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Fate Testarossa	It's a relatively normal Monday afternoon in Tokyo - one of the most hustling, bustling cities on the planet which makes it such a wonderful place to draw energy from. And drawing energy is exactly what the girl flying slowly above Pikarigaoka is here to do. The girl with the long yellow twintails, and the big cape, and the staff-like device in her hand.     Fate Tesatrossa looks down at her hand, turning over a crimon sphere. Within is a youma she got from Inhuman Resources; from a similar batch as the one she had gotten that was a 'seedy' youma. She made good energy profit on that, Riventon said her mother said so, and how she was out to do it again - to drain more energy, so Riventon could help find the Jewel Seeds, so her mother's smile could return.     She looked around, spotting a substantial enough group of people down below. She took a big breath and then hurled the red orb solidly, down into the streets of Pikarigoaka.     Shattering on contact with the ground and releasing a column of Dark Energy, as the energy cleared and standing there was... a youma, some kind of anthromorphic creature, arms and legs extending out of a rectangular device with large buttons and a large slot on the front that reads 'FRONT LOADING SYSTEM'.     The buttons are labeled PLAY, STOP, PAUSE, REWIND, FF. The youma's glowing red eyes, made from the digital display on the side, flare to life as energy is drawn out of random civilians and pulled into the slot.
Ahmya Karashima	Another day in Tokyo, and one of the days off for the current vacation meant that ... well, there was plenty of time to be out and about! ... Ahmya Karashima had, in fact, been doing such a thing. At the family shrine. Cleaning, and wearing her traditional miko outfit. That is, of course, until Hachi tugged at her and directed her attention to that column of dark energy in the distance. "I see, another villainous appearance. I suppose it had been too peaceful of a day." Is the comment Ahmya makes towards the spider, which doesn't respond to her. Regardless, Ahmya peeked her head in to let her parents know she was heading out and then transformed into Goldenweb Yorotsuchi to dart off towards the scene of the crime, appearing... On the rooftop opposite Fate Testarossa. Ah, it's her again. Neat. And there was a youma down below. She gives a soft sigh. "Such a lovely girl, kind and unwilling, yet forced to do things like this." She murmurs to herself under her breath. "Girl with the golden hair!" She calls out, this time using her voice. "It's not too late. You can stop this. You can avoid the fight that is to come! Whoever you are doing this for -- even if they're doing it for a good reason -- do you really think they'll truly be happy, faced with /this/ as the vehicle of their means? And if they are?" "...Are you sure they're not just using you to their ends?"
Sayaka Miki	"Hey, Ula, do you think that there a lot more youma around here lately?", Sayaka breaks the silence between her and the fairy sitting on her shoulder, the crowd around them having considerably thinned. "Hmm, I don't know, we do fight here a lot, but no more than anywhere else, I think. But, there was that annoying situation with that hyacinth youma who kept blooming here for a week straight. Maybe you are still feeling the repetition from that?", the koi mermaid nods convinced. "Yeah, that really was a pain, but what about the cursed lemonade that made anyone who drank it convinced that J.J. Abrams was an alien from a space confederation? Or the time Pretty Holic was taken over by a youma insisting that everyone "Be Beautiful!", or...", she starts listing a few fights, but any additional word gets lost when the device youma gets its appearance. "This proves nothing", Ula pouts at Sayaka's knowing grin. "Let's load things up", Sayaka says energically after reading the writing on the youma, Pretty Change Mirror already on hand. The magical device starts radiating yellow, green and blue light as Sayaka inserts her PreCards. "Time to change!", it exclaims, opening to reveal Sayaka's face and releasing watery musical notes, surrounding the Pretty Cure. "The melody of justice that rises from the sea depths", Sayaka recites, the blue shape of an armored mermaid wearing a wide heart-shaped collar appearing in front of her before the figure dives into the bluenette and spreads bubbles all around her. "Cure Sharpsong!" But people already start collapsing about her before Sayaka can lift a finger, looking curiously at the blonde girl together with her youma. Did she see her somewhere before? She doesn't recall. Probably not. "Are you working for Obsidian? What are you gathering energy for today?", she inquires, spinning the dial on the Love PreBrace to create a watery cutlass. "Uh? What is going on here?", the Pretty Cure places the flat of her blade on her free shoulder, blinking at Goldenweb Yorotsuchi. "Is she being blackmailed?"
Rashmi Terios	Sometimes it's just nice to have a simple youma to fight. Upon noticing the column of Dark Energy from the window as class let out, Rashmi sighed, slipped into the stairwell, and henshined. A few minutes later she was flying off the roof of the class building, headed toward the disturbance. Touching down just next to Goldenweb and Cure Sharpsong, Rashmi peered down into the street, and closed her eyes for a moment. "Fate-chan," she called out to the blond Devicer, "*stop doing this,* okay? If *this* is what it takes to get your mom to smile, maybe *that's* the problem? Oh just--"     << *BONG!* >> << TIME-SPACE BARRIER >> A bubble of gold-and-black staticky energy blinks into existence over Nicomachea's pages, then expands outwards to put the nearest few blocks under Barrier. "*Don't* engage Fate-chan," she warns her friends. "She's, like, *super* good at fighting; the kind you *survive,* instead of beat."
