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In March of the White Rabbit: A Roll-Your-Own Magical Girl Roleplay → 2 mos ago Forum: Advanced Roleplay
Brittany crossed her arms, looking worried as Alex reviewed their options, which were quite limited. “Even if you did ask, I have an inkling the answer would have been just as cryptic, if not even more so,” she admitted. Then, she blinked as Alex made his suggestion. “Stupid’s better than nothing. What do you have in mind?” She held back a yelp as Alex turned her, followed by a slight gasp of realization at what her fellow prison escapist was planning. “Oh, I get it! When we’re back to back, we can cover each other! Nice thinking!” She giggled as Alex suggested she had a trinket to destroy the forest. “Sorry, no deforestation tools here. I do have this vial of Emulsified Dissidence we can use to make an escape if we really need to. But I’d rather save that for now.”

And so, with arms locked and a 360-degree vision between the both of them, Alex ventured forth, slowly but methodically with Brittany at his side, the both of them moving sideways. At first they struggled due to Alex taking larger steps than Brittany, but soon they figured out a stepping order that worked for the both of them, and began making steady progress. The woods were gloomy and ominous, with the sounds of numerous small critters both up in the branches and down in the undergrowth. An owl’s hooting could be heard in the distance, and the faint whistle of wind through a fallen, hollow log. The two felt how eyes from the dark corners of the woods stared at them, though neither saw any stalker approach them. Eventually, the two would hear a strange sound: like someone was slowly sawing through a tree. But Alex would realize it was the sound of distant snoring, and as they came closer and closer the sound grew louder and louder. Then, in the distant shade of the forest, they saw a gargantuan shape lying sideways, away from them: it was the giant the Duchess had mentioned. “Looks like the big fella’s asleep. Should we poke him or something to wake him?” Brittany asked.



.:⋮Beneath Such Dreamy Weather⋮:.


”I’m sure you would. Let’s have some tea together once this is all over, okay?”
She suggested to MDP, and afterwards let MDP converse with the twins, partaking in her enthusiasm with a more relaxed but approving demeanor. Still, she masked her worry over the fact that Mariette had yet to respond to her message: despite her quirks, the Portal specialist was usually punctual in her messaging. However, she decided to embrace her newly awakened human nature, and trust in her.



Lily giggled, embarrassed as Ashley corrected her. She bit her tongue in a silly fashion and pretended to bonk herself. ”Whoops, my bad. I can be bad at remembering people’s faces. Must have been someone else at Boulderon then, haha,” she spoke, not having realized the knight had misnamed the village.

She was happy to see Connie like the animals, and scratched the one in her hands under the chin.
”They are, aren’t you? Yes you are,” she cooed as she scratched another of the critters behind their ear, letting the first one rest on her lap and the third on her head.



Justine slowly walked up to Lily and the others. Then, Caroline let go of Justine’s hand, and with careful steps, slowly approached Lily. There was a moment of tension between the two, with Justine looking like she was ready to intervene at an instant…before Lily offered one of the animals to Caroline.
”So, Caroline…Would you like to give him a pet?,” The blonde-haired girl blinked and stared at Lily and the animal, and then slowly reached a hand out to pet the animal.
“So fluffy…” She mumbled, and Lily nodded.
”That’s right. They’re so cuddly and warm too, it’s the best,”
As Caroline gave attention to the other animals, Justine couldn’t help but sigh in relief, managing the smallest smile. Lily then turned her attention to Justine.
”Yeah, we’re all here now, except Mariette I think. Penny’s been keeping tabs with her." The former vampire nodded, and glanced around at the others.
”I see that even the Ascendancy sent some support…Let’s hope it will be enough.”

Rachel nodded as Alicia confirmed the current plan, and made a quick note on her device. Then, after the question, she took out something from her pocket: it was a pair of earrings. “Yes. They’re only a prototype, but our R&D managed to develop these Earrings of Effervescent Light.” She gave the earrings to Alicia: they resembled the Beacon’s insignia of starlight. ”When worn, they boost one’s mental fortitude and defenses against mind-debilitating effects. However, these were only tested with holders of the ShineSpark, and might malfunction when used by non-Beacon members.” Justine then approached the two of them. Alicia could tell that Rachel resisted not to scowl at the gothic girl.
”May I take a look at those? I could try to add my own enchantment to them.”
Rachel rolled her eyes, but then glanced at Paladin Seraph, and handed them over.
”Don’t break them…Sinner.”

”Former Sinner,” Justine sharply spoke back.
”And I will be careful. Thank you,” she spoke, though Alicia could tell with her Light magic that she wasn’t sincere with the gratitude. She then walked some distance away, and magic began to slightly glow from her hand as she concentrated.

“Ah-HA! I knew I forgot to install this part!” The group heard Nefer as she equipped a backpack-like device: it resembled a field radio, complete with various gizmos on the surface like buttons, dials, a display that showed green light, and an antenna that poked out from the top.
“I managed to develop this Brain Unscrambler, or BU for short, in record time. Now anyone within about ten meters of me will be covered in a synapse shield from Wonderland’s head hexing.” The black golem nodded, and Nefer smiled back at him. “Ain’t I an ultra-genius? Though it is quite heavy, so I might need to piggyback on you, Akhenaten.” The black golem shook his head slowly, and Nefer blinked. “Hey, no fair! I did all the hard work coming up with this doodad!”


The Pea Princess lifted her index finger up to point at Mariette, about to continue her pathetic whining when she saw the tiny green pea the eyepatched girl presented to her. “W-what the fuck?” She leaned down to take a closer look at the pea. She touched her mattress, and pushed down on it, followed by blinking as the realization set in. “I can’t believe it…All this time, all because of a tiny. dumb pea.” She laid down on the bed, pulling the blanket over herself, and then sighed in relief. “Ohh, finally…I can sleep as much as I want…Thank you,” she afterwards spoke, her gentle words of gratitude mixed with social awkwardness, and closed her eyes. “Y-You can, um, forget what I said about the meeting. I don’t really need it, I was just…lashing out…”. She yawned, her voice growing quieter. “So…Keep it…Or…Don’t…Prin…cess…Alice….zzz…” Afterwards, Mariette heard how the Pea Princess had fallen to a deep slumber, only her soft snores and the cyclical rising and lowering of her blanket a sign she was still among the living.

In March of the White Rabbit: A Roll-Your-Own Magical Girl Roleplay → 2 mos ago Forum: Advanced Roleplay
Brittany gave an awkward smile at Alex’ sardonic statement, and shrugged her shoulders. “Hey, you’re not the only one who’s going to go through that: I also have to get these broken,” she spoke, showing the manacles from her sleeves. “Anyway, let’s go!” And so, the two made their escape, Alex’ notes guiding them through the corridors and halls of the Bastille until they successfully fled through the front entrance. Outside, Alex was met with the same kind of whimsical sight as from the window of his cell: Wonderland was a place of dreams and fairytales, where song was carried over the winds, and the gentle warmth of summer roiled through the grasslands and forests. A dirt road led from the Bastille to a bridge, beyond which a dark forest could be seen, as well as a signpost.

As the two approached the bridge, a green-brownish, brutish monster poked its head out from under the stone structure. It had two tusks jutting from its lower jaw, a large potato-shaped nose, and a hairy body, with a small tail tipped with a tuft of fur.
“Sorry, the bridge is closed. No Troll Toll, no crossing today.” He placed a construction warning sign on the center of the bridge. Brittany balled her fists up, looking angry.
“What do you mean it’s closed? Why can’t we cross?”
The troll sat down on a rock near the foot of the bridge.
“Union-mandated break. Sorry, can’t help you there.” He brought out a small metallic lunchbox painted red, and pulled out a sandwich from it.
“Come back in a couple of hours.”

