Signum Malum

[Mami Tomoe]

This post's shorter than the last... But hopefully this is all right. It's all I can put my fullest effort into writing at the moment, as I have school projects to work on. Sorry.

Splash! Mami's head perked up, the only sign that she had noticed something happening in the area. She turned around and pulled her muskets onto their target in a swift motion, slipping her fingers onto the triggers as she did so, with a relaxed but determined expression throughout. Her slight smile returned as she realized the presence was far from magical - She was receiving no signals of a Familiar or a Witch from her Soul Gem, which just about exempted her from worry on the topic. Though that didn't exempt her from worry about a normal person seeing her like this...

Something had to be done. Or was there anything to be done? This person looked... Capable, at least. Not particularly strong, but who did she know that properly represented their strength with their appearance? Mami pulled her muskets up and raised their barrels on her shoulders, with them pointing nearly to the sky. "From the looks of things, it's not," she added to the girl's comment. "Looks, however, can be deceiving, so I'll be sparing an opinion on this place until I find out more." Why was she letting herself talk to this person? Why had she not simply walked away at this point? She had tried making friends only what felt like moments ago, and how did that turn out? Clearly not well, or she wouldn't be here. But going would be rude, wouldn't it?

"I'd advise handling yourself carefully here. While it may look safe, I doubt it will remain that way." She wanted to simply walk away, keep away from this person to the best of her ability - But at the same time, there was safety in numbers, wasn't there? What if she stuck around this person for... Well, just a little while?

But who even was this person? No one she knew. She wasn't a Magical Girl, from the looks of things, so support in that way wouldn't likely be offered. Surely she would get herself killed... She turned around and began heading east once again. But isn't her being put in danger all the more reason to help her? Mami internally sighed and said, "Come with me. There's safety in numbers," she chimed over her shoulder with a warm smile. However, she couldn't help but feel a little fear, as she was deciding to team up with someone she knew nothing of purely because they were there.

But if this turned out to be a bad idea... She could always call things off and part ways, hopefully with minimal violence.