You're Alice Takanashi! Void Heart! Seductive, scheming siren, who steals the hearts of all the cute girls she lays eyes upon.

And right now, you're currently watching a cute albino girl absolutely lose her mind. Her screams fill your ears, cacophonous caterwauling that's about as high-pitched as nails screeching down a chalkboard. Her fear-scent washes over you, that pungent sour-milk stench of urine and sweat that's both disgusting and intoxicating.

Aw~! Sanguine Descent peed her panties again at the mere sight of you.

How adorable.

… And she's still screaming. Wow, she's got a set of lungs on her. It's amazing she hasn't run out of breath yet. Maybe this is some kind of cyclical breathing technique? You know for a fact that her lung capacity shouldn't be that high. You'd know! You pulled her progenitor's lungs out of her chest! Right when you cracked open her ribs and flensed off her skin and made beautiful art out of her filthy innards-

Whew! You didn't know you still held that much of a grudge. You make a note to dial back the intensity, just a little. It wouldn't do to break your spy like her filthy slut mother, after all. Not when she's still got to sing her little songs and tell you all about what she's been doing.

… After she stops screaming.

Is she still screaming?

Yep, she is. Alright, this was fun but now it's starting to become unproductive. And dull. It's time for an intervention.

You take out your bag now, rummaging around for the tasty treats you've brought. You've been dabbling in pastry, this time. Scrumptious eclairs are in your bag, decadent buttery choux dough filled to the brim with rich cream, drizzled with chocolate icing so dark it's practically absorbing the ambient light.

Honestly, these aren't your best work. These were a practice batch, you're experimenting so you can cook Kaina a scrumptious welcome-home feast. But, well, you could do with a taste-tester.

And conveniently enough, there's one right in front of you. And she's got her mouth open.

You cram the pastry in your hands into Sanguine Descent's pie-hole, cramming the eclair into her mouth. Sanguine Descent lets out a muffled wail for a few more seconds before her brain finally catches up and she blinks in confusion, her mouth and tongue moving.

"Mmh?! Mmh-mhh… Mmh?!" Sanguine Descent mumbles, and you roll your eyes.

"Chew and swallow, dear, chew and swallow," you say, reaching out to forcibly manipulate Sanguine Descent's jaw.

"Mmh… Mmh…" Sanguine Descent mutters as you push her jaw up. Her teeth audibly clack together, and the silly biddy winces. The sheer incongruity of the situation you've put her in has managed to get her to calm down a little though.

"Mmh…" Sanguine Descent moans almost orgasmically, and you mentally reframe that thought. It's probably the eclair that's getting her to calm down. Hmm-hmm! You've outdone yourself as always. Baking is an art, and you're the auteur. That's one more item you should be able to add to the spread you're planning on baking for Kaina. Soon you'll be done with that list.

And then you can make another list! Like what kind of wedding cake the two of you are going to have. What flavor does Kaina like? Vanilla, chocolate… Strawberry? Or maybe you can make it Alice-flavored by using your breastmilk to make a cake…!

"…" Sanguine Descent finally gulps down her mouthful of the eclair, looking more than a little dazed. But decidedly more calm, even if the corners of her mouth are now stained with chocolate icing and white cream. "… What was that…?"

"An eclair!" You declare, and your answer causes Sanguine Descent to grow pale.

"An eclair you bought or…"

"Yes, I made that eclair. No it isn't poisoned. Stop being such a whiny baby," you huff. "Yes, I totally could have poisoned you. I could have poisoned you a hundred times over a hundred different ways just now. Darling, right now you're more useful to me alive than dead. I have no reason to poison you or kill you as long as you stay a good girl~!"

You smile sunnily and reach out to pat Sanguine Descent on the cheek. Sanguine Descent stiffens up when your fingers brush her face. Aw, her fear-smell's intensified again! So adorable.

It's a shame you can't physically torture her.

A real shame you've been limited to psychological torment instead of physical, sexual torment. Sanguine Descent would make for such a wonderful pleasure-toy, one you could rape until her pupils turn to hearts, her brain turns to mush, and her body gives out. You are in need of toys that won't easily break when you put them through rough use, toys you could use to introduce your loves to much rougher kinks…!

… Well.

That can always come later. You'll just have to indulge vicariously in Sanguine Descent's petrified reactions and leave it at that for now. Pragmatically speaking, Sanguine Descent is more useful to you in her current state. She can't spy if all her braincells have been molested out of her tiny little head.

Also, Kaina would probably object right now if you threw Sanguine Descent into one of the tentacle pits to be 'corrected.' It'd make her sad. And you can't have that.

So for now, Sanguine Descent gets a stay of execution. And maybe, possibly, you'll ease up on her. Scared, panicky people do tend to make scared, panicky, exceedingly stupid decisions after all. And you're quite sick of stupid Dark Magical Girls making stupid choices when it comes to your loves and your things.

Therefore, even if it is kind of fun to see Sanguine Descent all startled and shocked and frightened by your mere presence it's not worth torturing her too much right now.

"Sit down and shut up already, okay?" You coax, pointing at a bench on the balcony.

A bench Sanguine Descent proceeds to plonk onto, her back ramrod straight. The poor thing's as stiff as a board. Sweat pours liberally from her brow, perspiration condensing into dew-drops all across her skin. Such a fraidy-cat this one is. You're not planning on torturing her and killing her yet, after all. The torture and molestation of her body and soul can come after you've gotten her to do what you want!

