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[color=seagreen]“The lady of the house should always know her place. Now make me a sandwich.”[/color]

[color=888888]— Rei Ishiko[/color][/center]

Roche chose to talk back to the most powerful dark magical girl she had ever seen. One so powerful that even a demon like Ashbringer turned tail and ran at the mere sound of her bounding across rooftops. A dark magical girl with so much power that she could hold, if only barely, an entire club of dark magical girls together without killing each other. A dark magical girl that authored the rules that the rule keeper herself tattooed onto her heart like the ink on her skin. Such insubordination could lead to an "attitude adjustment" at best, and excommunication at worst. Was it her position in the club or being fed up with Rei that made the stoic rule keeper feel so rebellious?

The air around the taller, more athletic looking woman felt cold.

[color=seagreen]“You've forgotten your place, Roche.”[/color] Rei's tone was reminiscent of a parent who didn't have the heart to scold their child.[color=seagreen]“You misunderstand my concern. Why you left does not matter. Light girls wander into Hibusa town from time to time. They spout their annoying platitudes and we show them the door. This is a cycle that will never stop so long as we operate here.”[/color] She slid a hand into her pocket. [color=seagreen]“When you venture out of Hibusa town and destroy property, even if it's not your fault, you make them angry. They build resentment and find common ground with one another. We are a small club but we always outnumber the light girls because they are unable to organize against us. Destroying that beach might have been the linchpin the Gems needed to rally against us. Is something so [i]basic[/i] beyond your understanding?”[/color]

Rei placed her hands around Roche's neck. Her touch was like the northern winds, or that of a corpse. But all she did was straighten out Roche's shirt before slipping her hands into her pockets. 

[color=seagreen]“But you are right. You [i]are[/i] going to fix this. And you're also going to make sure nothing like that happens again. No more vacations that happen to involve such widespread destruction.”[/color] Rei was about to walk away when she stopped in her tracks. She looked back at Roche, hesitated, and finally spoke. [color=seagreen]“I had thought that you could hunt miseria without my supervision, but very well. Perhaps I can make time to hunt with you tomorrow.”[/color]

It wasn't as if Rei ever did more than perch on some elevated platform while her underlings laid waste, but it was going to be essential now, wasn't it? These weren't normal light girls, they had managed to tick off the Gems. That meant that they'd likely need Schrade to avoid getting totally bodied by the opposition. It was a hassle, but it was also a little interesting too, wasn't it?

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[color=tomato]"My first and forth, fifth, and sixth favorite people in the club!”[/color]

[color=888888]— Suki Oyama[/color][/center]

[color=tomato]"Yea... Some parents...”[/color] Suki's eyes glazed over. She remained as stiff as a board until Kiyo tried to shift the focus back on to Rapunzel herself. [color=tomato]"Yea, I really don't get the whole parent thing.”[/color] A bitter grin crossed her face when she looked back at the page. [color=tomato]"Like, all the mom does is just complain all the time. Like she gets pregnant and just refuses to eat anything but one plant? I kind of picture her as this bloated tick that sits in a cave, existing only to suck the happiness out of the people around her. She's too big to leave the cave and just sort of exists to be a drain on everyone else. And the dad...”[/color] Suki laughed. [color=tomato]"What a piece of crap! I mea what's he even doing this for? He can't love his wife. He's willing to decide what happens to their child without their consent, so you know that's going to divide them. But the entire reason why she's suffering right now is so that she can deliver a baby. So by giving up the baby it's almost like he's saying what she's gone through isn't even worth considering. I can't imagine they lived a happy life after that. I think Rapunzel's better off having never known her parents.”[/color] She pointed at Rapunzel's hair. [color=tomato]"But what the hell is with her scalp? If I had hair that long you know I'd be able to tell the difference between an old witch and a big burly prince was crawling up my braid. Provided I didn't get yanked out of the tower. Rapunzel had to be a magical girl.”[/color]

And then came the idea of summoning a giga miseria in town. Like, what? It might have been an idea worth entertaining if the last one hadn't leveled a beach when it died. At the same time, Suki couldn't totally dismiss it. [color=tomato]"Uh, maybe if it was a really small one? And we fought it on the mountain somewhere? But I think that would be a little dangerous with the light girls around. I mean, were'nt you-”[/color]

Tsubomi and Shuuko came through the door. 

[color=tomato]"Hey Guys!”[/color] Suki gave the newly arrived her traditional flamboyant wave and smile. [color=tomato]"Roach is still MIA, so we're talking about how Rapunzel might have been a magical girl and giga miseria”[/color] After a pause, she clarified. [color=tomato]"That's two different topics. Rapunzel is not a giga miseria.”[/color]