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Sugata Shindo The fight had been a brief one - with so many mahoujin unexpectedly gathered in one place (well, Sugata, Takuto, and Chiyo all being in one place had been to be expected, given Sugata's... encouragement that Chiyo join them for live practice with her Star Sword), that was the only natural result. The youma had been a strange creature of black fur and flesh, with pale white bone armor on its skull and rib cage, roughly resembling a Mammoth, and it had ''attempted'' a rampage.

Key word, attempted.

Ginga Kingu looks at the dissipating creature, black flecks of ash rising into the sky, and hums thoughtfully.

"You handled your Star Sword well there. You're still adjusting to the difference in weight, aren't you?"

The words are directed towards Ginga Hanma, and carry no judgement. It makes sense after all - an energy hammer was very different from a large, ''wooden'' hammer.

Looking towards Faust and Hisakata, he nods briefly. "Good to see you again, though with so many at our level, the fight didn't last long."
Takuto Tsunashi "I'm mildly disappointed," says the Ginga Bishounen, brushing at ash on his white coat and leaving a black smudge. He makes an unhappy sound, then looks up. "But not disappointed that we didn't break anything. That's a definite yay. Let's get taiyaki two blocks down though."

His red and yellow hair spiky as ever, the flashy and dashing young loose cannon got less of a fight than he wanted, and he starts mopily trudging down the street without dropping his henshin.
Chiyo Sakai Ginga Hanma stands nearby with her Star Sword in hand. It had shifted from the energy blade to an elongaged hammer with her hand firmly gripping the hilt. It was suitable, and similar enough to the weapon she was used to using. Except (as Sugata pointed out) due to the weight.

"Yeah," she has to admit as she dispells the Star Sword so it goes back to where it came from. Reshbal in it's miniature ball form nearby stands with hands on it's hips much like she takes up in posture after. "It's much lighter. Easier to manuever, but I have to take care not to over-do it."

When Ginga speaks up she flashes a grin toward his direction in amusement. "I think Taiyaki is a great idea," she agrees, nodding, as Reshbal nods too.
Ikiko Hisakata "I enjoy a good scrap as much as the next mahoujin, but I definitely would not have wanted to see what that thing could've done if it had gotten up to speed," agrees Cute Wolf Tsukiko, rubbing her shoes against the curb to get the ash off of the bottoms of them. "And taiyaki sounds like an ''excellent'' idea."

A thoughtful expression crosses the wolfgirl's face. "I wonder if it should just be tradition to get taiyaki after fighting animal-themed youma and/or darkness-infused animals," she muses to herself. "What's that saying about nickels...?"
Amy Faust     Amy had been patrolling nearby when the Grimm(?) attacked, and... well, with so many mahou, even with no barrier she could limit her attacks. The street's just a little scorched! "That was one of those... ''things.''" She scratches her head. "I forget the name of them, there were like... wolf ones, and a raven one? Like a giant raven one. Maybe more like a roc, really."

    She smiles at the others and looks to Hanma, "So all that sword practice is paying off, huh? Good to hear! And thanks to us, the youma wasn't able to attack, uh, whatever this place i--" She turns around to see what innocent storefront was saved from ''terrible destruction'' and

    She's seen it before.
Takuto Tsunashi Takuto's already halfway to the taiyaki vendor when he remembers he needs Sugata's wallet, but he doesn't want to trudge back, so instead he stands there for a second and turns around to wait for everyone to catch up. "Come on, Red-chan," he calls to Amy. "Red-hair-buddy. Red dead redemption. Red other stuff." She looks distracted. He wants taiyaki.
Sugata Shindo "I've fought something like that before too," Sugata agrees with Faust, but he's already on his way, following Takuto and prepared to pay for their feast. "Still, it was only one. It could have at least been three, then we'd have been able to have one per Star Driver."

And the other two could be back up for Chiyo!

"You'll get the hang of it better with practice. We could continue in Kendo Club after regular club hours, practice sword to hammer."

Sugata why do you sound so pleased with that, that's not something she's going to want to do...
Chiyo Sakai Ginga Hanma had already started to fall into step with a little jog to catch up to the others. She's not outpacing anyone with her height, but she is keeping up easily. At least until Sugata suggests practicing *after* Kendo practice with the hammer.

