“Me be a worstest from their everything.”— Rei IshikoRei was not the sort of boss that did more than give a few vague instructions. There would be a hunt tonight, but when and where were left open. They only knew it would be a time and place of Rei’s choosing.
Though a certain many-eyed magical girl would pick up on her appearance quickly. A floating eye tracked the one-eyed girl as she nonchalantly strode through town. It was late. The lights in the homes were out, but the street lights continued to shine. Rumor had it that the lights warded away evil spirits. But all magical girls knew miseria were attracted to the light. They wanted to snuff it out with their own slimy fingers, regardless if it lingered in a light bulb or a soul.
Just like old times, Rei used some parkour to scale up a lamp post and stand on top of it. After last time, it had to be bravery or stupidity that compelled her to do so. She had nearly been shot by a light girl, but that hadn’t bothered her it seemed. It wouldn’t be long before everyone assembled.
While the rest of the Detention club poured out of the woodwork, the ground moved. Some of the magical girls may have felt like they were standing on a boat, or were slightly drunk. But the shaking became more violent over time. Objects fell off shelves, the elderly couldn’t stand, and anyone who was asleep was awakened with a start. Who knew how much fine china this quake would claim?
The buildings would be safe, as would most of the magical girls. Rei was able to keep her balance, but was swaying side to side like she was walking down a catwalk. The lamp, and many lights elsewhere in Hibusa town, went out. Rei smirked when she looked at the dark abyss below her. Even as the quake subsided, it didn’t come back on. Seemed people were going to be without power for the time being. The earthquake had to have hit much harder outside of town.
“What are you all waiting for? Go on and feast.”Earthquakes weren’t uncommon in Japan, but Hibusa town hadn’t felt one for a few years. This was sure to have an effect on the miseria.
It was also sure to be interesting.
"I live to feel pain! Unless it’s related to my hair!”— Suki OyamaWhat an enjoyable day of school. Ever since her lunch break, Suki felt like she was walking on clouds. It was rare for her to feel as good in her own skin as she did when she was Oros the Joyful, but here we were. Even now in her bloody bridal gown, it felt like she was riding on the high she elt earlier today. It reminded her of the first time she met Kate, or Nyxia, or Homura, or Roche, or Kiyo, or Lada, or…
But did it really last this long with any of them? Haruna felt special, and not in the way Suki usually thought about special people. All of those other girls weren’t open minded enough to accept someone like herself. But Haruna was. It was naive as her partner pointed out, but wasn’t a willingness to make oneself vulnerable the essence of love? She was perfect. Suki knew that she could make an amazing girlfriend, and she wouldn’t even need to be Oros the Joyful to do it! Finally! A relationship!
But this wasn’t Suki’s first rodeo. She understood the situation was more complicated than it first looked. If Haruna was going to join the club, then it was only a matter of time before
Roach greedily swept her up into her harem. That didn’t give Suki a lot of time to work with. There was another complication with Tsubomi’s involvement. It would be easy to just start dating Haruna and guide her away from the club, but that ran counter to Tsubomi’s desires. It was rare for her only true friend to want anything, so directly interfering with something like that was off the table. Why did Tsubomi want that anyway? Would it be weird to ask? Did
she want a super cutie for a girlfriend? Even though thinking about Haruna set
every part of Suki on fire, maybe such feelings could transcend Tsubomi’s numbed mind and make her feel something. That was a horrible thing to get in the way of. But did that mean that she could end up losing Tsubomi and Haruna both if things continued?
Huh.
Suki didn’t feel like she was walking on clouds any more.
But that was largely because the earthquake had caused Oros to stumble forward. As the rumbling subsided, Oros extended her hands and cartwheeled onto her feet before looking back at the others. Without the street lights, there was just the pale light of the moon to illuminate the way. It would be romantic if she didn’t feel so isolated. Then Rei called everyone to action.
"You got it, Boss Baby!”Oros’s thoughts about Rei were sometimes conflicted, but it felt good to have her back. Rei was no super cutie, but she somehow managed to be really cool yet approachable. No one had worked harder to make her feel like she was part of the club, and boy did it feel good to see her at night again.
With a hop, Suki jumped onto her blood skates and zipped over to Acid Drop’s side. She scooped her partner up and placed her feet on top of hers. This time, she wasn’t going to be separated.
"We gotta do something impressive for Boss Baby! It’s gotta be interesting or something.” The miseria were starting to bubble out of the ground. Just regular old, shapeless miseria. Even with the heightened dread of an intensity V earthquake, it didn’t seem like this was enough to cause a metamorphosis in the miseria.
"Oh I got an idea, I’ll give you a toss, and you can do a thing!” After this instruction, Suki whinged Acid Drop into the air. Suki twirled a bit, dicing up a few miseria and scattering their remains on some nearby buildings. She put on a giant, open mouthed smile as she turned to catch her partner.