[Mari]

The setting was Daisy's greenhouse. It was almost like a castle of its own, and was pretty comfy compared the the chilly outdoors at this time of year. It was also very beautiful, with nature as far as the eye could see. Thankfully they'd only be using love magic today. "Something you should know about love magic is that it has the very special quality of being unable to harm anything you don't want it to. That means it can't be turned back against you, or against your friends, or even against Daisy's beautiful garden~! After all, if someone tried your heart wouldn't be in it~!" Peach began to explain as she guided the assembled group of precious magical girls inside, leading them to a central area where they'd have a bit more room to move around. The garden was mostly for food crops, but also for various herbs and plants with medical, cosmetic or cultural significance. In other words, there was a very wide variety of plant life here if one went searching for it, but agricultural crops were the easiest to find. They were all organized in a very particular manner that only Peach and Daisy had completely memorized.

She was in the process of just having given a demonstration of the many forms of love magic she was familiar with, as well as a basic explanation of how they worked on a technical level. "I do hope this will work. The air is fresh and the ground is level. It's also quite pretty, if I do say so myself~!" Peach went on to state, turning about to face the assembled trainees with a bright smile on her face. "Now. Amitie? Raffina? I'd like you both to be training partners. Same with you, Arle and Lidelle." Peach softly explained. But wait a moment, wasn't pairing Arle with the baby a little unfair? Amitie was a lot closer to Lidelle's size, after all! Arle was much closer to Raffina's. And well, that would be true, if Arle was sixteen years old. Today she was actually smaller than Lidelle, though that said little about how strong her heart was. Little Arle would be her training partner! "I would like you to practice using love magic on eachother. Remember all the demonstrations I gave you on our way here? I would like for you to try every type of love magic out to see which ones fit you best, but it is a lot to take in, so it's okay if you choose to focus on only a couple for today." Peach went on to explain in an understanding tone.

"Just remember! Try not to get too upset or flustered--unless of course you're trying to use vibe magic~ It might make using love magic harder if your heart is full of other emotions~! You may wish to fluster your partner instead--But do keep it kind-spirited, please! I would hate for anyone to have a terrible time~" Peach went on to offer, glancing back and forth at the group. "Okay! I won't be too mean, because we're still friends no matter what!" Little Arle enthusiastically replied, offering Lidelle a rather inviting smile. If she understood how having a sister worked, or even just siblings, she'd probably be calling Lidelle her big sister by now. Unfortunately, she wasn't old enough to start working that out on her own. She might need a little help if that were to ever be a thing.

"I'll do my best~!" Raffina casually replied, offering Amitie a familiarly proud look. It was noticeably less condescending than Amitie probably remembered it being. She wasn't proud in the sense that she was better than her, but proud to be there with her. "--Oh, and one last thing. Lidelle, would you please look after Perry while we train?" Peach would request, beaming at the other and handing her the sentient parasol to hold. Lidelle was the only one without her own method of consuming an enemy to Peach's knowledge. And since that was important if Lidelle wanted to explore vibe magic, giving her Perry put things on equal ground with the others. She'd already explained that perry served as her method of restoring her vibe energy earlier, and so she was confident Lidelle would be able to use him if she wanted to. "Hello Princess Lidelle! I guess we're gonna be a team, huh~? I bet we'll all make Princess Peach proud if we work hard." Perry remarked rather encouragingly. He could also help keep the sun off of Lidelle if she held him properly, since the greenhouse let tons of sunlight in.

((For this thread you'll have access to a list of new abilities, which are the only abilities you're allowed to use--plus items. You can get creative with how you use them, what exactly they do or how powerful they are and you can choose how easily any form of love magic comes to your character. This means you can make up damage numbers and even ignore damage caps--I object no matter how high they are, though I would personally recommend not KOing your training partner until you're ready for them to stop fighting back. Remember that there are no rolls in this mission. It's normal RP. The following abilities are available to you, and you should be ICly aware of them:

Love Magic: The most basic form of love magic, sometimes known as the "heart of virtue". Create and launch magical hearts, rainbows, ribbons, sparkles and other such shenanigans as projectiles to smite your foes! Great as a basic attack for hitting foes hard and opening them up for a followup attack. Depending on how pure of heart you are and how passionate you are, it may take on a more powerful yet exhausting form.

Butt Slam: Known by the alias "Hips of Vehemence", this stylish and humiliating technique is very effective at putting foes in their places. Simply knock a foe over with another attack, give them a good shove or throw them to the ground. Then jump over them and let yourself slam down on them butt-first! The magical part of this attack is its tendency to magically squish the victim down to a tiny size, afflicting them with the mini status. This is rather handy, since it's also known to do double damage to tiny enemies. It is also known, however, to afflicted the infatuated status instead at times, or the mind-melted status if you go for the head. If you master it, you should be able to choose which.

Hip Bash: Made famous by Peach's famous "Peach Bomber", this also very stylish and humiliating technique will teach your enemies to look you in the eyes when they want to speak to you. In the original Peach Bomber, Peach sneezes and gets violently thrown back into someone butt-first, because she's a magical girl and therefore gets to comically defy gravity. It can, however, be performed on purpose. Often, a simple bump with the hips is enough. However, the more physically inclined may wish to hit harder to make up for their weaker magical affinity. When struck, enemies will explode into a shower of magical pink hearts! If an enemy attacks you from behind or is behind you when you are hit by an attack that causes knockback, you get to use this powerful attack as a free action.

True Love's Kiss: Steal your enemies' will to fight away by giving them a sweet kiss! Sometimes known as "Lips of Eloquence" Probably the least painful way to rightly end a foe. This attack comes in many forms, some of which can be combined to form a stronger version of the attack. It can be used to sap the strength from your foes, healing yourself for a portion of the damage caused. It can also inflict the infatuation status effect, or outright mind control a foe into taking an action on your behalf. If the target is infatuated, they may be mind controlled indefinitely until their infatuation ends. Lastly, it can be used to heal allies of their damage or status effects. A powerful yet gimmicky technique that will leave your enemies far redder than a slap.

Living Hair: Known as "Hair of Majesty" by some and often preferred by those with long hair for reasons that will become obvious, Those with humongous hats might be able to use their hat in place of their hair, though. This counter attack will put the victim in a hairy situation they might soon come to regret. It is made by successfully dodging an attack and letting your opponent run themselves into your hair (or hat) instead, which they then get pulled into and entangled with. Absorbed, if you will. They may be superficially shrunk somewhat to facilitate easier carrying. Once they're thoroughly trapped, they are considered grappled and must deal 30% cumulative damage to you to escape, which can be offset by healing received. In turn, you may deal 25% damage to them as an action each turn, healing yourself for half the damage you do.