Her eyes shut breifly with a deep breath drawn as she considers... She really didn't have anything against training! Honestly! She used to do it a lot on her own! It was just somehow very different when it was someone else pushing her to train. With a little exhaled sigh she finally responds, "Once a week. I *would* like to have a social life again at some point," she remarks with a wry grin flashed to Sugata.

"I mean. I may not have a boyfriend anymore, but I do have things I'd like to do while I'm still young."

Ikiko's suggestion of taiyaki after such battles earns a grin, and a quick laugh. "It's just as good as rooftop ramen, but more Summery! Carbs in general sound amazing right now though. Right Red-chan?" A glance is cast toward the suddenly distracted Amy with an eyebrow lifting questioningly. "Come on, we should snag some before they sell out for the night." A pause. "Which will pretty much be Sugata-kun buying the rest for Wako-chan."
Ikiko Hisakata "Hey, the more ways to split their attention, the easier it is to kick them in the back," Tsukiko points out as she walks along with the others.

    (Not to mention easier to ''not'' have to dodge out of the way of an ally's attacks, due to having fewer attackers per target!)

The wolfgirl giggles a bit at Ginga Bishounen's thematic rambling, especially the derail at the end. "And sometimes ''sweet'' just feels better than ''savory''," she agrees with Hanma.
Amy Faust --
    Mallory Faust is walking home from work. The foreigner's head of messy white hair sticks out above the locals; average height for an American is tall here, which makes the bespectacled man feel all the more self-conscious as he thinks he sees people looking his way.

    He idly glances towards the shop window to see what kind of store he's passing. As he turns his head, his eye is drawn towards something out of place in the split-second before his brain processes it -- one white-haired head sticking out above the others, reflected in the shop window. He immediately regrets looking as the reflection of a tired man briefly meets his gaze, the angle just right to superimpose his reflection over one of the shop's outfits, and he jerks away as if shocked by electricity, looking away and walking on a bit more briskly as if aware of a you-don't-belong-here field, hunching slightly with his hands in the pockets of his green field jacket as if he could be smaller and less noticeable.

    Seconds later, feathers crash through the window, everyone else is on the ground and monochrome, and a goddamn ''magical girl battle'' is breaking out right there in front of him, and as he hides behind the wall, a ''talking animal thing'' says

    You can help them, you know. If you make a contract with me and become a magical girl...

    Minutes later, the battle is over, and the other magical girls thank her and leave in a hurry without explaining anything, and Amanda iss left standing alone in the middle of the store surrounded by property damage and recovering civilians and they start to wake up and she panics and flees the scene lest the civilians blame her and the cops show up and arrest her and throw her in jail ;_; for all she knows that's what would happen!
--

...Red-chan. Red-hair-buddy. Red dead redemption. Red other stuff.

    The Puella Magi startles and looks over. "Huh? Uh, um..." She hurries her stride to walk after the others. "I'm glad. That we can hang out after battles now. This was... did you know, my first battle was right there?" She points back at the storefront.

    "Two years ago... well just a few days short. And everybody just ran off!" Her tone is that of telling a funny story, rather than something she's still angry about. "There I was, ''no'' idea about any of this, surrounded by people getting their color back and waking up in the middle of like, broken windows and everything knocked over, like 'oh shit are the cops gonna blame ''me''?' I mean it looked crazy! And ''felt'' crazy! And I just like..." and here her tone sombers up, "ran home an' wondered if it was all really happening."
Sugata Shindo "Two years ago," Ginga Kingu contemplates that. "That was around when Wako and Takuto transferred here... you must have popped up around the same time that many others were coming into their own. You've come far since then."

But with that said? There's something a ''bit'' more important to focus on. Like -

"Mm, I suppose you wouldn't consider training a social activity," he absolutely sounds doubtful, because this is simply not in the Sugata wheelhouse, and shrugs. "''That'' is optional. You're already committing to Kendo Club, which will help you stay accustomed to weapons handling. But the only thing that will keep you accustomed to the hammer is using the hammer."

This is a reminder that Sugata genuinely finds training fun, and actively looks for more ways to improve the training experience.

And then they're at the taiyaki place, and he hands his card to the seller and just says, just keep charging it as they order'.
Taro Yamada Taro's out for a nice treat after a night of homework when he sees not one but several of his friends in line for taiyaki. (Which means he has more than one friend now! Which is sitll, after all this time, a pleasant surprise.)

