Coral goes to Love Bomb once more. The sun doesn't quite shine like it did before, a layer of cloud blanketing the sky.







She steps over a fallen cyclops with a big old cartoon X in his eye. The ground still smokes with a fresh touch of warfare.







She halts beside a bullet-scarred palm tree. There's a wall of spikes and sawblades in her path that she definitely doesn't remember being here.







Coral notices a laser dot on her chest.





—Yuno—
Who-- who goes there!?

Yuno is poked out from behind the sawblade wall, held up by a mass of angelic hands. She's aiming a sniper rifle down at Coral.

Coral
* Jesus!
* Yuno, it's me!!!

—Yuno—
Coral?


Rilly pops cheerily from a hidden dugout behind Coral. She's now wearing a beret and is equipped with dual submachineguns.

—Rilly—
Coral!!!

Coral
* Uh-- hi Rilly!!!
* The, uh, vibe's really changed around here hasn't it?

—Rilly—
Only if you let it change, haha!

—Yuno—
There has been more, um, violence compared to before...

—Rilly—
But that doesn't mean we can't get silly with it anymore!
Come on, let's get you inside!
HELENNN!!! YOU CAN OPEN THE GATE NOW!!

—Helen—
Yeah, yeah.


A doorway opens in the wall of sawblades, Helen just pulled a switch. She's wearing a sports bra now, paired with an all new shotgun.

—Helen—
Don't expect us to apologize for the frosty reception.
We're on high alert now. Proteus' attacks have been getting bolder.

—Rilly—
And he's been getting owned!
You shoulda seen the last battle, Coral, we showed those big doofuses what for.
Doesn't matter if he sends a hundred men or a thousand, as long as we girls stick together we can take on anything!

Coral
* I'm sure your new additions aren't hurting, either.
* It's a, um, very impressive barrier wall you've got there.

—Rilly—
Yeah it is! Helen made it herself. Isn't she talented?

—Helen—
I mean-- it's really not that big a-- Yuno's new friend helped, it's not like I did all of it.

Coral
* I didn't realise you... had giant buzzsaws in Hollidae.

—Helen—
The cutters? They're imported.
Same with our new weapons. We've been pulling in resources from wherever we can.
Proteus can strike at any moment, y'know? Gotta be prepared.

Meanwhile, Helen and Rilly chatter.

—Rilly—
I got a hat!!!

—Helen—
Oh yeah, from Cas right? She's been helping too... I guess.
She got me this top, which was, you know. Nice, or, whatever.

—Rilly—
Aww!! That's a big step for her, giving you a gift without asking anything in return...

—Helen—
No she still made me pay for it

—Rilly—
Ah.
Well it looks great anyway. Real sleek, and I love the highlight! Really brings your outfit together.

—Helen—
Doesn't it? And have you seen the stretch on this thing? It's unreal. It's, like, a mile more comfortable.
Like, I didn't even know it was possible to run without your boobs hurting.

—Rilly—
Oh nice!! Wait I thought that was normal

—Helen—
Yeah, you would.

Coral
* I hate to interrupt...

—Helen—
Oh right.
Did you need something?

Coral
* Yeah, have you seen Polyta...?