[b]Esperanta Dektri - Not-so-deserted alley, with VV[/b]

"Eh? But you said Vi-"

Esperanta's body stiffened as she felt it. Did she... Did the girl who had just saved her... Did she really just smack her... Her...

Letting out a yelp, Esperanta's blush intensified. How could she... Why would she... But there had to be a good reason. It can't have just been because she's some kind of pervert, after all. And... And Esperanta [i]had[/i] made a mistake with her name, after all...

"I, um, uh, um... I... I apologise, VV..." Turning her head in a vain attempt to hide her blush, her hands tightened around her grocery basket as she slowly began to shuffle away. "A-anyway, I, um... I n-need to g-get home now so, um... I... I, um..."

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

"Heh... I suppose it's not everyday you get saved by a bonafide superhero," the girl smirked, adjusting her belt for a moment before suddenly leaping into a variety of rather complex poses that she had clearly choreographed beforehand to make sure she wouldn't screw them up.

[i]"Behold, a hero for justice has arrived! Quicker than the wind and as still as the forest! Hotter than flames and more magnificent than a mountain! Mysterious as the shadows and faster than lightning! HEAR MY NAME AND TREMBLE, EVIL..."[/i]

Finishing with a backflip and landing perfectly on her feet a few meters away from Annabelle, the girl made one final pose by balling up a fist by her left side as she held her right arm across her body, pointing diagonally to the sky.

[i]"...FOR I AM SANGO! [b]SANGO OF THE BURNING BLOOD![/b]"[/i]

...And just as inexplicably as before, an explosion burst out from behind her.