Brittany tapped her foot, looking miffed, but then had an idea:
“Mister Troll, I understand that you are a hardworking member of this Union-”
“Bridge Troll Union, yes,” the monster corrected as he chomped on his sandwich.
“Yes, indeed. I am also a member of a worker’s union, more specifically the Outer Penrose Alliance. I understand the hardships of a blue-collar worker, having started as a lone entrepreneur with not a single Gold Coin to my name. In the spirit of camaraderie, how about I offer you a transaction of goods and services for your Troll Toll?” She brought out an item from her bag.
“In exchange for letting us cross, I could give you this Skyline Detector: with this, you can detect flying or overhead objects up to a 100 meters! Very useful for when you want to take a quick break without worrying about any eyes in the sky.”
The troll looked at the device, and shrugged.
“Fine. But if anyone asks, we never made this deal.” He took the Detector, and Brittany grinned with a thumbs up.
“Your fellow proletariat’s lips are sealed, my fine, furry friend.” She turned to Alex.
“Alright, let’s check out that sign over there.”
The sign next to the dirt road was simple, made of wood with black letters painted on the plank: Tulgey Wood.
“So this is the entrance to the forest the white lady warned us about, huh?” She looked up at the tall trees: the branches and leaves were so thickly layered that only beams of light managed to penetrate the shade, casting the woods in a gloomy pallor.
“So, any ideas on how to proceed? Should we crawl on our backs like in the Exorcist or something?” She asked Alex.



.:⋮All In The Golden Afternoon⋮:.


Penny warmly accepted MDP’s embrace, and afterwards waved to the Knight of Tomorrow.
”My name is Penny Asimov. Pleased to meet you,” she added, though she could tell the modern crusader of chivalry seemed awkward meeting with her, and so decided not to further attempt to continue conversing with her: Lily looked like she needed to distract herself, so she let her take this one. She then looked down towards her glittering girlfriend, holding back her laughter as the latter slowly realized the change in her, and finally relented with an affirmative nod.
”Remember how I mentioned having some problems? Well, I finally managed to fix them thanks to a certain new friend. I might introduce you to her later,” she followed up, playfully parting a lock of hair away from MDP’s face.

Alicia felt the familiar breeze of Beacon’s teleporters activating, and saw Inquisitor Rachel arrive, alongside other Ascendancy members like Tsuki and Hudie. She was still typing something to her personal device before putting it away. “I’ve finished preparations on our side, Paladin Seraph,” she informed her. “What is the situation here? Has the plan remained the same?” She asked after checking that the cloaking field was indeed activated. She then glanced at Nefer: the artificer rummaged through her various gadgets and gizmos, having lost her interest in Melisa after the fairy-like girl fluttered away towards the other girls. “I think it’s somewhere in here…” She mumbled.



Lily nodded, attempting to power through her own apparent nervousness by taking both Connie and Mia’s hands in hers, followed by a smile to MDP. When Miko asked about how they would proceed, the green-haired girl answered:
”We’ll go to Wonderland and strike at that egg factory we talked about! And we’ll also find the prison Alex is taken to, and free him too! We just gotta find it first! But no worries: I’m sure if we work together, we can overcome anything with our friendship!” A cliche line she had recounted from a random magical girl show, but one she took to heart. Her friends, the people who have come such a long way with her, truly meant the world to her. She just had trouble expressing it beyond cheesy quotes.

Afterwards, she let go, and turned her attention to the Knight of Tomorrow. “Ashley, is it? I’m Lily Lightning, but my friends call me Lily. You were at Bolorton helping evacuate the townsfolk, right?” She took the girl’s hand and lightly shook it. “Thank you so much! I can’t wait to see what cool moves you can do! You practically emanate the ‘badass new addition to the main group mid-season’ vibe, you know? Just like Elise in ‘Souls of Steel’ when she joined the squad. She started as a tsundere and kept her distance due to her tragic backstory, but soon began to warm up to the others and-”
It seemed that if let to continue, Lily would keep blabbering about her nerdy interests were it not for the small animals that suddenly distracted her.
“Ooh, you three! Didn’t I tell you to wait at home? I even poured you a nice big meal in your bowls! Oh, but you’re so cute I can’t stay mad at you…”
She knelt down and let the suspiciously self-sufficient critters gather around and on top of her, as if she were a Disney princess come to life.



Soon, a familiar winged figure could be seen flying overhead, descending down towards the park. However, unlike the other times, she was not alone: her sister had also joined, her eyes staring at the group like a lost child.

”Apologies for my late arrival. Despite telling her she should stay in Silverburg, it seems Caroline is stubborn in her decision to join us," she informed the others.

“Big Sis…” the younger von Visceral muttered quietly, holding Justine’s hand. Justine sighed.
”Anyway, is this all of us?"

Penny sent a new message to Mariette while she and MDP poked each other’s cheeks.
The park crew is assembling at a rapid rate. What is the situation on your end?


The Pea Princess seemed genuinely baffled by Mariette’s question.
“What fucking trick? I’m already struggling keeping all this straight and holding the damn meeting, let alone scheming against what seems to be a lost fucking cause anyway. The Bitch Queen could try to bribe me with another hundred of these stupid fucking beds, but it doesn’t matter! None of them work! All of them are a literal pain in my back, and in my ass!” She visibly kicked the back of her leg against the bed. When she did, Mariette’s Awareness kicked in, and subtly nudged her towards something unusual about the way the mattresses moved from the impact. Based on the strange crease, there was a tiny, round object the size and shape of what most likely was a regular pea tucked in between the mattresses, at about head level from Mariette. The Pea Princess continued on her exhausted, miserable rant.
“So if your paranoid ass keeps asking stupid fucking questions, I won’t hesitate to stop aiding this retarded rebellion and ensure you won’t get any-”


In March of the White Rabbit: A Roll-Your-Own Magical Girl Roleplay → 2 mos ago Forum: Advanced Roleplay
The Duchess smiled subtly at Alexander’s questions. “The Guardian is the protector of the Nexus,” she answered, and with a gentle sweep of her hand magically opened the book she held in her other hand, letting the pages fly from cover to cover, as if to emphasize the importance of her words. “You will find her in Penrose. That is all I know. But do not worry: I’m sure she will find you before you find her. Such is life for those chosen by fate.” When he next lifted his manacles up to show to her, she held a hand over her mouth to stifle a giggle.
“Unfortunately, I cannot remove the Magic Muting Manacles of Mild Metal. Only the Queen holds the keys, and I lack the strength to break them. However, if you find the giant, I’m sure he could break them for you. He might break some bones while he’s at it, but you will get better with your own magic afterwards~. Just keep following the road that leads from the Bastille, and you will surely find him. But beware, for he has a temper about him.”

Finally, she turned her eyes towards Brittany, who had stood up and shuffled towards the bars of her cell after Alex pointed her out. “Oh, the little merchant girl? I suppose I might as well,” the Duchess stated, and with a whisk of her hand her cell door was opened as well. Brittany smiled, and hopped out of the cell with enthusiasm. “Thank you kindly, Miss Duchess! If you come by my shop, I’ll be sure to give you a discount!” The Duchess giggled. “Oh, I would love to. Now then, off you go, you two. Oh, and one last warning: when you enter Tulgey Wood, do not expose your back or let anyone see it~”. And with that the Duchess turned away, and walked off towards the salon, opposite the way from the spiral staircase that led down the Bastille. Brittany took hold of Alex’ shoulder. “Come on, let’s go find this giant.”