Fate Testarossa	"I just need the energy." Fate says, her voice almost but not quite monotone. Not exactly like she's mind controlled. But more that she's approaching this with a lack of desire to do it - like she wants to be here with less enthusiasm than a kid who was told to clean their room.     "The energy is part of the path to make my mother smile." she says, repeating those words again. "I'm sure she wouldn't want anyone to go through this if there was another way..." she adds, but maybe sounds less sure of herself now.     Fate moves away from Goldenweb, floating slowly, almost like a proper Dark General acting as though the ground was too mundane for her. And she quietly thinks, but if anyone's getting used, it's Obsidian and Riventon. Fate knows her mother doesn't prioritize the situation of this world. Once they get to Al-Hazard they won't need to deal with Obsidian anymore.     So she just crosses her arms. "You should worry about the monster." she says plainly. Then the Barrier expands over the area and there's a clear bit of annoyance on Fate's face for a moment, befoore she sighs. "And Riventon-sempai says that energy from Sparkles like you works just as well. So go on, monster!" she yells.     The hefty peice of animated ancient technology gets a sinister grin on its LCD face. "THE EXPERIENCE... STARTS... HERE!" it shouts in English, before long ribbons of brownish tape launch from the input on its front, spraying out and seeking to ensare the heroes.
Ahmya Karashima	"I don't know the full story, Cure Sharpsong." Goldenweb Yorotsuchi replies to the Pretty Cure. "I just know that she's not entirely willing to harm us, otherwise I might be more than just missing a functioning eye right now." Pause. "The eye thing happened way before meeting her I traded it for power and it's a relatively short story but still not the right time." Oh good, Rashmi is there. And putting up a Time-Space Barrier. "Ah, see, she can probably explain better! -- Wait it's for her mom to smile?" She pauses. "...I suppose that would drive any girl to do whatever she could..." Just needs the energy. "I'm sure there's other ways you could get energy! I'm sure this isn't the /only/ way, it's just the easiest! But the easiest way isn't always right!" You should worry about the monster. Don't engage Fate. That complicates things. Oh well. Aaaand... ribbons of brownish tape launch from the LCD face gets responded to by a quick flick of Goldenweb Yorotsuchi's hands, strands of golden threads shooting out from her rings to meet some of the shot out ribbons of tape -- reducing the amount others and herself would hopefully have to dodge, as she LEAPS from the rooftop to the ground level, doing a somewhat overdramatic flip of golden veil and body, before landing in a one-footed pose with the soft ~clack~ of her geta. "Fine." She pulls her sword from her back, as some of those ribbons coil around her. "I shall make its end swift and painless then." [Burn] [Launch] [Expand] "Fireball." And that sword is flung towards the ancient technology, unleashing a gob of explosively burning webbing towards the youma, even as the ribbons finish wrapping around Yorotsuchi. But the way she stands firm and gazes towards the youma in front of her with a confident smile... ...It almost doesn't seem like ~she's~ the one caught. ...Even though she is. Halp.
Sayaka Miki	Her ''mom'' is putting her up to this? Yeah, she wouldn't attack someone like that, regardless of her battle prowess. Not unless she started attacking someone first, and if that were to happen, she can still rely on her regeneration to survive until they can get everyone out of here. That consideration makes Sayaka give Rashmi a thumbs up. "Whatever your mom is planning, I agree with Page and Yorotsuchi. Please reconsider this. We can find some other way to make your mom smile that doesn't involve harming innocent people", the bluenette says, focusing her gaze on the blonde girl. 'Fate', is it? If her mother gave it to her, that's a heavy burden she is carrying. Sayaka flinches slightly when Yorotsuchi mentions making a deal for power with her eye. That is... yeesh. Is she ok with that? That sounds like a serious deal. And probably not the kind of thing that magic can heal. People surely have tried, already. But, still, is she ok? That definitely requires an explanation later. And now ribbon are slashing out at them, some weird brownish things she has never seen around. Her cutlass swings around her and cuts them all before she gets constrained. "Phew, these ribbons aren't so bad. I definitely have to thank Mami-san for her accidental training if I see her again. They definitely don't compare to hers." "Hold tight, Ula", the bluenette says out of nowhere. Spinning the dial on the Love PreBrace again, the water now gathers around Sayaka herself, water which them rushes towards the youma at speed, her cutlass aimed to cut through one of the youma's arms. "Sharpsong Accellerando!"
Rashmi Terios	<< *BONG!* >> << SOLAR SHIELD -- BLAZE SHIFT >> A bubble of swirling fire roars into existence around Rashmi as she pushes up off her perch, turning to track her allies... And gasps as she sees Goldenweb just... standing there, posing? With tape ribbons?? Wrapped around her?!     << *BONG!* >> << SOLAR BARRAGE >> Multiple Barrets are summoned into being, launched in a rapid-fire stream she tracks up and down the ribbons restraining her friend, then turned onto the youma itself. "Goldenweb are you okay?!"
Fate Testarossa	"Riventon-sempai needs the energy so we can find the Jewel Seeds." Fate says, bluntly. She's not exactly been deeply taught in the art of secrecy or subtlety. "Once mother gets all of them, she will be able to smile again, and we can leave this world alone. Until then..." she points Bardiche, in its staff mode "...if you try to get in my way, you are my enemy."     The fire from Goldenweb's attack roars forward and the youma brings up two spindly arms to poorly cover itself, meaning that it's now a bit melted in spots and it roars in unintelligible anger. The videotape ribbons certainly don't compare to Mami's, but there's a lot of them and there's a fair bit of tape-confetti once Sharpsong works her way through them.     The Solar Barrage comes in next and clears up most of the binds around Goldenweb, but one remains and the youma announces "BE KIND! REWIND!" loud enough to make the ground rumble, before the last remaining bit of tape is sucked back into the youma's body like a spaghetti noodle - causing Yorutsuchi to be unspun as well, being given an absolutely intense dizzy spiral, the kind that will probably leave her staggering and having trouble with her lunch.     The youma spots Sharpsong heading in and shifts backwards, and the blade cuts through partr of the spindly arm but not copmpleltely through it - and it turns to her. "TOO SLOW, NOW YOU MUST PAY LATE FEES." it announces, and fires a giant tape cassette at her with enough force that whatever parts hit the ground will leave ''craters''.
