1339/Catnapping

Catnapping
Date of Scene:	24 March 2024
Location:	Plot Room 1
Synopsis:	Sunbreaker decides to have a 'talk' with Ikuto. With Phantom showing up to supervise, Yellow Voice, Amy, Pulp Noir and a pair of Madoka's Charas coming to help as well, things son devolve into violence. But on the upside (likely downside), Sunbreaker uses this as an opportunity to test someone she's been working on. Introducing... The Timber Wolf!
Cast of Characters:	Ikuto Tsukiyomi, Hinoiri Kirara, Phantom, Hinote Kagari, Coco Kiumi, Madoka Kaname, Amanda Faust

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Ikuto Tsukiyomi has posed:
Ikuto was in the arcade. Yoru had once again helped him scrounge up some coins to have a go at the UFO Catcher machine, and the catboy was once again trying to get a figure he wanted out of the machine. He was too proud to have Yoru just go inside the machine and push the one he wanted to the prize chute, but not quite as beholden to the rules of polite society that he wouldn't let the Chara help.

And so, Yoru was standing inside the machine's cabinet, guiding Ikuto on where to move the claw like a very tiny dockworker. "Awright, just move it a little furtha to da left dis time nya!" he called out from inside. "Do you really have to use that awful Brooklyn accent..?" Ikuto replied. Yoru called back "'Eyyy I'm workin' here!" and Ikuto could only wonder what he'd done to deserve this.

Hinoiri Kirara has posed:
Sunbreaker had been rather relaxed, sipping from her 'World's Best Employee' mug. Then she'd gotten a call and... normally? She would have ignored this entire notion. Dragging back some stray cat didn't reallllllly seem like a productive use of her time. But...

But Utau. The girl obviously missed her brother and she wasn't going to just let him abandon the family he had. If he wanted to oppose Easter, then fine. He could do it from INSIDE Obsidian. Like she did whenever she found a plan too heinous for her. None of this 'running off on my own and leaving my little sister behind to pick up the scraps'.

So she'd left Easter's office with a 'I'll see what I can do', her mug had disappeared and she'd teleported away, heading off to locate the cat...

Apparently one of Easter's goons had just caught sight of him at the arcade...

So it was he'd see a reflection behind him a moment before her hand connected with the side of the cabinet, jostling it.

"Hey. Cat-erfeit," Because he wasn't Cat Noir apparently. "You and I need to have a little chat. Finish up with this coin and then come outside with me, unless you'd rather get banned off the premises."

Well, she was wearing a suit and wasn't... coming in swinging. So, you know. That was probably good for him. Then again, she had a weird black seed in her left hand, held in the grip, and she WAS in henshin... so chances were it wouldn't end without a fight.

But hey, she didn't ambush him while Yoru was busy, so. You know. It could be worse.

Phantom has posed:
Having heard about the target, the retreival mission and who it was assigned to, Phantom was curious. He had been a way for a while and it was time to reaquaint himself with the situation. Especially after Scorn filled him in and warned him - yes, him - that is was more dangerous now. So. He wanted to see for himself. And see how much Sunbreaker, who when he left was a high-strung little foal of a pony (figuratuively) had improved.

A dark doorway opens. In the shape of a coffin, the figure that steps out appears to be a severe-looking teenage boy. Dressed in a long white coat with gray trousers, a sword sheath sits at his back, while a large red shield bracer sits on his left forearm. After stepping through the doorway, it closes behind him and he immediately takes in the area with his blue eyes, narrowing slightly as he observes the surroundings and situation.

The sounds and lights of the Golden Crown Arcade are noted with a small nod. She's going to use the natural chaos and caphony of sounds of the arcade to cover her plan of attack. Clever. She gets a few points for that. Of course, she could just stride in and challenge him to a game of Mortal Kombat instead of just, you know, challenging him in Mortal Kombat. That would actually be... kinda impressive, Phantom had to admit, and it would be interesting. But. Nope. It's going to be more fun!

Realizing he would stand out here, he takes a moment while in the shadows, a little application of dark energy and the lanky lad transforms his clothing. A black T-shirt emblozened with a smiley face with x's for eyes and 'Nirvana' is written over it. Blue jeans, sneakers. The bracer becomes a small bracelet on his wrist. The blade, a small knife at his side. A collar around his neck. There's a glance into a mirror and satisfaction at his appearance.

He steps out from behind one of the old UFO catchers, and as he heads over to where Sunbreaker and Ikuto are conversing, he moves to the other side of the cat boy and takes out a small paper bag. The front of it is marked as coming from Nounamu Sweets, and he reaches within, taking out a couple of small konpeito and pops them in his mouth to suck upon. And then he tilts the bag to offer some to Ikuto. No dark energy here, just some candy from Chiyo's grandfather's shop. It really is just a coincidence, right?

"Don't worry," comes Phantom's reassurance. "I'm just here to watch. I look forward to see how much you have both improved."

Ikuto Tsukiyomi has posed:
Ikuto didn't bother turning around when Sunbreaker came up behind him. She had him dead to rights and if she was looking to end him it wouldn't have taken much effort. He didn't think she was the type to do that anyway, from what he'd seen of her. Then there was Phantom. He knew this guy, and was admittedly surprised to see him. Almost as surprising was the bag in his hand. He was testing his nerve, perhaps. Just how deep was Obsidian's surveillance? He shook his head at the offer of sweets. "Thanks, but I'll have to decline. I don't like eating sweets before a fight. Gets me too excited. Observing, huh? Just watch out; I'm pretty good at not hitting anyone I don't want to but your friend is a bit more...volatile. Nearly set a museum on fire a bit over a week ago."

Ikuto nodded to Phantom, certain that if he'd wanted to fight him he would have taken his chance while he was distracted with Sunbreaker. He really was just here to observe it seemed, and there'd be nothing to gain from antagonizing Phantom besides having to fight against even worse odds than he already had. Sunbreaker was no joke, and Ikuto had a feeling she was a bit more serious than usual today. He quickly finished up the game, failing to get the figure -again-, and walked to the front of the arcade. "My heart, unlock," he calmly said, walking out the door as Black Lynx.

Hinote Kagari has posed:
Hinote Kagari was in the arcade, unaware of Ikuto's presence, playing and engrossed in a video game. It was some space shooter and he was in a groove. Tracy was nearby, watching another game. Tracy didn't get the allure of the space shooter, instead watching someone play some light gun game. That was more his speed, shoot the badguys, blam blam blam.

