ERode
In The Mirror
In what world did the words 'bring up a map' inspire L'Dauphin to instead fly away? And after the incident with Windy, where everything had gone wrong specifically because they left her alone, did Grizzly think that the best way of continuing on was to have everyone split up to pursue targets individually...when they all knew there were more targets than there were allies? Once again, the flaws of the Dark Site revealed itself, and once again, Swallowtail remained behind as others shot off, pressing a thumb against the bridge of her nose as she slowly massaged it. What could you expect, after all, when the boss was a blatant sadist, all the executives were corrupt, the lab techies were perverts, and the soldiers were psychos?
What did that make her, who put up with all this regardless, just for a fraction of freedom and a wage?
In the wake of Grizzly and L'Dauphin's ascent, the beast-shrouded maiden tapped upon the back of the bear that had been assigned to the self-sacrificing healer and followed after, diving between the shadows that remained within the canopies. It didn't take long, in truth. When one lacked magic orientated towards violence, it came to one's physique to employ such brutish methods in their stead. Vanguard optimized towards durability and strength, Rose towards the swordsman's ideal, and Swallowtail towards the swiftness of her namesake.
No sound gave away her pursuit, no sound gave away her arrival.
In the darkness of the grove, a girl with a bestial shadow stepped before Scarlet, their environment already gradating into an unsettling silence. The Magical Bear that Grizzly had given her became inert, floating in place, while the telepathic bond between Artificial Partner and Magical Girl had similarly be severed. Grizzly was off chasing Cinderella, L'Dauphin with Negev. So long as Swallowtail herself didn't draw the short straw of coming across the one magical girl who didn't escape as a loner, she had some time.
Crimson eyes settled upon crimson eyes, but what was raised was not a weapon but rather, a notepad.
Let's speak.