Ahmya Karashima	"A little stuck, but I'm fine!" She's a little bit stuck because of the ribbons. Helping with her pose. "Constructing the runes took me a moment too long I guess!" SOLAR BARRAGE. Barrets launch around and cut the ribbons, breaking Yorotsuchi free. "Maybe a little drained, but I'm still good~." Well, she's at least acting fine at least! Her one eye kept relatively calmly level and that confident smile still on her face. Because letting out that feeling that she feels like she's over her head Like she's not strong enough That might mess with her friends' confidence in her. And she's got more friends now that she ever did, now. She can't ruin that. ...And then that single remaining tape begins to spin her. "Oh--" Aaaand she's spinning rapidly in place, doing her best to remember how to stop that from making her dizzy. Something about focusing on one point oh god the world is spinning too fast for that. Eventually, she just. Grabs onto the tape that was spinning her. And lets herself be pulled in, as her sword begins to glow. There's no chain of runes here, just a single one. [Rend] As her blade is brought by the Youma, towards the Youma if it's not careful, the glow intensifies, and if it strikes, would unleash a horizontal cut of energy through the Youma on impact, possibly dealing some damage with the forced attack. "Okay... n... now I'm... less okay... hurk... ohgod... dizziness without depth perception... so bad." She covers her eye at that. "Hachi... direction..." A moment later, she's reaching one hand out and shooting a bit of her golden web out towards a building to launch herself up and attach to the wall, holding still there as she builds up a barrier of webbing around herself while she recovers from the vertigo and nausea. Don't mind the slight bit of rainbow fluid dripping out of the web dome. It's probably completely normal and reasonable.
Rashmi Terios	"...You're sure?" is Rashmi's answer to Goldenweb's assurances, a small line visible between her eyebrows at the dreaded words 'I'm fine.' Siiiiigh. Something to unpack after this."     << *BONG!* >> << SOLAR HEAL >> A Midchildan spell-seal forms on the wall beneath the cocoon and sends a warm glow outward, taking some of the edge off the worst of the vertigo, and infusing a touch of extra energy. "Fate-chan, *seriously!* If *anyone* wanted to have a better idea than *hurting people in mass lots,* they'd *do it!* I'll be your enemy, fine, but seriously think about it! Whose smile is worth this much harm?!"     << *BONG!* >> << STRIKE -- BOOST UP >> A pair of wispy foxfires appear at her shoulders; one streaking out to find Sharpsong, and the other to phase through the cocoon and infuse Goldenweb with the same magic; a momentary boost of power, to make her allies hit harder. "What does she even *want* with the Jewel Seeds?!"
Sayaka Miki	"Please, let me fly away next time", Ula tells Sayaka once the bluenette lands again, all swirly-eyed. This is the first time she has had to deal with being on Sayaka for her Sharpsong Accellerando, and it's definitely an experience she would prefer doesn't get repeated. "Sorry, Ula", Sharpsong, replies, caressing the back of her head bashfully while her friend dizzily. Whoops, she definitely needs to keep that in mind. Ula doesn't look well. Almost like Yorotsuchi over there, who definitely doesn't seem to have had a good time either. Being freed only to be spun probably came in unexpected too. "I am not going to attack you, but we will stop at nothing as long as youmas are still around endangering people. Those people still have their lives, and you are harming them. If that's what makes your mom happy, then that's on your mom. Please think on it. We can help you out. What about Chrono? He works with dangerous magic objects daily. He could help you. We can find a way that doesn't require harming people", she still tries to reason with her. She gets so caught up in her speech that she doesn't notice the cassette headed her way at full strength. "What do you mean, too slow? I was already going faster than supernaturally fast!", the Pretty Cure complains, blocking it with her blade. For a very brief second it seems like it's going to hold, but then the blade breaks, and the cassette continues on her path undisturbed, smacking Sayaka right in the shoulder with a nasty "crack!", knocking her down. The youma's blow makes her scream in pain, and the bluenette's other arm reaches for her shoulder, dropping the fading cutlass and gritting her teeth. She can feel her healing magic at work already, but with the severety of the wound, it's not fast enough for her to get back up right now.
Fate Testarossa	Fate pauses, visibly, when Rashmi asks what her mother wants with the Jewel Seeds. It's not as though she hasn't considered that before - and she knows her mother wants to go to Al-Hazard, but... why there? It's also not something she can really ask her mom without... her going into a sort of 'mood' that Fate knows better than to deal with. Maybe she'll ask Riventon.     "It doesn't matter. The Jewel Seeds grant wishes and my mother has a wish." she says, without need of mentioning the place they're going. "And I'm going to help her get it. And then she'll smile for me like she used to." She says this last part with cold determination.     The youma itself roars out as it is anything but careful, and Goldenweb's blade cuts a gash in its display, causing the LCD screen to display a sad face for a moment that turns angry. "DAMAGING RENTALS IS AGAINST YOUR MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT." it adds. Sharpsong is down, as far as the youma knows, and Yorutsuchi did the damage to it... so it turns to Yorutsuchi. But now they're behind a web coccoon - which leaves... Rashmi. "YOUR MEMBERSHIP IS TERMINATED EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY." it says before switching to a voice more like an advertisers. "Now with Infrared remote controller!" it says, which makes very little sense until one of the lights on the crteature's torso turns a very bright red, creating a laser that sweeps down and then towards Rashmi, burning a line in the ground.
