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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="7da2861d4e5d2eb37a826f87ad9a50c4"The kwami, Ekko, was less surprising then the woman who stood before me. Several months ago after the faux appeared, Noble had an interview in the part. That day Royal had gotten knocked into the fountain by mistake. A blind lady collided with her, sending both of them into the fountain. Royal wasn't happy by the incident but Knight dragged her away before she could throw a tantrum. I'd apologized to the woman and offered her to take any of the extra clothes we had as well./p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="c1c680d589bfbc569689b2d5bee32f53""Maybe we should've asked Lady Xi for the potion to share with Panda Mime." I thought aloud./p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="23cdae3778a9299cc3819b3c43cedbc0"em style="box-sizing: border-box;"What are you doing!? Your suppose to be getting Blue Jay and Panda Mime's miraculous, not making a winter wonderland./em Tsubasa used his mental connection with Neige to speak with her. He'd been observing her actions waiting for her to go after the duo. She'd cornered them a while ago, but lost sight of them. When Blue Jay had reappeared, Neige sent a small group after her. These were not the results he wanted./p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="54c37ef61838456c399cb7192f4d9dda"Tsubasa remained silent. The kwami was both correct and incorrect. Tsubasa had recalled his faux in the past when he deemed this to dangerous. This usually happened when there was an akuma lose that the same time. Still, Tsubasa didn't fool himself, he knew he was no better than Hawkmoth. They both needed the miraculous of the young heroes for personal reasons./p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="0638142575e4709b76a51aa803c7b98c"Blue Jay couldn't get close to the mall's roof top. Neige had created a blizzard completely surrounding the roof top. Access could only be by going inside the mall. Thus Blue Jay desencded to the ground, ready to take on the beast guarding the entrance. Her best chance would be to use Sonic Wave to break through, but than she'd detransform and wouldn't have the fire power up abilities any more. /p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="f7c40da34f1e5b846dbd924117a1944a"em style="box-sizing: border-box;"Easy for you to say./em "I've considered several options, but I don't think they'll work." With the fire powerup, Blue Jay was sure they could break through Neige's blizzard with a fired-up Sonic Wave. But then what? That'd leave Panda Mime's power their only advantage against Neige. The other option is to sneak pass the beast and make their way through the mall to reach the roof. That would take longer and had more potential to go wrong./p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="3a9764381a38ebe7d27198cd112a44cf"Blue Jay rolled her arms. "So your a good faux and deserve to keep your fake miraculous?"/p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="66b70a5b37e0ea35d840f46bfde80eda"Defauxed, the former Neige, looked around her surroundings. Confused she noticed Blue Jay and Panda Mime standing before her. "I was fauxed." She stated, clearly remembering everything she'd done as Neige. "Tsubasa is determined to get your miraculous." She informed the heroes. /p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="8a314384fe11a25ff6f5ccfede05ccb0"The woman, named Noel, nodded. "That's the name of 'hero' who's causing the faux. You didn't know that?"/p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="43aea7d1f441c151ed172f592f7d619b""You know we need to talk." Panda Mime said once Noel had left. "Especially now that we have a name." He looked at Blue Jay from the side of his eye./p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="7da2861d4e5d2eb37a826f87ad9a50c4"The kwami, Ekko, was less surprising then the woman who stood before me. Several months ago after the faux appeared, Noble had an interview in the part. That day Royal had gotten knocked into the fountain by mistake. A blind lady collided with her, sending both of them into the fountain. Royal wasn't happy by the incident but Knight dragged her away before she could throw a tantrum. I'd apologized to the woman and offered her to take any of the extra clothes we had as well./p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="0638142575e4709b76a51aa803c7b98c"Blue Jay couldn't get close to the mall's roof top. Neige had created a blizzard completely surrounding the roof top. Access could only be by going inside the mall. Thus Blue Jay desencded to the ground, ready to take on the beast guarding the entrance. Her best chance would be to use Sonic Wave to break through, but than she'd detransform and wouldn't have the fire power up abilities any more. /p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="f7c40da34f1e5b846dbd924117a1944a"em style="box-sizing: border-box;"Easy for you to say./em "I've considered several options, but I don't think they'll work." With the fire powerup, Blue Jay was sure they could break through Neige's blizzard with a fired-up Sonic Wave. But then what? That'd leave Panda Mime's power their only advantage against Neige. The other option is to sneak pass the beast and make their way through the mall to reach the roof. That would take longer and had more potential to go wrong./p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="3a9764381a38ebe7d27198cd112a44cf"Blue Jay rolled her arms. "So your a good faux and deserve to keep your fake miraculous?"/p
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