He sidles over with his red bean paste filled taiyaki - careful not to cut in line - and gives them all a shy wave. "Hello, strangers. You a plus one even though the night's almost over?"
Chiyo Sakai "Well..." That was a good point in a way. It was social, in that she got to socialize with the other Star Drivers. Even Kazuo at times, as well as other Kendo club members. An apologetic kind of smile creeps over her as she mumbles something. "A bit but I'd also like to..."

Reshbal in all it's infinite gossipping blurts out: "SHE WANTS TO FIND A BOYFRIEND AGAIN. ONE THAT ISN'T EVIL, OR STUPID ENOUGH TO BE EJECTED VIA WINDOW."

A hand instantly claps up over Hanma's instantly blushing face with a deep groan. This was what she had learned about Reshbal -- It wasn't that it was all about telling the truth. It was that it liked to *gossip* and didn't seem to have any issue with outing the 'truth' of matters.

"WHILE SHE FINDS YOU BOTH ATTRACTIVE YOU ARE FRIENDS AND TAKEN--"

"RESHBAL that's enough please thank you okay! Taro!" Oh thankgod, a distraction! "Hey! We're getting taiyaki join us!" Yes please for goodness sake.
Ikiko Hisakata "I still have to worry about my footing at times, but at least I'm ''better'' at fighting on sand than I was two years ago," Tsukiko notes, recalling the toppling kakigori akambe she had roostertailed sand into the face of. Slowing down ''still'' isn't a good idea for the speedy wolf!

She orders a chocolate taiyaki, then gives Kingu a smile and a nod of thanks. Reshbal's sudden gossip prompts wide eyes, and the wolfgirl chews on her taiyaki as if she was munching popcorn. :3
Takuto Tsunashi "Dual versus hammer was fun in Big Zero Time," Takuto observes, and then they are ''there'' and in the rush of ordering he manages to get one custard and one chocolate in his hands-- his white opera gloved hands-- and sliiiide his way out of the crush of mahoujin. In passing he 'accidentally' stands in front ot Sugata, meeting his eyes for a whole second before his own eyes go n.n and he gets out of the way with pastry fish in his mouth.

That's about when Taro joins them and Reshbal also joins them and Chiyo loses her mind a little bit (understandably) and Takuto's mouth is full. He does his damndest not to laugh and inhale food--
Amy Faust     Amy's thoughts drift to the past, and her mind starts anticipating where the conversation will go from here-- But what actually happens is much simpler! She nods at Ginga Kingu's conclusion and smiles at the praise.

    She stifles a laugh as Reshbal gossips. "Oh, so he's like a chara! It seems like ''everybody at our school'' looks attractive. Is it that embarassing, wanting a boyfriend? Lots of girls do. ...lots of ''boys'' do. ...lots of--"

    And then there's "--Taro!" Amy beams and gives him a tight hug, "Good to see you! What brings you all the way out here, we just fought a monster!" She points at the scorch marks a little ways down the street. "What kind of taiyaki did you get?"
Sugata Shindo Before Takuto can get his taiyaki, he stands in front of Sugata, and Sugata stares him down, n.n to o.o before a smile touches his lips, a taunt in his eyes - 'are you going to do something'? But he doesn't, which is probably for the best.

After he gets his own taiyaki he 'accidentally' brushes against Takuto, shoulder to shoulder, before he faces Taro. "You're welcome to join us. Order another if you'd like, we're having a post-fight - ''Reshbal''."

His voice is suddenly sharp with authority.

"''Seeing'' does not mean you must ''humiliate'' your partner. Hold your tongue if you have nothing ''useful'' or ''kind'' to share."
Taro Yamada "If he keeps on being mouthy, I can show you the pen I set up for Jack," Taro says to Chiyo, nibbling further at his fish as the little robot blurts out some absolutely rude nonsense. "There's a hamster wheel and an ipad, so he can think about his life choices."

Look. Sometimes a mascot had to go in time out. Jack could cut his way out of the pen, sure, and Reshbal could probably shoot lasers at it? Still, it was the principle of the thing.

When Sugata invites him to join in, Taro double checks he's not cutting lin line before hopping in with the group, slinging an arm over Amy companionably. "I've got a red bean paste taiyaki, though I think if I"m going for round two I'll try their chocobanana filling. It's a grandpa flavor but it always hits!"