Ahmya Karashima	"I was! Honest! Urgh!" Solar heal. Oh thank goodness. "Better now that the world isn't spinning!" Phew. Okay. She /does/ opt to wait a few moments before breaking the dome, using Hachi's direction of what's going on outside of the dome for a moment to take a quick stock of the situation instead of just breaking out blindly. Phew. And then Hachi warns her... not of an attack towards her, but an attack towards Rashmi. She's sure that Rashmi can handle it, but still, in those moments as that energy beam begins to grow... Yorotsuchi pushes off of the side of the building, bringing a fragment of that hardened cocoon to bring out as a shield... she CHUCKS it in front of the youma as the laser beam sweeps! Being made of webbing, it wouldn't provide TOO much protection, but it would hopefully provide a few precious extra moments for Rashmi to dodge or get her defenses up before the laser fires. And afterwards, she was flying towards that Betamax Device, her hand held out towards it as three runes build up on her hand. [Blessed] [Empower] [Line] And as she gets into closer range with the betamax drive, she brings her closed fist forward, as energy builds up into a little magical circle in front of her hand, unleashing a thin short-range beam of energy towards the youma, enchanted with relatively weak purifying energy. "Is a wish made in the wake of suffering truly going to be granted?! Are you sure this darkness won't twist it?!"
Rashmi Terios	"Wait -- membership? Is this some kind of streaming thi--" Rashmi *had* her defenses up. Unfortunately, they were more of the flow-disruption variety, which tends not to work so well with things like coherent beams... Double unfortunately, the Betazoid's lobbing of catch phrases jammed an unfortunately-timed hook in her brain, throwing off her reflexes. So while thanks to Ahmya, and her Blaze Shield, the hit wasn't as bad as it could have been... It still draws a painful line of fire across her Barrier Jacket, seding her caroming off the building behind her and requiring a moment to get her bearings back. But when she does... "Goldenweb and Sharpsong are right, Fate-chan! How do you *know* all this Dark Energy won't poison her wish? We *know* it poisons minds! If you really want to see her smile... *it's not like this!*"     << *BONG!* >> << SOLAT BARRET -- BLAZE SHIFT >> A full dozen Barrets blink into existence around Rashmi, lighting on fire all at once; then dart down toward the youma; dialed for evasive maneuvering and homing ability, each individual shot won't do a great deal of damage on their own. But if the majority hit, each one carries a payload of 'sticky' 'fire' that will *absolutely* weaken the plastic monster enough for a follow-up.
Sayaka Miki	"Are you ok, Sharpsong?", Ula flies worriedly to the hurt bluenette, wanting a small magic circle shine over her wound. "Yeah, it's just about done healing", Sayaka sighs getting to her feet. "I would have been hospitalised for a good while if I didn't retain my healing power", she informs the brunette. "I don't think anybody signed up for anything", the bluenette shares Rashmi's confusion, looking at the other two magical girls wondering what kind of weird youma they got this time. "Do you think that if we tell him nobody asked for a membership, it will stop?", she ponders. "I have seen youmas do weirder things, honestly." "Sharpsong Quarter Tone!", Sharpsong shouts as soon as she feels completely in shape, the dial of the Love PreBrace turning together with a pillar of water that rises from the ground in front of the youma, chased by silver energy that freezes it the more it rises. An enormous cylinder of ice soon stands in the middle of the battlefield, and many cracks form alongside its surface. Perfectly fragments in the shape of words, three sharp blocks of ice then fall down on the youma from the looming pillar.
Fate Testarossa	"I only know what I have to do." Fate replies to Yorotuschi. "It would be over by now if you didn't interfere." she continues. Wouldn't it? Well, maybe she could go after the Jewel Seeds that weren't in her mother's hands by now, then.     "I'm not using Dark Energy." she says plainly. She doesn't think her mother is, either, but she could be very wrong about that. "Why won't you all just leave us alone so we can be done!" she asks, a bit of frustration creeping into her voice.     Yorotsuchi's purifying beam catches the youma hard and actually staggers it back, peices of shattered plastic falling from the device and down to the floor now. This means that the followup attacks from Rashmi hit too - most of them in fact, sticky 'solar fire' burning into the creature. It turns to look at Rashmi again, and another tape casset seems to be 'loaded' in the chamber that is the center of its torso, slightly out. This means, though, that it's unprepared to be Iced Out by Sharpsong, and each thudding impact slamming into it, the forzen swords staggering it once, twice, three times.     It looks like it's ready for a finishing attack, given that there are now LCD spirals in its eyes.     But Fate isn't the only person watching this battle as her youma's time is clearly up. And after a telepathic order, a yellow Midchildan circle opens up beneath her feet as she floats.     <<Thunder Smasher!>> Bardiche calls, after Fate lets it loose, as the attack is already in air, a brilliant surge of electrical energy that you don't even need to be a Devicer to gauge the threat of, because in addition to the raw power it puts out it's enough to leave electricity in the air and it's headed straight for the Sharpsong Cure.
Takashi Agera	There's another individual within the Barrier itself, and Fate knows his voice when he gives her instructions telepathically. Sure, the energy gain might have been a bust today thanks to Rashmi's quick barrier, but Riventon sees another avenue to gain something else - to gain 'street cred' on his 'heroic' henshin. So while everyone is focused on the youma, a telepathic message to Fate causes her to pause, and then unleash her barrage suddenly and fiercely; Fate is a Good Girl, after all, and she will follow instructions from her mother's right-hand-bishonen.     But it's not Riventon who appears physically, but Hiddenite; the suspicious not-a-shitennou who none-the-less wears a gold-trimmed version of their uniform and keeps their naming scheme.     Knowing who is going to be attacked and right when he's able to time it better than anyone rightly should; there's a moment of time where Sharpsong is aware of a truly terrifying bolt of energy coming at her from above, but instead of being introduced directly to a truly eye-watering amount of electricity suddenly someone's hand is on her, picking her up - and jumping out of the way with her in his arms, in a princess carry, which is probably animated in slow-motion, that bespectacled silver-haired bishonen flying with her through the air while behind him the area Sharpsong ''just stood in'' is a smoking crater.     "Whoof, cut it close." he says as he tries to sit her down rightly on her booted feet. "You're okay? Gonna wanna help drop the ancient technology first, probably."     And of course, telepathically, he could tell Fate that due to the new arrival, she should be ready to leave once the youma is out and she can no longer gain the trickle of energy.
