#Japhziel

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Straight girl within the Sisters.

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Don't mind her.

Just staring into your soul.

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"Hello, Admiral."

Sitting across from her, Japhziel crossed her legs at the ankles, her height still short enough to make her look up slightly to meet The Admiral in the eye.

"I hope that your day has been well thus far, and that the behaviors of Nelairi have not been too souring on your opinion of us Sisters, as I have heard that you already have a distaste for magical users, correct?"

Knock knock knock.

"Hello, Admiral?"

Came a voice from the opposite side of The Admiral's closed door.

"It is Miss Lillienthal, from The Tower. May I come in?"

"...come in."

Upon entrance into the office, one could see the Admiral in front, sitting by her desk at the other end of the room. The office was... spacious, with several pieces of furniture and appliances, a briefing table, and a nice couch to sit on.

"Greetings. My name is Ishikawa Nozomi. From now on, Admiral or Nozomi is fine. Please have a seat."

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"Do not deal with fiends unless you have a completely airtight plan to protect you from their interference."

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"There's been some stuff in the city nearby...but looking back, there's activity of another."

"...Another vampire in the city?"

"Mmmmmhm. Putting things together, they operate in the downtown space, and Corina recently seems to have joined up with them."

"Is it at least safe to lift the seal on it...?"

"Well, if we put something akin to constant sunlight on both ends, then yes."

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"I see."

A small place, put together about as large as Japhziel's own office. True to it's name hers was a strictly legal office.

"Japhziel Lilienthal. Contract magic specialist and barred in Tax and Finance Law. Fosca has made contact with you, I trust? Pink hair, blue eyes, suspenders, most likely greeted you with a smack on the rear?"

Upon seeing that Krile's office isn't locked, she's going to walk in.

"Hello? Sister Krile? Are you here?"

"Ah. Yes! Just over here!"

Given the place was currently only two room, a modest study-office space and what might be a bedroom of sorts, she was likely in the bedroom area.

The wide lalafell was applying her new reserves of aether to craft her space. Investing, as she had heard the term called. All in all, while sparse, she seemed to have the basics sorted in shaping this place.

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gluttonygirls "Hmm?" Pardon her, it's a bit hard to see past her own gigantic bust to view the witch ahead of her, but after tilting forward the blonde woman finally catches sight of her. "Oh! Apologies! I would have thought this would be abandoned! There are so few mage communes anymore, I had assumed these would be ruins! Forgive my intrusion~"

"You are...tall..."

The intruder could practically see the purple-haired woman's brain overheating, processing her presence. She's taking a step back, trying to see all of her.

"T-The exterior can look a little dated, b-but the insides are all still fully functional...why...why are you here?"

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A rare, smiling Japhziel.

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chubbykanmuses How straight are we talking.

Has not entertained any of the antics of fellow Sisters about even kissing them.

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Cadwyn blinks.

"You...You hit the boat!"

Instantly she's flooded with recollections of Japhziel and how she would argue this either way, that the boat was no longer there, but also the designated target was hit...

She's silently taking the cow and staring at it, then back at her own chest, then back at the cow. She almost wanted to moo...but not here, not now.

"Is...Is everything going to be okay?" Cadwyn looked at the shopkeeper. "I...I...can make replicas out of stone i-if that works...t-they won't be heavier than the original, p-promise!"

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VOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMmmm....!

The sound of a jet engine, roaring across the plains before the Tower, growls slowly to a stop as the tiny figure causing the noise descends towards the ground. Melusine's foot and back engines are not exactly the most quiet things in the world, no, but her speed and distance of travel are unparalleled, so she finds the trade-off agreeable.

She touches down upon the ground with a slight vump, exhaling as she looks up at the rather large tower before her. There's something...rather mystical about it, even if the words Melusine possesses cannot accurately describe the feeling.

Chk.

Melusine's visor slides back into her hairpieces, revealing her adorable face.

"Whew. Alright, I'm here...Now, how do I get her attention...?"

She stares at the door to the Tower with a smile on her face, and a small box in her hands, but her plans falter here. She'd expected to see something of a...knocker, or a doorbell, or something like that, so she had an easy way of knowing how to get in, but she is instead faced with a solid door, no knocker or buzzer, and it makes her confused.

"Well, I could always just..."

Melusine flexes as she balls up her hand into a fist, bringing it up to the door as she seems to judge the stability for a second, before...

WHAM, WHAM, WHAM!

Door-quaking thuds reverberate through it in a trio, followed by a rather small voice.

"Um...hello! It's me, Melusine...! I'm here to pick up Cadwyn...Is she here?"

She's still not the best at this, but she's at least not stuttering anymore.

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Will read (and translate) contracts for you.

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Priests never went away, even as society became more secular.

Nobility never went away, even as society became more free, away from those titles.

There were still people in elaborate, heinously expensive clothes, preaching words to the common man that they could never hope to understand. They still claimed to withhold the wrath of some elaborate, almighty, terrible force from the populace should they be touched, people who were not allowed to be questioned.

There were still people born with power and status of that like a god compared to the common man, people born into a higher place into society with nothing to note except their grandfather's or great-grandfather's accomplishments.

There were still exceptionally powerful people, just as there always have been. It's just now you could attach a number to power and influence.

CEOs who cried death throes of the economy if their position was questioned, their authority looked at. Multimillionaire heirs whose assets could barely do anything more than generate more assets, money earned generations ago sustaining a workless life and co-mingling with politicians to enact their will, that it was the will of the market that they were so successful.

"Mmhh? A new client? Total assets 734 million...acceptable."

Why waste time dreaming of dismantling the system, waste energy against the unstoppable tide, when you could climb it? Her magic didn't cost her anything. Just some training...

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"Can I get a reminder on why I have to refresh a barrier every day? Can't Izolda just shut the portal off?"

"Suggest that to her at the peril of never being able to reach the bottom of your bags again."

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🕯️Any pair you'd like~

There are many individuals and organizations that I am willing to twist their arm to the fullest extent of the letter and the law. The military is not one of them.

That being said, The Admiral's fears are far from unfounded. Smart woman.

Mrerrrrgrgrgrgrgrgrgrgrrggrgrgrgrgrgrrgrgg if I get my hands on her again I swear to god-

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Be honest, Hatsuyo, you love trolling people-

"I'm a Fox though..."

"Trolling: Including, but not limited to; Harassment that may or may not lead to minor harm of individuals, conducting oneself in a manner to aggravate others, or mischievous intent to act unto others."

"Oh, yeah, I-"

"..."

poof~

"You're no fun..."

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chubbykanmuses Knowing the admiral she'd probably opt to take care of things herself. But she'll definitely complain to them, quite a bit.

But perhaps the greatest upset in the midst of this for her is having to cancel meetings for this to deliver the news in person. She'll be over as soon as possible.