.:⋮At the Meadow, Under the Tree⋮:.


I’ll leave it to you then, Mariette. I’m with Lily at the park, but I detect Ronin, Miko, and others arriving with my sensors. Won’t be long before we’re ready to move out.

While Penny was still getting used to showing more expression, the others could already tell from her slight smile that the Queen of Penrose had begun shifting towards being more humane and presentable, having placed her hands on her hips instead of keeping them crossed or robotically at her sides like she had often done in the past. However, her posture slightly changed after she received the message from Janet. While she had gotten used to her transformations by now, the latest one had carried an aura about it like none other. Just from a glance, she could tell the self-proclaimed Guardian now equaled or even surpassed her in sheer combat potential. But underneath the bright sparkles, she could tell it was still the same girl she had known all along. Putting that aside, she addressed the new arrivals.

“Hello Alicia,” she greeted the Paladin Seraph back with a casual raise of her hand, followed by setting her sights on her girlfriend and her friends. However, one friend in particular raised an eyebrow at the Knight of Tomorrow.
“We’ll be counting on you from now on then,” she simply stated, and walked over to place a hand around MDP’s shoulder, listening patiently as she recounted her experiences with Alicia.
“You’ve been busy, huh?” She commented with a loving smile.
“Speaking of, notice anything different?”



”...”

As Lily watched Penny and MDP share a lovey-dovey moment, she bit the corner of her lip: as much as she tried to focus, she couldn’t help but be reminded of Alex, and how much she missed him. Fortunately, a distraction soon arrived in the form of a familiar sound of a speeding car, followed by Nefer jumping out of it as Akhenaten speedily parked the car over in the next block. She seemed to be quite pumped up, with a couple of high-tech weapons slung over her shoulders and a manic grin on her face.
“My oh my, so many cuties, all ready to rumble. I can barely contain myself~” She mused to herself, followed by throwing a cybernetic ball device of sorts, and bicycle kicking it.

The moment it reached the center of the park, the ball shattered into countless tiny pieces that began to float around the park, first forming tendrils of energy which then spread into a veil that coated the park. “Made a couple of tweaks to my little invention from last time. Now it only blocks Wonderland surveillance, and lasts three times longer, alongside other features. Ain’t I a genius?” Only the black golem clapped his hands once had arrived, to which the eccentric magical girl bowed in a grandiose manner. Lily nodded, trying to show her appreciation despite her lack of spirit.
“You sure are. Thank you for the help, Nefer.”
The strange magical girl flashed a smile to Lily, before she got distracted by Melisa. “Oh, ain’t you just the cutest cutie in all the world of cuties!” She gushed over the fairy-like girl. “I could just throw whipped cream on you and eat you up!” Lily rolled her eyes at the strange girl, and then walked over to Connie and Mia.
“How are you doing? I’m a bit nervous myself, but I won’t let it stop me from going to Wonderland and rescuing Alex!”


Mariette ventured into Wonderland, to the Pea Princess' domain of farmland and endless fields of vegetables and produce. She lived in a small castle, its heraldry and banners decorated with various vegetables like peas, cabbages and so on. Having only detected regular guards wearing green, round helmets, and with no hidden spies or magical surveillance nearby, she entered the Pea Princess’ bedroom. It was a large chamber, with an incredibly tall ceiling. Once Mariette looked at the bed itself, she understood why: twenty mattresses and twenty featherbeds were piled into a tower that subtly wobbled from one direction to the other.

“What the fuck!?” Mariette heard the shrill, tired voice of a girl far above her, before she saw the sheets shift at the very top. No matter how badly the soft stack teetered, it never fell over, even as the Vassal Princess herself leaned over to look at Mariette in surprise. Her frilly pajamas, made of soft silk with gold embroidery, were disheveled, and her brown, regular-length hair was unkempt and frazzled. Her skin was pale and sickly, and her limbs trembled. But what most caught Mariette’s attention were her green, bloodshot eyes that stared as if they were looking past Mariette rather than at her, her head slightly dangling. Alongside her prominent eye bags, she looked completely exhausted.

“Who the fuck are-Oh, it’s you!” Her angry disposition seemed to slightly shift, and she visibly struggled to lift herself up to sit properly. “So you’re Alice, huh? The Queen’s darling daughter. How the fuck did you even get here? Ever heard of doors before? Knock on the door next time! I was trying to sleep, goddammit!” She rubbed her eyes for a moment, and then let out a mix of a sigh, yawn and a groan. “So you got my message. Look, I know how fucked the situation is in Wonderland. Some Vassals get it easy, like Sleeping Beauty, while others get screwed, not to mention the peasants, pigs, the sheep, and so many others. Sure, it would be great if I got to sleep all day.”

She then groaned again, and rubbed her temples with her fingers. “But I gotta see what the fuck is even the point in all this, or if it’s completely hopeless. I’m not going to do shit if it just results in the Queen punishing me for going against her. What can a stupid brat like you even do? How many Vassals are dumb enough to dare to stand against her? How many soldiers do they have? And how many of those bastards are going to whine and demand pea soup? I can’t just give pea soup to everyone, peas don't grow on fucking trees! Well, maybe they do, but you get my fucking point! Argh, I can’t think straight, fuck!” She ended her tirade by punching and tearing her pillow with enough force to cause feathers to burst out. Then, as she violently landed her head back on the pillow, the feathers were magically sucked back in, and the enchanted pillow mended itself.
In March of the White Rabbit: A Roll-Your-Own Magical Girl Roleplay → 3 mos ago Forum: Advanced Roleplay


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”...I’m home…”

In the aftermath of the meeting with the other Mahou of Penrose, and still coming to terms with Alex’ kidnapping, Lily decided she would need to prepare in every way she could think of, and that meant waking up early in the morning. As Lily headed back to her apartment after the meeting, she could feel the cold, suffocating emptiness of it within her. Each second seemed to stretch out to a minute, each minute into an hour, and each hour into time she couldn’t fathom. She knew, of course, that she wasn’t slowing down time with her own magic, or that the author of the story had taken an unfortunately long, half-year long hiatus in the guise of free time. No, the real reason was because of her guilt. Was it right to trust Justine’s word that Alex would be safe? Was it okay to not immediately pursue his kidnappers? What if the Queen of Hearts subjected him to torture or even executed him? Any rational adversary would keep their hostages unharmed, but their latest foe seemed far from rational. What could she really do? As the green-haired girl fell into uneasy rest in her bed, those thoughts plagued her mind.

Of course, Alex was not subjected to torture like Lily imagined. However, imprisoned in the Bastille of Etiquette, as he soon learned, he might have wished for such instead. For two days, Alex had to endure the bumbling teachings of a pompous bird-headed aristocrat buffoon with a rounded beak called the Dodo. Held in a majestic salon wing next to the prison cells resembling Victorian England in style and aesthetics, the insufferably stuffy bird had Alex dressed like a member of the English gentry, complete with a blue jacket, buckled shoes, frilly cravat and pantaloons, complete with a powdered wig, and then taught “good manners”, for example good posture, the proper angle of the pinky when holding a teacup, or the difference between addressing an Earl and Esquire, among other dull, seemingly endless lessons. For food, he was served normal enough fare like English muffins, crumpets and tea; however, the tea was first poured on the muffin plate and the muffins served in the tea cup before Dodo fortunately realized the correct order of serving.