Ahmya Karashima	"I think it's an old rental thing, that uh... rockbuster? Clockbuster? Gameshop! I heard my mom talk about them once!" Yorotsuchi comments 'helpfully' towards Rashmi, as she darts over towards her post-burning-line of pain to gently rest a hand on her and impart a small amount of purification to her, just enough to pull some of the dark energy 'sting' out of the attack, but likely not impart any real healing. Alright, looks like the Youma is about down and out when -- Thunder Smasher. Shoot. That's nasty and heading /right for/ Sharpsong. She's beginning to move towards the other girl, one hand reaching out to unleash a line of web to pull herself along, intent on swooping in to grab Sharpsong when another person shows up at... Just the right time. "...I see. So you would attempt to kill." That one-eyed gaze lifts up towards Fate. And Goldenweb Yorotsuchi reaches to lift up the sash covering her eye. "Per the Contract I call upon thee, Hachi, the Devourer." Behind her, a massive silken golden web builds itself, as Hachi, the Eye-Spider appears on it, in massive form instead of the tiny form she normally is in. "Awaken." Behind her, several runes begin to flash into existence on that massive spiderweb. [Entrap] [Sap] [Weaken] [Blind] The eye that makes up the abdomen of Hachi flashes, as Ahmya directs its energy, and, if not resisted, both Fate and the Youma would find themselves entrapped in a sudden illusory field of infinite webbing, each movement getting them more stuck, each step draining more of their strength. "The Eternal Web." To the others, it would look like the two were simply being bound in webbing, should they not escape, though Hachi is still there. For a few moments, before the massive appearance fades back to the smaller form that skitters back off into a corner to hide, her job done.
Rashmi Terios	"...Thank you, Goldenweb," Rashmi says around a sigh, as the purifying metaphorical sizzle of purification combats the grungy, oily tingle of Dark Energy. At which point the Thunder Smasher is unleashed. "Sharpso-- ...oh. Um... Thank you, mahou-san? I don't think we've met, yet? But I'm sure glad you were here." << Note to self: Ask Mamoru if there's a *fifth* Shiitennou I need to un-feral. >> << YES, MASTER. >> Shaking her head, she reorients on the youma... just as Ahmya Has Her Line Crossed. "...Uh..." [Entrap] "Goldenweb-cha--" [Sap] "Wait Goldenw--" [Weaken] "Listen she can't--" [Blind] "...Goldenweb-chan she's still a Mid-Childan mage, that wasn't a kill shot. Just a fight-ender. Trust me there's actually a difference when people are involved. Not property though. I mean... Lookit that crater, hoo boy." Clearing her throat, she orients on the youma, holding out a hand as a spell-seal spreads out underneath her.     << *BONG!* >> << SOLAR BARRAGE -- GLACE SHIFT >> And the youma is pelted by a constant stream of golden ice chunks, that stick, cling, and hamper movement, building up to a fairly oversized pile of magical ice... perfect for Sharpsong to work her magic upon to end the fight.
Sayaka Miki	Sayaka bristles when she sees the immense surge of lightning directed her way. Her mind flashes back to when Norie had unleashed an immense bomb of energy that she had ended up tanking with a mix of cocooning herself in her cape after a jump towards it and relying on her henshin protection and healing factor. That had hurt ''incredibly'' last time, and it took her several interminably long minutes to get back to normal. And as much as she disdains it, it seems like she will have to repeat the experience. As soon as she ends that thought, the attack finishes charging sooner than expected, and the bluenette is resigned to a very painful time, when she can see a blur in the corner of her eye come in her direction, suddenly sweeping her up and away. And then they have come to a stop, and that blur reveals himself to be a dashing bespectacled bishounen with hair out of a Pantene commercial, and she is being ''held'', right in his arms, with the very close proximity that entails. "Uh, yeah, I am ok, thanks to you", she replies with a faint blush framing an expression between the flabbergasted and the embarassed. "I will get right to that. So, then", she clears her throat as soon as she gets released. Is it just her, or is being all intense again after that awkward? "Symphony of Justice, turn into sacred power!", she says, raising her right arm and with the other one spinning the dial on her wrist. "Love PreBrace!" That callout happens just as water starts floating around freely, mixing and splitting until there are 10 perfectly identical train wheels made of water floating in the air. "Pretty Cure Rondo con Toccata! Justice, return to the Heavens!" Cure Sharpsong shouts out, and the train wheels all crash into the youma, releasing with the impact a brilliance of purifying energy.
Fate Testarossa	"If you're going to prevent my mother from regaining her smile... I can't stay my hand." Fate says bluntly. "But she would not have died, the other Mage is correct." Plus, she just recovered from a brutal attack in mere moments earlier, which may have had something to do with Fate's readiness to blindside attack her.     The youma is not as lucky as Sharpsong is - nobody comes to save it from the stream of ice that pelts it and locks it down to the ground. Fate is far faster than the youma - she almost makes it entirely out of the field of webbing and problems that turns out to be an illusion, and with Bardiche's help (first cutting, and then informing her panicked mind about the nature of the attack) she's able to get somewhat clear of it, at least distant enough that she doesn't have to worry about also getting caught in anything heading for the once-great home movie console. It's rather obvious Fate does ''not'' like the spider or spiderweb; she's calm outwardly in many ways but her eyes betray the situation as easily as they often betray her sadness.     The youma turns and twists in the frozen, webbed bind - but it really can make no movement whatsoeever that would stop it from being cleared out - the train wheels slam into it repeatedly, until it is freed from the binds to rise into the air - but only because it's on the way out. "Relaxing..." it calls out, before the purification overwhelms it and a very well-used betamax player drops to the floor, Dark Energy seeping off it.     Fate pauses to look at each assembled mahou, including the new arrival, in turn, her hands gripping Bardiche tightly. The youma is gone, though. The purpose is gone. And she's outnumbered, though she wonders if Riventon is coming?     But she pauses as instead of arriving, he tells her to retreat instead. "If you keep interfering, some injuries will probably be inevitable for you." She says plainly. Fate's learned to teleport quickly, at least to a random destination that is 'not here' and she does so after that 'warning'.
