Tail tips igniting in a display of pure ire, the Umbral Witch's commentary had clearly been taken horribly by Berit, who felt like she was being compared to a miserable prostitute instead of the grand actress she had once been! Though... To be quite honest, stolen lives and riding off another's accomplishment was probably not valid. But a- A sex worker?! Twisted as it was, the Nekomata's standards were way higher than that, something lower than the rats that scurried the vain and dirty cities of London... Despicable, unacceptable!

Luckily enough, Hershel had chimed in again, throwing the desired compliments the angered Youkai's way. Though not by complete, the stroking of the cat's ego did keep her from starting a whole scene over Bayonetta's insolent tease, her partner knowing just how to balance out the proud and unhinged one's fire. Snobbishly raising her head with a 'hunf' and keeping her tail straight up, she had soon joined by the cleric's side again, eyeing the rest of the room with an overprotective jealous edge.

The organization of the groups little mattered to Berit, remaining in silent, alerted observation unless when talked to by Otto and in part by Date. The former had returned a pleasant response, earning a couple points of respect out of her. A clever man that one was, though as the day would progress, Rena would soon come to begin doubting it... For Date, well, she could only roll her eyes in slight annoyance as he reacted to the shapeshifting akin to a clueless child.

"Darling, if something this simple is enough to baffle you, then perrhaps you've ended up the wrong place today.", considering the size of the threat they seemed to have been 'enlisted' to deal with, the lack of professionalism was... quite telling. He wasn't going to last too long out there, was he? Aw, what a shame~!

On the other hand, Cole's doubt in her abilities had been met with clear hostility, the Nekomata's turquoise eyes glowing with murderous intent as she stared deep into his soul. Eventually, she smiled; Her eyes still piercing into the man as if the glare could tear him apart on the spot, leaving only a lump of meat soaked in blood behind.

"Ah foolish human, of course, a creature with such a tunnel-sighted train of thought would cast doubt into what they do not understand.", how dare he, how dare he assume that was everything she could do! Or that she was simply embiggening herself like an egotistical megalomaniac that was doomed to failure. If she said that she could be part of all teams, it was because she knew that to be the most rational truth, "Manipulation and Charisma has a lot more power than strength alone, did you know~?"

"But worry not, I've once had an entire village under my control. What I can do it's much better than what you're expected."

And yet, she wasn't going to tell him! Not after he had been so rude about it. Wait for the surprise with everyone else, you fiend.

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Talking, talking, talking... Oh, so much talking! These people really loved the sound of their own voices-

And finally, action! A building was on fire, it was such an amateur's job and such a weak incendium. Honestly, they had decided to flee merely one-fourth of the task in! Preposterous. Arson was an art, this? This was... pitiful, even somewhat disrespectful. Urgh, not even the villains of this world had any class! Only the chaos was, kind of enjoyable. Berit got herself feeling rather nostalgic for a moment and then oop- It was gone.

This is where Spiderman's 'orders' started to crumble together with his reliable image. 'Get up top if you can' made sense but- Aren't, the civilians up there too? We're suddenly separating groups on ability not whether their abilities can be useful in the given situation?

A rescuing endeavor was, certainly not Berit's thing.

Differently from a certain absurdly moralistic bird boy with a penchant for throwing himself into deadly situations, the Nekomata did not have control over flames. Even if she crossed into the disaster area, there was not much that could be done for whichever poor soul was caught in between them. Expect perhaps to accelerate the process and end their suffering... Call it a display of mercy-

But no, none of it was enticing enough for the feline Youkai to make the effort of climbing buildings towards the top floor. Instead, she bid Hershel a quick farewell, mischievously approaching to lick his cheek before turning around, gradually walking away as if nothing had happened. He could stay with the boring outdoors while she, was going for a hunt right inside.

And oh my, how exciting things had gotten!

Berit's first thought had been some kind of illusion, as what should be a collapsed building looked more like a stylish 5-star hotel's hallway instead. The chaotic tone of a disembodied voice had the Nekomata filled with anticipation. It was a real delight to be faced with something so out of ordinary for once! Silent, yet craving for escalating twists one after the other, once they got to the dinner table, she felt quite... underwhelmed.

Sure, sure, they had some kind of aesthetic going for them, and it was interesting but- Brunch? This was basically just brunch and, it wasn't very exciting... She had expected so much more!

Be it an act of defiance or her attempt at making up for wasted time, the Nekomata had sat on the table itself, being a proud asshole cat, and touched none of the offerings, winning about how she only eats meat; Raw meat, preferably human meat. Despite everything, the rudest approach would come from a ghost and some electric black and green creature. She hadn't been paying attention. Of course, for such a chaotic host, he did not seem mad about it, perhaps even eager. Berit had to give the man a bit of respect for that.

Illusion or not, it intensified. Choosing to watch in their new twisted reality, the Nekomata enjoyed as one of their own was put against the group, against their will. Wherever was in that strangely smelling tea had the power of suggestion! A bit cliched, yes, why would you trust random tea offered by a man on a tacky tophat- But even so, there was some charm in the tactic... It was passable and entertaining enough.

"Oh yes, 'mine, mine, mine', how many times will we have to explain to you humans that you do not choose the cat?", the feline taunted with an amused purr, "Oh no, we're the ones that choose you! And what a shame, I've already made my choice..."

She had only expected to be a watcher this time, appreciate the chaos, follow how the others dealt with things, but Lilith's idea would be soon the catalyst for a worse one... Remove the masks? You've got it. But how about going even deeper than that? Control or no control, Berit couldn't care less about the well-being of the rabbit henchmen. Her sharp nails grew into long deadly claws and as the woman lunged towards a couple of the men, she aimed for their faces ripping out masks and flesh; Everything she had the right to at once!

Her flowery kimono top went into a second blossoming as splatters of blood added a macabre new pattern.

"But don't be down, my dear! If I carve your heart still beating from out of your chest, then you'll never be alone again.", she continued taunting, hoping that the Hatter was still watching. Watching as his show got so swiftly pulled from under his feet-!

"That's what love means after all, isn't it? To become one-"

Ahh~ She missed this so much! It was... extremely freeing.