He toasts the Ginga gang and Tsukiko with his fish, grinning. "So, what was the monster of the week this time?"
Chiyo Sakai Ginga Hanma drops her hands back to her side a moment as the whole blurting happens. Reshbal had been behaving itself lately. It was undoubtedly about to burst at any moment and seeing the 'confusion' it had tried to help. "Thanks," she remarks though if it's to Sugata, or others, hard to tell. Maybe to all.

"I'll just have a red bean taiyaki please," she requests falling back onto sweets because sweets were easy. Sweets didn't require secrets or lies or... Maybe she was just hungry.

Taro's offer of a pen earns a small shake of her head. Instead she explains, "He was honestly trying to help since he saw a 'misunderstanding', he just needs to learn social cues. A *lot*," she adds giving Reshbal a look. "Resh will behave for now."
Takuto Tsunashi It is absolutely absurdly astonishingly unfair that Sugata's being really, really, really hot while Takuto's mouth is full of custard pastry fish head. And while both hands are full of taiyaki. Especially after bumping his shoulder like that. There's nothing for it.

He chews and swallows really fast, then licks his lips. He steps over to nudge Sugata's arm with his elbow and lean in to whisper something ('that was really hot oh my god'), and this time he doesn't duck away.

He does, however, stop looking at Sugata to look to Chiyo and Reshbal again, and then to Taro and Amy. "A big thing that turned into ashes. Someone maybe said what it was but I don't remember. There was one that was at the fight with the dark energy velociraptors."
Ikiko Hisakata "Some mammoth-looking youma," Tsukiko explains to Taro. "I think it's called a 'grimm'? Kinda skeletal-looking armor plates, turned into ash when destroyed, happened to be severely outnumbered and eliminated before it could ''really'' get going."

The wolfgirl walks over and pats Hanma's back. Holding taiyakis makes it a bit awkward to hug, but the communication of comfort is still there in this alternate format.
Amy Faust     Amy bursts out laughing at the mental image of Jack in time-out on a hamster wheel. When Taro puts an arm over her she leans against him companionably. "Nothing wrong with that. Just 'cuz it was popular a long time ago... it was popular for a reason, right?" She smiles up at him.

    And then tries to explain, "It was uh-- I dunno if you've seen 'em, those like, big black animal-shaped things with the like, partial skull helmet and bone armor and glowing red eyes? It was an elephant one." She looks at Ginga Bishounen in astonishment, "There were dark energy velociraptors???"

    Oh hey she's up to order, "One choco-banana taiyaki, please! I wanna give it a try."
Sugata Shindo "Perhaps instead of attending kendo club twice weekly, you should devote one of those afternoons to ''training'' him." Sugata's tone is implacable, and his gaze on Reshbal promises that the Cybody needs to shape up, lest he be doomed to become as silent as his twin.

...Of course that sense of implacable authority is destroyed when Takuto whispers in his ear, the blue-haired Star Driver turning his head sharply so his blush isn't seen as he hisses to Takuto that this is 'not the time' even as there's an undeniably smug edge to the smirk he ''cannot'' stop from growing.
Taro Yamada "It's kind of sad I have more tact than your robot," Taro says, looking at Reshbal with something a little like pity.

Mammoth looking grimm... I don't think I've seen anything like that while I've been out, but it does sound like something fun to fight - wait, velociraptors??"

Please Elaborate Sir
Takuto Tsunashi The Kingu over there is not the only one blushing and smugging.

"Yah," Takuto says to Amy with a crooked smile, "dark energy velociraptors. I fought a whole pack of them it was ''fantastic,'' it almost makes me forgive Riventon for the heart-stealing, because they were like, a ''gift.'' I have never felt so cool. But then Riventon was working with some weird half-there lady who actually cut my super henshin off."
Amy Faust     Amy smiles at Takuto's infectious enthusiasm. He makes it feel like it ''would'' be a joy to fight dark energy velociraptors! Although, she looks surprised and confused and a little worried at, "She cut your super henshin off? What do you mean?" She takes a bite of her taiyaki. "Mmh."
Chiyo Sakai "That's not a bad idea," Hanma has to agree about training Reshbal. While she was learning rather well how to fight with the cybody she hadn't exactly had time to be training or teaching it how to interact in a non-combat method. At most she'd just asked 'warn me before blurting secrets into my head' so that it wouldn't distract from fights or the like. It had, in essence, kept that request this time. Just not in the spirit of it.