Takashi Agera	Riventon is, of course, already there - as Hiddenite, standing just to the side behind Sharpsong and watching as she unleashes her finisher. It's no wonder he doesn't recognize the Pretty Cure is also the girl he once brought Hinoiri's body to. Or the girl who's arm he has. Which will totally not be awkward at any future point.     But he's also still the same voice his in telepathy, advising Fate to leave because of the 'new unknown arrival'.     "We all good?" Hiddenite asks, looking around. Rashmi he knows, and Goldenweb and her finisher are pretty hard to forget, but the Cure is 'new' to him. He stays somewhat close to her. "Nobody injured? This place is wild." he says, gesturing to the slightly less-real area of the Barrier, as though he hasn't been in one. "But how do we get... back?"
Ahmya Karashima	"So, she has a crutch. The Will was still there, if that crutch somehow failed, or if that gentleman hadn't been here at the convenient time, then what? Sure, it may not be /able/ to kill, but what about the /suffering/ that such an attack would cause irregardless? I have felt how the 'non-lethal' spells feel in our trainings." Yorotsuchi responds, her tone a bit colder, more flat and filled with a slight icy anger that rarely enters it among all the non-seriousness. "That, as a sneak attack on already-injured, deserves an equal response. Though, really, my response was only marginally worse than your binds. To leave her just as defenseless to counter-attack as our friend, Sharpsong, had been." There's a pause, as Goldenweb Yorotsuchi takes a deep, centering breath, the exhale taking the palpable fury from her as she calms herself and re-centers her energy. Fate responds, and Goldenweb Yorotsuchi's response is back to being ... a little ... gentler. "Your love for your mother is admirable, but I honestly think she is just using you to her own ends. I don't think that any kind, loving mother would force her daughter to do these things, and whatever end she seeks... I doubt that it will go nearly as well as you think it will. Blessings from darkness are not true Blessings, and Wishes granted in darkness will only be twisted." Luckily for Fate, the giant spider and spiderweb ... behind Yorotsuchi at least ... are gone, so there's less of that to worry about! "...The same goes to you if you keep attacking people, and unlike you... we don't have the benefit of being able to hold back when the lives of innocents are on the line. This path -- it has ended sadly for so many, Fate." And then there's Hiddenite, who gets a bit of a look from Yorotsuchi, her gaze going up and down him. It's not a negative look, more of a curious one. "The danger is passed, so the barrier will likely be dropped soon. There's been some injury, but nothing... too terrible, thanks to your timely arrival." Something in the back of her head finds the timing suspicious but is pushed away, he could have legitimately just been watching, unsure what was going on. "...It would likely have been worse for both sides if Fate had directly joined in."
Rashmi Terios	Rashmi stares up at Fate, meeting her frustrated, sad eyes with quiet resolve... And starts to open her mouth to reply to the warning, but gets less than a syllable out before Fate teleports away. With a sigh, she turns to Hiddenite, the next to ask a question. "...Honestly, pick a direction and walk," Rashmi chuckles to the new arrival. "It's not designed to keep anything *in,* just move the fight away from the civilians. Also if you worry about collateral damage... don't, when the sky looks like this. All the property damage stays in this dimension." The redhead nods along with Goldenweb, smiling in a perfectly friendly manner. If the new boy is suspicious, well... Equivalence, Catra, it probably doesn't actually bother her all that much. Until he stops being a help, he's a help, and thus appreciated. "And yeah I usually wait a bit before dropping it, just to make sure we don't interrupt the first responders by suddenly appearing. But, thanks again! You all right, Sharpsong-chan?" she says, turning worried eyes to Sayaka. Healing magic is great and all, but those hits looked like they *hurt* when they hit.
Sayaka Miki	The Pretty Cure of justice would have many objections to acting so calmly just because she wouldn't have died, but there are more important things, like addressing Fate's antagonism, or her sudden saviour next to her. "We are not trying to do that, but we can't ignore people suffering, and we can't help you until you continue to do that", the bluenette remarks. Injuries? She can deal with injuries, if she ''has to''. "Nice to meet someone new", the bluenette turns to Hiddenite all friendly, extending a hand in greeting. The timing has been fortunate for a rescue, but she is choosing not to look at a gift horse in the mouth. She can think up of a few reasons why he would have happened to come just then, and him showing unfamiliarity with the banner reinforces some of those. "I am Cure Sharpsong", she introduces herself with a smile. "Thanks again for saving me from that." "Yep, I am as good as new", she extends the previously wounded arm cheerfully, giving Rashmi a thumbsup. She is ''now'', and that's what matters. She is not going over what would have happened had Fate's attack hit, or the experience with the block the youma had tossed out.
