[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/580VcOK.png[/img][/center] [center][hider=Pentius-04 Stats] [center][color=Lime][h2]Pentius-04[/h2][/color] 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 14 | 16 | 45 | 51 | 10 Reinforcement, Gravity | Teleportation, Regeneration, Invulnerability Enhanced Outfit | Enhanced Weapon | Dual Weapon | Enhanced Sustenance | Defender | Gifted | Mystic Artifact | Power Artifact (Oddball: Nullification) Job Satisfaction | Chatty | Retrieval | Focused | Paragon | Ultratechnomystic Power Accumulator Pocket Dimension | Mystic Might | Mental Link Arrogance | Big Brother [/center] [/hider][/center] Pentius-04’s eyes widened when Chloe fearlessly walked up to her and began stroking her shield in a rather suggestive manner. Then she mentioned going out on a [i]date…[/i] [color=Lime]“M-My sole objective is to ensure that no harm comes to Miss Lily,”[/color] 04 replied, her cheeks starting to redden slightly. [color=Lime]“So I shall have to respectfully decline your offer. As for being singled out, you are the only individual present who has summoned a guardian construct as well as a magical weapon, and I intend to take any potential threats to Miss Lily’s safety [i]very[/i] seriously,”[/color] she added, narrowing her eyes at the junior coin broker, her mouth set in a thin line. Much to 04’s relief, Chloe quickly moved on to playfully harassing the other guests, leaving her to focus on her charge. This was just as well, since Lily had also begun darting from one new arrival to another with such hyperactive rapidity that 04 was forced to repeatedly teleport to ensure she remained beside her fellow greenette at all times. Even now, she could already tell that this was going to be an exhausting night indeed… [hr] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/udsgqgr.png[/img][/center] [center][hider=MDP Stats] [center][color=DeepPink][h2]Magical Dream Princess[/h2][/color] 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 4 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 9 Oddball: Sweet Dreams | Barrage Wealth and Resources (not while tf'd) | Enhanced Weapon | Power Artifact | Dual Weapon | Natural Aging | Money | Intuition Focused | Mental Link | Hidden Death | Mana Font | Mystic Might Alien Mind | Formless | Rival Force | Clueless [/center] [/hider][/center] As much as MDP tried to simply ignore Chloe, the bothersome girl seemed determined to make that impossible. It was bad enough that the coin broker-in-training had shamelessly tried to flirt with her, but when she offhandedly mentioned the possibility of her and her mundane alter-ego being one and the same, it took every last ounce of the whimsical girl’s willpower to keep from gasping in horrified shock. [color=DeepPink][i]D-Does she really know that Magical Dream Princess and Violet Wiolet are the same person werson?![/i][/color] MDP thought franticly, even as Amanda protectively pulled her away from Chloe. [color=DeepPink][i]S-She’s probably wobably just joking… Y-Yeah… It was totally wotally just a jokey wokey…[/i][/color] she desperately tried to convince herself, the alternative being far too distressing to contemplate… [color=DeepPink]“Like, okie dokie~!”[/color] MDP told the departing junior coin broker in as cheerful a tone as possible after the Mint girl had mentioned exchanging phone numbers. [color=DeepPink]“Like, Magical Dream Princess already has a girlfriend wirlfriend, but, like, we could totally wotally still be friendy wendies~! (giggle!)”[/color] Once Chloe had finally finished with her rampant flirting, the group’s conversation then returned to the topic at hand, with much of the discussion going way over MDP’s ADHD-addled head, despite her best efforts to pay attention. In fact, there were so many ideas being thrown out that it seemed Lily was also having trouble keeping everything straight, with the green-haired girl mistakenly attributing Amanda’s pocket dimension to MDP herself. [color=DeepPink]“Like, [i]Pastel-chan[/i] has the pocket wocket dimension wension thingie wingie, not Magical Dream Princess!”[/color] the whimsical girl corrected, while dramatically gesturing to her bespectacled best friend. Said friend then introduced her companion, causing MDP’s eyes to sparkle with delight. After all, the bubbly Princess of Dreams enjoyed making new friends far more than plotting grand strategy. [color=DeepPink]“Wowie zowie~! That’s, like, super [i]duper[/i] cooly wooly~! (giggle!)”[/color] MDP gushed when she was told that Valerie was an android girl. [color=DeepPink]“And it’s, like, super duper nicey wicey to meet you, Valerie Walerie~! (giggle!)”[/color] she added, before giving the girl a big hug. [hr] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/rSlSWzD.png[/img][/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] MDP might have thankfully been far too distracted to notice the Angel of Hope, but Lily wasted no time in greeting her, even going so far as to say that the meeting’s sizable turnout was somehow [i]her[/i] doing… [color=DeepSkyBlue][b]“Oh, goodness!”[/b][/color] the Angel gasped, placing a hand over her chest. [color=DeepSkyBlue][b]“You ascribe far too much importance to this lowly servant, most noble champion!”