[b]Esperanta Dektri - Not-so-deserted alley[/b]

"I, um... Um, I..."

She didn't know what to think right now. She was sure she was about to die, and yet... And yet this girl... From nowhere...

...She couldn't help but notice how pretty she was. Maybe it was just because she'd saved her life, but there seemed to be some kind of radiance from her that... Or maybe it was just the moonlight? It didn't seem to matter why, as she couldn't help but blush as the girl lifted her.

"I, um... It... It's n-nice to meet you, Vivi..." She mumbled, still unsure of what to make of the past few minutes. "I... Needed to, um... But, um, uh... I'm Esperanta, um... It's nice t-to meet you..."

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[b]Sango of the Burning Blood - A different alley[/b]

It happened in an instant. The alley Annabelle had been dragged into seemed to suddenly grow warmer and warmer, and then... And then...

[i]"METEEEEEOOOOOR... [b]IMPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACT![/b]"[/i]

Like a bolt of lightning from a clear sky, it descended upon the Marionette from out of nowhere. Bursting down from the sky came a hotblooded champion of justice, a guardian of the weak, a mighty warrior for all that is good... With an unstoppable flying kick, she sent the possessed man hurtling down the alley, crashing so hard against the ground that his landing resulted in a crater. And the moment he hit the pavement, the Puppeteer inside him was launched out of his body, flying up into the sky before exploding for some unexplored reason.

"Heh... Justice... Shall always prevail!" the girl loudly proclaimed to... It wasn't quite clear who she was talking to, really; it just seemed like a general statement. Turning to face Annabelle, she flicked a stray strand of hair out of her eyes and offered her a hand, a more gentle warmness seeming to radiate from it. "You okay? You really shouldn't be walking out alone at night... You never know what kind of creeps you'll run into!"