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Sylvia almost breathed a sigh of relief as she went through the door, as Acid Drop had not arrived yet. She could prepare herself to face the other dark magical girl at her own time, or maybe if she was lucky, the apathatic girl would not show up at all. Except she did, just moments after Shuuko stepped through the threshold, acting as though nothing happened between the two of them. As though Tsubomi's presence had not lead to [i]that[/i] happening.

Shuuko's face lost all semblance of colour as her spine went ramrod straight, heart hammering against her ribs. Sylvia felt as though she fell through layer after layer of clouds, then got impaled by a stone spike right in the chest, piercing her completely - but also condemning her to suffering. For all intents and purposes, she appeared as though she had turned into a salt statue, her limbs locked beside her body even as the club moved. Her gaze got lost in the distance, maybe even peering beyond what was visible. She did not even notice as Roche entered, all but slamming her head into a desk. Only Ember's gentle warning proved enough to snap Sylvia out of her reverie.

Even then, Shuuko's movements remained stiff. She glanced Tsubomi's way every now and then, trying to see if the whirlwind in her head died down at all - but it had not.

[color=red][i]"Sylvi... You can't take this."[/i][/color] Ember reached out towards her in their mindscape, but Sylvia brushed her off with a wave of her hand.

[color=teal][i]"I... I have to face her... I can't fear anything if I want to protect you..."[/i][/color]

But was it really Tsubomi whom she feared? Or was that merely Shuuko's body reacting to the memories she recalled? And if the latter were true, did that mean she should have focused her fear on her so-called comrades, Hotaru and Ember? 

Even as Sylvia lost herself in thought, the other members could no doubt notice her unusual behaviour. She did not greet the members as she usually did; nor did she approach Kiyo or Roche - the two she seemed to cherish the most out of the Detention Club. She had always made sure to reserve a warm comment towards them and had never missed a single day. Of course, it had went without saying that Shuuko had not frozen up like this in the past either.