Hinote Kagari was dressed today light. Black T-shirt, blue jeans. Brown sneakers. Boring. That's when ge hears a familiar voice and he suddenly loses his game, curses to himself and sidles up on the other side of the machines, peeking through a slit between machines lightly as he frowns.

Oh.

Oh No.

"Damn." he said as he stayed his hand a moment. Not transforming. Yet.

Coco Kiumi has posed:
While the little time she spent at Game Crown Arcade has failed to convince Coco of any of the traditional forms of gaming, she did at least have an interest in challenging herself at dancing better and better. And there was at least a game for that in any Arcade station, so she did sometimes go to one.

And it's just her luck that in this particular Arcade Coco smells smoke when she hears a very familiar voice pick a fight with someone. She doesn't know for sure why would Sunbreaker be here of all places, but she certainly wouldn't let the hidden menace she has overheard in the flaming girl's voice go by.

With a yellow flash from her pearl, it is Yellow Pearl Voice that approaches the two of them, plus the newcomer in the white-black clothes, and she has all the more reason to get involved. Because that right there is Utau's brother, isn't he? The one who ran away from Obsidian and who Coco asked Utau questions about during her last concert.

Madoka Kaname has posed:
    Most of the time, Madoka's chara don't really hang out with her. Sure there's always at least one or two hovering around the pinkette, but the rest of them are off getting involved in who knows what.

    That's roughly why Brai and Medo are here, by themselves, floating around the city looking for interesting things. Well, interesting or scary. A fight between Ikuto and Sunbreaker would qualify as both.

    "I sense Yoru nearby," says the flossie wearing Medo. "Do you think Ikuto's with him?"

    "Not sure, but I think I feel another chara there too." replies the long, loose-haired Brai.

    "Wanna go see?"

    "Okay!" responds Medo cheerfully, before they both go flying off in the direction of the arcade. As they get closer, a foreboding feeling creeps up their spine. They don't exchange any words, because these two don't need to. Something isn't right. Their tiny expressions get more serious as they accelerate towards what might very well be danger.

Hinoiri Kirara has posed:
Sunbreaker glanced over when Phantom made his appearance. Who in the-- Oh. Right. She'd heard some big name in Mirage's company had returned. Was... this him? Possibly. Or Easter hired another goon. But.... he didn't look like some push over. In fact, he looked... tougher than the other goons. Or maybe it was a sense. Or maybe it was the dark energy. Either way, she gave a small nod. Easter must have called him in. She, notably, ignored Ikuto's little comment. She was NOT some out of control wildfire! Rude! But she wasn't going to rise to the insult... today, at least. And she'd yet to notice Yellow Pearl coming towards her, but she would have expected it, at least... Sparkle skirts always came when there was trouble. And she was certainly that.

She followed after him, her arms crossed and a mildly annoyed look on her face.

"So, kitty cat, lets make this quick. I'm here partially on behalf of easter, partially on behalf of your little sister. I'm sure you can remember her. One way or another, you have a responsibility to her."

"You're being a fool and, frankly, she's tired of it. She wants you to stop being dense. Now... Eclipse has asked me to let you know they want you to come have a little chat. Now... I'd like you to be all 'You know, you're right. Let's go talk.' But, well. I've been around you lot long enough to know it's never that easy. So my next question is... easy way?" She snapped her fingers and fire appeared in her hand. "Or hard way?"

Phantom has posed:
As Sunbreaker and Ikuto move to leave the Arcade, Phantom tags along, slightly behind. There's no nervousness in his step, just a confident stride as he pops another piece of spiky candy into his mouth. As Ikuto issues his warning, a wan smile appears on Phantom's face. "She knows better." he says simply, a rolling shrug of his shoulders. "You want a barrier?" That asked of Sunbreaker as he walks.

A glance to the side at Hinote as he loses his game, and then when he spies Tracy, the young man raises his hand, raises his thumb, points his finger, makes a small recoil motion at the Chara.

Lowering his hand, he makes note of the pretty blonde as well - but neither of them seem to be interferring, so he stays out of it for now.

The arrival of Brai and Medo on the other hand, that's getting more of his attention, and once they are outside, his normal clothing returns, the bracer set upon his left arm. However, instead of getting involved, he leaps up, landing on a nearby building and takes a seat on the edge of it. Legs dangling over the edge, he takes out another sugary treat to snack on.

Coco Kiumi has posed:
The mermaid princess ignores the redheaded stranger that had said he would stay out of the way, and instead focuses her attention on Sunbreaker, the Live Stage forming around her when she sees the flame forming onto the other girl's hand. A sigh follows. She really has no restraint, resorting to hurting people even with situations like these. At least, she had the common sense of following Ikuto outside.

"Sunbreaker, could you please leave him alone?", Coco says, ready to start singing at any moment if she showed any sign of turning on her. "I wanted to say thanks for helping me and Sailor Moon out, but I won't tolerate you forcing him to do Easter's and Obsidian's dirty work. If he wants out, that's his call, and in my honest opinion, Utau would be much happier following the same road."

Though the matters gets complicated when Brai and Medo come close. She recognises the two Chara, and with no Madoka anywhere close, she isn't really confident in them being that safe alone. "Hei, Brai, Medo, come here please. Things aren't really safe", she warns the mini-Dokas.

Ikuto Tsukiyomi has posed:
Ikuto at first didn't' respond to Sunbreaker. He looked her over, trying to figure out how much she knew. He saw Yellow Pearl nearby, gave her a quick smile, and tried to motion for her to be careful. In the past he might have tried to wave her off entirely, but...he had a feeling that trying to do this alone was going to get him hurt, and badly.

To Sunbreaker he said "You know I'm not doing this the easy way. Guess this is why you're kept on a short leash though; instead of taking the easy win while I was distracted, you gave me a chance to transform and fight."

"Why does Utau want me with Easter so badly, anyway? I already told her that I'm going to get rid of Director Hoshina, find our father, and make sure my little sister's dreams come true without having to hurt a bunch of innocent little kids in the process. What, did all that fire you're constantly putting out melt her brain in addition to your own?"

Madoka Kaname has posed:
    The two minidokas stop their approach as the others start to file outside. Brai takes out a tiny pair of binoculars and starts to make notes out loud while Medo takes out a Chara-scale clipboard and starts writing things down.

    "Sunbreaker's there. I see Coco. A new Chara and his Bearer. Looks like Sunbreaker has beef with Ikuto." Brai turns her tiny binoculars towards Phantom. "There's also a guy I've never seen before. Looks like he's a snacker. Wearing a Nirvana T-shirt."

    Medo nods along as she scribbles things down. "Any pain? Headaches?"

    "Well, there's about to be."

    Hearing Coco call out to them, Brai crosses her arms. "I know that already!"

