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Miko's question earned a small laugh from Alicia as she flashed the other girl a grin. [color=aba000]"i think we're already in the end game,"[/color] she pointed out. [color=aba000]"But I guess it does have that vibe."[/color] It might not have been what she was intending, but it was hard to ignore now that it had been pointed out.

Likewise, Rachel's commented got a shrug of its own. [color=aba000]"I guess the Queen thought better with portals than she did."[/color] The memory of how she and Mariette had first met popped into her mind, a separate occasion where the then-scheming magical girl had also been caught on the backfoot. 

Rachel's joke earned a pause, and Alicia needed a moment to make sure that she had actually heard it. Perhaps their time together was having a positive impact after all. [color=aba000]"For some reason I'm not in much of a mood for tea,"[/color] she added, while simply enjoying the moment.

Soon they made their way outside where their forces gathered, from magical girls to robots to converted magical creatures. It was an eclectic assortment, but it was what they had. Alicia hummed, musing over the problem before Rachel warned that they were under observation. Summoning her bow, Alicia took aim and fired an arcing shot at the nearest of the observers. She didn't intend to hit, merely to make sure that the watchers knew that their subjects were aware of their observation. 

Having done that, she returned to the dilemma at hand [color=aba000]"We could teleport in an advance force to secure an area for everyone else to come in after them."[/color] It probably wasn't the only plan, but it seemed like one with a reasonable chance of success of the options they had available right now.