While you are mulling that over, Laura points out another complication. "Good luck with that," she says with a mocking laugh. "Remember that we made our debut murdering a branch of the Fallen, and if Cinder's true identity ever leaks out," she says with a meaningful glance in your direction, "that's more bodies added to the total count. Not exactly the kind of capes you want promoting your pop and tennis shoes."
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"What kind of company would that be?" Kayleigh asks in surprise. "It doesn't sound like someplace that would really want to hire capes. Or one that would have heard of us."
Dragon's smile grows toothy and knowing. "Oh, trust me. The owner of this company has definitely heard of you. I know most of you," she says with nods in your direction, followed by Laura and then Missy, "like your freedom and independence, but it is worth considering."
"What company are we talking about? That will likely affect our opinion," you tell her.
An interesting moment... certainly required to set up the "punch-line" of Dragon's generous offer, but... perhaps a sign of just how famed Dragon-tech is, since I'm reasonably sure all the girls know who the fairy is? For Taylor especially it felt a bit dense of them to not catch on sooner xD
I'm personally fine with them signing up to be Dragon Knights , with the reservation that its still my preference to see Taylor and friends wave goodbye to Earth Bet and frolic off to glorious sci-fi TSAB after their work is far enough along re: Endbringers.
You were there for both Tim and Lacey, even if in the end the latter template had not exactly stuck. Both times, the person receiving it was shrouded in bright light for a couple of seconds before reappearing. This time… is not like the others. The light Standstill became flickers, for lack of a better word, switching back and forth between the Device's light blue and her natural pink.
Huh, on reading I'd assumed this to be a quiet reference to the fact this time the Template is burning out a present and /active/ Entity shard, where Lacey and Tim lacked one and Taylor only had the potential, not a reference to her fighting to keep her own magic color. Curious what happens to it in such a case, really.... would Glaistig hear ghostly screams of burning?
Her torso is covered by something that starts off looking like a black turtleneck sweater, but only if the entire back and most of the sides had been cut out.
.........
"What do you think?"
"It's definitely… different from what you used to wear," is about the nicest thing you can think to say off the top of your head.
Laura, for better or worse, does not have such reservations. "Holy shit, girl. I realize Taylor and Scarlet look like they're competing to see who can look the most evil, but that doesn't mean you need to outdo them both."
Maybe its not their fashion style? Buuut man am I disappoint neither seemed to show much appreciation for 13th Hour (she who's main canon appearance involved clingy-tight goth jeans) opting for what certainly sounds like a V-Killer sweater to put just their taste of slender-androgyny and back muscles on display.
Even as I heartily approve of Caileach arguably looking the least-villainous of the group (who really trusts Magical Girls, I hear they run the Yakuza) and recognize she's too secretive to hint at that irony openly.
I'm not sure calling Thirteenth Hour the "Least Experienced" is entirely fair to her. Yes, she has new abilities now, but she's also technically the most experienced person on the team next to Missy when it comes to fighting other Capes, and that experience could be a boon at the construction outlet.
Considering the nature of her powers involved spending much of the battle asleep.... how much experience did she really gain exactly, just that of watching others and participating in any training?
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[X] (Taylor) Office building
[X] (Sarah and Cat Sith) Office building
[X] (Missy) Sports store
[X] (Kayleigh) Construction store
[X] (Laura) Construction store
[X] (Samantha) Construction store
Kamkong's plan seems like a good one if guesses are accurate, leaves heavy-hitter Taylor to cover for any stumbles by Sarah with her new powers and all .... only vague worry is Missy "by herself" if Pentagram has any issues there, but she is quite strong and minion-equipped along with probably more experience than Laura overall. Even with her upgrades doubt she'd be too proud to call in for backup/evac if things got hot after all her team training (which could also help her mesh with Pentagram more than any of the rest, so better they have own-team allies).