    Medo starts tugging Brai's arm and pulls her towards Coco. "Don't be stubborn, Brai-chan. This is our chance to get close." Not really having a counter argument, Brai goes along with Medo. The two Chara hide behind Coco. Once they get behind her, they say in unison, "Thanks, Pearl-chan."

    Once they're close, Coco can probably overhear them trying to figure out which Chara is with Madoka right now and if they should call her. They're speaking pretty rapidly, occasionally glancing over at Lynx and Sunbreaker to see how things are progressing.

Hinote Kagari has posed:
Hinote Kagari gets a passing glance. The tiny chara joins him and gives Phantom the stink eye. "Kid, that guy has the nuts." he says. "What?" asks Hinote. "I'm telling you I sense something powerful." he says gravely. Hinote Kagari says. "My Heart: Unlock!" as Tracy enters his egg, and Hinote touches it, merging with the chara. He comes out the otherside as Pulp Noir as he sticks his hands into his coats pockets and has himself a walk outside.

"Hey Hothead. Leave The Cat alone." he says. "You seem more of a dog person anyways. Have you considered a Shitzu or a Labradoodle?" he asks as he joins Black Lynx outside with Coco and...

Are those two other charas?

Huh.

Amanda Faust has posed:
    Club SEGA is a thing? Amy has to see if they have Virtual On! And in the middle of playing, she feels the familiar feel of dark energy. Really close. She peeks out around some machines... Sunbreaker?! Oh fudge. She ducks back out of sight and transforms, waiting for a bit to see just what Sunbreaker is doing...

    Asking this guy to come back to team evil, basically?

    She steps out. "Come on. How is this gonna work? You're gonna force someone who doesn't wanna be there to work for you? He's gonna be doing plans half-heartedly, or trying to escape, or even sabotage you. Even if he's trying because you've got something on him, or you're threatening him, hi heart won't be in it."

    She cocks her head to the side: "Or are you no longer above mind control?"

Hinoiri Kirara has posed:
Sunbreaker was able to ignore Ikuto's light ribbing. But Yellow Voice's comments? THAT got a rise out of her. Especially considering her 'helping' Sailor Moon before got her turned into ice for a few days. Not to mention the fancy key that Coco had. The LAST thing she had any desire to get busted for was being... not fully dedicated to dark sparkle motion. Especially not in front of some hotshot from Mirage's group.

So she turned to Coco and just glared. "I don't know what you're spouting off about, fishsticks, but beat it. I wouldn't help you or any of your lot. You've obviously been spending too much time in my Eclipse Zones. Must have fried your little brain. So I'll make it easy for you. I'm your en-e-my~ I light you girls up. I don't *help* you up."

She turned her attention back to Ikuto. "And this is between him and I. And no, I try to avoid attacking the helpless. It's a waste of my talents to just attack you when you're unhenshined. At that point any common thug could do it. Unfortunately for you, I'm special forces."

"As for Utau? I can't say. But considering you're her big brother? Maybe you could try pretending you actually give a damn about her and talk to her, rather than leaving her behind so you can go off and do.... whatever it is all of this is supposed to be. Playing hero or something?"

Annnnd then Madoka. And the red girl with a rocket launcher. And Pulp Noir. "Oh for... fine. Yes, go ahead and make the barrier," she said to Phantom. "Maybe I should have just conked you in the back of the head. Meh. Utau would have probably cried."

She then tossed the seed into the air. It landed on the ground and then burst! Into a tree! A VERY big tree! Before... collapsing. Into a pile of wood...

The bark and roots and tinder then began to rise up, forming into a giant... wooden... woof. With glowing purple eyes.

Aaaand then she reached out and patted the giant, bus sized wolf made of wood. Before glancing to Pulp Noir. "You know, you're right? Always been more of a wolf girl than a dog girl, though." Timing! Was! Perfect! "And no, I don't do mind control. I do, however, believe in firm, directing hand. Get him, pet."

The wolf growled... before leaping forward, at Black Lynx, its leap causing the ground to shake!

Phantom has posed:
"Sure." Phantom offers. The slacker kid in the Nirvana shirt is suddenly gone, replaced with the white coat and gauntlet of the true Phantom. "I take it you're going to try to tank the whole lot of them as well?" he asks casually. The bag of candy is put away and he raises his right hand over his head.

And from that point, a swirl of red energy forms. It grows and twists, as he seems to have no exertion or effort at all.

Suddenly, it's a little bit darker - the sky a hazy shade of grey as the dark energy barrier engulfs the immediate area, including the arcade.

Usually, everyone falls asleep at this point that's not magical.

Not this time. Instead, all of the normals are suddenly incased in coffin-like mirrors, red ribbons wrapped around them in a few loops to hold them in place. So many Terribads that Phantom could summon.

But he doesn't.

"Like she said." Phantom announces to Team Good. "This is a business discussion between those two. You want to interfere?" A small smile. "Well, I might get involved." He lowers his arm, even as the barrier is formed, amethyst crystals lurching and rising from the ground amongst those captured in the Eternal Gauge.

Ikuto Tsukiyomi has posed:
"Really? You're gonna have your toys attack me? Alright doggy, let's play." Ikuto swipes his metal claw towards the ground. "Slash Claw!"

A cloud of dirt and dust fills the air, and the catboy dives at the ground towards the wolf, hoping to quite literally leave him in his dust as he focuses on Sunbreaker, already pulling his claw back for another razor-sharp swipe, this time aimed at her head. "Slash Claw!"

Coco Kiumi has posed:
"Don't mention it", Coco smiles at Brai and Medo, glad the two Chara can be safe...r. There really is no guarantee of safety as long as Sunbreaker and Nirvana Redhead are here, but she isn't letting either Chara get hurt. She'd rather take the full brunt of every attack first.

Coco really doesn't take give Sunbreaker's speech any regard. "It would do good to admit you are better than you show yourself to be, even on occasions like these that make a very compelling argument for you ignoring anybody but yourself."

A frown appears on Coco's face when she sees all the people that got captured into coffins due to whatever that guy did. She recognises them, of course. Those are the coffins that are used to produce Terribads. But so many...

"A business transaction? No business transaction could be held under duress. And your unscrupulous methods that threaten peace and the happiness of Utau's brother won't help you any", Coco fires back at Phantom.

With Black Lynx taking care of the more physical aspects of the fight it's time for Coco to do what she does best. Legend of Mermaid: Pichi Pichi Voice, Live Start!", Coco exclaims, her voice showing a world of peace as desired by Aqua Regina: a nostalgic melody of stars that shine like pearls, a wondrous light released from them, an adventure filled with miracles like the kind mother wishes for everyone in her heart, a love that will unfailingly be reborn after the storm. The melodious song pushes back against darkness and fatigue alike, trying to let everyone be at their best.