The Duchess, Jam Tomorrow, made a visit each day in the afternoon. Though she claimed to the Dodo it was only as part of her duties as Minister of Internal Affairs, she slipped in useful hints to Alex in the form of letters of the Tower’s security and layout or even as thinly veiled questions and statements in her conversations with the Dodo, preparing Alex for the escape that she had promised him in exchange for him delivering her message. On the third day, as Dodo was about to retrieve Alex for yet another lesson, the Duchess interrupted him. “Sir Dodo, the Queen has decreed a summons requesting your presence at her court.” The Dodo blinked. “But Lady Duchess, the Queen had personally ordered me to-” “It is regarding the Caucus Race. I believe you were in charge of organizing it?” Jam immediately continued. “Or must I inform Her Majesty of your incompetence?”

The Dodo cawed like a bird. “Oh, she might have my head! I must hurry now! Guards, resume your duties!” And with that, the Dodo ran away, flapping his wing-like arms like a panicked chicken. Jam giggled as the Dodo passed from view, and with a gesture from her glowing finger, the guards disappeared: to Alex’s surprise, they were illusions created by the enigmatic lady. With another flick, she opened not only Alex’ cell door, but also the door at the end of the hallway that led to a spiral staircase heading down. “Now is your chance to escape as I have promised, Alexander Shields. I expect you to keep to your end of our agreement. Do you have any questions?”


Lily entered Penrose Park on the morrow of the third day like she had promised, having equipped the extra batteries she received as a Christmas present. Yellow lines dully glowed in the morning gloom from her thigh strap, showing that they were fully charged, and ready for use. At the time she didn’t think much of the gift, but now she was grateful she had received something that could help her overcome the adversities that she predicted would face her in Wonderland. She also wore a mundane green backpack with yellow highlights, nearly bursting at the seams with all kinds of items. As she waited for the others to arrive, she came to an ominous realization.

”Where’s Justine? She’s usually pretty punctual, especially at an important time like this. Did she go to Silverburg to visit her sister?”

She didn’t have time to think longer on the subject, as that was when Penny had arrived. With her bigger friend having landed from the sky, she put that thought aside for now, distracted by something she noticed.

”Hi, Penny. You seem…A bit different. Did something happen?”



.:⋮Machina Ex Deus⋮:.


The formerly inhuman android shrugged her shoulders, and sighed in an uncharacteristically subtle manner.

“Let’s just say I finally had something fixed that I should have done a long time ago.”

Lily nodded, not feeling the need to inquire further: while she was curious, she could tell that whatever happened to Penny, it was a positive change based on how much more expressive and lively the Queen of Penrose seemed to be, and now wasn’t the time to go into the details.

”Okay, that’s good to hear. Are you ready to go to Wonderland?”

“I have finished most preparations on my end. The rest I can manage on the fly.”

While the two were speaking, Penny was multitasking: she was sending and receiving various messages using her access to the wireless network. She had worked on trying to solve the mystery of the Grief Seeds, but despite her efforts, she was unable to make any real progress on them. So, she handed them over to Rose and Iris when they met up for a conversation and seemed curious about them. After all, she figured it didn’t hurt for them to have a look, experts as they are in areas she herself was unfamiliar with.

She also worked with Mariette, and organized various meetings with the various Vassal Princesses of Wonderland, or at the very least, those who seemed susceptible to Mariette’s offer of liberating them from the Queen’s tyranny. Penny was glad to help, as it was one way of undermining the Queen’s threat. While they started slow by speaking with each Vassal personally, word of mouth gradually started spreading among the more receptive Vassals as they started to not only agree to Mariette’s suggestions on liberty, but also see “Alice” herself as she was better known as a much better alternative monarch to the current despot. Finally, as she received the last response, she sent a message to Mariette:

Mariette, I received a reply from the Pea Princess. She said she would agree to our terms, but only if we hold a meeting together with all the Vassals we have contacted previously, us two included. She sounded especially adamant about holding the meeting immediately. Her approval would let us widen our net considerably over the Vassals, but this is bad timing as well. We could try to postpone the meeting, but she is pretty influential, and seems temperamental enough to destabilize the good relations we have built with the others so far if we ignore this request. I can clear out the conference room in my Bastion if you don’t have a place prepared.
In March of the White Rabbit: A Roll-Your-Own Magical Girl Roleplay → 10 mos ago Forum: Advanced Roleplay



Lily, in her distraught state, slumped down on a chair in the corner, holding her head in her hands as tears began drifting down her cheeks.
”Why…Why wasn’t I there for him? The one moment we’re not together…”
However, as she heard Pentius-04 reassure her, if a bit awkwardly, Lily took a shaky breath, and wiped her tears with her forearm. She lifted her eyes to look up at her friends, like Connie and Mia, and she managed to smile a bit as they voiced their support to finding him. Alicia logically pointed out that Mariette was capable of finding him, and Lily agreed.
”Yeah, just like when I was kidnapped by Justy!”
She then listened as Angel posed a question that caused the gears in the usually ditzy girl’s head to turn.

”Yeah, that must be-”

”No, that’s impossible."
Justine spoke as she entered the apartment again, surprising Lily.

”Justy? Didn’t you go search for your Mistress with the others?”

”I was about to leave, yes, but I noticed you freak out at the park, Lily, and I know you need someone level-headed at a time like this to drag you back to reality."

”But what about-”

”I’ll be back to my search in a moment. But first, you need to calm down, Lily: who would actually benefit from capturing Alex? Not the Mint, based on how Chloe is here to curry our favor. This must be the Wonderland Queen’s doing."

Lily blinked.
”Well, then we can just have Mariette bring us to Wonderland to save-”

”And I’m telling you to calm down, Lily!" Justine shouted while holding Lily by the shoulders. As Lily was stunned into silence, Justine blushed, and let go.

”Sorry for that. Anyway, this is clearly a trap of some kind. Unlike the time when, ahem, I nabbed you, this time the Queen must know that Mariette is capable of Absolute Direction. So she must be using Alex to lure us into an ambush. Also, you’re forgetting something important, Lily: Alex didn’t rush in, he prepared for your rescue beforehand. He managed to help assemble a mighty warship, somehow managed to bestow it with invulnerability, and gathered a powerful group to assault my hidden lair. Now, we need to do as much, if not even more, preparation if we are to have a chance at rescuing him. You understand that, right Lily?"

Lily looked down at the floor, her hands gripping her knees as she gradually calmed down with deep breaths.

”Y-You’re right, Justy. I…I wasn't thinking. Alex usually keeps me grounded, hah…" She gave an awkward laugh. Justine could only shake her head with closed eyes and a knowing smirk.

”That’s fine.” She looked over to Chloe, and noticed how she was offering the contract for people to sign.
”Looks like she and Penny have arrived at a compromise.”
Lily nodded, and took one last look at the contract before she signed her name on it, followed by Justine doing the same. Once Chloe left, Lily noticed how everyone was now looking at her. She stood up, and then glanced at Justine, who nodded reassuringly. She closed her eyes for a moment, before opening them again as she addressed the crowd.

”E-Everyone…" She put a hand to her chest, as she felt her heart beating.
”I know Wonderland must seem scary. They have lots of magic, lots of weapons, and lots of magical weapons. B-But we can’t let them march into Penrose just like that! We’re taking the fight to their turf! We’re going to destroy those eggs, and we’re going to rescue Alex and Brittany! But to do that, we all need to prepare in what ways we can, okay? Magic, weapons, information...We're going to need everything." She lifted a raised fist into the air.
”Let's do as much as we can in two days! Then…Let’s save Penrose!" She cheered with a jump.
”That is all for this meeting, but let’s stay in touch. If anyone still needs my contact information, please let me know!"