When her taiyaki is gained she steps back to chomp on the tail with a little nibble enjoying the warmth of the freshly baked treat. Ikiko gets a soft smile of quiet thanks along with a nod. "It's fine, let's move on. Sorry I missed velociraptors. Riventon though?" She pauses with a little crinkle of her nose. "He was best man at my cousin's wedding. Bit odd of a guy."
Ikiko Hisakata Tsukiko gets a rueful smile at the mention of the wedding. "Wound up sleeping through the actual wedding," she admits, absentmindedly rubbing her head where she had bonked it on the table she had napped under. "Glad I was able to help with the chaos beforehand... but ''man'' was that exhausting!"

Lunar werewolf zoomies: great fun, but absolute hell on endurance.
Takuto Tsunashi "I mean she had a sword that cut through my phantom armor as I buzzed past her to steal the mcguffin. It did its job because that sword didn't cut ''me'', but rip my cool Tauburn armor," Takuto says, shaking his head sadly, as if it wouldn't come back the next time he super-henshined. He eats more taiyaki, making his way alternatingly through both vanilla and chocolate custardy gloop filled fish in equal measure.

Then he frowns, chewing thoughtfully. Finally he looks up again and asks, "I don't remember if I've double-apprivoised since then, does anybody else? I don't want to try now, I don't think I can eat in that armor."
Amy Faust     Amy ohs as Takuto describes what happened. "Did the armor... ''stay'' cut off?" It seems he doesn't know yet. Worrying. She chews another bite of taiyaki and then looks to Chiyo's little robot companion. "Social cues ''are'' hard, Reshval. I'm not sure what to reccomend... In the past I mostly read stories, to learn how people thought people behaved. But it was never good enough..." She shakes her head. "Here at Radiant Heart you'll probably be fine... eventually."

    Then she has a thought and looks to Taro. "Has Dory met any of the Ginga folks' little robot friends yet?"
Sugata Shindo "You did it against the Prinzessin, but considering you were able to manifest Tauburn himself, it may not count as the same thing," Ginga Kingu says, contemplative. "We should test it when you're done, though. Think of how unjust it will be, if Chiyo-san can manifest her armor before you regain yours."

That's a ''tease'', but it's still a genuine concern. The last thing they need is for Riventon to have been capable of ''permanently'' diminishing their capabilities.

"Social cues are hard, but he'll need to learn quickly. Chiyo taking the time to train him will be worthwhile; if he can't control himself he'll have Samekh's fate."
Taro Yamada "Dory's met a couple of the robots while we're fighting, but not the mini versions," Taro says. "...I'm not sure if I knew they talked?" He gives the Ginga squad and their mini bots a thoughtful look. "I don't think Dory is as - mature as they are, though. Do they do well with 'younger' entities?"

And to Tsukiko: "YOu at least got to have some of the food, right? You deserved that much for helping with the fight!"
Takuto Tsunashi "I don't remember the wedding, honestly, just the fights and the food," Takuto says to Ikiko, then finishes the chocolate fish. He shrugs at Amy's question, then adds helpfully, "I don't know. We're Star Drivers, though."

After finishing the custard fish, and brushing crumbs off his gloves, then glances sidelong at Sugata again. He just... regards him for a moment with a very small smile, then nods firmly.

"APPRIVOISE!"

Bright white-gold ghostly light starts unfolding around him from the top down as he pulls away from Sugata and lifts off the ground. It's like plates of metal sliding from nothing into place, going from low-poly to highly resolved and delicate ghostly vectors with glow effect added. The armor's faintly Tauburn's colors, and Takuto says, laughing, "Dashing Entrance! Ginga Bishounen TAUBURN!"

Like this, there is definitely a 'ting!' to his grin.
Ikiko Hisakata "Yeah, I woke up during the reception afterward," Tsukiko reassured Taro. "Spent the first couple of dances eating, both because I had worked up an appetite and because I was ''still'' tired for a bit after that nap."

The Tauburn henshin is marked with enthusiastic applause from the wolfgirl. Style is ''style'', after all, and should be appreciated!
Amy Faust     Amy looks to Takuto a bit surprised, "You don't remember the ''wedding''? I mean, the fights and the reception ''were'' a big part..."

    And then he transforms again! Tsukiko starts clapping, and Amy holds her taiyaki in her mouth for a moment and claps too! "Very cool looking!"