Smothering Embrance: Cuddle your foes unconscious with this classic girly trope. Sometimes known as "Bosom of Valor", it is initiated with a grapple roll using either your STR or CHA stat. Simply grab your foe and give them a big hug, pulling their face down into your chest and squishing them into you. While it is also sometimes known as "Marshmallow Hell", no marshmallows are actually required for this technique to work. That's simply a humorous aspect to the move. This pacifistic yet powerful hug can inflict the suffocation, sleep or infatuation status at one's discretion.

Hypnotic Gaze: They say a beautiful smile is almost hypnotic, which is helpful because both Amitie's and Lidelle's smiles are absolutely precious. Sometimes known as "Eyes of Harmony", you can use this ability to stun your foes and wow your friends with a stunning smile that's so distracting it will literally stun them. For actual mind-control, see: True Love's Kiss--or give your own unique spin on the Hypnotic Gaze and make it more literal. I'm a tutorial, not a cop.

Heels of Tenacity: Dance for your life and leave your foes saltier than the dead sea as they question how exactly they lost to that. This rhythmic defense technique is effective at boosting your DEX stat first and foremost, perhaps also reducing the amount of damage you take slightly for a few turns. You'll be dodging in high heels before you know it.

Frills of Justice: The magical girl equivalent of going super saiyan. Whatever you're wearing becomes much frillier accompanied by a magical girl transformation--or just a brief flash of light. You do you. As is law, the frillier your outfit is, the stronger you are. Your CHA stat will go through the roof, making all of your love magic substantially stronger. Other stats may receive a smaller boost.

Arms of Compassion: Compassion takes many forms. It can be used to absorb buffs from enemies, stealing the buffs for yourself or to absorb debuffs from allies that they might find a lot more bothersome than you, all in the form of a nice hug that enemies might be wise to dodge. How sweet!

Hand of Temperance: Slap/Punch bad guys in the face and make them explode into magic! ...Out of compassion for the terrible things they've done to your friends, of course. Sometimes known as the technique with the most raw power, alongside perhaps the Hip Bash technique depending on who you ask.

Vibe Powers: A wild and chaotic technique pioneered by Princess Peach herself. Turn your emotions into powerful buffs that you can customize to your liking! This is done using 'vibe charges' that restore slowly over time, but can be recovered quickly by eating enemies (or allies, I'm not here to judge you) or perhaps by receiving or making strong gestures of love, if you're feeling creative enough to make a mechanic out of that. See devour for restoring vibe energy

Devour: Magically transport a foe into your belly through a process known as shenanigans, shrinking them just enough to avoid any size related disasters in the process. You then receive a small amount of healing and a vibe charge, with no requirement to actually hurt them either! If you already have max vibe charges, you heal for a bit more than usual. You gain these bonuses again each turn until they escape. You can, however, choose to do digestion damage to the target as a free action once per turn. At the cost of an action you can increase this damage and heal yourself for half the damage done, though. You may also still be able to use normal attacks against the target while they're eaten, especially disjointed magic such as your basic Love Magic attack, as it can simply manifest in your belly with them instead of having to pass through you to get to them. Alternatively, if you're feeling a bit more protective of whomever just got eaten, you can give any of the healing you receive to them instead. and take/resist/dodge any attack targeting them on their behalf.

For the purposes of this training session, both Perry and the Hungry Cookpot Amitie received in Raffina's pouch count as using this ability. Additionally, you will be allowed to decide whether any escape attempt is successful if you're the one doing the eating.

))

Raffina 190 HP

Arle 175 HP

[TheSpatialWeeg]

Amitie and Lidelle listened intently to Peach's tutoring. They didn't know love magic was a thing until Peach had brought it up that fateful night, and now they were actually going to go try and harness that! Amitie, in particular, was quite happy to know that said magic couldn't hurt if she didn't desire it to. Considering she had a few unfortunate run-ins with people who seemed to be pros at the 'controlling people to make them do things against their will', it was a good thing she could lock some attacks behind that wall.

The two had been given designated sparring partners for this session: Amitie was to duel against Raffina, whilst Lidelle was going to train with the de-aged Arle. The two princesses made sure to come alomg with their common gear--despite how many princess dresses they'd probably have already. The novelty of wearing something so elegant to do battle was a bit surreal. They'd had to try it one point, but for now, their normal clothes would suffice.

After the rules and advice have been laid out, the royal siblings went out to nod in understanding and address their sparring partners.


"All righty! Ready, Raffina? Oh, gosh, it'll be just like the good old days!" Amitie went on to say. This instance was mildly nostalgic to Amitie. It reminded her of those days back at Primp -- ones in which Accord would take her students to the school's courtyard and allow them to practice new techniques against each other. It was rare, but a blast all the way through.

As for Lidelle, she definitely had some words with her. "Don't think I'll go easy on you! And don't try to go easy on me either! Let's go full throttle on this practice!" She encouraged with a brimming smile. Seeing as she was doing a friendly battle against people she knew, the bab was more on board and full of positivity!

Amitie would try to perform the first move. She thought of the moment Peach showcased some (if not all) of the love magic moves the other knew. Maybe the basic one would be a decent start. With an objective set in her mind, she began to concentrate...focusing...and it yielded surprisingly fast results! Guess it's just that magical thing called talent again~. Just then, Amitie shot a red heart projectile towards Raffina!

(Amitie's first attempt at Love Magic @ Raffina! Let's go with 17% damage.)









Before she went to battle, Lidelle made sure to address her temporary new companion. "Ehehe...I'll try not to damage you, Mr. Perry..." she went on to comment to the parasol before setting her sights on Little Arle. She decided to do the same thing as her sibling, just to keep it basic at the start. She loudly inhaled a large amount of air and began to focus, which eventually materialized in the form a cute little rainbow projectile. I wouldn't blame anyone for confusing it with Arcobaleno, though.

(Lidelle's first attempt at Love Magic @ Little Arle! Let's go with 19% damage.)

[Mari]

Raffina appeared somewhat befuddled. On one hand, she was grateful Amitie could look on their past together with a smile. It made her feel so much more at peace with their past together and helped her ease the feeling of guilt lurking deep within her. On the other hand, though, she'd just realized Peach expected her to fight back. Wait, what?! She couldn't use magic! Not without her pouch! Peach what the hell--Ooooh right. She didn't tell anyone. ...Well crap. Suddenly she was very afraid. They'd all see what a fraud she was! She couldn't afford to lose any more of their respect! She felt like she was dangerously close to being a pity sink as it was, and that was just a depressing thought. Just then, a red heart projectile plowed into her and knocked her back onto her butt! It packed a pretty good punch and frankly startled her a little, however, she soon recovered and squirmed back to her feet. Raffina took a combative position but hesitated.