Alex successfully hid the scroll case he was given on his person before the Queen arrived. She was amused by his question.
“Why, of course. What else would I give my darling daughter on her very first unbirthday party? And you will make for a perfect one, especially once we correct that horrendous posture of yours.” However, the Queen’s smile faded as she seemed to stare at him for a moment longer than was comfortable.
“Hmm…You’re hiding something, aren’t you?” The Queen mused out loud, and snapped her fingers. “Search the cell and pat him down.”
Alex saw how the Duchess behind her momentarily blinked, before she resumed her poker face as the guards got to work and entered Alex’ cell to thoroughly search it, one of them aiming a shotgun in his direction at all times as the other combed through the cell.
“Lift your arms,” one of the guards ordered him, and he was patted down his sides: however, they failed to notice the contraband tucked in his underwear.
“He’s clean, Your Majesty,” the guards afterwards reported after exiting and closing the cell.
Fortunately, the Queen seemed to let it go this time, her eyes once again lingering uncomfortably long on Alex’s gaze.
“Very well then. Duchess, come with me,” she spoke as she brusquely walked away.
“The time has come to talk of many things! Of shoes and ships and sealing wards! Of potatoes and princesses! Why the sea is boiling hot, and whether pigs have wings!”
“Of course, Your Majesty,” the Duchess answered as she turned to follow, but not before giving a wink at Alex. Once the strange retinue left, Brittany breathed a sigh of relief in the next cell. “Phew, that was close. I was afraid we were going to lose our heads there.”
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Lily giggled at Pentius-04’s words.
”That’s fine, if Kannis wants me to wait even more I’ll do it. Oh, and Kannis was, um, Doctor Nykannis, Queen of the Mad…something something…I forgot. Well, I think Kannis is a cuter name for her anyway~”
She kept listening to the meeting with an absentminded look. She looked surprised by Ronin’s foul language, and gave a her a sad look, as if Ronin broke her image of being a wholesome little samurai girl by cussing like a sailor, though she didn’t voice such sentiments.

Justine nodded as Kayli brought up her ability to counter Wonderland’s enchanting effect.
”That’s good to hear. Maybe we could combine our magic and develop a method to duplicate or spread that effect to all groups. From my experience, I can tell that when different magical girls combine spells, the results are usually much more powerful than the sum of their parts." She giggled a bit awkwardly at that, having remembered how such results were often aimed at her in particular. But eh, that was in the past. And now she wasn’t too proud to combine forces with others.

Suddenly, the peace of the meeting was shattered, and Lily was startled by Binky’s freakout, followed by Penny’s sudden cursing and revelation.
”Huh? Brittany was abducted?” Though she didn’t really understand most of the Cradle-related issues, she did remember the cute little shopkeeper, and was worried.
”Me and Alex haven’t seen her…”
Her mind went back to the park, and the girl that Alexander went to meet. As she realized how unusually late Alex was with returning from there, a dark speck of unease began building up in her.
”Yeah, that’s fine. I-I’ll just quickly go grab Alex outside and catch him up to speed.”
She then left the Interdimensional Home. Justine, however, landed back on the floor with a shaken expression upon hearing the news through her magicoms, and followed after the other Cradle agents.
”Mistress Maura…What happened?" She quietly spoke as she left through the door as well.

As if tagging in, Lily promptly returned back to the meeting, looking pale with her entire body shaking.
”ALEX HAS DISAPPEARED!” She screamed.


Alex could hear Brittany sigh in relief as she heard Alex respond back to her. However, she soon turned silent as the footsteps in the distance became louder.

“Well now, I believe in impossible things for half an hour every day, but this is something else.”

Beyond his prison cell, Alex could see a regal if strange girl holding a book. She smiled and opened her book with one hand, quickly checking the contents. “Let’s see what the Lilliputians have reported…Brittany Todd, merchant affiliated with Penrose Sanctuary. I see, I see. Nothing special.” Then she looked over at Alex with an uncanny smile.
“But you are the more interesting one, Alexander Shields.” She quickly glanced at the passage she came from, and then nodded. “Yes…You might be just what I have waited for.” She pulled out a thin scroll case made from white wood. “Let’s play a little game. The Queen of Hearts will arrive at any moment now.” She handed the scroll case to him through the bars. “If you can keep this scroll case concealed from her and her guards, I will give you a chance to escape. But in return, you must deliver it to the Guardian. When you do, tell her that I can read the words of one letter.”

Before Alex could speak or ask questions, a booming voice could be heard:
“Duchess, where are the prisoners!?”
The Duchess turned, and gave one last glance back at Alex. “Good luck, Prince Charming,” she whispered, and stepped aside as the Queen of Hearts herself appeared, escorted by spade soldiers.

“So these are the prisoners captured from Penrose?” She asked the Duchess, and she nodded.
“That’s right. Is he to your standards, your Majesty?” The Duchess asked, and the Queen furrowed her eyebrows, and then gave a deranged smile.
“Hmm…Yes, he is acceptable. He will make for an excellent unbirthday present for my dear Alice.”


Al sighed heavily as Chloe asked confirmation on the conditions, and tapped his fingers on the desk. “Chloe, look…If this were any other broad, I would have crumpled and thrown this paper straight to the basket. Any other broker would have called it quits now, but not me! I picked this up and kept the business rolling. You know how? You gotta see the big picture. Whatever this Queen wants is peanuts compared to the cash we’re raking in from-”

At that moment, the vintage phone on his desk rang, and he held a quick hand to silence the two as he picked it up.
“Al here…Yes…Yes…Wukong-WHAT!” His eyes widened, and his expression turned into a snarl.
“Dammit, so she did set it up as a smokescreen after all…I’m coming in there. You better prepare all the intel beforehand, or I’ll start chopping fingers!” He slammed the phone down, and stood up from his desk.
“Change of plans, Chloe,” he said as he conjured a suitcase and frantically dragged stuff from the office with shadowy hands into it. As he did, Warren noticed that he dropped a golden scroll to the floor that he didn’t pick up.
“I gotta go take care of something. Might be gone for a while. You’re running Penrose for now.”
He shut the suitcase, and tipped his hat to the two of them.
“For now, work on a compromise, but make sure that our deal with Covington goes through, and that Covington Tower survives the invasion. Get the gacha hustle running. But most importantly, keep the lights on while I’m gone. Goodbye.”
And with that, he melted into the shadows, and disappeared.
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Lily was curious about MDP’s mention of Nykannis, and the bad experience that Ronin had having met the mad scientist. Something bugged her about it, until she remembered.
”But weren’t those cyborg girls that suddenly appeared and helped us at Bolorton Nykannis’ friends?” She pointed to Penmtius-04.
”She can’t be a bad person if she wants to help! At least, not like what you think, Ronin. It might have been a misunderstanding.”

The moment Connie opened the entrance to her Interdimensional Home, everyone in the meeting walked inside. However, Lily turned upon seeing Justine return.
”So how did it go? Where’s Alex?” She asked, and Justine responded by shrugging her shoulders with lifted arms and a shaking head.
”Alex wanted to stay and chat with the merchant. She’s harmless."
As she passed by, she nudged Lily’s shoulder, but she stayed still.
”What are you waiting for, Lily? The meeting’s going to continue."
Lily bit her lip, and noticed as Sonia had teleported back in; she followed the others at a brisk pace through the portal.
”B-But…Alex…” She looked on into the distance, slightly extending her hand forward, before she retreated. It was embarrassing, but she had become dependent on her reliable and cool boyfriend always being there with her. It had become second nature for her to turn and laugh whenever she felt happy, or hold his hand whenever she felt nervous or anxious without even thinking. She truly loved him in those silly ways.