Takashi Agera	Hiddenite looks around. He's at least doing a good job of acting like the Barrier is new to him. And ignoring his own hidden device complaining about him doing it in his head. "Oh, good. I wasn't sure if this place was like, a Labyrnth or something. I think that's what that whacky place I wondered into was." he says. "But this one seems to have things a lot more together." he offers.     "People will do a lot for their parents, it seems." he says to the space Fate was in before she ported away. The girl's practice had paid off, it wasn't quite as smooth as a Duskport but it was close, since she didn't need to spend time picking a target, just leave the vicinity. Hopefully she didn't end up in the ocean or something. Bardiche would probably call for help if she did, though.     "Collateral damage isn't really a concern I have for myself, but it's nice to know the big monsters keep away. I'm just a guard." he says with a smile. "You ladies do all the impressive, heavy work. I just try to make sure you don't get blindsided in the process." he adds. After you know, he sets up a blindsiding.     He reaches out and takes her gloved hand in his and shakes it and maybe the touch lingers just a bit as he really looks at the Cure he just saved for a while longer. "Hiddenite." he says. "That's uh, my name." he adds as he lets go.
Ahmya Karashima	"Yeah, it's... not really a super... dangerous thing or anything, that's for sure. It's just a little layer of protection that keeps out people who don't need to be in a fight." Yorotsuchi agrees with Rashmi, shaking her head a bit. Ugh the world was spinning a little still from that spinning, and unleashing her Eye wasn't exactly helping, as she pulls that sash back down properly. "Nice to meet you, Hiddenite. ...And Cure Sharpsong. I am Yorotsuchi of the Golden Web, blessed by the spirit of the Jyrougumo." She dips into a curtsy towards the two. She steps over closer to Cure Sharpsong, gently reaching to place a hand on her and gently push a little bit of that purifying magic into her as she had with Rashmi. It wasn't quite like healing, mostly removing that extra lingering sting of dark energy than anything. "I would do so much for my parents, but harm innocent people... I don't know. That's a bit far, I might take my parents to get purified before I did that... but I'm sure that Fate is not free of the corruptive darkness if her mother is pushing her to use Youma, even if she claims she doesn't use darkness." She pauses. "It seems to be a force that is ... deceptive ... for its users, from what I know of it." She gives a helpless shrug.
Rashmi Terios	"Hiddenite?" Rashmi tilts her head to one side, and her smile widens. "Also good to meet you, then. And work is work; it's just as impressive saving people from active danger as it is beating up on vending machine monsters. Or, uh, whatever that thing was... I guess some kind of video thing? ANyway... good you have our back, Hittenite-san." Sayaka's thumbsup earns a cheerful beam from the redhead, and a nod. "Good to hear, Sharpsong! And hi, Ula!" Waving to the little mermaid, she turns back to the conversation in progress, sighing. "It's a thing we've noticed, yeah... When Dark Energy gets involved, people *always* think they have a handle on it, but like... it's almost *never* true for very long. So even if she's not messing with it, she's still *surrounded* by it, and I kinda *have* to assume her mother's not so discerning. So... Yeah, I'm worried about her. She already looks like she's carrying too much."
Sayaka Miki	The Labyrinth statement gets Sayaka to tilt her head. What kind of Labyrinth has he seen that he can mistake a Barrier for one of them. "Yeah, that's their names, but they are much weirder than this. You can relax if this is all you see, pretty much no chances of it being a Witch's hideout", she informs him. Just a guard? One named Hiddenite? "Are you just going around for the chance to sweep innocent girls off their feet?", Sayaka immediately goes for the chance to poke fun at him, smiling widely at him. She knows nothing about rocks or the origins of their names. Sayaka blinks when Yorotsuchi introduces herself again. Why is she... Oh, right, she was a Puella back then. New henshin, new Veil, or something. Well, it was also the only time they had met, and Akuma Hitomi was obviously a bigger deal, so it's not terribly important. "Hello, Yorotsuchi", Sharpsong waves. Now that the fight is over (and she has recovered from that dizziness Sharpsong Accellerando had given her earlier), Ula feels safe enough to approach the group. "That was scary, good thing you didn't get hurt, Sharpsong", the koi mermaid remarks, and then she waves at Rashmi. "Hello, Page Mage, thanks for having Sharpsong's back. And thanks for saving her", the brunette turns to Hiddenite with that last sentence.
Takashi Agera	The hardest thing Riventon does as Hiddenite comes up now - when he bites his tongue while hearing about how the Sparkles view Dark Energy, and not suddenly jumping in with all of his force. "I'm forbidden to use Dark Energy by my Duty so I wouldn't know." Hiddenite says. And also because using Dark Energy in this henshin would kind of waste the time he spent setting it up.     And then Rashmi makes it *even harder* for him to not say anything about Dark Energy. As tempting as it ''already was'' to focus on Cure Sharpsong, it grows more so tempting when he's trying not to unload his Real Opinions on Dark Energy into people.     He turns to Sayaka and counters. "I mean I just saw some folks fighting asnd was on my way to help, when I saw someone in danger and moved to help them. I didn't ''realize'' you were ''this'' cute until you were already in my arms." he says with a smirk. "Before then it was just all reaction."     "Oh how adorable!" he adds when Ula arrives. That's the right response to a mascot, right? The sparkle response? After a moment he decides Ula is adorable, when she is not trying to maul his face. Wait, Ula... should he ask if she knows the Puella with the similar name? Nah. One day the Veil is going to really annoy him about this. But Hiddenite shouldn't know Ula. So he tries to act like he doesn't. And continues to focus on Sayaka, and maybe it seems like he's staring at her - even if it's partly the fact that he is actively avoiding remembering what Yorotuschi and Rashmi said about Dark Energy. Or the time Ula scratched his face.
Ahmya Karashima	"...Anyway, waking up Hachi makes me really hangry, so I'm going to go back home and get dinner or something." Goldenweb Yorotsuchi comments, waving towards the group absently, and then casually dropping her henshin, flipping that hat down as she walks away, and a flash and floating motes of golden energy later, she's wandering off in her shrine maiden outfit to make her way back to her home, humming absently. Not that she was that particularly secretive with her identity most of the time.
