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[color=tomato]"What’s cooler than being cool?”[/color]

[color=888888]— Suki Oyama[/color][/center]

Rei was cool. Being out with the droves of miseria was cool. Climbing to a perch and watching things unfold was cool. Not being transformed while surrounded by danger was cool. Giving orders with a slightly condescending attitude was cool. Not helping was cool. Calling people new blood was cool. Rei was cool. 

Things that were cool were seldom smart. 

Hibusa Town may have been a play pen for dark magical girls, but that didn’t mean danger didn’t lurk at every corner. Miseria were dangerous to humans. Street Lamps offered inferior footing when compared to the rooftops, which you didn’t need to be a parkour artist to reach. Just about everything Rei had done tonight would have baffled a real tactician. 

But Rei wasn’t commanding people with sound minds. The people under her hand were misfits and delinquents. The lost, the corrupt, and the depraved heeded her orders. Her actions wouldn’t be perceived as foolish. She was a powerful leader, and she could be this reckless because that was just how strong she was. Some even found this bold behavior to be sexy. 

The shadows under Rei surged forth, but one wrapped its tendrils around her lamp post. Red ribbons of blood hoisted a porcelain girl out of the darkness and into the sky.  Her crimson eyes were just a few inches away from Rei’s. Silver hair came to rest on her blood stained dress. Sanguine red covered her outstretched arms, and formed claws on the tips of her fingers. Her lanky body swayed like a puppet attached to its strings. Rei would not have to wait long to hear her speak. 

[color=tomato]"Boss Baby!”[/color]

Obstructing your leader’s view was dumb. Chatting while a fight was going on was dumb. Being bubbly in a situation like this was dumb. Being oblivious to your surroundings was dumb, wasting people’s time was dumb.

Suki wasn’t always dumb, but she was never cool either.

[color=tomato]"Are you cold?”[/color] She ran one of her red fingers down the edge of her dress. [color=tomato]"I wish my costume came with a jacket. A silk dress over a leotard doesn’t scream comfort on a cold night. Heh!”[/color] Suki rambled while eyeing Rei’s clothes. [color=tomato]"But at least we can make you more comfortable!”[/color] She pulled Rei’s hood up. [color=tomato]"Oh yea! You’re looking as snug as a bug in a rug now! But those leggings can’t be too cozy, can they?”[/color]

There was no request for permission. Suki’s blood stained hands caressed Rei’s thighs. A grid spread across her face as she pressed her fingers against Rei’s clothes. Undoubtedly, her cursed touch felt pleasant. But Suki pulled back her hands after just a few strokes. She couldn’t turn off her magic, and it was bad form to put a curse on your boss. Without their consent at least. 

[color=tomato]"Yup! you’re leaking heat out of those pants!”[/color] Suki folded her hands behind her back. [color=tomato]"I could warm up with a meal, but what if I’m not hungry for monsters today?”[/color] She leaned in closer. Rei could feel Suki’s breath on her ear when she whispered. [color=tomato]"What I’m [i]really[/i] craving will keep us [i]both[/i] warm.”[/color]

Suki pulled her head back and puckered her lips. But she kept her eyes open. Her pupils bounced up and down in her head, as if gesturing for Rei to close the distance. Or maybe she was simply pursing her lips while waiting for Rei to respond. There was even the possibility that Suki was hoping for a kiss but didn’t want to over commit to it in case Rei didn’t approve of the behavior. No one could say for sure.