But now it was Justine who took her hand.
”It’s fine, you two lovebirds can be separated for a minute," she said in an exasperated tone.
”Besides, maybe he wants to be alone right now…" She added with an understanding smile. Lily blinked back, looking confused.
”Uhh…Well, if you’re sure, Justy. If it’s just for a moment…”
She stopped resisting, and let Justine drag her through the portal to Connie’s place.
It’s not like anything bad will happen the moment we’re separated, right?


While Lily remembered having seen the apartment before during the Christmas Party, her eyes widened upon seeing all the cute plushies that filled the floors and walls of Connie’s magical apartment, having forgotten how many there were. It was like a girl’s dream come true. But then, Lily gasped as portals with hands appeared, and grabbed the plushies rapidly, until they ended up in one mountain of stuffed toys, with Mariette poking out the top of it. Lily squeed at the sight, and hugged the person next to her.
”Ahh, it’s so cute! Alex, I want plushies too-!" She realized too late that it was not Alex, but Pentius-04 that she was hugging. She giggled awkwardly, and let go.
”Oh, whoops! It’s just, I thought Alex was there…"
She turned red in the face, and instead turned to Connie, who offered catering for the meeting.
”I-If it's not too much trouble, maybe some pepperoni pizza? A-And some popcorn, hamburgers, and kebab, and ice cream, maybe some soft drinks. But only if you can!"
From out of nowhere, Lily’s desired edibles appeared in her hands, causing her to gasp in surprise.
”Thank you, Connie!" She spoke in the midst of biting on a burger.

“I would like some beer,” Nefer asked with a cheeky smile, and sat with a crossed leg on the nearest sofa as a glass appeared on her hand, with Akhenaten sitting next to her with such force that it nearly caused the other sitters to launch into the ceiling.

Satisfied with the food she received, Lily settled in and listened as Penny disclosed valuable information. When Penny looked into her eyes, Lily noticed that her phone activated, and gasped upon looking at the document that she received on it.
Her finger shook as she used it to scroll through the contents. She didn’t understand most of the technical details behind the information, but she stopped when she got to the personnel files.
Various names and titles were presented, alongside profile pictures:

Name: Marquis Harry Lagomar.
Title: Minister of External Affairs.
Code Name: March Hare.

Name: Doctor Mathias Hatwington.
Title: Minister of Research and Development.
Code Name: Mad Hatter.

Name: Viscountess Absolem Blue
Title: Minister of Mysteries
Code Name: Caterpillar

Name: Countess Gilda Lionheart
Title: Minister of Defence
Code Name: Gryphon

Name: Duchess Jam Tomorrow
Title: Minister of Internal Affairs
Code Name: White Queen

And finally, Lily’s eyes happened upon the root of the evil looming over them:

Name: Iracebeth of Crims.
Title: Most High, Mighty and Illustrious; Red Queen of Justice; Knightess of the Most Noble Order of the Heart; Knightess of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Storyslayer; Member of the Order of Accomplishment; Knightess Grand Circle of the Royal Wonderlandian Order upon whom had been conferred the Royal Wonderlandian Chain; Grand Mistress and Knightess Grand Circle of the Most Excellent Order of Wonderland; Honourable Head of Council; Lady High Admiral of the Wonderland Navy; Admiral of the Royal Fleet; Field Marshal in the Royal Army; Marshal of the Royal Air Force; Defender of the Faith-Freed; Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of Alice Seekers; Goddess Ever-Queen of Wonderland.
Code Name: Queen of Hearts.

Lily’s eyes began spinning upon reading the full title of the Queen. How could one be so pompous and full of themselves? It even made Justine look humble, and SHE was a big braggart back in the day. Lily continued listening as Mariette and the others proposed a pre-emptive strike against Wonderland in the form of sabotaging their Conjuration Eggs, and she raised a hand in agreement.
”Hear, hear! We’ve gone on journeys to other worlds before, we can do it again!”

Lily continued eating silently as Nykannis made an appearance again: this time she seemed more abrasive than before. Did something happen, Lily wondered. Nonetheless, she was happy to hear that the mad scientist was willing to help with the Penrose protection plan, though she did wonder what her unnamed price was. Well, she figured that since MDP trusts her, she should too.
She giggled when Ronin called her a tsundere, and pat Ronin’s head.

”You need to be patient with tsunderes, you know. They need to accept their feelings before they open up and accept friendship. But don’t you worry, Kannis! I’ll wait for you as long as it takes for us to be friends.” She said to Pentius-04, knowing that she will receive the message.

Justine was the next one to speak.
”Anyway, I’m also voting for a direct assault: it beats waiting around and hoping for the best. But do we have a way to protect ourselves from the mind-bending effects of Wonderland that Mariette mentioned?" She asked while sitting on a bookshelf away from the crowded floor of the apartment. She looked at the eyepatched girl covered in plushies with concern.
”Even if it’s slow-acting, there is a risk we may succumb to the Queen’s influence if we linger too long in that plane. I have experience in mind-controlling magic, so I could develop preventative measures, but that would take time. Also, if there’s multiple supposed locations for the eggs, should we try to split up for each location?"


“It’s got some nice range, so you wouldn’t have to be that close to use it,” the street vendor answered Alex. “It refills batteries it charges, and itself takes in sunlight to charge itself. It’s better than mundane-made external batteries, I assure you.”
Once the two of them were alone, she looked around nervously, and then took a step closer to Alex, before she whispered in her ear: “Is it really you, Alex?” She asked, and then managed a nervous smile. “It’s me, Brittany. Sorry for the disguise. Ever since a couple days ago, I’ve had this feeling like I’m being watched. Now, when you’re in this business long enough, you develop a nose for danger. So, I’ve taken to selling my wares in disguise.”
As Alex listened, he watched as snowflakes kept floating down from the sky. Some were quite pretty, and some were less so. But there was one snowflake which seemed odd, and it floated down from…Was it behind Brittany’s basket? And it looked odd for a snowflake…
“Uhh, Alex?” Brittany called out to Alex.
“You’re still going to buy the Lightning Stone, right? Or would you like something else? I got other stones too.” She reached her hand into the basket, and as it swung, another snowflake dropped. Now Alex saw that it didn’t come from behind the basket, but underneath it. As he watched the snowflake drop, he saw that there were legs and arms attached to it…

“Ahh!”
Brittany let out a pained voice just as she lit a match, and Alex’ eyes jumped up to see one of the snowflakes on her neck, stinging her with what looked like a tiny syringe. Now Alex realized what was so strange about the snowflakes: they were actually very tiny people wearing snowflake costumes!
However, that revelation came too late, as Alex now felt a sting in his own neck too: one of the tiny snowflake people had got to him too. Alex felt his whole body turn heavier as exhaustion suddenly overtook him: his mind felt like it was stuffed full of cotton, and his eyelids weighed like lead. Just as Brittany had fallen down, so did Alex, both of them lying face to face on the cold, snowy ground of the park.
“A-Alex…”
Brittany only managed a faint smile as she held onto the match for as long as she could, before it fell out of her fingers, extinguishing itself in the snow. As she did, Alex’ eyes finally closed, and he fell into a deep sleep.


Alex didn’t know how much time had passed or where he ended up once he woke up.
However, what he did know was the feeling of lethargy, a side-effect of the sedative.
He saw that he was in a prison cell in what looked like a dungeon, gray rectangular stones making up the construction of his surroundings. There was a barred window: looking out from it, Alex saw that he was in a different world. It was daytime in a fairytale-like world of wonder, with a smiling sun, and singing clouds and trees, and merry people down below, dancing and singing as they went on with their lives. It was quite a contrast to the gloomy prison he was currently in. Based on his location, he seemed to be somewhere high like in a tower, or something similar.