What was she supposed to do, though? Chicken out? She couldn't just use her fists. That was cheating! ...And also probably inadequate. Oh goodness. She felt trapped! Peach took notice of Raffina's struggle though. It just looked like she was having trouble using love magic to her, which was understandable. Most people couldn't, after all. It was one of those things you just had to have a talent for. That wasn't going to stop her from trying to help Raffina overcome her difficulties, though. "Raffina..!" Peach sotly called out, grabbing the frustrated pinkette's attention. "It's alright if it doesn't come to you immediately. Just think about something you care deeply about--something or someone you're grateful for..." Peach remarked in an encouraging tone. Becoming slightly flustered, Raffina took a deep breath and steeled herself. She knew exactly who Peach was describing. How couldn't she, when they were standing right in front of her? With slightly trembling hands, she held out her arms and--

...A sparkly pink heart manifested in her hands, floating out to impact Amitie and pop in her face, showering her with Raffina's love magic!

((Raffina's first attempt at love magic; it does 8% Damage))

It... was pretty weak compared to the others. It hurt sure, and it might even knock Amitie over if she were caught off guard or just y'know, feeling a little clumsy at that moment. But it was a pretty lackluster punch compared to, y'know, Raffina's fists. Peach picked up on this immediately. That was pretty weak, even for her first attempt. She didn't mean to question Raffina's abilities. Not at all. Rather, her previous words echoed in her mind. Could it be that Raffina's heart wasn't in the battle, or could it be something... more? None of the girls knew this, mostly because she didn't think it would be relevant, but it tended to be hard to use love magic against someone you loved even if you did so intentionally. Could Raffina have.... a crush on Amitie? She considered it for a moment but promptly dismissed the notion. Boy-crazy Raffina? No way! Maybe her talent for love magic was just lesser, or maybe it was just a poor start..?

Raffina, on the other hand, seemed shocked at what she'd just done. Sure it had been a bit weak, ...but... she'd just cast magic! On her own! Without cheating! She looked positively ecstatic and ever so proud of herself. It was pretty adorable. if only one knew why she was so proud of such a humble spell. It was much stronger than her attempt at a fireball, at least.

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Nearby, Little Arle was thrown back by the rainbow blast. She weighed so little that it threw her across the makeshift arena. However, the tough little cookie got herself back up and bounced forward. "I won't go easy either. Gimme yer best, cause I'll love you more!" Little Arle blurted out rather competitively. Her choice of words was not lost on Peach, who smiled in amusement! Aw. That was sweet, if not really goofy. Little Arle began channeling a lovely pink heart of her own, but seemed to have trouble concentrating the attack compared to Raffina. Or rather, it took more focus and time. The heart then shot fourth to knock Lidelle back, popping explosively and releasing dozens of smaller hearts that also popped, almost like a love magic cluster bomb!

((Arle's first attempt at love magic; it does 22% Damage))

Woah! Arle's love magic packed a serious punch! Go figure that her heart would be pure. Arle would then run over, giggling in amusement at how silly she felt but not hesitating even a moment to promptly jump on Lidelle and attempt to perform a butt slam right on her head! ...Careful of those horns, Arle. Unfortunately, she didn't pack much weight in her current form, but the magic certainly made it feel a bit heavier than it was. Judging by all of her giggling, and the way she would remain seated on Lidelle if she managed to get the other, she was having a lot of fun being silly and trying to embarrass the other.

((Arle's first attempt at a butt slam; it does 12% damage and may charm Lidelle if it hits.))

Raffina 173 HP

Arle 156 HP

[TheSpatialWeeg]

Amitie was kind of distracted by the heart Raffina created, which eventually did pop in her face. She was...she hadn't any idea on how to react to this! She wasn't flustered or upset, just kind of confused about it. In the end, however, Amitie thought nothing much of it. The other was just probably getting herself started as well. Amitie could relate.

...

Anyway! Time to resume! Amitie ran in place for a little while before she began to dash towards Raffina, and with a little hop...she tried to tackle-hug the other! If she did, some bright red hearts would start appearing from Amitie's head. A bold move to take midst a battle, that's for sure. Though, both Peach and possibly Raffina knew that this hug was by no means ordinary.

(Amitie's first ever Smothering Embrace @ Raffina! Will inflict Infatuation if it connects.)

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Lidelle was blasted off by Little Arle's love magic. She ended getting up, getting a few scratches here and there, but...was that a confident smirk on her face? It was! "Let's hope you don't drown in my affection first then~" she mildly teased as she saw Arle trying to go for an aerial attack. "...Whoops!" With a swift dodge, Arle's booty found contact with the ground instead. The little sorceress would instead find a booty flying straight to her at high speeds--Lidelle's booty. Looks like the smol's been taking pages from her mom!

(Lidelle's first ever Hip Bash! Let's say...21% damage.)

Oh but wait, she wasn't done just yet! She took a moment to distance herself from the other smol and shot another love rainbow at the other. She was getting the hang of it, or at least it seemed, if the fact that she didn't need to concentrate that much the second time around to cast it.

(Lidelle's Love Magic. 19% damage)

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	Amitie 138 HP
	Lidelle 133 HP

[Mari]

Raffina was decidedly not used to Amitie choosing to get close to her like that during a fight. Normally it wasn't advisable, but since they were restricted to using love magic the tables had suddenly turned. The pinkette was taken by surprise, scrambling to throw herself out of the way but only managing to make herself look rather silly as she unsuccesfully tried to run away from someone giving her a big hug. The next thing she knew she'd hit the floor with a thud and a rather mousy, muffled sounding "Ah!", cushioning Amitie's fall in the process. Amitie could literally feel Raffina's face growing warmer as a healthy blush meandered its way onto her face in response to the pinkette regaining her focus and beginning to realize where exactly she was, her head nestled underneath the other's chin, face firmly buried in Amitie's bosom.

