In the Midst of Them [Rafaela, Inanna]

"I'm visiting my mum, she lives here."

Inanna explained with complete innocence that said she was far too naive to figure out that she was being passively interrogated by Rafaela who was just asking questions about her new friend's life. She should ask about her life as well, right?

So she did.

"Hey, where are you from Rafaela? You said you were a knight or something, right? Like a Sternritter?"

"Yeah, she just does desk work though. Mum is always at that desk if she can get away with it."

Inanna explained in further detail, glossing over the fact that Ninsianna also happened to be the Director of one of the departments within the Vandenreich and also former secretary to the grandmaster. The rank itself meant nothing to her, she just saw it as a desk job and it annoyed her but she had accepted it a bit more.

Her mum was free to do what she liked after all, if it made her happy.

"Okay, who's that? Is he like a big deal or something? Oh, oh. He's a ruler right, is he like Gilgamesh?"

He sounded important and it made her think of Ninsianna's story about the Sumerian King, would Rafaela even know who that was though?

"He was the strongest guy to ever exist on the planet and he killed the Bull of Heaven and made the Gods angry and they killed his best friend, so he went down to hell or something and discovered the secret to immortality but he lost it... Uh, and other things."

She summarised while spitting it out a little too fast for Rafaela to probably follow or have a chance to ask for more details. Inanna was just going and then she saw an alley, that was perfect for hiding away and showing off her magical girl form.

"Alright, in here. I'll show you my magical girl form. Let's go."

Inanna insisted while trying to drag the woman into the dim out of the way spot to show off her cool transformation that protected the innocent and upheld friendship and justice!

"Twinkle Twinkle Vanilla Star!"

She called out while closing her eyes to do her transformation sequence once they were nice and tucked away. Although there was one problem here and when she opened her eyes, Inanna realised that she still looked the exact same. What the heck was this? Summed up her own thoughts about it while she looked herself over, now what was going on here.

It always worked when she wanted it to work, just say the chant and transform. She was a magical girl though until she wasnt, that's what she said when she asked for that contract. What exactly were those parameters again, don't be evil or hurt people who aren't evil... protect friends and people that can't protect themselves...

Don't lose resolve.

"Oh. I think I know why it's not working."

Inanna said to herself a little deflated while recalling how she felt with her mother and how she didn't feel much like a magical girl in that moment.

"Something like that..."

She said more deflated than she was before, a moment or two to ponder it and be solemn until she shook herself out of it. Even if she didn't have the ability to be Twinkle Vanilla, she still was Twinkle Vanilla and her loss of power wasn't going to change that. Looking like that idealised form of herself didn't take away the fact that she is that person.

"But don't worry, I'll gettem back no trouble at all haha because I'm Twinkle Vanilla~ :hearts:"

Inanna said with a forced bit of her bubbly attitude coming back, a beaming grin and a V sign with her hand to try and sell it. She'd be fine, she was tough even if she had to pretend at the moment through the whole situation setting in.