[hr]ATTN: [@PaulHaynek] (Takeshi), [@The Irish Tree] (Liliana), [@AzureKnight] (Shizuka). & [@Rezod92] (Kerry)[hr][hider=Fragmenting Madness][color=5d7947][i][b]Tired. So tired.[/b][/i][/color]

Dinah squeezed her eyes shut tight, as fatigue weighed down on her; her magic was starting to fray faster, her mind was unraveling under the pressure. As she was, Dinah, was starting to come undone, after far too long maintaining herself. Every atom in her existence, she could feel stretching, burning, screaming...

[quote=Oda Takeshi]"Alice. While I appreciate you and the others coming back to help us win the day, your sudden retreat has left many of us in peril. I'd, at least, like an explanation."[/quote]
[color=5d7947][i][b]Explain myself? Explain yourself![/b][/i][/color]

Dinah wasn’t going to entertain the foolish lordling and his self-important behavior. She had no intention of explaining herself. Everything hurt... Everything was burning...

[quote=Liliana][color=f49ac2][b]"H-Hold on, Takeshi! Dinah - This is Dinah, by the way. She's super pretty and strong and fast and made of Lady Alice and Carroll -- "[/b][/color][/quote]
[color=5d7947][i][b]Liliana... stop... you’ll only get mixed up in this...[/b][/i][/color]

Dinah gripped her temples, as she barely heard Lilianna’s plea. The Fairy’s cry bled into Kerry speaking...

[quote=Kerry][color=fff79a]"Dinah came back and helped turn the tide in our favor. That's all that matters -- "[/color][/quote]
[color=5d7947][i][b]Yes... Yes... I did...[/b][/i][/color]

Dinah’s heart raced, as struggled to keep together. Her sense where increasing, as her mentality was decreasing. Shizuka’s approach was well noticed...

[quote=Kannazuki Shizuka][color=royalblue]"Kerry-san, Lili-chan, calm yourselves. To his credit, his question from his perspective is a perfectly reasonable one. -- I will vouch for Alice-san, even given the circumstances. I'll take full responsibility for her actions -- "[/color][/quote]
[color=5d7947][i][b]Don’t... Don’t take his side... Don’t blame me...[/b][/i][/color]

Dinah’s breathing ramped, as adrenaline started to surge to jumpstart her conversion process to turn Mamono Magic into Chaos Magic. Almost missing Atsuha coming to her aid...

[quote=Hangai Atsuha][color=9e0b0f]”If it not been for Alice-san -- "[/color][/quote]
[color=5d7947][i][b]She didn’t do anything! It’s was me![/b][/i][/color]

Dinah’s eyes widened, as she pressed her hands to her ears. But, she still heard Hinami offer her own help...

[quote=Hangai Hinami][color=7bcdc8]"Alice-san came back --"[/color][/quote]
[color=5d7947][i][b]Me! It was me! Not her! I’m me! I’m -- [/b][/i][/color]

Dinah’s breath caught, as she became hyper-aware of the surrounding presence of Takeshi, Lilianna, Kerry, Shizuka, Atsuha, and Hinami - the Humans facing the Fairy and Hornet, while the Jugōromo and the Jiāngshī flanked the sides to aid the claustrophobic Mad Hatter. However, as her mind spooled out, overheating, they would turn their attention on her; eyes and mouth glow, curving into crescent moons to create laughing, smiling faces...

[quote=Oda Takeshi]"Alice!"[/quote]
[color=5d7947][i][b]Stop it![/b][/i][/color]

[quote=Liliana][color=f49ac2][b]"Lady Alice!"[/b][/color][/quote]
[color=5d7947][i][b]Leave me be![/b][/i][/color]

[quote=Kerry][color=fff79a]"All that matters!"[/color][/quote]
[color=5d7947][i][b]Be quiet![/b][/i][/color]

[quote=Kannazuki Shizuka][color=royalblue]"Alice-san!"[/color][/quote]
[color=5d7947][i][b]Shut up![/b][/i][/color]

[quote=Hangai Atsuha][color=9e0b0f]Alice-san!"[/color][/quote]
[color=5d7947][i][b]Please![/b][/i][/color]

[quote=Hangai Hinami][color=7bcdc8]"Alice-san!"[/color][/quote]
“[color=5d7947][i][b]STOP SAYING HER NAME![/b][/i][/color]” Dinah screamed, sending a shockwave, as she slammed her fists into the ground. 

"[color=5d7947][i][b]...[/b][/i][/color]" Dinah didn’t speak, as she looked up; her flawless skin replaced by heavily cracked and splitting mycelium. Standing up, she would trudge past, without a word...[/hider]