Amanda Faust has posed:
    ...
    "Is that a... timber wolf? You made a monster based on a--" Amy starts to quip, but Phantom is encasing people in mirros. In bulk. They can DO that?! No fair... "Ugh... Fair enough. You want us to fight you? I'm Magical Rocket Girl Red," she hefts the launcher over her shoulder. "And... I hope you're ready." She hesitates a little, but buoyed by YPV's song, she just... fires at Phantom, trusting he's got magic defenses they have't seen yet.

Madoka Kaname has posed:
    Brai and Medo both peek over Coco's shoulders as they watch Sunbreaker summon a wolf. Phantom raises a weird barrier they've never seen before. The two minidokas hold each other's hands and float closer for relative safety. This is the part where things get rough. Maybe they should have kept their distance?

    Medo pulls out a tiny Chara phone and starts texting. "She's with Lydian right now. They're on patrol. Apparently there's a pizza youma? ... Okay, the pizza youma just died. She's on her way."

    Brai squints up at Phantom. "This might be over before she arrives, you know." The barrier goes up, and Brai starts making notes on it. The changes in the color of sky, other effects like that.

    A moment later, Medo gasps. "Look, everyone's trapped in a coffin-mirror thing!" The flossie-wearing minidoka floats higher and shouts at Phantom while flailing her tiny arms. "Hey, that's not fair. This doesn't involve them! Let them go!"

    Brai immediately pulls her back down behind Coco. "Stay low! Don't draw his aggro!"

Hinote Kagari has posed:
Pulp Noir watches the world become dark, and surrounding civilians enter coffin-like mirrors. W..ait. He remembers this. Like the Terribad. And that woman with the umbrella when he first encountered magic. But this felt different. Stronger. He then watched Sunbreaker summon a giant wooden wolf that attacks Black Lynx, causing him to lose his footing when the wolf lands and shakes the ground making him stumble but not fall, as he jumps backwards.

He draws into his coat, pulls out a watergun and fires a jet of powerful water at the 'timber wolf' as Rocket Girl Red puts it, and laughs a moment.

"Timber wolf... I get it!" he says as he keeps up the blasting, jet after jet of water, trying to rake the side of the wolf.

Hinoiri Kirara has posed:
The dirt cracked against the wolf's hide and... tore off a branch. Or two. Barely scratching the behemoth before it lunged forward!

"No, not particularly," Sunbreaker said, glancing back towards Phantom. "More of them will appear soon, though. They always do. Here I was really hoping we could settle this all in a reasonable, simple manner. I guess I was wrong," she said, rubbing the back of her head. "So I'll at least let you test out my newest creation. I grew it myself out of a seed from the dusk zone. Impressive, no?" And right on cue, Mermaid Earworm starts singing.

"And yes, it is a pun, so what? It's a great pun!" she yelled at Amy.

Still.... it looked like Madoka wasn't actually here. With her little groupies flying around, Sunbreaker had assumed she would. The water gun seemed... largely ineffective...

At first. As the wolf barreled towards Black Lynx, massive paws tearing up the cement.

However, as the mermaid's song washed over it, the glow in its eyes began to dim and, finally, a black of water managed to knock away one of its barky platings, sending the strike off off center...

Going over Black Lynx, instead of straight at him. But the blow still dug a deep goug in the cement, cending a hail of cement and rock raining down on the lot of them.

Its jaws then snapped forward, trying to bite Black Lynx.

Sunbreaker leaped up, disappearing in a flash of fire, to appear on a nearby rooftop. Watching, for now.

Phantom has posed:
As Coco starts to sing, Phantom grunts slightly. Fine. They want to be difficult. The energy output increases, pressing down on Coco's song, trying to mute it out - yes, she has a powerful weapon, and for now - he's not actively suppressing it. Instead, he's allowing it to balance out between the pair. Keeping it fair between Sunbreaker and Black Lynx.

That is until the missile comes screaming up at him. As it corkscrews in, he sticks out his hand and catches it. By the nose. It explodes, a brilliant flash of fire and flame. And when the smoke clears?

Phantom has barely moved. He snaps his fingers, the ash falling from his hands. "That was your one." he tells the Puella. "You won't get another. If you try..."

And with that, he summons another one of those coffin mirrors. This one's empty. It appears before the Puella. And when it turns, and shows her the reflection? There's a mahogany-haired girl within. One of the International PreCures - PreCure Southern Cross. She's trapped in mid-transformation, her uniform in it's pre-creation stage, her eyes closed, arms crossed against her upper torso, eyes closed. The ribbons also hold her in place. And as the mirror angle pulls back, she can make out more... dozens... hundreds of similar coffin-mirrors, the soft glows of greens, yellows, blues, reds, all reflected around the red ribbons that hold them in place before the mirror vanishes.

"That is your future." he warns her. "I said I would not interfere. Do not try my patience. You have enough issues with Sunbreaker and her pet." The unsaid of 'You do not want me added in.' is left unsaid.

"You know how it is, Sunbreaker. They so rarely talk. They instead attack. And then complain when they lose." A shrug of Phantom's shoulders. "The summoning of a wolf against a Lynx was an interesting choice however. But wood? When you're based on fire? Tch."

Amanda Faust has posed:
    It's a great pun! "It is!" Amy agrees. "I guess if I made monsters I'd do the sa--"

    Did he just catch her rocket?

    He didn't block it with a shield, or tank it by being magically tough, he caught it. That's a little surprising... and then he says that's her 'one'. "You asked us to fight you..." She starts to retort, but before she can get going, there's a frozen magical girl.

    There's hundreds of frozen magical girls.

    She stares into the mirror, mouth frozen open mid-sentence.

    Okay, well, he can't be unbeatable, right? But...

    Is now the time to challenge him? He probably planned for it. And to his credit he is ensuring a fair fight between the two and not interfering otherwise.

    "So..." She looks to the fight, then back to Phantom after the mirror vanishes, and dismisses her launcher. "You say you've defeated hundreds of us and yet I've never heard of you. Do you have a name? What's your deal?"

Ikuto Tsukiyomi has posed:
Ikuto sees the missile streak towards Phantom. He cringes internally and calls out to Amy after Phantom displays his power, "Don't! He's not screwing around!" Distracting himself was a pretty foolish thing to do when there's a monster on him, and the catboy has to rather ungracefully throw himself to the side to avoid the timber wolf's snapping jaws, debris scattering everywhere.

