Circe's Manor THE NEXT

[AmbushCat]

*Circe nods.* Tell her the same from me next time you see her. On that note, are you going to be on your way now, or were you planning to stay a while?

Hmm... doesn't sound like a bad idea.

[Abillioncats]

"No...I think I'm good. Let me just change and give you your outfit back."

[xGoggles]

Danaye whimpers a bit, "I.. don't.. know..."
She closes the bag and holds it tight against her, "It is bad enough others seem to know about it, but they also already pointed out a weakness in its protection... I don't want it to fall into the wrong hands or I might risk being someone's slave forever!"

[Ookalf]

Hmm... doesn't sound like a bad idea.

So you're staying? OK then... You want to do something while you're here?

"No...I think I'm good. Let me just change and give you your outfit back."

In that case, the bathroom's right over there. *Jessie points to a nearby door.* I trust you don't need me to go in with you.

Danaye whimpers a bit, "I.. don't.. know..."
She closes the bag and holds it tight against her, "It is bad enough others seem to know about it, but they also already pointed out a weakness in its protection... I don't want it to fall into the wrong hands or I might risk being someone's slave forever!"

Whoa, hey, don't start crying on me now... *Penny offers Danaye a friendly hug.* No one's gonna steal you or whatever, OK? I bet whoever left you that note was just trying to scare you, anyway...

[Whatevr89532]

The sticky note falls off the locker, as if it hadn't been stuck on all that well. The back says, in what looks like the same handwriting: "I was only trying to help. Dichotomy was always fun."

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"Yeah, do you wann--" Marie catches herself and clears her throat for a second. "Um, is there anything else I can help with? Like any experiments or anything?"

[xGoggles]

She was on the verge of tears but gratefully accepts the hug, not even bothered how different it felt in this new body, her mind more occupied with nightmare images of her serving some cruel master.
"Hopefully... But that doesn't mean I don't have to be careful. The note is right, I need to think of loopholes..." Releasing the hug she thinks out loud, "Umm let's see... If people can reach inside my bag then I need some kind of alarm, right?"

Unfortunately, Danaye failed to notice the sticky note drop to the floor.

[Abillioncats]

"Hahaha...of course not." Kara blushed anyway, but she quickly headed into the bathroom to save face.

[AmbushCat]

So you're staying? OK then... You want to do something while you're here?

Sure. Let me think for a moment... *blinks as she looks at Circe, then sighs in annoyance* ...Alright, I'm almost afraid to ask, but how did Ambush end up in your eyes by way of your sweat glands? Were you exercising earlier?

[Ookalf]

"Yeah, do you wann--" Marie catches herself and clears her throat for a second. "Um, is there anything else I can help with? Like any experiments or anything?"

Experiments, you say... Well, I suppose you might be able to help test the settings on my new model transformation ray, if you are so inclined.

She was on the verge of tears but gratefully accepts the hug, not even bothered how different it felt in this new body, her mind more occupied with nightmare images of her serving some cruel master.
"Hopefully... But that doesn't mean I don't have to be careful. The note is right, I need to think of loopholes..." Releasing the hug she thinks out loud, "Umm let's see... If people can reach inside my bag then I need some kind of alarm, right?"

Unfortunately, Danaye failed to notice the sticky note drop to the floor.

*Penyn lets Danaye go with a smile.* I guess... Do you know how to set something like that up? Cause I have no idea.

"Hahaha...of course not." Kara blushed anyway, but she quickly headed into the bathroom to save face.

*As far as bathrooms go, this one seems pretty normal, nothing special one way or another. Kara should have no problem getting changed in here.*

Sure. Let me think for a moment... *blinks as she looks at Circe, then sighs in annoyance* ...Alright, I'm almost afraid to ask, but how did Ambush end up in your eyes by way of your sweat glands? Were you exercising earlier?

Well, yes, I was. How did you know? ...He's not still in there, is her?

[AmbushCat]

Beat one of Raleigh's familiars in a fight this past summer and gained a few new abilities as a reward. One of them lets me detect the presence of others without relying on any of my other senses. He called it 'Soul Sight'.

So, yeah. I can kinda see this little trail that starts at the back of your neck and ends behind your eyes, and that whole general area's suffused with the fuzzball's presence. He's sleeping in there without a care in the world.

[Abillioncats]

Kara changes without too much trouble and steps out of the bathroom some time later, Jessie's outfit in hand.

[Whatevr89532]

"Sure," the wolf-girl nods. "Umm, if it has an 'un-blue' setting it'd even help me out a little bit."

[Ookalf]

Beat one of Raleigh's familiars in a fight this past summer and gained a few new abilities as a reward. One of them lets me detect the presence of others without relying on any of my other senses. He called it 'Soul Sight'.

So, yeah. I can kinda see this little trail that starts at the back of your neck and ends behind your eyes, and that whole general area's suffused with the fuzzball's presence. He's sleeping in there without a care in the world.

Oh, great... Is there any chance you also picked up a way to kick him out?

Kara changes without too much trouble and steps out of the bathroom some time later, Jessie's outfit in hand.

Thank you. *Jessie takes her clothes back as soon as Kara returns.* And now that I have this, I guess I'll go ahead and let you wait for that taxi. *Unless Kara has something else to say, Jessie starts to walk away.*

"Sure," the wolf-girl nods. "Umm, if it has an 'un-blue' setting it'd even help me out a little bit."

As a matter of fact, it does. *Denise pulls some sort of multicolored ray gun out of her labcoat.* This device is designed to both cause and reverse color-based transformations. Are you ready to begin?

[xGoggles]

*Penyn lets Danaye go with a smile.* I guess... Do you know how to set something like that up? Cause I have no idea.

"Umm, I was thinking of just wishing for it, I guess?... Hmm... But how do design it..." She ponders out loudly, "I wish that when someone reaches into my bag, I'd immediately know!... Umm.. but that doesn't stop anyone from still taking it... Hmm.."
She taps her chin while thinking of a defense against thieves, but she didn't want to make it something super harsh or gruesome in case it got triggered by accident, "Oh, Maybe this could work... How about... I wish that whoever tries to open or take stuff out of my bag, without my permission, would forget what they were doing and go do something else.~"
She smiles coming up with her idea, maybe not the most ingenious one but it felt like a good enough solution.

[Ookalf]

*The bag glows a bit with each of those wishes, but otherwise seems unchanged.* So like, did that work?