>>6169362"Oh, wait... Are you... Are you in on it?"
"In on WHAT Ms. Sunbeam?"
"Oh no, you definitely are."
"Mei-Ling while coming from the wealthy Ching family still skirts the line on what we consider culturally.... The appropriate 'type' of student we allow here. Lexi and Luna were merely expressing concern if she was the correct fit for our institution. We would of course never outright deny based on policy. But cohesion and teamwork are a key component of what it means to be a magical girl. Even if it means some... Tend to be less... Suitable than others."
You furrow your brow,
"Oh fuck no. You're totally just as vindictive and fucking racist as they are, aren't you?"
Her serious expression remains, looking around for a moment before she unveils her cruel grin,
"You're not nearly as stupid as you look. You're right. I'd prefer it if we could just expel the little chink princess right back to her Chinese ching chong family. But it would be problematic if we just did that outright."
Her audacity leaves you speechless as she continues,
"At any rate, something like that really isn't of any concern of yours, is it? Pry any further and I'll make it my personal mission to get you expelled even IF your little ice princess protests. I am on the board of trustees, and my word is law here policy permitting."
"You... You fucking bitch..." You mutter.
She smugly grips your sleeve on your armor.
"Thats some cute armor. Thats from Masons shop, isn't it?"
Oh FUCK....
"He makes good quality stuff. Even if he is... Of a certain cultural persuasion. His craft is impeccable. I'd HATE for him to have to lose business because of something YOU did to disrupt it, wouldn't you?"
Your eyes go wide.
"You... You fucking wouldn't..."
"Oh, I would. Theres a storm going on in a few days. And we usually don't allow newbies to go into storm conditions. But I'm feeling particularly spicy today."
You grit your teeth.
"You want me to go deal with a storm?"
"Not on your own. You can pick two other people to go with you. Anyone you choose, aside from Bryta I'll personally put my stamp of approval on."
"Well... Fine. Is that it then?"
"Not really. Theres an item in the district I need you to find for me."
"An item?"
"It's a forbidden artifact. It was... Borrowed temporarily by Lexi and Luna to deal with certain undesirables, but they accidentally left it in the storm zone. And it'd be problematic if such a thing were traced back to our honor students."
"What is it? What am I looking for here."
"A small silvery hand mirror. The Persolux. It has the ability to temporarily reverse the personality of whoever is caught within its reflection."
"W-what the fuck were Lexi and Luna doing with something like that?"
"None of your concern. I'd prepare for the next two days if I were you. You're going into that storm. And if you don't, I'll make sure Mason never does business in this town again."
With that she turns around smugly and walks off.