Raffina tried to push Amitie off, but only managed to wiggle about a bit as she found her arms pinned to her sides be Amitie's embrace. She tried to maneuver her legs, but found them trapped between Amitie's legs. She tried to kick, but only managed to rather ineffectually bump Amitie's behind with her thigh. Hah. She tried to kick Amitie's butt, but forgot Amitie's behind was a lethal joke weapon now! ...Perhaps more importantly though, there wasn't even enough force behind it to hurt, let alone force Amitie off of her. This was partially due to being pinned in an awkward position where she couldn't put her weight behind the kick, but also because she couldn't seem to find her anger. Why... Why wasn't she angry? This was humiliating!! True to Peach's earlier explanation, Amitie would find that her smothering embrace had drained the strength from Raffina. For once, Amitie had the upper hand in terms of physical strength. The pinkette was clearly trying her best to squirm free, but only further embarrassing herself in the process.

As Raffina's squirming weakened, Peach noticed something odd. A little shiver ran down Raffina's body, and then a few magical hearts began to find their way out from underneath the puyo capped mage. They were coming from Raffina! Was that a shiver of joy..? Curious. Peach had never known those magical hearts to appear unless there was some form of genuine love there. She may have just picked up something Raffina was still very insecure about. This was everything Raffina had ever wanted, only from a girl instead of a boy. Someone who could match her abilities and... *ahem* assert themselves over her, to put it lightly. But also someone who could do it lovingly. And this? Well, you didn't get a much more perfect allegory than this. There was just that one little detail... And yet, Raffina found herself liking this anyway--and it scared and confused the heck out of her!

She was so shy and confused about her feelings, she wasn't even considering the one and only move that might get her out of this position.

"--Very good Amitie!" Peach remarked, quite impressed. "It's so very nice to see so many smiles today~" Peach continued on, eliciting a very muffled mental scream from Raffina. Did she know?? Raffina had the goofiest, most flustered looking derp smile on her face--but only because she hadn't bothered trying to hide it. No one could see, right?! ...It was the hearts that had given her away, though. "You do appear to have Ms. Raffina helpless in your embrace~ You can follow that up with any move you'd like and it would be very effective! Though between you and I, I would recommend a move that keeps Ms. Raffina where she cannot easily escape~" Peach continued, helpfully giving her thoughts and playfully slipping in a hint. It was likely that she meant something which would keep Raffina pinned against the ground, but if one thought about it a tummy was arguably the hardest place to plot an escape from.

((Amitie! The next move you use on Raffina is garaunteed to work.))

"As for you, Ms. Raffina. Do not be afraid to give someone a kiss somewhere unorthodox if you must..! It is, after all, a powerful magic..!" Peach went on, giving Raffina a hint in turn. The pinkette shivered again at the thought. Somehow, all she could imagine was kissing Amitie on the lips--even if that was definitely not what Peach meant. Wh-What was wrong with her brain?! Why was she full of butterflies and angst?! Understandably, she was slow to take that advice. Amitie certainly had time to discourage her if she was savvy about having also heard the advice.

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Arle plopped onto the ground with a thud and a bewildered look on her face, only to discover a green clad backside flying right at her at high speeds as she looked around to get her bearings. A stifled yelp of alarm could be heard on impact. From Lidelle's perspective, she could briefly feel Arle flailing at her as she received a face full of booty. However, the moment a full impact was achieved and Lidelle lost her momentum, her backside would explode into a flurry of hearts! She could feel Arle get violently launched away from her by a supernatural force. The tiny mage flew back, flipping through the air and skipping across the ground a few times before settling nearby. Standing back up, she wobbled around wildly off balance. Boy, that attack knocked her stupid! Her dizziness was cured however when she promptly exploded into hearts, knocking her back on her bottom. This seemed to snap her back into focus and she hopped back to her feet, striking a combative pose. "That was very impressive, Lidelle~! I couldn't have done it better myself." Peach praised.

"I dunno if you luff me enough to fill up this whole gweenhouse. How will I ever dr..drrrrown in it?" Arle sassed with her hands on her hips. "There may be a smaller place she could fill with love, Ms. Arle~!" Peach goofily cooed, serving as a hint to the both of them. It seemed to take Arle a long moment to figure it out, bless her heart. "--Oh I geddit! I gots'ta eat'cha! Then it'll be easy to dwown you in love!" Arle competitively remarked. She then tossed a ball of what appeared to be curry powder at Lidelle's feet!

((Lidelle! Dodge that curry bomb, or you'll be turned into a plate of curry briefly!))

And then, she promptly rushed Lidelle without waiting to see if her attack worked, attempting to hug her in imitation of Amitie! And if she were succesful, and it turned out Lidelle was edible--and she also hadn't accidentally run over her own curry bomb or something, she'd totally chow down on the other.

((Lidelle! Arle is trying to grab you with her arms of compassion! It inflicts mind-melted and you get eaten if it hits.))

Raffina 173 HP Status: Infatuated (-10% damage done)

Arle 116 HP

[TheSpatialWeeg]

"...Eh? Smiles?" Amitie seemed to notice the pink hearts emanating from Raffina, and pulled the pinkette away from her bosom out of curiosity, only to find the derpiest smile gracing the other's face. She couldn't help but giggle because the visual was so goofy, especially coming from Raffina of all people.

Though, that happy expression faltered a bit once her mom gave her a tip on what to do next. She was already catching on to the implications, and honestly...why? Eating living beings, especially humans? It sounded...so weird. Very weird. Too weird. Besides, she didn't even use those 'vibe powers' that were mentioned earlier, so what other need could she get from it? ...Maybe she'd go for copying her little sister's motion beforehand for now.

Letting go of the pinkette, she made sure to get some distance before flinging herself bootyfirst onto Raffina!

(Amitie's first Hip Bash! Deals 28% damage.)

A blowback seemed to be expected by the short-haired blonde, as she fired not one, but two red hearts towards the pinkette instead of going for something more...physical. A lightly tweaked repeat of Lidelle's moves beforehand probably wasn't a good idea, but Raffina seemed to have zoned out from the hug, so...

(Amitie throwing double Love Magic this time around! You know the drill, 17% each.)

"Hey, Raffina! You've got quite the nice smile there~" Amitie went on to comment after she fired her love hearts. She was genuinely complimenting that goofy smile on the other's face, don't think too hard about that.

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As for Lidelle? Well, let's just say wasn't keen on being eaten.

Bless Peach's devotion to her children, but you couldn't simply convince them that eating other people was okay this easily. Lidelle's moral compass was strongly defined, perhaps a bit too much for someone at her young age. True, one could say that Perry would be doing this instead of her, but since the living parasol was in her hands...

If she thought about that more, however, she'd become literal food.

