color] she wondered aloud. [color=DeepSkyBlue][i]Ah, fuck it… One less moron for me to worry about…[/i][/color] By this point, only she and the Paladin Seraph remained. Yet, before an argument could begin about who would be the last to leave, the sound of a tank opening fire decided the issue for them, the two winged magical girls leaping into the teleporter mere seconds before it was completely obliterated. On the other side, a well-lit padded room was waiting for them. [color=DeepSkyBlue][i]How appropriate…[/i][/color] [color=DarkOrchid]“W-W-Where a-are w-we?”[/color] Connie asked, her head rapidly looking every-which-way as she tried to make sense of her new surroundings. [color=SpringGreen]“It would appear we have arrived at Beacon’s Penrose HQ,”[/color] Gaia observed, while still keeping a firm grip on her frightened friend’s shoulder. This was confirmed a moment later, when a small army of medical personnel rushed into the room, before swiftly fanning out to attend to whatever injuries the new arrivals had sustained in the battle. These were followed by the seemingly perpetually-annoyed Rachel, with Violette in tow. After exchanging a few words with Alicia, the bespectacled Inquisitor turned her attention to the other new arrivals, “requesting” that they remain for a debriefing. Although Connie was still fairly shaken up, and wanted nothing more than to just go home, she was pretty sure none of them had much choice in the matter. Thus, the timid girl reluctantly followed along as they were led to a series of small rooms, each containing a table with a chair on either side. “This way, please,” a [url=https://i.imgur.com/cY58eBN.jpeg]blonde girl with a star-covered cape and witch’s hat[/url] instructed with a friendly smile. “You can wait in this room here,” she told Connie, gesturing to the room in question. [color=DarkOrchid]“A-Alone…?”[/color] Connie asked, hugging her trembling body as she hesitantly peered inside the small chamber. “Yes, it’s much easier to get an accurate picture of events if you relate your experiences individually,” the blonde young woman explained. “But please be assured, you’re perfectly safe,” she added, upon noticing how frightened the masked girl seemed to be. “Nothing bad will happen to you, and you’ll be reunited with your friends in no time!” [color=SpringGreen]“It’ll be okay, Connie,”[/color] Gaia added, giving her shoulder a reassuring squeeze. [color=SpringGreen]“You can do this. And remember, I’ll be just on the other side of this wall.”[/color] [color=DarkOrchid]“O-Okay…”[/color] she conceded with a reluctant gulp, before cautiously making her way into the room and sitting down on the indicated chair. “Just try to relax,” the blonde instructed gently. “The examiner will be here soon.” With that, the door slid shut, and Connie found herself alone in the small room. At first, her eyes darted to each facet of the meager chamber, as if some horrible, hidden thing was mere moments from leaping out at her. Then she noticed just how tiny the room was, and her breathing began to quicken as her claustrophobia began to assert itself. Squeezing her eyes shut, she tried to slow her breathing and think of happy, calming things, but her anxiety was just too strong… Just as she was about to suffer a full-blown panic attack, the door finally slid open to reveal [url=https://i.imgur.com/HitrTIJ.jpeg]a serious-looking young woman in somewhat skimpy armor,[/url] whose visage displayed a severity which rivaled that of Rachel’s… [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/QbCMsaB.png[/img][/center] [center][b]I will now be asking you a series of questions.