    She wonders to Taro, "If you had a second transformation form, what would you want it to be?"
Sugata Shindo "Samekh does not 'do well' with anyone," Ginga Kingu says distractedly - he is distracted because Takuto is Takuto-ing. Armor covers him, ghostly and lovely, and he nods with satisfaction. "Good - that means the effect was temporary."

Riventon might have created a new weapon, but it wasn't as devastating as it ''could'' have been. That matters.

To Amy, he says - "The fights, for us, at least, were the best part. The reception was enjoyable as well, and the ceremony lovely, but - well. We both love a good fight."
Takuto Tsunashi "I don't really know the couple well," Takuto admits. "Wako-chan is friends with them, though, and Sugata-kun has some bizarre rich boy relationship with Chiba, and yeah we love a good fight and MAN that food was so good, and I have ''never'' had cake anything like that before." A glance over to one side as a couple of kids who ''were'' headed for taiyaki are now staring at Takuto. "Oh hi, do you like my cosplay? Cool, right? You can take a selfie if you want. Anybody else want in? You do, Taiyaki-vendor-san? Come on over!"
Ikiko Hisakata Amy's question wasn't aimed at her, but Tsukiko still ponders it, her face furrowed contemplatively: if she had a second henshin, what would it be? :|a Heck, what kind of powers ''would'' go with such a henshin?

It's definitely food for thought, even if it ''is'' inadvertently distracting her from Taukto hamming it up.
Amy Faust     Amy finishes her taiyaki, and as the Ginga Bishounen gets some attention she smiles and waves to the randos and the Taiyaki vendor. "Ooh, do you want me in the picture too? Huh, we match colors like we're both Red One, huh?" She approaches the group happy to show off her 'costume'.
Sugata Shindo A group is invited for pictures, and Ginga Kingu is terribly amused - still, when the shopkeeper ''does'' want a photo, he offers to be the camera man, capturing everyone in a few photos with the 'cool cosplayers' that they're admiring so readily.

"Alright, that should be enough of that, unless you want to start striking poses."
Takuto Tsunashi --yeah, I mean, 'if'. Of course Takuto and Amy start striking poses. This will continue until someone gets tired of it, which is probably Sugata. It probably lasts three poses. Takuto doesn't do anything overtly magic aside from, you know, super phantom armor. He's just charming, and then it's over and he's smiling at the kids, letting the super henshin go and dropping back down to ''only'' the Galactic Prettyboy. The armor does the reverse of what it did in deployment, folding itself back up and slotting back away into nothing.

The kids thank Sugata and Amy and Takuto, clutching their phones as the vendor goes back with his own, to go sell them taiyaki now.

"Let's goooo," Takuto says then, leaning heavily on Sugata's tasseled shoulder. "And you can show off your armor some other time, I'm sorry Red-chan, Tsukiko-san, I need to go practice kendo with Sugata-kun." He pushes up from Sugata's shoulder and reaches down to lace fingers with him.
Ikiko Hisakata Tsukiko waves the apology off. "Hey, schedules happen," she points out with a smile. "Thanks for the taiyaki, though!"

But she's definitely gotten some food for thought from this little post-youma celebration, to go along with the actual food.
Sugata Shindo The pictures last for three poses, and then Sugata gives back the phones and makes it clear he's done with the whole thing. He accepts his card back, not even bothering to see how much he's been charged, and laces his fingers with Takuto's on request, though he snorts at the apology.

"I don't think Samekh's cursed aura would have added to the photos. Don't apologize; you were having fun."

Besides - now they both get to have fun, clashing swords.

The other's aren't so much given a goodbye as a semi-distracted wave, Takuto having taken care of the courtesies.
Amy Faust     Yeah of ''course'' they start striking poses!

    Amy always wanted to do cosplay, and aside from running around last summer's Comiket she hasn't really... had anyone pay attention to her for that? It still feels kind of unreal in its own way. That people would think how she ''looks'' in a costume is cool enough or cute enough to be impressed by. She bows then waves to the kids.

    She waves to Takuto as well, "It's fine, I think you've seen my 'super form'? When I made it up I figured I'd lean a little into the meha musume thing I have going on when I'm covered in missiles. Because I needed a way to mount flight thrusters... And thanks for the taiyaki, Sugata-san!"

    And then, because her brain almost never shuts off, she muses quietly to herself, "Why is it mecha musume, but mahou shoujo? Although I guess a mahou musume would be like, a girl who's a magical being and not exactly human..."

    She looks down at her soul gem thoughtfully.