The smol made sure to dodge the...weird looking smoke bomb, but she couldn't do much about the hug afterward. "....wh...whuu..? Whas going ooon...?" Lidelle slurred. "Everythin's a blurrinngg..." Well, ain't this a shock. She was mind-melted, which was basically translating on being 'drunk' with her. Was this Little Arle's intention? Or just an unfortunate side effect? Well, whatever it was, it sure wouldn't prepare the other for Lidelle's "retaliation". Amidst her mental meltdown, she ended up kissing the other on her forehead. And it wasn't just any normal kiss either.

(Lidelle's accidental first True Love's Kiss. Will sap 15 HP from Arle and maaaaay mind control.)

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	Amitie 138 HP
	Lidelle 133 HP Dru--er, I mean, Mind Melted

[Mari]

And just like that, with a precious and loving smooch on the forehead, Arle seemed to abruptly forget what she was doing and cuddle Lidelle in response. ...Well! Far be it from Peach to correct Lidelle's strategy. How could she, when it was this adorable? Clearly Lidelle was two steps ahead of her, if anything. It seemed that Arle had fallen under the power of love and Peach couldn't help but eagerly await to see what Lidelle did with this newfound control over the battle. In truth, Little Arle hadn't intended anything. She was just experimenting with everything and having a bit of fun seeing what she was capable of.

Amitie and Raffina, on the other hand...

Peach shared in Amitie's enjoyment of that big, goofy, involuntary smile on Raffina's face. She'd never seen such a dorky expression on the 'proper lady' in her life! It was certainly a precious look for her, but it was soon eclipsed by a well placed hip and an explosion of hearts. Raffina went sprawling back, assaulted by love magic. Wow, she took those attacks hard! It was a very impressive display of power by anyone's standards and left the pinkette struggling to stand back up. Her face turned a deep red at Amitie's compliment, bashfully attempting to hide her face by covering it with her hands. This elicited a little giggle from Peach. What was all this about? It looked like love to her, but that couldn't be right. However, Peach could not help but notice the fact that Amitie had disregarded her advice entirely. She also noticed the other's apparent distaste for the idea, which seemed to hint to her what had gone wrong. "That was very impressive, Amitie~ You have a natural talent for love magic." Peach complimented in an encouraging tone. And she was impressed! The raw passion behind her moves was incredible. In retalliation, Raffina launched love magic right back at Amitie!

((...Raffina's love magic does -2% damage))

However, Raffina was being a gigantic dork over there and was too busy struggling with her own heart to do anything. The magical heart would literally gently dissipate around Amitie without even a mild discomfort. In fact, it felt kinda nice! This decidedly alarmed Peach, who knew exactly why Raffina's love magic wasn't doing a thing. That was love! Raffina was in love with Amitie and couldn't bring herself to hurt the other! Her heart wasn't in it at all. She was going to get destroyed out there and probably heartbroken if she didn't do something! ...But how did she help her students without outing Raffina's apparent crush?

"...Oh Raffina! Amitie? May I interrupt you for just a moment? You may choose to listen in as well, if you're not too busy, Lidelle and Arle~" Peach interjected. "...You are both doing very well, but there are a couple of things I would like you to think about before we continue." Peach went on to explain, greeting the two girls with a bright smile. "Raffina... The technique of your love magic could use some work, but perhaps for now it would be for the best if you tried a technique that played more to your strengths. Something more... physical! You have a wonderful ability in your muscles, after all~!" Peach reluctantly criticized. She didn't like putting Raffina down, but there was no denying how much that attack had sucked. Peach then turned to Amitie. "...Amitie. A bottom to the face can put anyone in their place~♪" Peach softly remarked, beaming slightly at her little rhyme. "Those are words to take to heart, and I'm very proud of how you embodied them just now. But I could not help but notice the way my advice seemed to trouble you..." Peach went on to thoughtfully remark.

"Amitie... do you know why I sometimes choose to use my tummy to defeat people? It is a bit of an 'acquired taste'..." Peach began, giggling ever slightly at her own pun before continuing. "But I would not want you to think that it is 'distasteful'." Peach went on to remark, this time restraining the urge to giggle--but just barely. "...Although it may seem very strange, that is not a bad thing in this case! It is that 'weirdness' that makes it a very effective method of subduing an opponent. Often times, simply being in a tummy will convince them to give up much sooner than if they weren't, preventing the both of you from getting hurt as much as you would have otherwise." Peach explained rather thoughtfully, shedding some new light on why she didn't tend to think of eating people as being wrong. Simply put, no one ever died as a result of it! At least, not when she did it anyway. "It may be a little bit icky in there, but it is a very safe place to be if you choose to stop digestion. In fact you can use your tummy to keep someone safe and snug from most forms of attacks~! It's a lot comfier than most people would like to admit. Heehee~ I've had quite a few people fall asleep before they find their way out, and it can be easier to heal someone when they are given a place to rest and protected from enemies. Remember how much safer Amitwo felt with you, Raffina?" Peach went on to explain, revealing the more nurturing and protective aspect of the ability. "...Yeah, I do. I guess you're right! I never thought about it that way." Raffina replied, a tad impressed with how Peach explained it. "Lastly, eating is one of the way our bodies learn and adapt! Your body is very talented at finding ways to make use of anything you eat, even if you force it to find a way that isn't harmful to do so. Anything you eat becomes a part of you in a way. Their energy becomes yours, they can make you stronger. And if you're especially talented, you can even absorb special abilities or traits from them to keep for yourself!" Peach went on to finish explaining with a bright smile on her face. That last bit she'd learned from Kirby, though she hadn't yet figured out how he did it herself. Maybe one of the girls would have better luck than she did, though! It was certainly possible. "That's... actually very enlightening. Ms. Accord used to like surprising us with lessons like this." Raffina replied rather thoughtfully. It was a compliment by most standards. As wacky as Ms. Accord was, raffina certainly didn't remember ever being lead into the wrong side of a hammer by her. She was a good teacher! A good, whacky teacher.

Finally, they were ready to continue. Rafifna, while still flustered, had regained some of her composure. "Hey, Am-amitie. I'm ready to continue if you are." Raffina said, alerting Amitie to her intentions. Sneak attacks served no purpose in a training match, of course. And then, she flashed Amitie a beautiful smile. The dorkiness from earlier was gone, but replaced by an admiration that was flat out uncharacteristic. That was such a weird yet pretty look on Raffina!