... Okay you're probably not going to torture and molest her, you do have a deal with her and you made a promise to Kaina to be Good. But that doesn't mean you can't fantasize about that delicious prospect~! It's okay to look and not touch, right?

"Now, you're going to tell me everything your silly employer's told you to do since I last spoke with you. Okay?" You say.

"O – Okay. But… But…" Sanguine Descent swallows audibly.

"But what?" You drawl, dropping your pleasant facade momentarily and letting a truly dark expression shape your face. The smug, self-assured smile of a predator stretches across your lips. You can feel your cheeks twinge as you put on a rictus grin that's so wide you can't possibly look human in this moment.

"Hieee…" Sanguine Descent whimpers, squirming in her seat. "B- But they haven't told us to really do anything. All they've done is told us to – to wait for the to-go signal!"

"Mendesdyn Security's brought three Dark Magical Girls into town as hired muscle and they haven't used them to do their dirty business?" You snort. "Pull the other one."

"The – The MGA's in town! O-our liason doesn't want us to make a scene while that supercarrier's parked in the harbor! And there are other MGA Magical Girls around town doing patrols!" Sanguine Descent wails. "So, I swear, we haven't done anything yet! Nothing big, at least, just a few bodyguard jobs here and there to pass the time!"

You raise an eyebrow, and Sanguine Descent babbles on.

"We've – I know they're bringing something in from one of the old kaiju burial sites. Bone fragments or – or something," Sanguine Descent stutters. "They're dredging the harbor where – Where Infinity Princess made her debut. I was assigned to guard a few of the convoys! That's all I know, I swear!"

Hmm. That's a useful bit of intel. Another target to direct your pretty little assassins and spies, perhaps? If these yahoos are digging for artifacts and kaiju parts of all things, it's worth beating them to the punch.

"What else?"

"They're reclaiming that facility on the outskirts of the city that got blown up and raided! They're making another facility and assigning us to it-"

"The location," you demand, and Sanguine Descent rattles off the coordinates, and your eyes narrow.

That's right underneath one of the mega-buildings downtown, in the labyrinth of corridors and tunnels far below the superstructure of Terminus City. Right in the middle of gang territory too from what you remember. You think the gang who runs that neck of the woods… Those techie-tech augmented cultist weirdoes? You'll have to ask Lupe for more details.

The point, of couse, is this means that's not going to be an easy target to raid surreptitiously. This isn't an isolated facility, this is a secret lab right in the heart of Terminus City. Digging these rats out is going to wind up causing a lot of collateral no matter how you go about doing it.

"You're being assigned to guard a facility in the Catacombs?" You ask suspiciously.

"Yes! Yes I – I am! And - That's it! I swear that's all I've done! I – I don't know what Vanguard Sentinel and Bitter Blossom have been up to, though. I think they've been tasked with – with eliminating some executives from some of the other big corporations… And we're also being asked to – to provide security to some of the executives in Mendesdyn… But…"

Gosh this is so mundane. Kind of informative, but boring~!

"What about that plan to kill Infinity Princess?" You ask, attempting to get at the real juicy details.

"We d – don't have a plan!" Sanguine Descent wails. "Bitter Blossom refuses to coordinate with me or Vanguard Sentinel! Vanguard's been doing research on the side, ask her!"

Look at how easily she's deflecting blame. All self-preservation and no sense of loyalty to anyone but her family, this one. You've practically broken her just from the memory of what you did to her progenitor.

Which is good for her! It means she's smart enough you don't necessarily have to make an example out of her like you did her mother.

Honestly, you've heard enough. Sanguine Descent, by your estimation, is being treated like a mushroom.

She's being kept in the dark and fed a crock of shit.

Mendesdyn Security obviously knows where their bread's buttered when it comes to their new hires. It's pretty clear that out of this outfit, it's Bitter Blossom and Vanguard Sentinel who are the real planners and go-getters in the group. They're the ones who are probably being trusted with more information considering they've been going on jobs Sanguine Descent knows very little about.

Unfortunately for you, Sanguine Descent is the small fish in this group. The most inexperienced, the most in-over-her-head. Which means you're going to have to work your way up this ladder if you want anything actionable, if you want to learn more about Mendesdyn Security's dastardly deeds.

That's something that you can easily accomplish, though!

"I want you to – Are you listening to me? Hey, listen," you demand, and Sanguine Descent nods furiously, her head whipping up and down. "Okay, good. I want you to set up a meeting, do you understand?"

"I – I understand," the terrified little Dark Magical Girl stutters. "W-who do you want to meet?"

"Vanguard Sentinel. I want you to get her to meet me, face to face. Can you do this?"

"I don't know…" Sanguine Descent whispers. "I – She's pretty paranoid. Something about trying to avoid her debt collectors. I don't think – I'd need to give her a good reason to meet with someone else and I'm not sure if she trusts me enough for that..."

Ugh, really? You roll your eyes, and Sanguine Descent picks up on your frustration.

"B – But I'm sure I can come up with a good reason if you let me!" The Dark Magical Girl pleads. "We all live in the same place, so – So I can… I can…!"

You consider your options, even as Sanguine Descent continues to plead and babble. Sweet music to your ears, listening to a panicked cute girl begging for her existence, but it's distracting you from more important matters. Gosh, is it worth sweetening the pot here? Is it worth giving Vanguard Sentinel actionable intelligence against you and your operations? Or maybe…

Maybe you can just force the issue. You do have a little birdy right here, who's more than willing to sell her teammates down the road. A little birdy who's living with her teammates, who has unfettered access to their living space…!

Hmm. That's giving you a few ideas...