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[u]Name:[/u] Ronin and Miko. Deni and Eli. Real names, Denise and Elizabeth Walton.
[u]Age (Magical Girl):[/u] 11

[u]Specialization:[/u] Air and Reinforcement. 
[u]Weapon:[/u] The [i]Swords[/i]. Melee/Mystic.
[u]Power:[/u] Twin Soul and Third Eye.

[u]Stats:[/u] 
[i]STR[/i]: 7 
[i]AGI[/i]: 7 
[i]VIT[/i]: 6 
[i]MAG[/i]: 7 
[i]LCK[/i]: 4

[u]Perks:[/u] 
[list][*][i]Dual Weapon[/i]
[*][i]Flexibility[/i]
[*][i]Martial Training[/i]
[*][i]Get out of Jail[/i]
[*][i]Big Damn Heroes[/i]
[*][i]Super Map[/i][/list]
[u]Patron:[/u] Solo
[u]Patron Benefits:[/u] 
[list][*][i]Free Agent[/i]
[*][i]Genki Girl[/i][/list]
[u]Patron Drawbacks:[/u] 
[list][*][i]Alone[/i][/list][/hider]

[color=DC9495]‘Cockatrice! Don’t look it in the eyes, Ronin!’[/color] Miko called out, suddenly drawing her sword and holding the flat of it over Ronin’s eyes.

[color=55B7AA]‘Whoa, whoa! Okay, okay!’[/color] Ronin called, getting the point and also being shocked to suddenly have her sister’s sword right in front of her eyes. Then, however, one of their party got petrified. Caroline.

Ronin leapt before thinking it through. Now, Caroline's descent was already slowed by a tractor beam, but then Ronin caught Caroline before at all impacting the floor. Ronin immediately checked if there was anything she could do with healing magic to try to cure the infliction, and barring that, she’d apply her barriers on Caroline to make sure she stayed whole for the duration of this battle at least.

Miko grunted, kept her gaze low, swung her sword and dashed to join the front line! … BEHIND Rachel and Penny and whoever else might be leaping into the fray! If there was no front line, Miko was not jumping in alone!

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[b]Name[/b]: Mariette Pedersen
[b]Age (Magical Girl)[/b]: 15

[b]Specializations[/b]: Oddball: Portals, Light. 
[b]Weapon[/b]: Mystic mirror.
[b]Power[/b]: Tentacles.

[b]Stats[/b]:
[i]STR[/i]: 4
[i]AGI[/i]: 4
[i]VIT[/i]: 4
[i]MAG[/i]: 22
[i]LCK[/i]: 10

[b]Perks[/b]:
[list][*][i]Gifted[/i]
[*][s][i]Interdimensional Home[/i][/s] - The dimension has collapsed.
[*][i]Blood Magic[/i]
[*][i]Overcity Shift[/i]
[*][i]Interdimensional Tourist[/i] - Joe.
[*][i]Hammerspace Handbag[/i]
[*][i]Ally[/i] - Mayra
[*][i]Awareness[/i]
[*][i]Absolute Direction[/i]
[*][i]Sealing[/i]
[*][i]Cuddlespawn[/i] - Demogorgon, the Prince of Demons.[/list]
[b]Patron[/b]: Asengav
[b]Patron Benefits[/b]: 
[list][*][i]Creeping Doom[/i]
[*][i]Reasonable[/i]
[*][i]Minions[/i]
[*][i]Retrieval[/i]
[*][i]Mystic Might[/i]
[*][i]Mana Font[/i][/list]
[b]Patron Drawbacks[/b]: 
[list][*][i]Quick-Tempered[/i]
[*][s][i]Mind-Bent[/i][/s] - Removed.
[*][i]Insomnia[/i]
[*][i]Bane[/i] - Candles and cracked mirrors.
[*][i]Health Sapping[/i][/list]
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Mariette did her best to subdue her fear as the Queen put her hand on the girl’s shoulder. She felt like a fool. No matter how good a strategy she had for subduing the kingdom, it all meant nothing if they could not defeat this woman. And, who did they have who could? The only one Mariette could really think of was Penny. Perhaps everyone fighting her at the same time, but that did not take into account that she’d be an active player before her army was routed. That, and… what did she just say?

While the process of how to “continue a bloodline” had been part of the mass of information that Asengav had imparted into her, it also was something she lacked the ability to do. It wasn’t part of a Magical Girl’s reportar, and absolutely not something Asengav needed her for. Mariette was unsure if the Queen was aware of this. Not to mention, it was so far removed from anything she’d ever thought of, it was a bit mind-boggling. The very concept was… uncomfortable.

Then the Queen was about to ask why the Green Helms were here. The various explanations Mariette had mentally prepared just in case were brewing into her mind… when Lily appeared. Perhaps, if they fought together, they could at least get away… except the conversation continued without her, and the Queen then threatened Alexander’s life. Which brought Lily to a stop. Then… Mariette was asked to punish her.

A plan immediately formed in Mariette’s mind. Shoot a single, sharp blast of light through Lily, avoiding any vital organs, leave her in pain but not dead, and then hopefully the Queen deigns to leave and then, Gaia and Connie could arrive afterwards and they’d take care of her. There was just one problem. Mariette had no idea how to avoid said vital organs.

She knew of the lungs and the heart and the brain. Those sounded like a bad idea to hit. The stomach then? That felt really dangerous, too. Honestly, she could just go for the arms and legs, but would the Queen be satisfied with that?

[color=077ae6]‘... Very well,’[/color] Mariette replied, not wanting to come across as insubordinate by inaction. She held up her hand towards Lily, and a bright light started gathering in it. She was hit by a different, unexpected emotion. She just really didn’t want to shoot Lily. But, as a portal from her eyepatched eye to right above them could tell, other people were approaching. Mariette pretended to waver as Chloe appeared, and let her speak in full.

Mariette pondered if she was supposed to consider the statement about “Alice isn’t capable thinking for herself” followed by the statement about Horrors. Did she think this was a deal between Asengav and the Queen? Or, perhaps the Queen’s patron, as it sounded like she was implying that the Queen, herself, was a servant of a Horror. That would make sense, Mariette pondered. It also would make sense for Chloe not to trust Mariette, then, if Chloe suspected something like that. Given the circumstances, Mariette could hardly blame her. But seeing Chloe be so sure of herself, it made Mariette want to be sure of herself, too. Chloe reminded her, of how she should be acting.

[color=077ae6]‘Mother, if I may,’[/color] Mariette turned to the Queen, a new plan forming in her head. [color=077ae6]‘Lily is the girlfriend of the one you’ve captured. If you grab him without her knowledge, of course she is going to leap to his rescue if he’s taken without explanation. How would you react if someone were to abduct me?’[/color] Sincerely praying that the Queen saw value in Mariette’s life right now, and that the thought of her being kidnapped would trouble her.

[color=077ae6]‘Besides… Lily is my friend, too. So are many in Penrose. Mother… Would it perhaps be possible for us [i]not[/i] to battle, punish or abduct them? You… you saw me when I distributed presents to them. You know I value them. I don’t want you to fight them. May I request that you reconsider, whatever it is you’re planning…?’[/color] 

If there was any time to ask this, it was [i]before[/i] everything went down. She had to rely on that her status as Alice allowed her to ask the questions nobody else could, even if it meant possibly stepping on her toes. Mariette stood, tense, as she looked at the Queen after saying her part.