(( ... Raffina's hypnotic gaze; stuns if successful, leaving Amitie open to her followup attack ))

And then, she rushed Amitie and lifted a leg into the air, one leg spinning out as if to deliver a powerful round house kick to Amitie's head! It was a familiar move, but this time it fell short of actually hitting Amitie. Wait, what? Instead of simply kicking Amitie, Raffina abruptly shifted her weight and hooked the back of her leg around Amitie's neck, grabbing her head with her leg and pulling her leg back to drag Amitie's head underneath her skirt! If Raffina were succesful, the process of curling her leg back would awkwardly roll Amitie around and force her off balance, as well as give her a face full of rear-end when she finished. Even Peach had to question whether doing that in a mini skirt was a good idea, but she decided not to interject now. Raffina would spend a moment smiling of amusement as she balanced there while Amitie was in an awkward off-balance position for defending herself, enjoying the feeling of superiority. That or she was just waiting to make sure she had her balance before she continued. She'd then promptly hop into the air and come crashing down after the moment passed, taking one part of Peach's advice very literally by delivering a butt slam to her classmate's face!

((Raffina's butt slam; Does 16% Damage and inflicts infatuation if succesful))

Afterwards, she'd simply sit there with her hands on her hips and enjoy her throne if Amitie let her, trying to keep the other down with her weight. The pinkette was just kind of seeing what she could get away with. What was the worst that could happen anyway?

Raffina 111 HP Status: Infatuated (-10% damage done)

Arle 116 HP Status: Mind-Controlled

[TheSpatialWeeg]

Lidelle snapped out of her brief drunk stupor after she noticed Arle was...cuddling her. Not like a love-charged cuddle, more like your average cuddle. What was going on here...?
Well, she wouldn't be pondering about it for too long, because the answer was in her eyes. Despite the sleepy look, the other's golden eyes looked ...empty, no pupils or light reflection. Lidelle remembered a few cartoons she and Amitie liked to watch together sometimes, and well, Arle's current state heavily resembled those occasional episodes...was she actually under mind control? But how and why?

Well, before she could even test that theory, Peach began trying to convince that using the belly offensively wasn't that bad. Despite the presented positives, Lidelle was still massively against the idea. Sliiiiiightly more open to it, sure, but she wasn't going to use it because she could. She was pretty surprised that Raffina of all people was actually pretty open with the idea. Perhaps in more drastic situations, Lidelle could use such a technique, but really, she wouldn't budge out of her position on the matter. Quite stubborn, that moral compass of hers.

Anyways, back to Arle, it was time to test if her conclusion was spot on. "Um...excuse me, Arle...?" Lidelle would call for the other smol's attention with an additional tap on the shoulder. "Could you...please heal me?" She asked. What better way to see if it was actually mind-control than to have your opponent heal you?

((Lidelle's asking Arle to heal her! Any amount will do.))

---

As for Amitie, well...

The Puyo capped one blushed as Peach redirected a compliment at her, almost...entirely distracting her from Raffina's love magic attempt. She tried bracing for the love heart impact...only to be met with a mildly pleasant feeling instead of being blown off. Huh. That was kinda awkward. Before she could return to strike, though, there was something to be heard. She listened intently to what Peach had to say, and after all of that, she took a pondering stance...

...
...
...

"...Sorry, Mom, but I still find it...creepy."

Blunt as her answer was, could you ever blame her for saying that? Well, regardless of such, her attention was called to resume the match, and well...she was graced with a strange but actually pretty cute visage of Raffina's smile. "You should smile like that more often, it suits you~!" Amitie commented in her usual cheerful tone...and then she noticed Raffina trying to attack from above! "Oop!" She noise'd before dodging the maneuver. But she looked right at Raffina's face! Was it not effective at all or was Amitie just having a dense moment? The world may never know.

"All righty! My turn now!" the blonde chirpily proclaimed as she fired yet another two hearts at Raffina!

((Amitie's Love Magic x 2 @ Raffina...again! 17% each.))

...However, if the pinkette would only focus on the incoming hearts, she wouldn't be able to notice Amitie right up above her, trying to hit the other with her magnificent hip. Thing is, this one looked just a biiiit...different than her more direct iteration. Will Raffina have to endure Amitie's booty on her face a second time?

((Amitie's first ever Butt Slam! @ Raffina. 17% damage, and mind-melts if it connects.))

[Mari]

Peach had to stop for a moment. Amitie thought she was... creepy? It would be a lie to say that didn't hurt. It hurt quite a bit more than Peach would be willing to admit. She wanted nothing more than her daughter's approval right now, but she'd already done her best to explain her way of looking at things. If that was how Amitie felt, well ... what more could she say? She supposed that it wasn't that important. It wasn't like it was a big part of who she was. She simply came from a world where most of the occupants were living, sentient food by many standards. It was hard not to grey the lines a little when most of the things normal people considered food talked in your world. Raffina, of course, was just being polite. She'd said nothing of how sold she actually was, though it would be accurate to say that her previous experiences made it easier for her to 'stomach' the idea.

...Yup.

"That's quite alright, Amitie." Peach replied after a moment, resigning herself to dealing with those feelings on her own. 




Meanwhile, Little Arle let go of Lidelle and stepped back. "Sure~!" she replied, somewhat eager to please. It seemed like there wasn't a whole lot subconsciously preventing her from obeying that command, allowing her to maintain more of herself while obeying it. "Healing!" she went on to incant, showering Lidelle with a soothing golden light. 

((Arle heals Lidelle for 15%! Not bad.))

"It seems that you have Arle under your control, Lidelle~! If you choose your actions wisely, you may be able to win this fight without much difficulty~!" Peach remarked from the sidelines, taking notice of what was going on. Anything that restrained Arle and made it harder for her to fight back would probably work. She also knew that loving Arle into submission was an option, but she wasn't so sure that was how things would go down. She decided to wait and see. It all depended on Lidelle.

Meanwhile, Raffina deftly slipped past one of Amitie's heart blast, colliding with the other in the process. Sliding backward a bit, she shuddered as the feelings of love washed over her. It hurt, and yet somehow she kinda wanted more. What was wrong with her?? Someone give her a good knock on the head--not like this!! Raffina looked up in time to catch Amitie coming down upon her, only to get floored underneath the other as Amitie successfully took her off guard. The pinkette was stunned as she found herself face to booty with Amitie, and the next thing she knew her head was driven into the ground by Amitie's hips. Ouch! The princess had to wince on Raffina's behalf as the pinkette's head spun from the blow. leaving her red-faced and dizzy underneath the other.