"Damnit, Ikuto. Focus!" He shakes his head and sees that the creature, for all its power does look weakened by the combined assault from the others. "Alright...let's snuff this pupper!" Ikuto spots the missing plate on its side and hops around the debris field created by its lunge, finally taking aim at the opening with a swipe of his claw, wind cutting through the air like razors in its wake. "Slash Claw!"

Coco Kiumi has posed:
Coco smiles when she sees Amy. At least 1 friendly redhead around here, no? At when that friendly redhead is one as trusted as Amy, it goes double. Even if that wolf Sunbreaker summoned is rather sturdy and they can barely hold it back.

Worse: it has now sent that cement rain over them, leaving the mermaid to worringly realise her countermeasure won't be up before the stone hail reaches them. Going for Brai and Medo as soon as she can, Coco brings the two of them with her free arm under the cover of her body, a grimace showing on her face for each time it rains down on her, her only protection the henshin clothes.

"Are you all right?" Coco asks the two Chara with a wince as she very slowly raises again, her body screaming in protest at her for the strikes of stone. And when Phantom pushes back against her song, she really isn't in the mood of letting that pass, so her silent prayer calls upon Aqua Regina's own blessing for the mermaid princesses.

The mermaid princess raises her arm, remembering the love of the mother of the seas that extends to everyone that asks for it her protection: the bracelet on her wrist starts shining with white light as a halo of yellow light moves downwards from the mermaid princess's head: her clothes become more elaborate as it does so, gaining a flowing bow on her back and parallel frills on her blouse.

"Leave everyone alone. The peace from the Seven Seas Aqua Regina desires won't tolerate your cruelty any longer. Heartbeat ~Perfect Harmony~: Pichi Pichi Voice, Live Start!"

The song of the mermaid princess resounds again, more shining than ever under the blessing of Aqua Regina, singing of love that in one's heart endures all storms, standing up again, no matter how many times, for the sake of that promise. The Voice of the Yellow Pearl chants of a scorching light in which a spray of water flutters: right now is the to raise everyone's voice higher, higher, higher, even hotter, hotter, hotter than the sun.

Coco sings of an intense, speedy heartbeat that overflows with a melody of love in which there is only one truth: the conveyed heartbeat breaks out with the power of love and reflects in a cloudless mirror, one that doesn't seal in misfortune, as the darkness of her enemies and fatigue of her allies are pushed back with even more strength.

Madoka Kaname has posed:
    As the cement rains down over them, Brai and Medo float closer to Coco, which means that she can easily grab them both. Brai watches cooly as the stones hit the floor while Medo curls up into a ball and hides her head under her arms. Neither of them makes a peep until the attack passes.

    Medo's attention goes directly to Coco's strained face and says, "Are you okay? That must have hurt. Let me see!" The tiny nurse Chara floats around behind Coco, looking for wounds or scratches. She places a couple of band-aids here and there on spots she thinks are particularly troublesome. A more thorough examination will have to come later, when they aren't under fire.

    While Medo is working, Brai pops out and shouts at Phantom, "Hope Blossom wouldn't lose to you, dummies! She's the fluffiest and the best! You stand no chance!"

    Medo seems somewhat less confident as she looks at what Phantom is showing off. "Are those... magical girls in those mirrors? They look like they're frozen in time."

    Brai pauses and takes a closer look with her binoculars. "Wait... those look like PreCures. How did they get nabbed?"

    Scratching her chin, Medo says, "I wonder if there's a way to get them out."

    "What if you can't?" asks Brai. The two of them exchange glances. Suddenly they're both quietly nervous about Hope Blossom coming here. Maybe they actually shouldn't antagonize him.

Hinote Kagari has posed:
Pulp Noir glances at what Amy sees and what the Fark. Okay. So this is what Tracy was warning about.

Pulp Noir follows up with Black Lynx, moving in for a sucker punch into the exposed side of the timberwolf at the same time, trying to smack it together with him!

Hinoiri Kirara has posed:
Sunbreaker gave a small nod to Phantom. "They really do, don't they? I've been ambushed far more often by them than they ever have one of us. And they act like I'm the bad guy here," she said with a soft sigh.

However, when she saw that mirror... the reflection... She didn't say it, but a part of her was uneasy about that. He couldn't... actually... No. Certainly not. Heh. This was her fight, anyway.

"I'm the most powerful and talented mage in all of Kirakirafantastica. I can hardly limit myself to just fire when I want to practice. Don't confuse a preference with a limitation."

"Besides, this is a new youma creation method I've been working on. Since my familiar disappeared and I don't want to depend too much on using Obsidian's youma when I can just make my own... Also, I just couldn't *not* use the wolf against the cat. Just wait until you see the bats I've been growing. I was going to call them fruit bats... but considering they're based on designs from your company, maybe I'll just call them kinda-bats."

...

However, her eyes DO narrow when something else comes up. Something she hadn't expected.

Suddenly the song of Yellow Voice's was only getting louder, and she began to unleash her full song. "Ugh. I hate when she does that... Here I was hoping I wouldn't have to interfere in this test, but that song is giving me a headache," she grumbled, pinching the bridge of her nose.

The wolf, however, was being pushed down by that song, crushed under the weight of the concert... And then Black Lynx's claws and Pulp Noir's fist combined to shatter the wolf. Pieces of wood scattered in all directions.

Sunbreaker sat down, a grin on her lips. "And now? Now it gets fun."

Pieces of wood flew in all directions... then stopped in mid air. They didn't think it would be done so easily, did they?

And the wood recombined... Not into one pile. But into five.

Where once there had been one massive youma the size of a bus, now there were five smaller, yet still quite large ones.

Worse, they paired off with each of the sparkles! One lunging at Yellow Voice, attempting to bite down on her arm! One lunging at Pulp Noir, trying to bite into his jacket and drag him off by it! One going at amy, attempting to bite and take her missile launcher...

And two for Black Lynx, one coming at him from each side, attempting to bite his arms and drag him down to the ground.

"Let's see her sing through that."

Phantom has posed:
When the Puella dismisses her launcher, Phantom nods. "Wise." he offers to her simply. "The wisest decision you made today." His attention returns to the fight. "I did not invite you to attack me. I said to not interfere with the business at hand. But, it seems Sunbreaker believes she can handle you all, and I'm eager to see if she can."

When she asks him his name, the red-head turns his attention fully to Amy. This is usually where there's a whole flashy sequence where the villain introduces himself, complete with backstory, colorful explosions, all of that. Instead, Amy gets.

"The Pretty Cure Hunter. Phantom."