[/b] [color=888888]-Dawn “worst asmrtist ever” Astraea[/color][/center] [b]“Good evening, my name is Dawn Astraea,”[/b] the young woman introduced herself in a stoic tone as she took a seat on the opposite side of the table. [b]“I will be conducting your debriefing. If you do not have any questions, then let us begin. First and foremost, I am obligated to inform you that this debriefing is being recorded, and that your answers will be reviewed by a light magic specialist for verification. If any falsehoods are detected, or we are given reason to believe that you pose a danger to The Beacon, you will be retained for additional investigation. Is that understood?”[/b] [color=DarkOrchid]“U-U-Ummm… Y-Y-Yes…”[/color] *** [color=SpringGreen]“Understood.”[/color] *** [color=DeepSkyBlue][b]“Of course! This humble servant would never wish to deceive or threaten anyone!”[/b][/color] [color=DeepSkyBlue][i]Not like I have a fucking choice…[/i][/color] *** [b]“What is your name and magical girl title?”[/b] [color=DarkOrchid]“C-C-Connie W-Williams. A-A-And m-my m-magical g-girl t-title i-is T-The E-Empress o-of N-N-Nightmares, b-but I d-don’t r-really u-use it c-cause it s-sounds s-so s-s-scary…”[/color] *** [color=SpringGreen]“My magical girl title is Gaia, the Daughter of Mother Earth. I would prefer to keep my mundane identity confidential, if that is all right with you.”[/color] *** [color=DeepSkyBlue][b]“You may call this humble servant The Angel of Hope, for that is what she wishes to bring to all in need!”[/b][/color] [color=DeepSkyBlue][i]And don’t forget about rainbows and sparkles and sunshine and holy fucking shit I’m about to puke…[/i][/color] *** [b]“What is your magical specialization?”[/b] [color=DarkOrchid]“N-N-Nightmares…”[/color] *** [color=SpringGreen]“Plant life, although I believe the official designation is Wood.”[/color] *** [color=DeepSkyBlue][b]“Reinforcement.”[/b][/color] *** [b]“Are you a dark magical girl or monster girl?”[/b] [color=DarkOrchid]“N-No… A-At l-least, I-I d-don’t [i]t-think[/i] s-so…”[/color] *** [color=SpringGreen]“No to both.”[/color] *** [color=DeepSkyBlue][b]“No, I am not, but, even so, I do not feel it is my place to judge, or heaven forbid, [i]discriminate[/i] against them!”[/b][/color] [color=DeepSkyBlue][i]They all deserve love and kindness like every other fucking thing…[/i][/color] [b]“Am I to assume your wings are a result of the wings perk, then?”[/b] [color=DeepSkyBlue][b]“Yes, that is most correct.”[/b][/color] [color=DeepSkyBlue][i]What? You’ve seriously never seen a girl with wings before? Didn’t you notice the pair of flappers Miss Joan of Arc has, or are you just fucking blind?[/i][/color] *** [b]“Is your Patron classified as a horror?”[/b] [color=DarkOrchid]“U-Umm… I-I d-don’t t-think s-so… I-I m-mean, h-he’s r-really s-s-scary, b-but I-I t-think h-he’s j-just a L-Lesser F-Force… A-At l-least, t-that’s w-what M-Mia s-said…”[/color] [b]“Mia?”[/b] [color=DarkOrchid]“O-Oh! S-She’s m-my b-best f-friend, a-and s-she h-helps m-me a l-lot w-with m-magical g-girl s-stuff…”[/color] *** [color=SpringGreen]“No, of course not. Mother Earth is classified as a Deity.”[/color] *** [color=DeepSkyBlue][b]“Heavens no! Master Chiichuu is a most kind and noble Puchuu! It was only because of his great generosity that this humble servant was granted the power to aid the oppressed and despairing!”[/b][/color] [color=DeepSkyBlue][i]Stupid fucking flea-ridden fuzzball…[/i][/color] *** [b]“Have you ever worked alongside a dark magical girl/boy, monster girl/boy, and/or servant of a horror?”[/b] [color=DarkOrchid]“U-Umm… Y-Yes, d-during t-the b-battle j-just n-now…”[/color] *** [color=SpringGreen]“I have, but always in the pursuit of helping those in need, and twice when members of Beacon were doing likewise.”[/color] *** [color=DeepSkyBlue][b]“Yes, it is this humble servant’s great joy and honor to work beside any who seek to aid the helpless, no matter what form they may take!”