And then Raffina tried to squirm her way free of this humiliating position! But because she wasn't thinking straight, she did something rather silly and tried to stand up right away. Amitie could observe Raffina trying to push off the ground with her hands and feet, her body rising off the floor a bit. However... as strong as Raffina was, her neck in particular simply wasn't strong enough to carry Amitie's weight and so she promptly hit a roadblock and clumsily collapsed without lifting Amitie an inch. "Oh~ ..." Peach remarked, unable to help stifling a giggle at how silly that looked. Raffina then began to squirm and kick, trying to wriggle her way out from underneath Amitie without actually grabbing and lifting her. It didn't make much sense, practically speaking, but she was so flustered and intimidated by Amitie's performance that she was now unwilling to grab Amitie by the hips. A flurry of love magic might creep up from underneath Amitie, but once again it didn't really hurt at all. There was a certain goofy panic from the pinkette, one Amitie could take advantage of, if she so desired.

((Amitie! ...Raffina is struggling for freedom, but in her flustered, dorky panic she isn't doing a very good job at it. If you keep her pinned down, you'll likely make quick work of her.))

"Raffina..? I do believe Amitie has you by the ropes..." Peach gently remarked out of concern for the other. She wasn't quite sure how to encourage Raffina right now. She'd certainly retract her advice about being willing to kiss your opponents for the moment being, though. But for Raffina, this training exercise hadn't been nearly as successful. She supposed not everyone could be good at love magic, but it was a bit disappointing to see.

Raffina 77 HP Status: Infatuated Mind-Melted

Arle 116 HP Status: Mind-Controlled

[TheSpatialWeeg]

Lidelle, after being bathed in green light, pondered what to do with the tiny Arle next. It was possible the other could snap out of it soon enough, so she had to take advantage of it while she still can. Taking a mild glance at Amitie's current situation, she formulated a plan. "Arle, could you please help me with something? I...need you to make yourself stop moving for this one." Lidelle requested.

((Lidelle wants Little Arle to restrain her movements! Whatever way she does it is up to you.))

"Okay, now stay right there and p-please accept this..."

Once Arle would have finished doing that, Lidelle would hop into the air and descend booty first towards the other smol. Peach would've probably caught on by now that Lidelle was imitating Amitie's maneuver, only she decided to put the other's control to use to make sure she'd stay completely still and she'd not resist being squished by Lidelle.

((Lidelle's first ever Butt Slam @ Little Arle! Deals 15% damage and can inflict Mini.))

---

Amitie successfully sat on Raffina! It was rather extreme, but hey, she had love to spare. In any case, Amitie would note that Raffina was struggling against her mighty behind, which elicited a giggle from the other. It was...kind of amusing seeing this happen. Even so, it was best not to let your guard down, so Amitie reinforced her 'grip' on the pinkette, trying to make sure her dorky panic didn't end up yielding results.

((Amitie attempts to keep Raffina pinned down!))

"Now, now, Raffi~ I think you should consider a bit of a time out~" Amitie lightheartedly commented as she tried to sorta pet Raffina by the other's head...assuming that's even possible.

[Mari]

"Okay..." Arle hesitantly replied, hugging her hands close to her chest and doing her best to stand still. It was kind of hard for her, being so full of energy and all, but she seemed to distract herself and remain ... mostly still by fidgeting with her hands. She obediently waited where she stood, watching Lidelle even as she jumped above her and lifted her legs up to deliver a backside bash to mark the ages. With a comical squeak, Arle was accordion'd underneath Lidelle! Lidelle could feel the other smol sort of flattening underneath her like a rather squishy pillow, vanishing in a plume of little magical hearts. After it was all said and done, Lidelle could feel that Arle had shrunk to become even smaller! So small, in fact, that her bottom almost entirely eclipsed her body, with her skirt hiding the rest of her from view. She could probably be held in the palms of Lidelle's hands if she so desired. Butt... for now, she was trapped underneath the other. Some weak squirming could be felt, some flailing arms and legs protesting her rather embarrassing position. However, they were so... itty bitty and weak! She couldn't so much as budge herself, let alone lift Lidelle up. A startled remark could be heard from underneath her as Arle realized where exactly she was, but it was muffled beyond recognition.

Peach smiled brightly at the display. "I believe you have made a very persuasive claim to the title of 'bigger sister', Lidelle~" Peach light-heartedly remarked in an encouraging tone. "I have my doubts about Arle's ability to free herself. You may very well have won this match." she went on to explain, proudly beaming at the other but... not quite moving in to claim a victory just yet. She had to give Arle a chance, even if it seemed obvious she wasn't up to the task.

(( Lidelle! ...Arle is helpless underneath you. You may find that she is stuck to you in a comical fashion if you choose get up. However, you may also simply remain seated upon her to guarantee she won't be able to try and fight back. ))

Meanwhile, a squirming Raffina emitted a muffled squeak as Amitie buckled down, pun intended, and pressed her bottom into Raffina's face to keep her firmly underneath her. The pinkette stammered out a muffled response, but much like Arle's it was unrecognizably muffled. Or well--it was such a silly mess of sheepish, indignant chirps it wasn't clear it was ever coherent to begin with. Much as she wriggled and squirmed though, Raffina could not free herself from the other's posterior and her brain refused to let her do what needed to be done to help give herself some leverage. She was trapped and unable to free herself. Amitie could just feel the heat radiating from Raffina's cheeks as she succumbed to her weakness underneath her. Amitie could indeed pet the top of the pinkette's head, little magical hearts rising from underneath her at the affection. Though she certainly couldn't be called calm, it would be a lie to say there wasn't any part of fighting with Amitie that didn't get her heart beating like a jackhammer for more positive reasons. A hand, in term, sheepishly reached up 

Seeing Raffina grow mostly still and the cute display of affection, Peach meandered her way over and sat down next to Amitie on the ground, eyes glimmering with a certain pride. "You've done very well today, Amitie! I'm very proud of you." she began. "By using your charm and the love in your heart, you brought down a rougher opponent than you in close quarters--and in record time at that. So I do hope that you're proud of yourself as well. You have the makings of a wonderful magician." Peach finished, congratulating Amitie on her victory! She didn't seem to pay much mind to the still pinned down Raffina. Not yet. For all she knew Raffina would freak out once she was let up, and she wanted to let the two of them bond without her interference if possible.

(( Raffina has been defeated! Amitie can do whatever she wants with her, including staying seated while she talks to Peach if she so desires. ))

Raffina 77 HP Status: Infatuated Mind-Melted Defeated

Arle 101 HP Status: Mind-Controlled Mini

[TheSpatialWeeg]

...Well, that went smoothly! Arle did end up obeying that, and she was sat on with force! What Lidelle didn't expect was how Arle seemed to have...shrunk after she got hit. That was unexpected, but then again, part of this training was to know how their love magic operated, wasn't it? Come to think of it, was Arle still under her control after all that? ...Maybe it was better not to run the risk, so she decided not to move. "I'm not letting you go until you surrender to my affections~" Lidelle teased, sporting a rare confident smile on her face.