And that name is known. At least those that know Pretty Cures or are PreCures. He is the one that hunts them, captures them, taking their devices and collecting their bodies.

"You, Black Lynx, should be focusing on your current battle." he points out to Ikuto as he frowns slightly as he takes the hard hit. While he's not pulling for either one of them - there are advantages if Ikuto manages to get away.

His attention back to Amy. "Now, Red Rocket Girl, I believe I have sated your curiosity. He makes a small, dismissive motion with his hand. "Run along now."

And the Coco starts to sing louder. And louder. And transforms. For the first time? That bracer on his left arm starts to glow. He does wonder. "If I place you in a mirror, what trinket will you drop for me?" he asks of the mermaid, his hand going back to settle on the hilt of his sword. The song is annoying and painful, as he starts to brace. There's a sharp gritting of his teeth as... something... is felt, deep inside. For just a moment. As quickly as Coco may have sparked a feeling inside the Pretty Cure Hunter, it's just as quickly dismissed.

This is about to get very, very messy.

And how appropriate that Coco sings of a mirror, because now? Now, Phantom makes his first step. The sword is drawn and theres a single swing out of red energy.

"Let the future reflected in the mirror turn terrible!"

And they appear. He starts with two. Large, massive, hulking Terribads.

The first of them is shaped like a video game cabinet, joysticks for arms, the artwork on the side is a colorful explosion reading High Score!.

The second Terribad has a large UFO catcher for a body, moving about on three legs. It also has capture claws for arms, and both are wearing large sunglasses on their round heads that rise up into sharp peaks on either end.

As the two almost eight foot tall creatures rise, Phantom frowns slightly. "I did warn you."

But they don't attack. Not yet. Again, he's trying to give the good guys a chance to de-escalate. "The next attack will be to you." he warns the Idol. "Can you defend yourself while singing? I'm betting not. I suggest you listen to the Charas." Acknowledgement of Brai and Medo's words.

Fortunately //for Coco//, Sunbreaker is handling the issue for him. That is very nice piece of work, and he will make sure to note it in his report.

Madoka Kaname has posed:
    "Phantom... do we know that name?" asks Medo.

    Brai shakes her head, "I don't, but I get the feeling that Gretchen does."

    Medo hides behind Coco's shoulder. "It's kinda spooky how he doesn't even boast."

    Brai texts Gretchen quickly on her phone. The notifications that Brai gets in return are rapid and frantic. (Elsewhere, the grumpy Witch Chara is flailing at Hope Blossom, trying to talk her out of coming to no avail. Madoka can't just abandon friends!)

    Upon seeing Ikuto get double-tagged by wolves of timber, Brai frowns and flies out from behind Coco. She spreads out her tiny arms and suddenly there are a ton of fireworks beneath her. All lit, all sparkling, all noisy. They all fire in a scattered volley, directed at one of the wolves attacking Ikuto and filling the air with sparkles and light. They aren't all that powerful damage wise, not even enough to cause even a scratch against most youma, but they are most certainly loud and distracting.

    A moment later Medo drags Brai back behind Coco in a panic.

Ikuto Tsukiyomi has posed:
Ikuto glances at the wolves. Two on him now. Others going for the rest. Now two more creatures summoned by Phantom. He looks to Yellow Pearl Voice, her song reinvigorating him and, though he'd never admit it, making him a fan. "Beautiful...the song, that is. I mean-"

The timber wolves are attacking him now and he let himself get distracted -again-, this time by a girl! "This isn't like me..." Ikuto mutters as he meets his pair of wolves head-on, having no time to avoid them at this point. One wolf might get a claw buried in the roof of its mouth, but the other is just going to get his hand, and there's not much he can do about that.

Or at least, it would have until the fireworks started going off. To his credit Ikuto keeps his cool and focuses on stabbing at the one wolf, hoping the other will be too distracted by the fireworks to take a bite out of him. "Brai! Mm...thank you!" It feels strange, having allies. Having...so many allies, in fact. There are a lot of good people here. Maybe one day he can say he's good too. But for now, he grins. Now he hopefully wouldn't need a shot to prevent wooden rabies or whatever that wolf might have.

Amanda Faust has posed:
    Who the hell is Phantom?! The "Pretty Cure Hunter"? She'll have to ask Mio about it later.

    Run along now? "Hey, 'you get to watch, I get to watch. S'only fair."

    Aaaand Coco presses on. Amy can't say she shouldn't, but things get messy. Is Phantom about to trap her?!

    No, instead he summons TWO giant monsters. Which don't attack. He's holding back, still? He doesn't want to fight? Interesting. Let's keep observing him.

    Besides, Amy has her own wolf to fight now. "Tch! It was one-on-one, you think five smaller ones will do better with one against each of us? You could've overwhelmed him..."

    She comments, leaping back and well. It's made of wood, so she tries to just explode the one coming for her, followed by a blast of concussive force to knock it back or scatter the pieces.

    Burning the pieces is an obvious solution, but she doesn't really have precision burning capability! She tries to think of a way to use her powers to do that. Hopefully the Live Stage will hold out while she does...

Hinote Kagari has posed:
On of the wolves come from Pulp Noir and try to grab him by the coat. He pulls back on his coat and rips it instead, rather than let himself be pulled away further with a worry. Then Phantom summons terribads. He knows these things, as he frowns a little.

He draws a second water gun and fires both of his weapons at the wolf as he makes a face.

"This is absurd. What are you going to do if you drag him back by force anyways!?" he asks. "Go on Hothead. Pretend you win. Then what. Brainwash laundry!?" he asks. "Is that it!?

Coco Kiumi has posed:
"I'm ok", Coco smiles when the two Charas worry. Well, she is not really ok, but she will live. When Medo applies some of her magic bandages, Coco turns her head slightly towards the Chara. "Thank you, Medo, I feel a lot better."

And then Phantom reveals his identity and intent. A Precure Hunter? Well, she is not going to let that stop her. The mirror she sings of is one that is like the wish of our kind mother, cloudless and untainted by terrible futures, and everyone here probably has something like that, so she doubts that his words would hold any water, one might say. "I was imprisoned once", Coco tells Phantom. "You can see how well that worked out. Friends exist, you know."

And then her purifying song resumes, and the Live Stage she is in gets in addition covered by a repelling effect, so the smaller youma will have its passage blocked, and potentially will even find itself bounced back.

