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[color=tomato]"It's pride month but I feel anything but proud.“[/color]

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

What even was this week? 

It had been a day or two since Rei decided to show everyone what she was made of. Or had it only been one day? Either way, it seemed like a good time to call a meeting and figure out a way to deal with the Gems. They hadn't done much after the one attack, but who knew when they were going to strike again? Or was this the idea? They had the dark girls wondering where the next attack would come from, and that fear was going to keep them rooted in place for a time. If that was their master plan, than mission successful. Even Rei seemed to be bothered by the Gems. Meanwhile Ashbringer's increasingly large party and growing power might be a larger problem that Rei was underestimating. Then there was Tsubomi, the mysterious robot angel, and whatever else Rei decided to use to flex on everyone with. Oh yes, there were plenty of problems in the future. Then there were all the secrets that were being held from her that she knew existed but couldn't uncover. What was Shuuko's deal? What was Tsubomi's deal? Why did Nyxia [i]really[/i] like Roche now? 

But Suki was not bothered by all the potential misery in her future. Haruna wanted to tell her something in private. The thought of someone willingly confiding anything in Suki was enough to make her blush, but trying to work out what could possibly be for her ears only set her heart aflutter. Tsubomi seemed like the better candidate to tell a secret to. Was it something about another club member? Maybe Haruna wished to leave the closet? Suki dared not even dream of it, but was it possible that Haruna wanted to tell Suki that she had a crush on her? That scandalous thought had Suki squealing from her seat in the club room, but she understood that was in the realm of fantasy. She'd take being Haruna's friend, however. 

Also, she was very likely a magical girl. Haruna really didn't hold back on that swing yesterday. Tsubomi and Suki were enjoying it as casually as they could, but Haruna was going for quadruple backflips and sticking the landing. That was the one good thing about Suki and Tsubomi's nature. Nobody would ever expect them of being magical girls because of how frail and slow they appeared. 

But while Suki could spend the rest of the evening picturing what Haruna's magical girl form looked like, it was probably best to prepare for another meeting. 

Suki had several maps out on the table, all from the local area. She had pushed some pins into the maps and was in the process of wrapping a red string between all of them. There would be no hiding today, and maybe Rei would show up later.

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[color=seagreen]“I'm glad I dropped Willow off at the babysitters.”[/color]

[color=888888]— Rei Ishiko[/color][/center]

Rei was absolutely, positively, not going to show up today. 

She had given Roche and Kiyo more than enough homework to keep them out of trouble for a few days. The new light girl was being strangely bashful around the dark girls, but it was sure to produce some interesting situations. Really though, it would be best to see if that hunt had any effect on them moving forward before deciding her next move. Let them have their secret meetings and reflect. 

Rei Ishiko did not hide from anyone, but she was pleased that she was able to get out of the school without getting spotted by anyone. Now she just had to vanish into the night.