[center][h1]S [color=red][i]i l h o u e t t e[/i][/color][/h1]
and like Veronica I guess. 

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[quote=Silhouette][color=red]"Unfortunate that Pants is too lazy to properly give other characters a proper title in the collab posts."[/color][/quote][/center]
Silhouette was not one to idle around near a  hot zone unless there was value in doing so. So the moment Samantha had reached the outside, she quickly transformed and deftly made her way through the streets, actively avoiding any magical girls that may have been lurking around the area. Eventually, she ducked into an alleyway and produced the magical item her employer lent her a month back. Concealing herself and her presence as best she could, she contacted Vermillion Veronica, her trained eye still scanning the area in case anybody showed.  

[color=red]"This is Sil."[/color] she began softly, something a bit 'off' with her tone, but perhaps only just barely noticeable to the person on the other side of the 'call'. The truth was that Silhouette had finally started to wonder if introducing herself each time was redundant. Did Veronica have more than one of these devices? If not, then that would mean she had to know who was calling her, so explaining such was wasted breath. Was there magical gem caller ID? But not wanting to do something embarrassing like asking for clarification, Sil quietly cleared her throat and then continued, [color=red]"I made contact with Chloe Irving, and she was... 'cooperative'. She seems to have been working on a task given to her by her patron.”[/color]

Sil could hear the sound of wind on Veronica's side. She had to be in an open area somewhere.[color=#bd71e8]”And what was that task, beyond drawing every available magical girl to her location?”[/color]

Sil rubbed her [b]breast[/b], or more accurately, the spot where the gem was currently resting in a breast pocket on the inside of her coat. The gem was currently in Stasis, so she wasn't particularly worried about it suddenly exploding or otherwise activating, were there some unseen trick behind it. So, she thought for a moment, and then replied. [color=red]"It may be best to meet in person for further discussion on this matter,"[/color] she told Veronica.

Veronica didn't show much emotion over coms, so it was difficult to tell why it was taking her so long to respond. [color=#bd71e8]”Very well, meet me in the park.”[/color] And with that, the com went dead.

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The park had been rebuilt since the last attack several months ago. It wasn't exactly a private place, but that made it that much more difficult for spies or the like to set up. Sometimes the best place to tell a secret was right out where everyone could hear it. [color=#bd71e8]”Sam?”[/color] Veronica was sitting on a park bench with a suitcase beside her.

[color=red]"..." [/color]

Samantha seemed to be lost in thought, but this lasted only a moment. Her attention to the real world returned, and so to did the conversation. [color=red]"Ah, excuse me."[/color] she placed her hand into her breast pocket and retrieved the gem from earlier, setting it in Veronica’s outstretched hand. [color=red]"According to Chloe Irving, this is what her patron has had her developing while she was away."[/color] she told her employer in a lower voice. [color=red]"From what I see and what I was told, it is some sort of steroid that enhances a magical girl's abilities."[/color] 

[color=#bd71e8]”Is that so?”[/color] Veronica's gloved fingers coiled around the stone. She drew it closer to her face and looked into the stone's surface. [color=#bd71e8]”Interesting. I can feel something radiating out of it.”[/color] She turned the stone over in her hand. [color=#bd71e8]”But what does this have to do with the mint?”[/color]

Samantha looked Veronica in the eye. [color=red]“That stone is a gift, she said. Under the assumption she wasn’t deceiving me, it would appear these gems are made through a process that requires sacrifice, hence the commotion she caused.”[/color] Sam explained as she stifled a sigh. [color=red]“So presumably, that means these stones are her excuse for her absence, and that stone is to excuse it,  but whether or not they are an acceptable one is, of course, not up to me. I might have been able to get more out of her, but the robotic magical girl that impeded me aboard the Sky Bastion, Penny, is apparently a friend of hers and was there at the time.”[/color] she explained while her gaze drifted elsewhere upon the mention of Penny. 

After no more than a second, she returned to looking at Veronica. [color=red]“Perhaps this is no more than my own excuse, but I did not wish to trigger any sort of violence. I apologize if the results are not to your satisfaction.”[/color]  

Veronica listened to everything Samantha said, though she avoided making eye contact with her the entire time. It was hard to say if Veronica was disinterested or not, as she would also break eye contact when she wanted to think intently on something. [color=#bd71e8]”At this time, it is difficult to say what her game plan is.”[/color]  Veronica took hold of Samantha's [b]breast[/b]. That was to say her breast pocket, so that she could slide the crystal back inside. [color=#bd71e8]”If she's making something like this, she could be doing anything with it. I am disturbed by the fact that this is the first I'm hearing about it.”[/color] She gave a nod to Sil. [color=#bd71e8]”It would be wise to keep an eye on her. I may ask you to have her meet me sometime, but I will give you the order over coms if that is what I wish. Exchanging this information with me in person was wise.”[/color] She stared at Sil a bit before speaking again. [color=#bd71e8]”I should note that Penny is an operative of ours now. In fact, we should be meeting up soon. I am not completely sure we can trust her yet, but I would like you to get along with her in the future.”[/color]

[color=red]"Kyaa!"[/color] 

Despite the stoic, unmovable expression on her face, a much too feminine yelp escaped Silhouette's lips upon the return of the gem, or rather, the moment when Veronica's hand touched her breast... pocket. She looked at Veronica. There was not a single word from her, nor any other movements for a minute. And then, as if to pretend that it never happened, [color=red]"If that is your wish. I will do my best to work alongside her."[/color] she replied nonchalantly.

[color=#bd71e8]”For now, you are dismissed.”[/color] she reclined in her seat. [color=#bd71e8]”If I need you again, I'll contact you.”[/color]

With a nod, the young Assassin got up and left the park. She had completed her assignment and was not given any real new orders, aside from an implied "protect the gem" on account of Veronica giving it back to her. That was easy enough to do since it was on her person. So, as of right now, she was not in a hurry. But one could not tell that with the haste in which she escaped the park. And once she had? She returned to her magical girl form, if only because the town was particularly active today, and kept her eyes open. But in the back of her mind, something nagged at her. 

[color=red][i]How embarrassing...![/i][/color]