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It was an effort just to remain standing, pupils twitching with the strain she couldn't afford to project. Not with the club so gathered in the wake of a stunning victory, and most certainly not with Michi still before them. She'd exercised a sliver of her wrath upon the Giga Miseria, and with no outlet in sight she swallowed it down with the same grit she ignored her raw feet or the shrieking pain of pulverized bone. 

Earthshaker would have loved to have dropped her transformation and put all that behind her, had a face she'd rather not encounter with such a large audience. There was a lack of hostility seeing Sink Queen from those around her, and most even found it agreeable for Michi to be taken off their hands without a fuss. 

[color=orange][i]Because why would they when no one else knows she's with Regina? And if they have Black Gate, she has our ever insecurity and fear in her head. Regina could talk her into joining up against us no problem.[/i][/color] There was no doubt in Roche's mind that this was an existential threat to all of them, possibly even worse then what the GEMS posed with their willingness to attack them amidst their personal lives. 

A long Michi, operating on her own, pulled the entire club and the school into her dream play. She was even strong enough to supposedly drag Sink Queen into it as well Which meant-

[color=orange][i]She's just as much a threat to Regina as she is to us.[/i][/color] The Rulekeeper's thoughts snapped into place with a sudden clarity, and her body responded in kind. There was only one path forward, and it was to make the best of a bad decision. 

[color=orange]"You're right, it's for the best."[/color] The Rulekeeper's lips twinged without mirth, stooping down and swallowing the discomfort that came from lifting the curled up Black Gate up in a bridal carry before offering her to the aquatic Magical Girl. 

And in so doing, came close enough to go unheard by those watching. [color=orange]"She owes us for this. We need to talk."[/color]