[/b][/color] she insisted. [color=DeepSkyBlue][i]What the fuck are you even talking about, you ditzy bitch? They probably just read your stupid message on Glimmer. And don’t you fucking dare force me to give you a hug…[/i][/color] Chloe then proceeded to reassure her that “Casper” was perfectly harmless, even going so far as to offer her a ride on his back. [color=DeepSkyBlue][b]“My heavens! How very generous of you!”[/b][/color] the angelic beauty gasped, seemingly accepting the junior coin broker’s words without a shred of doubt. [color=DeepSkyBlue][b]“But, if this humble servant may be so bold as to offer some minor clarification, she was not frightened by your guardian, merely in awe of his imposing majesty!”[/b][/color] she added. [color=DeepSkyBlue][b]“As such, this unworthy handmaiden would be simply overjoyed to accept your most gracious offer!”[/b][/color] [color=DeepSkyBlue][i]Seriously? Do you think I’m some kinda [b]moron[/b]? I could smell your BS from the other side of the fucking [b]planet![/b] Still, being able to ride something that badass looking isn’t an opportunity I’m about to pass up![/i][/color] As she glided atop Casper, the Angel noticed that someone had actually climbed [i]inside[/i] the construct, and as she gently sat herself in a comfortable position, she smiled down at them. [color=DeepSkyBlue][b]“Please do not let this humble servant disturb you,”[/b][/color] she told Aurora in a kind and soothing voice. [color=DeepSkyBlue][i]Yeah, as cool as riding on this thing is, there’s no fucking way I’d wanna be [b]inside[/b] it. What a freak…[/i][/color] [hr] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/q4au2SQ.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] Unfortunately, the Angel’s new choice of seating spot had rather painful repercussions for a certain easily-frightened masked girl. Up until now, the angelic maiden’s expansive white wings had served to shield Chloe’s fearsome guardian from Connie’s sight, but now that she was sitting atop the construct, the ironically-titled Empress of Nightmares had an unobstructed view of its full, horrifying majesty… [color=DarkOrchid]“Eeep!”[/color] Connie yelped upon catching sight of the undead terror, clutching her chest and shrinking back behind Gaia. Even with her verdant friend’s reassurances, and the fact that the creature didn’t seem to be hostile, its presence still left her considerably shaken up, meaning that she gave a second startled cry when she felt someone touch her hand, only to discover that it was only Lily. [color=DarkOrchid]“O-Oh, g-gosh! I-I’m s-sorry!”[/color] she hastily apologized, taking hold of Lily’s hand with both of her own. [color=DarkOrchid]“Y-You just s-startled me…”[/color] The green-haired girl went on to offer some reassuring words of her own, and Connie found her concern quite touching. [color=DarkOrchid]“T-Thanks, Lily,”[/color] she replied softly, while giving her a grateful smile. [color=DarkOrchid]“T-That really m-means a lot.”[/color] A moment later, a paper airplane, of all things, crashed into the back of Lily’s head, startling both her and Connie. Unfolding the plane revealed a cryptic letter, one which Lily asked if Connie could decipher. [color=DarkOrchid]“U-Ummm… S-Sorry…”[/color] she whispered back glumly. [color=DarkOrchid]“I-I don’t like to w-watch anime w-with s-spirits in them. T-They f-frighten me t-too m-much…”[/color] [color=DarkOrchid][i]I really [b]am[/b] useless…[/i][/color] she thought, giving voice to a sullen sigh. [color=DarkOrchid]“M-Maybe Mia k-knows…”[/color] she began to suggest, before trailing off after realizing that Lily’s attention had shifted back to the main conversation. A girl Connie didn’t recognize was offering a fairly suspicious sounding deal involving the location of some of Wonderland’s weapons, after which an unseen Mariette noted the possibility of the Wonderlanders eavesdropping on the meeting, freaking out both Connie and Lily in the process. But the biggest shock came a moment later, when a strange girl with cat ears and her golem companion appeared out of nowhere and proceeded to use an artifact to encapsulate the meeting area in an energy field, which the girl claimed would prevent the Wonderlanders from spying on them. She went on to mention the possibility of moving the meeting elsewhere, flirtatiously noting MDP’s “bounce pad” as a possible alternative, a suggestion which caused the whimsical girl to tilt her head in confusion. [color=DeepPink]“But, like, everybodywody heresie weresie won’t fit insidey widey Magical Dream Princess’s bouncy wouncy housey woucey!”[/color] she protested, unaware that the mystery girl was following along with Lily’s previous misconception. [color=DeepPink]“It’s not biggy wiggy enough for thatsie whatsie!”[/color] For her part, Gaia listened intently to the various points and counterpoints being brought up, while also making sure Connie wasn’t stressing out [i]too[/i] badly. Yet, the most intriguing event had nothing to do with the discussion itself. Instead, it was when Kayli, along with Ruby and Alicia, departed the meeting in a puff of smoke, only to return a short while later. Moving over to her adopted guardian, the verdant maiden leaned in close so as not to be overheard. [color=SpringGreen]“May I inquire as to what [i]that[/i] was all about?”[/color] she whispered.