[/b][/color] [color=DeepSkyBlue][i]And no matter how much I might hate it…[/i][/color] *** [b]“Have you ever opposed the glorious and righteous will of The Beacon Ascendancy?”[/b] [color=DarkOrchid]“U-Um… I-I d-don’t [i]t-think[/i] s-so…”[/color] *** [color=SpringGreen]“No, not to my knowledge.”[/color] *** [color=DeepSkyBlue][b]“Regrettably, yes, but only when you made an unprovoked attack upon the innocent.”[/b][/color] [color=DeepSkyBlue][i]And completely against my will…[/i][/color] *** [b]“Why have you yet to renounce your Patron and embrace the radiant light of The Beacon?”[/b] [color=DarkOrchid]“U-Umm… W-Well… L-Like I s-said b-before, h-h-he’s r-really s-s-scary, a-and h-he w-w-won’t l-let me l-leave, a-and w-w-when I-I a-asked o-o-once, h-h-he g-got r-really a-a-angry…”[/color] *** [color=SpringGreen]“I could never leave Mother. I am her beloved daughter, after all, and it is my great honor and pleasure to serve her for as long as there is life within me.”[/color] *** [color=DeepSkyBlue][b]“Oh, this humble servant could never abandon kind Master Chiichuu! He was so very lost and despondent when our paths first crossed, and it would simply bring me to endless tears if I were to see him in such a wretched state once more!”[/b][/color] [color=DeepSkyBlue][i]Yeah, tears of fucking [b]joy…[/b][/i][/color] *** [b]“How did you learn that Bolorton was under attack?”[/b] [color=DarkOrchid]“M-My f-friend, L-Lily, t-texted e-everyone.”[/color] *** [color=SpringGreen]“Lily Lightning, a valued friend and fellow magical girl, alerted us to the situation.”[/color] *** [color=DeepSkyBlue][b]“As he often does, Master Chiichuu told me of the horrific events occurring in that poor town! He is always so attentive to the plight of the helpless, and it brings this humble servant such great joy to aid them on his behalf!”[/b][/color] [color=DeepSkyBlue][i]Annoying little ball of shit…[/i][/color] *** [b]“How did you reach Bolorton in time to assist with its evacuation?”[/b] [color=DarkOrchid]“O-Oh, w-well, um, o-one o-of m-my f-friends was a-able t-to m-make a p-portal f-for us.”[/color] *** [color=SpringGreen]“Via a portal.”[/color] *** [color=DeepSkyBlue][b]“A brave and noble draconic champion generously established a great portal with which to facilitate our swift passage to the besieged town.”[/b][/color] [color=DeepSkyBlue][i]And was annoying as all fucking shit…[/i][/color] *** [b]“What was the approximate strength of the Wonderland forces attacking the town?”[/b] [color=DarkOrchid]“W-Wonderland f-forces…? Y-You m-mean the p-playing c-card s-soldiers?”[/color] [b]“Correct.”[/b] [color=DarkOrchid]“U-Umm, I-I don’t r-really r-remember t-too much… T-There were a lot of s-soldiers on the g-ground, a-and s-some o-others i-in t-the a-air, a-and s-some t-tanks… I-I’m s-sorry I c-can’t b-be m-more h-helpful…”[/color] *** [color=SpringGreen]“There were several dozen squads of infantry, numbering over a hundred individual soldiers, as well as multiple tank formations, and at least one airborne special forces unit equipped with heavy weapons. There was also a quartet of monsters themed on the Wizard of Oz.”[/color] *** [color=DeepSkyBlue][b]“Oh goodness! There were so very many, and they were doing such horrible things! Oh, that poor town! Whatever did it do to deserve being subjected to such atrocities?!”[/b][/color] [color=DeepSkyBlue][i]I mean, I have some ideas…[/i][/color] *** [b]“Via what method or methods were the Wonderland forces deployed?”[/b] [color=DarkOrchid]“I-I n-never r-really s-saw… I-I was m-mostly j-just h-helping t-to e-evacuate the t-town, s-since m-my m-magic d-didn’t w-work o-on the s-soldiers…”[/color] *** [color=SpringGreen]“From what little I could ascertain, the first wave appeared to have arrived via a portal on the far side of the hills, just beyond the town’s agricultural fields. Later in the battle, several additional portals appeared around and inside the town, deploying significant reinforcements, which completely overwhelmed our defenses.”