The moment Alex attempted to use magic, he noticed something glowing near his hands, and looked down to see manacles made of white stone, with blue runic engravings running around them. They prevented him from transforming, or from using his magic.
“Alex? Are you there?” He heard Brittany’s voice from the prison cell right next to his, and saw her hand wave out past the bars: she also had the magic-nullifying manacle on her wrist.
“Looks like we got ourselves in quite a pickle, huh?” She attempted to joke, but in truth she was shivering from fear.
“Just my luck, huh…”
She then blinked.
“I hear footsteps…Someone’s coming here.”


Warren saw how Al gave her a toothy smile in response to both her enthusiasm and Chloe’s agreement to onboard the agent.
“That’s the kind of go-getter attitude we love to see. I can see a bright future for you two here, mark my words.” He threw a smartphone to Warren.
“Burner phone for calls: get in touch if you need help. But it’s enchanted to combust if compromised, so keep that in mind.”

Afterwards, Al was less happy as Chloe gave out a report on the conditions her proposed deal would have. Al occasionally grunted as he listened and typed out something on an old-fashioned typewriter, printing the words to a golden paper. He grimaced when Chloe showed the final conditions laid by Penny. “Of course she would ask that…”
As Al wrote, he shook his head at Chloe’s suggestion.
“Would make a selling headliner, but that ain’t the scoop, kid. You see, the little birds have told me that one of Wonderland’s officers disappeared on the day they muscled in on the farmers outside Penrose. Then came some rumors from Sanctuary, and that’s when the full picture formed: it turned out that Penny was at the scene, and carpet-rolled her. Probably squeezed her of all the talk she’s worth before sending her to sleep with the fishes.”

Finally, he stopped writing, and looked at the contract.
“I can make this work. Truth be told, the deal went better than I expected. We got to pick the location, after all, and I bought some land to set up a new entertainment center. Real nice, with all that gacha nonsense the kids are crazy about these days. All it takes for those dopes is some pretty faces, and they’ll sink coins like nothing. Plus, with that shipment having gotten out as scheduled...We could go with a live streaming idol unit too…push merch… ” He mumbled as he nodded to himself.
“Well done, Chloe.” Al added a signature to the paper before the typewriter shot it out, and floated down to Chloe’s hand.
“This is now ready. Once you get that signed, there’s a glass of brandy waiting for you,” he added with a chuckle.

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Lily smiled as both MDP and Ronin gave positive answers, and when Mariette affirmed her desire to live, but quickly bit her lip as Chloe gave what seemed to be her final words before leaving the meeting, leaving a bitter taste in her mouth. Of course, she knew none of this was her fault, that it was something more personal between Penny and Chloe, but she couldn’t help but let herself share in the woe.
”I’m looking forward to it, then,” she said, and gave a little thumbs up to Ronin before sighing. She looked around, having only now fully realized that Alex had gone to see the new arrival at the park. She took a step in their direction, but then realized if she was to walk there, she would reveal the location of the meeting to the outsider. Having remembered Mariette’s words, she fidgeted in place.

She saw as Nefer’s device had formed more cracks, and seemed to be turning yellow, and then orange in color.
“Wherever you decide to go, we gotta go there quick before our cover is blown~” She mused out loud over the wheezing and clanging noises of the device, having brought out a set of magical engineering tools and attempted keeping the Artifact operational past its limits. Lily opened her mouth, about to speak when suddenly Connie gave a suggestion. The green-haired girl’s eyes sparked at the idea. At first, she considered the Beacon community center, but she figured an Interdimensional Home would be a safe bet, and wouldn’t require much preparation. She also felt bad for Connie, and figured she'd need a boost in self-esteem. She gave a thumbs up and a smile to Connie.
”Let’s go to Connie’s place, everyone! First one to make a gate wins!" She shouted, gradually gaining her enthusiasm back despite the impending loss of their cloaking.




The street vendor gave a bright smile as Alex asked about her wares. “They do all kinds of things. Let’s see…” She started digging through her basket, and brought out various items on display, one at a time. The first was a tiny green see-through stone with yellow electricity slightly crackling inside. “This Lightning Stone allows you to power any electrical appliances you have, wherever you are. No connection needed, and for only the cheap, cheap price of a single Bronze Coin.” Next she brought out what looked like a handheld magical device with antenna-like prongs and an LCD display. “I also have a Skyline Detector on Sale: using this, you can detect moving objects above you, with a guaranteed distance of 100 meters. This one is a bit pricier at two Bronze Coins, but it’s a bargain, I assure you.”

Then she brought out a vial with black, smoky liquid inside.
“Oh, this is a special product. This is Emulsified Dissidence, magical liquid that transforms into concealing dark smoke when opened or cracked. The smoke not only inhibits magical senses and perception, but also cloaks the user in an illusory disguise. Very useful when escaping in a crowded area. And since it is so special, it doesn’t come cheap at 2 Silver Coins.” She then dug around her basket some more. “I also have elemental grenades, weapons, guns, Perk-granting Coins, whistles, dresses, plushies…” She kept going on and on about her seemingly endless supply of items on sale.

Justine, however, was getting tired of it.
”She seems harmless. Well, I’ll be going back to the meeting, Alex."
Justine then turned and began to walk in the direction of the cloaked area where the rest were located at, leaving Alex alone with the vendor.


Warren had heard of Penrose a couple of times during her stay in New York; she had heard the rumors of the place being cursed, haunted by demons and disasters. However, seeing the place was completely different. The streets had people, but there were few voices and noises as they carried off, almost as if they wished to seek shelter. It was as if the locals lived more superstitious lives, a sign that the Masquerade was thinner here. Many buildings were under renovation, with carpenters rubbing their hands from the cold as they worked long shifts into the night. There was life in the city, but it wasn’t as lively like back home.

Of course, Warren wasn’t here for mere sightseeing, and so she headed into a shadowed alley.
Her instructions were, as was the norm for the Ebon Mint, complex and convoluted. She had to pass through a couple of secret passages to ensure she wasn’t followed, and give the proper signs before the stone wall of an inconspicuous building opened, revealing a black portal that led into a monochrome world of black and white: Al Scarpe’s office. The office looked like an old-timey club from a time long past, with a smoky atmosphere and dim lights that illuminated the pool table, the bar, and of course, the Coin Broker’s own table. The man was imposing even while sitting down, with broad shoulders and sharp teeth.

“Took you long enough. Come on down, I’ll pour ya a stiff one,” Al greeted Warren. A shadowy figure formed on the other side of the bar counter, and slid a glass of whiskey to the new arrival.
“So, after the Beast of the North got taken down, the remaining Brokers decided to downsize, huh?”
He mused as another shadow brought him a glass as well.
“Not that I mind, of course. We could use the fresh meat.” He then laughed boisterously, and took a sip.
“Funny joke, eh? Anyway, let’s get down to business. Officially, you will be assigned to work under Chloe Irving. She’s an apprentice Broker, you see. Real ambitious gal. Gave her a chance to spread her wings.”
He took a cigar from his pocket and put it to his lips.

“However, you will also report on her moves to me, without her finding out. Suspicious behavior or messages, the works. This will be hush-hush. We’ve had issues with Brokers running loose in the past, you see, and there were consequences I don’t want a repeat of. Of course, you can’t truly trust anyone in blind faith, but I want to see if she will cause me more trouble than not in the long run. I’ll send the details to you later, but until then, not another word of it.”
He lit the cigar, and puffed out smoke in the shape of round coins.