((Lidelle's determined to keep Arle there, so she's still sat down.))

Amitie was noticing Raffina's struggle in her attempt to break free from the situation. The attempts, alongside the incoherent mumbles, managed to get a few giggles out of the blonde whilst she pet the other. As Peach meandered over and congratulated her, Amitie flashed a radiant smile as she blushed from the praise directed at her. "You think so~? Aw, shucks, Mom! I think I still have much to do before I get there still..." Amitie replied, kiiiinda forgetting she was on top of someone else right now. "...but I'll keep working towards it~!"

[Mari]

Sure enough, Amitie's affectionate petting, combined with the loving yet assertive embrace of her backside, seemed to calm Raffina down a bit. The pinkette bashful, muffled stammering died down with her squirming, leaving only her timid fidgetting. Peach playfully brushed a hand along Amitie's collar in a somewhat ticklish manner, leaning over to hug her head and place a little kiss upon her forehead in tandem. "There is a great more that you can do, but that was quite impressive for a first trial. I must admit, it made me quite proud to see my daughters taking after me~! I'm sure that you'll be a wonderful magician in due time~" Peach affectionately replied, thinking back to how Amitie had been unwilling to devour her enemies. In hindsight, she wasn't sure Amitie would ever be ready for that. ...She supposed Amitie would simply tell her if she ever wanted to revisit the topic. "All when and if you are ready and willing, of course." Peach went on to add. "For now, do enjoy your new throne while I check on your sister. I believe she is ready to submit herself to your royal 'hiney'ness~" Peach light-heartedly chirped, pausing for emphasis on her pun. Sure enough, if Amitie checked on Raffina she had entirely given up trying to ecape, little hearts radiating out from under Amitie and popping after rising a few inches. Talk about being smitten, with emphasis on smite. If Amitie encouraged Raffina a bit, she could probably get her to stop being such a dork and return some of that affection. Right now she was a deer in headlights that had surrended to its fate. It's squishy fate.

Meanwhile, Peach meandered over to Lidelle. Only something was wrong! "Hmm...? Where's Arle..?" Peach absent-mindedly asked, looking about for any sign of the smaller magician. She received a muffled, barely audible shout in response. She couldn't understand a word that was being said, but she distinctly recognized it as Arle's voice. Aaah. Now she understood. In her shrunken state, Arle had vanished entirely underneath Lidelle's skirt. Peach chuckled in amusement. "Ah. There she is~ You have done an incredible job as well, Lidelle. Is... Arle finished?" Peach asked, unable to read the situation quite as well. In response, Arle wriggled and squirmed a bit, attempting to push Lidelle off of her. However, even though Arle was willing to use her hands and push Lidelle's bottom off of her unlike Raffina with Amitie, she definitely couldn't and only succeeded in pushing against it without so much as budging Lidelle an inch. She had already had extremely pitiful upper body strength before she was shrunken, after all. After a few moments trying to fight Lidelle's bottom though, Arle seemed to realize she was only embarassing herself and gave into Lidelle's demands, mumbling something muffled and incoherent yet defeated sounding before sheepishly hugging Lidelle's bottom in surrender. That was one way to do it. "Hmm..! I do believe Arle is not going anywhere. And may I add, that competitive smile looks quite becoming on you~!" Peach playfully remarked, encouraging Lidelle's confidence before leaning in to give her head a little hug and her forehead a kiss, just like with Amitie.

Finally stepping back, Peach addressed them both once again. "Now, is there anything I can show you both before we take a break? Anything you weren't able to or weren't comfortable trying this time that you might like to see a demonstration of..?" Peach asked.

[TheSpatialWeeg]

Amitie would quietly hug her mom, appreciating the set of encouraging words delivered to her. When was the last time someone this important left some encouragement for her to follow her dreams? She couldn't really remember. Though, it was possible she didn't want to remember, c0nsidering...well, she felt homesick for a good while last time. --Come on now, this isn't really a good time to think of stuff like that, was it? They were just in the middle of a sparring session, getting all lost in thought like this was kinda silly...wasn't it? Amitie looked down at Raffina, inevitably letting another giggle escape. It was really funny, seeing the once very aggressive pinkette become so...submissive to the person she once hated ...or wanted to surpass. From (one-sided) rival to cushion! "How're you feeling down there, eh~?" She lightheartedly asked the other, still keeping the other pinned tight on her buttocks. Hm, she really is enjoying this!

As for Liddie, she lifted off the ground after Peach gave her praise to the bab trying to check on the now super-tiny sorceress on her behind, whom took the liberty to hug her despite the current position she found herself in. It was...kind of ticklish. "You sure you wanna keep hugging there?" she asked, mildly teasing the tiny mage. "I won't be responsible for any future squishing you might go through!" ...Okay, I lied, this was full teasing. It's probably weird, seeing the meek and shy Lidelle sporting a confident smile and partaking in teasing her opponents.

"...Honestly? No, I think I'm fine!" Amitie answered. "I'm ready for a break~!" She said, finally getting up and freeing Raffina. "S-same here...!" Lidelle quietly added, walking back next to Amitie.

[Mari]

"Mmmwhi'm ffffleeine m-m-m..." Raffina's muffled voice stammered out. While you could try and understand her, the astute ear would recognize this as the incoherent babbling of a girl who was overcome by feelings of love. Meanwhile, Arle popped off of Lidelle, stumbling and falling over. She shook her head in bewilderment for a moment, regaining her senses. "--Drat!" Arle remarked. "I thought I haddid you but I messed it up." she went on to lament, bouncing back to her feet. "That's alright. Though you did not have your way, I do believe I saw a good performance from the both of you. Now--How about some snacks to reward you all for a good day's hard work?" Peach offered, placing her hands on Lidelle and Amitie's head supportively.

Meanwhile, Raffina was just kinda laying there with a backside shaped mark on her face and translucent little hearts fluttering around her head. She seemed slow to recover from her incapacitation. Truly, Amitie was quite skilled. "Raffina~! Are you alright? There are some fresh vegetables waiting for you, right from Daisy and I's garden~!" Peach sweetly offered. This seemed to help snap Raffina out of dreamland, though she was no less flustered. She quickly moved to join the group.

MISSION COMPLETE