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"Don't worry about it--I'm glad you managed to make it at all," Seiko replied to Yuuri with a faint smile. "And yes, you're in the right place. Or..." She glanced to the side, muttering the last part inaudibly, under her breath. "Probably not in the right place in life if you ended up as a magical girl..." She then seemed to catch herself and offered a meretricious smile. "It's a pleasure to meet you all, anyway. Thanks for coming. I just...never mind--thank you," her violet eyes flitted to her shoes for a moment before she met everyone else's eyes once again. "That's it for today...if you ever have any questions, feel free to ask me at any time. I attend Kumisaki middle school as a ninth grader. I suspect that we'll all see each other occasionally." Seiko then nodded, bowing slightly as she walked back home.

However, upon the sudden pulsing of her soul gem, the girl stopped abruptly. A witch was near. She ran in the direction of the witch, her stomach producing a tight knot of dread as she approached the witch's labyrinth. The location was much too familiar. It was where she spent seven hours of each weekday. Without a second thought, she rushed into the building, the gym, finding herself face-to-face with a horrific scene. From the pull-up bars and other equipment, several coiled ropes hung threateningly. Several students walked towards the rope, zombie-like. They were undoubtedly under the influence of a very powerful witch.

Meanwhile, Kyubey remained with the other magical girls. His tail swished from side to side, his beady eyes blank and conveying no emotion. "Seiko went to go fight a very powerful witch..." he looked up at them quizzically, tilting his small head to the side. "Alone." He jumped on Claudia's shoulder as he continued speaking. "Your soul gems should be picking up on the witch. Though....it's powerful, but I doubt that all of you will be needed to defeat just one witch."

Shi immediately starts running towards the gym.
The gem is getting brighter....!
She bursts through the doors to the horrific scene. She falls to her knees and covers her mouth
Oh my God! What is this?
She takes the hands away from her mouth
Shi: "Care to g-give an explanation, Seiko?!"

Claudia looked at Kyubey sitting on her shoulder before looking at the purple soul stone hanging from her neck. It was pulsing with a glow she'd never seen it have before. She glanced at the other girls before deciding she should go and lend the other magical girl a hand. She took off running, holding the gem to see where it was taking her. It took her right to school, the last place she wanted to be. But she had to make do. She shoved her way into the gym and looked on with horror. "What in the world?"

At the pattering sound of the rapidly approaching footsteps, Seiko spun around, finding herself facing Shi and Claudia. "Oh--thanks goodness you're here," she breathed quickly, before turning back around to the disturbing scene. The realization then hit her that the others were unfamiliar with such horrific scenes. "I'll explain later." Seiko immediately ran to the bars, harshly yanking on and un-doing the ropes. "For now--help me get rid of these ropes!" As she tugged on the first noose, one of the students faced her, his blank eyes dangerously determined. "Um--be careful of the students. They--" the boy grabbed her wrist, and soon after, several other students noticed the commotion and followed suit. Gritting her teeth, Seiko pulled her arm back, freeing herself from the grip. "They're gonna try to do whatever it takes to prevent us from saving their lives!" she said to the others.

"Ugh," with a grunt of annoyance, Seiko pressed her back up against the wall. Typically, She didn't have to transform until she entered the witch's labyrinth, however, today was a little different. The mass of students were giving her a little bit of trouble in her civilian form. She then held out her soul gem, swiping it across her body as her outfit morphed into her magical girl dress. With her heightened abilities, she was able to jump atop the bars, and rip off the ropes. "I'd recommend you guys transform, too."

Shi: "Um, o-okay!"
Shi repeats the motions and finds herself in a short red-ish pink floral patterned dress
She then jumps onto the bars and rips off a whole bunch of ropes
"H-Hows that, Seiko?" she stammered

"Do we need to follow?" Haru questioned, eager to follow as she watched her soul gem glow a vibrant orange. "Or is three Magical Girls already enough? Because I'll go if Seiko and the other two need more help." She honestly didn't know them too well, but was extremely competitive and ready to prove herself in front of the rest of the girls.