[center][h2][b][i][color=00ffff]Victoria[/color][/i][/b][/h2][/center][hr][center][color=00ffff][b]Location:[/b][/color] Grandstands
[color=00ffff][b]Skills:[/b][/color] N/A
[color=00ffff][b]Equipment:[/b][/color] N/A[/center][hr]And just like that, her day got worse. [i][color=00ffff]Well if it isn't my second least favorite wizard...[/color][/i] she barley resisted planting her face in her palm. [color=00ffff]"What do you mean, it's been a while? That was yesterday."[/color] she deadpanned, likewise not deigning him with a look, albeit her interest in the fight was nigh nonexistent. Her eyebrow raised slightly at the mention of the favor. It looked like Barty intended to cash it in sooner rather than later.

She took a breath to ask about it, but before she could utter one thing, she felt being pulled up and out of her seat, her sensors screaming about magnetic anomalies. She grabbed onto the edges of the seat to hold herself in place, feeling the frame bend and the bolts holding it down strain. [color=00ffff]"Old man, [i]please[/i], could you focus a bit?!"[/color] she turned to glare daggers at Magneto. Or tried to, at least. The expression that came out on her face was more like 75% embarrassment, rather than anger.

Turning back at the sound of another voice, she scrutinized the other guy. [color=00ffff]"You must be the more responsible brother I've heard about."[/color] she turned back to face the arena, [color=00ffff]"Well? Is either of you going to tell me what do you need of me, or are you going to be cute about it?"[/color]

When she received the thought from Sabine, she mulled it over for a bit. From what she knew, items were allowed so long as they were declared. What was not allowed was using any performance enhancing drugs. Could be perhaps one of those, but it was a stretch. [color=00ffff][i]"Bold assumption. With wizards, it could be anything from a mint to a grenade. Just look at Max, he can make power dampeners as small and inconspicuous as a ring, whereas any created with conventional tech are significantly bigger. I'll see what I can do, starting by forwarding the intel to Vision, have him check whether they declared any such items if he can. But I think you have it backwards: You're in the [/i][b]best[/b][i] position to find out more. The people that know about it are right there with you in the arena. Pry the facts out of their heads, just like you learned about it in the first place."[/i][/color] Victoria thought back, wondering why Sabine didn't think of that. She wanted to think that the psion was pacing herself, but there was a non-zero chance that due to her past, she was thinking of using her powers as the very last resort, especially with the 'fresh wounds' from yesterday. Also, she thought of another potential source that might know, but she refused to go there, as there would no doubt be an unspecified price to pay later. If Sabine wanted to indebt herself to wizards, she would have to leave Victoria out of it.

Doing as she said, she reached for her phone in her pocket, quickly tapping a message:
[hr][indent][b]From:[/b] [i]Victoria v. D.[/i]
[b]To:[/b] [i]Vision[/i]
Hi Vis. If you're not busy, Sabine has pulled something out of one of the Hex Girls' head. They have an item that looks like a green purplish candy that she thinks looked shady. Do you have access to the contest paperwork to check if they declared any items?[/indent][hr]