Rashmi Terios	"Smart call," Rashmi says, bobbing her head. "But I mean like... If you get hit by something particularly nasty, and find your thoughts spiraling into some pretty ugly places? Best to call your Prince, he'll be able to get you purified pretty quickly." It's just sensible advice, right? Get the ick, solve the ick, easy as cake. ...At which point her stomach rumbles, and the redhead at least has the good grace to blush. "So uh... I saw a soba cart on the way in, anyone wanna see if it's still there? I'll buy, as thanks for saving Sharpsong-chan, Hiddenite-san!"
Sayaka Miki	Sayaka finds herself silent when Riventon quips back to her tease with one of his own, and a compliment on top even. "I, I understand", she holds back her usual remark of not being that cute. Even if she is mostly over that perception of herself by now, sometimes she still falls back in old habits. Though her effort may somewhat be ruined by feeling herself burning up slightly anyway. "I am more than just adorable", Ula remarks in contrast. "I make some mean jewels, that's my trade. You name it, I can make it", she starts vaunting her skills with zero hesitation. "And if you want to make a pass on Sharpsong, you should treat her nicely. If you though, you can expect a gift from me one day." Said bluenette takes a deep breath and crosses her arms. "Ula, please, we literally just met. He was just being nice, and I was asking for it with my tease. Stop jumping to conclusions", she reproaches the koi mermaid. Since when did she turn into her relationship manager? Nothing she had warrants ''that''. And the timing for it is quite awful anyway with Blue's prohibition. "The soba sounds good", Sayaka tells Rashmi. A distraction, good!
Takashi Agera	"Ah, yes, food sounds good." Food. Riventon ate food. Hiddenite could eat food. "As long as you don't mind me going in henshin. I'm also not permitted to reveal my identity; even the Prince doesn't know it, safety of the world and all of that." And safety of keeping this ID safe from the other two. "Soba would be wonderful."     Did he look at Sayaka when he said wonderful? (yes.)     "But you don't need to buy - like I said, I can't do as much as other folks seem to be able to, not without breaking the rules. So I help where I can, that's a lot of what it is really." he adds. "Pretty sure she could have carried me out of a blast too - but I wasn't about to be cleansing that whatever-it-was." he notes. He figures downplaying his abilities has to be a good counter to anyone thinking he might be Riventon.     "Yeah, if Dark Energy infects me I know where to go, but I'm naturally resistant to it." he says. "Perks of the job." Of being half that.     "I was going to treat you nicely either way, Ula-san." he says with a smile and without confirming or denying any pass-making. "Though it ''does'' sound like she doesn't ''already'' have a boyfriend, or you'd have mentioned that, which is surprising and worth noting..." he says with a smile as he turns to follow Rashmi to soba.
Sayaka Miki	Did Sayaka pick up on Hiddenite looking at her when he was saying wonderful? Of course she did, and it was not helping at all. And all the more importantly, she is forced to actually tackle the subject directly in order to explain why she can't follow up on that. "Listen, I am flattered and all, really, but you have the wrong person", Sayaka gives Hiddenite an awkward smile. "I am not allowed to have romantic relationships. Blue, my employer, said so. It's the one rule he has us follow", she walks along with the others to the soba. "And I am sure you know that rule is dumb. He gives around love crystals, even", Ula interjects. "If he really cares about the negative consequences of love that much, he should help make sure things go well instead of putting more strain on the situation", she counters. "I don't really see it that way, and you know why", Sayaka shakes her head, and the koi mermaid looks at Hiddenite instead. "Yes, she doesn't have a boyfriend, but you see what you are going to be dealing with. I hope you really mean well, because she probably needs it", Ula tells him. "Ula, stop..Please don't start pairing me with people because of Blue. He may be nice, but this is really out of our hands", Sayaka tries to salvage the situation from this steadily developing chaos.
Takashi Agera	Hiddenite's eyebrow raises as he finds out that's a rule. "Even Obsidian doesn't have that kind of rule, I think." he says, catching himself in commentary about it. "But I didn't mean to come between you and your employer." he said, though he's already considering it for a lot of reasons. "But I do think it's rather a shame."     "But it's not a date, I'm not asking you for a relationship - heck, the other girl's paying so in no way could this be a date." he points out. "We're just gonna grab some Soba together after you pummeled a youma back to wherever it came from. That's no big deal, ne?" he asks as they continue off down the road.
Sayaka Miki	Sayaka starts mulling it over in her head. On one side, she can kind of see where this is going. Hiddenite really has not ''hidden'' his intentions at all. She can already see him casually ask for her phone number midway through this hangout or some other way to meet each other again, and normally she would have nothing to fear, but it's clear that this has just become a battle between her and Ula. She can see why the mermaid would do that. So far, her first meeting including someone saving the other has been a staple (even if she had been the one doing the saving so far, and Hinoiri's was slightly delayed), and she can't deny that he is good looking, but she is remarkably sure that Ula is going to scheme behind her back anyway, so she should at least arrange things so she can see it coming. "Ok, sure", Sharpsong smiles at him. "It's really just soba. Page Mage, do you want to split?"
Rashmi Terios	"Naw, I got it," Rashmi chuckles. On the one hand, she's been doing her very best to keep out of the conversation, because it flat does not involve her at any stage. On the other... they've been right behind her, and she's not *deaf.* And she is, in fact, a very, very good listener. When she doesn't know someone, she listens, and builds a model of that person in her head. Right now the model is rough, and perhaps she won't be able to predict Hiddenite's personality with any degree of success... But that's just a matter of time, and listening. And later on, asking Mamoru if any of them need to have a concern about this new member of the Rock Band.