[hr][center][color=f49ac2][h3]Liliana[/h3][/color][/center]
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With victory secured, the human-sized Liliana couldn't help but puff her chest out proudly, holding Whimsy across her shoulders while her wings flapped, much like a dog's tail wagged when they were pleased. Ayu had definitely helped a ton but...finally, Liliana hadn't completely needed someone's help to win out here! The Varjans shattered without their leadership, and Ayu began to rally the people behind the task force, showing how powerful they were by uh...lets say "embellishing". Though, she had no doubt Gringor could probably break a ship in half by hitting it, or Io could do a big magic on one. Still, Liliana was yucking it up as praise flooded in, a happy blush covering her face as she lost her composed look and bashfully scratched the back of her head. [color=f49ac2][b]"O-Oh please, please, no bowing! We're heroes, we do this because its the right thing!"[/b][/color]

When Shizuka asked how she was, Liliana looked over herself and realized she was covered in mud, had a decent bruise on her face from that Varjan warrior socking her a good one, and overall looked like she'd been through the ringer...but, she felt fantastic. [color=f49ac2][b]"Couldn't be better, Shizuka!"[/b][/color] she exclaimed, before seeing the others emerge from the manor. [color=f49ac2][b]"I just hope everything wasn't too hard on your end. You should have seen it! I was in a huge amount of trouble, but Ayu swooped in and was like, P'choo! Fwick! And bam, Varjans were dropping left and right, and then I was shooting spells like Wunanananana!"[/b][/color] Liliana mimed the events out, eager to show how her and Ayu had beaten a lot of Varjans with just the two of them.

[color=f49ac2][b]"And even before that, my Summon Cow spell summoned a really big strong guy! A minotaur! I bet he was the strongest minotaur ever, because he was shredding the barracks apart just by swinging his huge axe! It was like BAM! And I was like 'Now's my chance!' and I took out a half-naked guy who I used the Heavenly Strike on! That training paid off!"[/b][/color] Liliana finally finished rattling on, panting from how out of breath she was saying all that before looking up, happy as could be. [color=f49ac2][b]"But I know I made Queen Titania proud today! When Alice hears about this, she'll probably say like: 'Oh my!' And...other...royal things. But I can't wait until she comes back!"[/b][/color]
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[center][color=C48BD3][h3]Eula[/h3][/color][/center]
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The automaton returned, a melancholic look on her face before Takeshi spoke to her about her mission with Lady Sorae. For now, perhaps she should speak to Ayu privately before informing Takeshi about the map and Sorae's suspicions. [color=C48BD3][b]"It went well. Varjans had captured her, but we freed her and received some useful information. But, we still need to verify the validity of it. ...E-Excuse me, Lord Takeshi. I'm running low on fuel,"[/b][/color] Eula said, unable to disguise a digital [i]*BEEP BEEP*[/i] that announced Eula's stomach being emptied, the automaton hanging her head slightly and scooting away quickly, wanting to get a bite to eat.

Simple food was all one could expect in times of hardship, if any food at all. As such, Eula wasn't expecting the delightful pop of a pickled plum in her mouth as she bit into an onigiri, her dull eyes shimmering a bit as she analyzed every facet of the food before her. Salt, carbohydrates, caloric count, starch, water used to make the rice, where the binding seaweed was from...all of it was laid out as data points in her eyes, but what mattered the most was the how of the taste. Cooking was all ratios, after all. A teaspoon of salt, a dash of passion, and the heart to make something delicious. ...Right...heart...

Eula held a hand over her chest, remembering that memory Carroll shared with her. That breakfast of western staple foods, pancakes, bacons, eggs, sausage, potatoes...it had been a long time since she'd tasted what affection felt like. Her first friend, the adventurer that found her, he had broken bread with something as simple as hardtack and wine, but the campfire flavored everything at the start of Eula's life. 

Clutching a second riceball in her hand, Eula would look at it and stand, wandering off to find Carroll. ...Perhaps...she was hungry too.