“Since you’re new here, I also want you to infiltrate the city’s magical population. Avoid the big factions like Beacon and Sanctuary, but see if you can find a group of local Mahou and befriend them as you gather info. Don’t mention us, don’t arouse suspicion, you know the deal. We know there’s a sizable congregation running around. Their movements are more difficult to track, so we could use the intelligence. And of course, you’ll be compensated for your efforts. Now, any questions-”

Before Al had finished speaking, two girls arrived at Al’s office. One of them was tall and proper, dressed in a maid-like ensemble with a splitting jacket and dress underneath. The shorter girl wearing a scarf was noticeably less proper in her attire, yet carried a more commanding presence as she stepped up to the two of them.

“Ah Chloe, you came at just the right time.” Al gestured in Warren’s direction. “We have a new agent from New York, Warren James. She will be working under you from now on, so you should show her the ropes sometime. However, don’t bring her out in public: she has extra tasks which require discretion. But you’re not here to talk about that, right?” Warren then saw the other girl disappear almost as fast as she appeared, vanishing into thin air.
Al tapped his cigar ashes on an ashbowl a shadow brought to him; his tone of voice turned more serious.
“Did you secure a deal on the meeting?”
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Here's a newcomer in the ring trying his firsthand at a magical girl RP lol.





Solid set of powers, even if the pun wasn't relevant, hah. The idea of a bifauxnen type of character is unique, which is impressive considering the variety we have had over the seasons. The Horror is also one of the cutest so far (including the party girl Cthulhu we've had). I'll let co-GMs check this as well, but in my part I consider this accepted. Once they've also checked and there's no foreseeable need for edits, you can post this into the CHAR tab and begin posting IC: your character will start at Al Scarpe's office, having arrived there before Chloe teleported in.
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At this point, Lily had slowed down in her movements as her excitement gave way to nervousness, giving Pentius-04 a chance to stand respectfully at the color-matching girl’s side when Lily waited anxiously for what was to come, having noticed that Nefer seemed more frantic around her cloaking device after a crack had formed on it’s surface. She blinked and extended her lips in surprise upon hearing the exuberant Magical Dream Princess mention an associate who was capable of the tactics hinted at by the mysterious paper.
”You know someone amazing like that, MDP?” She asked, sounding slightly hopeful.
”Please ask. It could really help!”
She gave an uneasy smile as little by little, others like Connie and Kayli gave new additions to the deal with Mint, none too insurmountable based on the broker’s response. Even Alicia, despite her well-deserved skepticism, seemed to come around after hearing Chloe out.
It seemed like they really would be able to agree on-

Her eyes widened as Penny then spoke up, followed by a sad nod with her eyes closed. She had given her ultimatum, and Lily no longer carried hope that Chloe would be able to agree to that condition. After all, wasn’t Mint all about debt collecting like some ruthless mafia? That was as far as the unaffiliated magical girl knew about them. Having relented to the peer pressure of her friends, she gave Chloe one last apologetic glance before turning towards Mariette.

”So, Mariette…Do you think you could make us a portal to Sanctuary? It would help a lot with the commute,” she would try to joke, but her awkward smile betrayed her.


Alex went over to where Justine was, and saw that she was talking to the new arrival at the park: a street vendor. She was dressed modestly in clothes that looked plain and unassuming at a distance, and carried a hand weave basket around her arm, the draped white cloth partially covering what looked like various little trinkets, flasks, matchboxes, and other tiny items that were held within. If it weren’t for the ornately stitched patches with elaborate markings on them and the elegant patterns of the basket’s weaving, the magical girl could have easily passed for a regular poor civilian. However, despite never having met her before, there was something oddly familiar about the vendor to Alex, but he couldn’t quite say how.

“...and if you buy four now, you’ll get one for free. A bargain for any magical, I assure you,” he heard the last of her sales pitch.
”Sorry, but I’m not interested at the moment," Justine responded, sounding uncharacteristically tense as she looked the girl over. The vendor didn’t seem to mind, and gave a polite smile.
“Maybe next time then.” She noticed Alex, and turned to him.
“Greetings, mister. Would you be interested in some Artifacts? The prices are modest yet the quality is remarkable, I assure you.”
Justine leaned over to whisper in Alex’ ear.
”The timing of her arrival seems too perfect. Do you think she’s a Wonderland spy?" She asked him.


The fight around the truck continued at its full pace. Mac was well placed to handle two opponents and used her knowledge of fighting well. The aerial combat swirled as duplicates and clones flash stepped around various roof tops. And Maura moved in, to take care of the machine that-

*record scratch*

“And thats all the footage we have.”

“What do you mean ‘that’s all the footage we have’? That’s clearly not the end of the fight.”

Two men sat in a dark room, thick with the smell of cigar smoke. A couple desk lamps cast these dark shadows, allowing them to see others without being seen themselves. A small tv displayed the footage of the ongoing fight, from camera angles that did not make sense given the lack of physical cameras in those locations.

“That’s all we were able to record. There’s actually no sign of any of the combatants on the scene, so if they’re still alive they’ve gotten pretty lost in the myriad of reality plenums. Maybe they’ll pop up again, maybe they won’t.” the man took a drag of his cigar, letting the smoke escape with a sigh. “I don’t think we can consider it a major loss, even if the outcome is a bit disappointing.”

The other man tapped the tip of his cigar against the nearby ashtray, letting bits fall off before returning to it. “And what about the device?”

“No sign of that either. It’s unclear whether it was what caused this unexpected turn of events, or if it was brought along with them. Regardless, we can consider it another lost investment.”

A frown greeted that news. “And an expensive one. Making a machine to separate a patron from their source of power isn’t something you just come up with in an afternoon. Especially when we don’t know for sure if it was a failure or not.” That had been the reason they sent it out after all. If it had separated Viridian from Maura, they could have been sure that it would work against the real deal.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if that scientist was involved. She is a wild card.”

Another sigh followed, the thought of a certain Doctor not lingered on for long as they moved on. “I suppose Miss Irving will need to prove herself some other way. It wouldn’t be fair to place this blame at her feet, given the confusing circumstances involves.”

A nod from his companion. “Veronica is something of a wasted investment too. It would have been nice to settle affairs with her little ‘Cradle’ once and for all, but we have bigger business to attend to.”

“Correct.”

A tall woman’s silhouette could be seen entering the room from a dimly lit doorway, silencing the discussion with a single word. Her heels clacked across the marble floor, each step carrying purpose behind it.

Both men stood up upon seeing her, but the woman waved her hand down, and they sat again.

“Greed,” one of them murmured, seemingly in awe at seeing her.

She produced an old-fashioned cigarette holder, and held it elegantly between her fingers. A tiny flame from a lighter held by an invisible assistant flickered into life, only briefly illuminating what looked like a visage cloaked with a black veil, and lit it. She exhaled a beautiful pattern of interwoven smoke, and spoke again.

“They’re not a serious threat to our operations at this point. I think we can put a pin on this little diversion. Anything else would simply be a waste.”

She tapped the end of her cigarette on an ash bowl produced by the unseen assistant.

“But I am curious about Al’s new protege. She almost reminds me of Veronica when she started out, with that drive and ambition. Oh, the memories…”

One of the men nodded once a moment of silence passed, a sign that the woman had stopped speaking.

“Understood. I’ll let Al know.”

And so the curtain closed on one scene, and the story took a step closer towards its conclusion.
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