[b]Nono, Castle Tepes[/b]

Nono huffed as Gintoki didn't come back, in spite of everyone practically telling him to. But it seemed to work out thanks to the Queen, who said she would have someone take care of it. Well, that was one less thing to worry about then, which she could be grateful for. Someone had to handle him, and at least they wouldn't have to spend too much time on it. 

At least she wasn't the only one impressed with the gem, though she had a feeling that they couldn't quite appreciate it to the same extent that she could. But perhaps it was better, the unknown making it that much more entrancing. That might be something she had forgotten with her shift back to being a Buster Machine. 

She frowned as Jack's suggestion, more in thought than in disapproval. What he said made sense, and while she thought of volunteering herself given her lack of close range experience, her arsenal of weapons did lend itself towards long range. Which couldn't exactly be exercised here. It would be more useful in a fight if she was outside, or somewhere similar. 

"Alright," she agreed with a emphatic nod, frown vanishing. If that was what he wanted to do, then he could do it. Her attention shifted back to the Queen as she explained that they would probably try teleporting it away. She could probably do that herself, but now wasn't the time to test such theories. "We'll make sure they don't get the chance to Your Highness," Nono said with bristling certainty. When the time came, they would be ready. 

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[b]Misaka 10,032, Academy City[/b]

Misaka managed to keep her expression under control as Kakine revealed that their target had, almost inevitably, made contact with Kamijou Touma. It wasn't hardly a surprise at this point, and while she didn't mind the opportunity to see him again, she would prefer that it not be while she was pursuing someone fleeing from Academy City authorities. Then again, it fit with his pattern of extremely improbably occurrences centering themselves on him. 

She glanced over at her partner as she moved along, mind working as she informed the Sisters of this new development, before providing an answer. "'Misaka suggests that Kakine inform Crowley of this development,' Misaka says as she attempts to shift blame for the situation away from herself," Misaka said in a way that was very much indicative of the fact that she would prefer to not get on someone's bad side for this. After all, things tended to get chaotic when Touma was involved

Besides that, she continued to do the only thing she could do in this situation, preparing for the worst in the process. 

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[b]Cinder Fall, Museum[/b]

Cinder glanced around the room with a calculating eye. Blake was reeling, but her help was basically untouched. And even more annoying, her ally had fled, leaving his opponent, though she had been stabbed and hurt, to confront her as well. Those were odds she didn't exactly enjoy, if she was to be honest. 

So, she checked for options. Certainly she could make her escape possible, sacrificing more Dust in the process, but that might not be the optimal solution. After all, even defeat could provide opportunities, and she didn't want to waste those. They just needed to be found first. And so this one was, her quickly settling on an idea that could further her own agenda, even if it put herself at risk. Roman would be proud.

So, forcing down the smirk she wanted to show, she acted, standing back up and raising her hands, letting the blades she had used dissolve away into Dust as she placed herself at their mercy. "I surrender," she said without hesitation. Time to see if they would do what she wanted them to do.