Hinoiri Kirara has posed:
The wolf... did NOT expect fireworks. To be honest, neither did Sunbreaker. As the Chara tried to pull away--

The wolf surged forward, to try and snatch it out of the air! "Stop!" Sunbreaker yelled. Its jaws mere centimeters from snapping around the little fairy. Sunbreaker let out a sigh of relief, before glaring. "I swear, I'm going to slap that girl a second time. Hey! Madoka's Charas! You get ONE! Next time, though, you'll be crushed! Tell your owner to keep a better eye on her fairies!" Sunbreaker yelled.

Meanwhile, Black Lynx had managed to snap and batter the wolf! He finally managed to get it off him, but it pulled back, both of the wolves moving around him, now, circling. Growling. Preparing to attack...

Pulp Noir's wolf pulls back, tearing at the coat and getting... blasted with water. It is sent scattering back, to pieces!

The one Amy shoots just... just blows up. Pieces of wood fly all over the place!

And the one landing on Coco's stage lets out a startled yipe as it is yeeted off with a gusto!

"You know, Ikuto, they're *only* getting hurt because of you. If you'd just be *reasonable* nobody would have to get hurt at all. I'm one of the nice ones... whoever they send next might not be."

She snapped her fingers and the wolves all exploded to pieces...

Only to regather into a single swirling ball of wood. A moment later it reformed. But not a wolf, this time. More like a giant, bipedal werewolf. With big, razor claws. "But fine, tell you what. If you want to keep playing this game, let's play. Let's see if you can take down my Timber Wolf. This one won't be as easy as the others."

The timber wolf let out a howl to the moon, before racing straight at Black Lynx...

Only to reach out and grab a car in one hand and SWING IT at him.

Sunbreaker glanced at Phantom and gave a light snicker. "I'll be honest, I didn't think the Timber Wolf would hold up nearly as long as it has. Sometimes I impress even myself."

So humble, this one... But the wolf was being worn down. The glow in its eyes was almost entirely faded. And not all of the sticks were reforming. It was also slower in this form, if quite powerful... Maybe if they hit it hard enough with all they had?

Phantom has posed:
"Friends." Phantom snorts. "You know what friends get you?" comes the question to Coco. "Disappointment. They will leave you. They will laugh at you behind your back. They will spread lies and deciet. They will learn your deepest secrets and then abandon you..."

He lifts his hand, bringing forth more dark energy. The concrete hail is replaced by red crystals that race past Coco as she continues to sing. In the crystals are the reflections of people. And as they swirl around her, they whisper.

"She thinks she can sing? Ha! A pig sounds better."
"She thinks she's pretty, but look at her hair. Does she use a bowl to cut her hair?"
"Look at her clothes. So desperate for attention."
"I bet she goes home and cries about herself."
"Does she really think she's a hero?"
"Yellow. So. Plain."

The whispers are just above the music, their words meant to break Coco's concentration, to cause her to lose the focus on her song. They continue to mock, to tell her things about herself, even as the Terribads remain in their place. They remain still, not pressing, not attacking. "There is only despair. No hope. No love. No friends. Only your place in my garden, with the others. I'm sure I can hold you just as easily as I do the others."

Madoka Kaname has posed:
    Apparently Medo acted just in time to stop Brai from being a snack, but the long-haired Chara was almost expecting that. Brai doesn't take uncalculated risks, but they are still risks. At the same time, it does make it clear that Sunbreaker is holding back. At least when it comes to crushing dreams.

    In the distance, on a nearby rooftop, there is a bright flash of pink. Hope Blossom, who has been charging one single arrow during the whole trip over here, is finally making her presence known. The oversized arrow rips through the air as if it were fired from a railgun, aiming directly at the wooden wolf.

    "No Hope? But I'm right here!"

    A super jump sends her through the air and down to the ground, in between Coco and Phantom. Another pink arrow is already nocked and drawn. "I'm Hope Blossom, and I've had my fill of despair. You gave my friends a chance to back off. I'm letting you have that same chance."

    Her pink eyes glance between the two Terribads, quietly sizing them up. From behind Coco, Brai cheers. "Get 'em, Doka!" Maybe Sunbreaker isn't that far off in calling them her groupies.

Hinote Kagari has posed:
The wolf is defeated and the day is saved.

Wait no it isn't. Because the wolf is reforming AGAIN.

Pulp Noir groans and says. "This thing just won't stay down like a good dog!" he complains loudly. He looks over to Ikuto. "Don't listen to her. Hothead is just being a bi---" and then there's a car and Pulp Noir jumps to the side as he just opens fire, again at the werewolf-looking youma.

"Stay. Down. For Good. You God Damn. Goon!" he calls out.

Ikuto Tsukiyomi has posed:
Ikuto glares at Sunbreaker. There's no joy in his expression now. "You think you can pin this on me? As if I don't already know that's why the people around me get hurt? If you really want me pissed off, this is a great start!"

That's a big wolf. Werewolf, even. And that's a CAR. Ikuto thinks he could destroy it with an attack. Especially when he's all angry like this. He hopes he can. He goes for it. "Slash Claw!" A cutting wind is slung through the air with his metal claw, going right for the car as he tries to duck away. "I'll leave this to you guys! I can't do much about that armor!" he calls out to the more ranged-equipped Hinote and Hope Blossom. Then, he notices the crystals around Yellow Pearl Voice. They're trying to drown out her song. It's a nice song, and he's fought alongside her multiple times now. He runs over, putting his faith in his friends to keep the wolf busy and starting to just..punch, the crystals Phantom had summoned. "Hey! You can do better than these weak insults! Really, insulting her hair? It's pretty!" -punch-

"Her voice? Flawless!"-punch-

"Her heroism? Inspiring, damnit!" -punch-

Ikuto doesn't know what's gotten into him, but Sunbreaker really set him off with her comments and now he's just angry.

Amanda Faust has posed:
    The wolves reform into one. "So, wait, is it back to a one-on-one fight again or...?" Amy looks between the villains, confused. As long as no more attacks are directed at the rest of them, she can stay out of it... wincing as a goddamn car is swung at Black Lynx, though.

    Amy leaps to Coco's side and starts trying to bash the crystals with her launcher. "I dunno who hurt you, but friends aren't like that! I've come here w, with every reason for allies to think I'm weird and they accepted me! What would we even gain by backstabbing people?! We're magical girls. Betraying our friends would undermine our whole deal!"

    She stops to briefly point a finger at Phantom. "Okay, collecting people in a garden is creepy, dude. Maybe that's why no one likes you. Like. How would you react if one of us was all like 'Yeah we want to add villains to the collection we keep in our garden'? If you weren't so powerful, I mean."

Coco Kiumi has posed:
Coco looks around her when her singing is insulted, and even her physical appearance is called into question. They are doing a good job at hindering her singing, but that's thanks to their background noise. She is resolute against those insults, and those mockeries are not the kind of thing that wouls get under her skin.

