[Magical Girl Kaleido Ruby!, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Airspace above Tropic of Cancer]

"Aw, fiiiine. Don't think that just because we don't have a contract anymore, you have a license to ignore me, alright~? Later Archer and the rest, see you later~"

With that, Rin Tohsaka jumped off of the Hanging Gardens, humming a light tune as she flew back towards the Association.

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[Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald, Clock Tower Waiting Room, Clock Tower, Mage's Association]

"Oh, right, Flame Hazes. Good, glad you came to us. The Association's most comfortable about working with your faction out of the other ones in this hemisphere, so as Lord I'll agree to your faction's proposition."

While Kayneth's change in disposition was less...promiscuous than Rin's, it was still very distinct from his normal demeanor.

"That said, give us some advance notice before you waltz in next time, seeing as our group of magi working on Bounded Fields should each be finishing up their first ones in about...three minutes. Next time you stop by, if we don't greenlist you ahead of time then odds are you'll die on the spot, so be sure to check with us! Anything else you had to communicate? If you're willing to wait a bit, we can get a telepathic link set up between you and one of our Lords for ease of communication later. I'll tell the others to greenlist you for the time being so you don't die while waiting, but if this a ploy to attack us I assure you that it won't end well on your behalf."

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[War Room 4A, Clock Tower, Mage's Association]

"Familiar production is proceeding as expected, the Spiritual Evocation department's been working continuously, and Thule's been working unexpectedly well to help our fortifications and set up more defenses, as well as augmenting our personnel."

"Boundary Field construction is going flawlessly. All magi are working in tandem properly, and furnaces are set up to ensure everything stays in order. We'll be the most fortified magus workshop in the planet's history in a matter of hours."

"We've requested that the Wizard Marshal Zelretch bring in more magi from different worlds, as well as our home one, but he's dismissed these concerns as boring. We can conclude that we're likely limited to the personnel we have."

"Gazamy's been readied as a last-ditch effort, should he be needed."

"Still no word from Atlas. We can't expect them to act unless either they themselves are threatened or the situation becomes so disastrous that we have to lift the seal."

"Good, everything's going as planned. Keep up the work, everyone."