[ This is utterly ridiculous, even by her standards. Not only had this icy abomination ruined the holy grounds of Harper Sutherland's favorite ice cream parlor, but it'd also made a complete nuisance of itself by being difficult to kill and disobedient of its master. Or so Harper assumes, if her current face-off is anything to go by. Part of her isn't even surprised to find Alexandra on the other end, and another part of her is already incensed by her reckless antagonism.

On a school night, no less!

So here it has come to be that Cure Rhythm faces down Eas. In the dark. Shivering. Dressed like the most fancy of ice cream cones. ]

Th-th-that's right! [ ...okay, so she'd intended that to come out a little more forcefully, but the teeth-chattering has already begun. She huffs, watching her breath cloud. ] No thanks to you! C-Couldn't you have chosen s-s-something a little more, ooh, I don't k-know, convenient?!

[ Sheesh. ]