And then the Black Lynx comes in, and even the hindrance they posed, the repeated noises, is quickly reduced, the Chara Hero smashing the stones and letting her song spread out once more. "Thank you, I am glad you appreciate my song", Coco smiles warmly towards Ikuto and his dependable assistance. And Amy takes care of even more of them, giving a friendship speech on top of that since he was just begging to be proven wrong on the friendship count. How is that, Phantom?

And with that she resumes singing, her heart bold and giving it all for her purifying song, even 1 Live Stage trying to hold it in place it case it tries to escape the others' attack.

Hinoiri Kirara has posed:
Sunbreaker sighed as, right on time, Madoka arrived. The arrow came surging in and struck the wolf, sending it toppling back, skidding along the ground. Bark was shredded off, leaving the internal wood exposed. The water blasts from Pulp Noir was now tearing off chunks of the wolf as it charged, swiping, slashing, trying to claw and cut and maim but--

Sunbreaker's eyes were on Black Lynx. That was a reaction, oh yes...

"You know, if you're worried about the people around you getting hurt, maybe you should try thinking about what happens to those people who you abandon and leave behind when you don't think they're worth it anymore. Ikuto."

The wolf, however, was all but shredded to pieces. Lifting a big, wooden, shaking hand towards him... trying... much... trying. A little... more. If it could--

And then, finally, the song was too much, pinning it to a stage and draining its power... It crumbled to the ground... Pieces of wood shriveling up and dying, and--

Sunbreaker appeared amidst it. "Right. I think that was a good warmup. Shall we move onto the main event?" she asked, holding her hand out and...

A small vine crept up from the remains, dropping a seed into her hand. "Mmmm. This was an adequate testing ground. You're right, though. I don't intend to brainwash. While I could, it'd just be a waste of time and it'd make Utau sad. After all, she is my colleague."

"But, Ikuto? If you keep being troublesome like this, you'll keep causing both her and the people around you more trouble. Far more than you're worth. So why don't you stop pouting and return already. Your little sister's care for you will only protect you for so long the more trouble you cause the rest of us."

Glancing down at the seed, she smiled. "And you, my little friend, are going to be quite a useful little specimen, aren't you?"

She then teleported back up onto the roof, in flames. "You can release the barrier now, Phantom. I think I'm good for now. He just hasn't understood the reality of the situation... yet." She'd hold out her hand to him, letting him dusk port them out...

She, admittedly, didn't like the idea of leaving him behind with the sparkles...

Phantom has posed:
As the battle seems to be coming to a close, Phantom waits for the signal from Sunbreaker to withdraw. The arrival of Hope Blossom is a surprise, however - and when she draws back, his posture changes. The bracer is brought around, the sword drawn, ready to go to war with the Puella Mage. And there's no fear in his face, no anger -- if anything, he looks almost resigned to the battle that is about to erupt.

Instead - amongst the chaos, the song, the words, he hears Sunbreaker's call.

But before he starts the withdraw, his eyes fall on Amy. And all of her insults and thoughts. And his question to her is simple.

"Would you rather I extinguish their lives then?"

And with that, he lifts his arm. A wave of his sword, and the barrier starts to fall away. As it does, the crystals that were swarming Coco fade. The Terribads vanish. The coffin-mirrors open, allowing the people within to fall out as they disappear.

His attention is on Coco for a moment longer. What was that he... felt? He will talk to Queen Mirage on it -- and probably be reconditioned. He is the strongest of her Generals, after all. The most loyal.

The most controlled.

"You did surprisingly well, Sunbreaker." he offers as a compliment as he takes the hand of his fellow General, opening the coffin-shaped portal, and another glance towards Hope Blossom. "Another time." he promises her.

And with that, he pulls himself and Sunbreaker through.

And on the ground in his wake?

A half-empty bag of candy from a certain store.

Madoka Kaname has posed:
    Hope Blossom gives Black Lynx the side eye as he stands up for Yellow Pearl Voice. Coco has a lot of reasons to be confident, and she most certainly has friends, so he certainly isn't wrong. Nevertheless she has a slightly amused expression on her lips.

    The fight, however, is apparently not over. Sunbreaker steps up and threatens them with Round 2, and for a tense moment Madoka is worried that she might actually mean it. When Sunbreaker takes her seed and leaves with Phantom, Madoka lets out a deep breath. "I actually thought we'd have to fight them both for a minute there."

    Turning to the rest of the mahou, Hope Blossom smiles. "Sorry I'm late! I hope my Chara weren't too much of a handful. Is everyone alright?"

Ikuto Tsukiyomi has posed:
Ikuto doesn't respond to Sunbreaker at first, only glaring at her before finally saying "Next time we meet I'm going to kick you in the face."

Ikuto can feel his strength starting to fade a bit. Yoru is giving him his best in the transformation, but the little Chara only has so much juice before he needs to rest and that limit is about reached. With a sigh he lets the Chara Transform drop, and Yoru floats by, swirls in his eyes as Ikuto leans against a wall. "Jeeeez did you really have to punch those things? That used up so much power, nya. And what was with the stuff you said huh Ikuto~? Didn't you -just- ask that Chiyo girl to prom yesterday, and now you're talking up another pretty girl? I didn't think you were that kinda guy nya."

Amanda Faust has posed:
    Amy just looks up at Phantom as he dismisses his crystals -- she obligingly dismisses her weapon again. "That's a difficult question."

    Has he never heard the phrase, 'a fate worse than death?'

    Humans can think of so many.

    If they're in stasis, unaware, they basically are dead, if they never get saved. And if they're aware, well. It's not that that's something Amy has dwelled upon, but she's thought about it more than the normal amount. (The normal amount is zero.) Enough to be appropriately horrified.

    To the air where Phantom and Sunbreaker were, she wryly comments, "Does a compliment to your ally mean anything from you, when you just said that all you're really thinking about is how to betray people?" She sighs and shakes her head.

    Co-- Yellow Pearl Voice, um, detective dude, cat guy, Madoka's fairies, are you all okay?"

Hinote Kagari has posed:
Pulp Noir watches the two vanish and frowns and he slips the water-based firearms back into his coat and he turns to face Amy.

"The name is Pulp Noir." he says. "But yes. I am a detective." he says as he dusts himself off and eyes his coat. "I'll. Be alright. Just a little rattled." he says.

"That was kind of scary. But. We're walking away so." he looks over to Black Lynx.

"Hey. Lynx. Text me soon." he says. He doesn't elaborate right now.