[/color] *** [color=DeepSkyBlue][b]“This humble servant is afraid she cannot say. She was far too focused on helping the injured and imperiled to concern herself with those awful brutes’ point of origin.”[/b][/color] [color=DeepSkyBlue][i]Maybe if I could actually [b]fight[/b] any of them it’d be a different story…[/i][/color] *** [b]“Did you witness any member of Beacon engaging the Wonderland forces in combat?”[/b] [color=DarkOrchid]“U-Umm… I-I’m n-not r-really s-sure… I-I’m s-sorry…”[/color] *** [color=SpringGreen]“Yes, but only after the Wonderlanders had attacked them first.”[/color] *** [color=DeepSkyBlue][b]“Indeed I did, and how brave and noble they were! Putting their own lives in mortal peril so that defenseless innocents might be protected! Truly, it was a most sublimely inspiring sight!”[/b][/color] [color=DeepSkyBlue][i]Yeah, it inspired me to nearly vomit…[/i][/color] *** [b]“Did the Wonderlanders communicate with you in any way?”[/b] [color=DarkOrchid]“N-No…”[/color] *** [color=SpringGreen]“They did not. Although some of the Oz-themed monsters made various in-character observations, I do not believe that any of them were attempts at communication.”[/color] *** [color=DeepSkyBlue][b]“Oh, how I only wish they did! Then we might have been able to resolve our differences without resorting to such awful violence!”[/b][/color] [color=DeepSkyBlue][i]Did I [b]really[/b] just fucking say that?[/i][/color] *** [b]“Did you communicate with the Wonderlanders in any way?”[/b] [color=DarkOrchid]“N-No…”[/color] [b]“Have you ever gone to speech therapy?”[/b] [color=DarkOrchid]“N-N-No…”[/color] [b]“Disgraceful. Such a meek and indecisive voice is utterly unbecoming of a magical girl, and should therefore be remedied at the earliest opportunity.”[/b] [color=DarkOrchid]“I-I-I’m s-sorry! I-I’m s-sorry! I-I’m s-sorry! I-I’m s-sorry! I-I-I’m j-just r-really n-n-nervous… I-I’ll t-try t-to d-do b-better…”[/color] [b]“See that you do.”[/b] *** [color=SpringGreen]“Only to inform them in no uncertain terms that their despoilment of both field and town would not be tolerated.”[/color] *** [color=DeepSkyBlue][b]“No, this humble servant had nothing to say to such unrepentant warmongers!”[/b][/color] [color=DeepSkyBlue][i]At least, nothing I was [b]allowed[/b] to say…[/i][/color] *** [b]“If I was to tell you that this was the last question, would you believe me?”[/b] [color=DarkOrchid]“Um, I g-guess…?”[/color] *** [color=SpringGreen]“I do not know you well enough to say, although I do wonder why such a question needs to be asked in the first place.”[/color] *** [color=DeepSkyBlue][b]“Yes. This humble servant makes every effort to give her full trust to all she meets, until such time as that trust is betrayed.”[/b][/color] [color=DeepSkyBlue][i]Like a complete fucking moron…[/i][/color] *** [b]“Last question. If I was to tell you that [i]this[/i] was the last question, would you believe me?”[/b] [color=DarkOrchid]“Um, y-yes…? I-Is this s-some k-kind of t-trick q-question…?”[/color] *** [color=SpringGreen]“I suppose so. After all, you [i]did[/i] say it was the last question this time.”[/color] *** [color=DeepSkyBlue][b]“I would very much like to say yes, but I have become so dreadfully unsure… That previous question was a very deceitful trick, and it has made this humble servant quite distraught!”[/b][/color] [color=DeepSkyBlue][i]And now you get to see me ugly cry… Serves you right you pompous bitch…[/i][/color] *** [b]“That concludes the debriefing,”[/b] Dawn announced as she rose to her feet. [b]“The Beacon thanks you for your cooperation in this matter. Someone will be with you shortly to escort you off the premisses.”[/b] With that, Dawn exited the room, the door sliding shut behind her.