>>"Squadron Leader Alice Murgatroyd, RAF, retired," said the shorter-haired
>>blonde. (Amélie noticed, with some amusement despite the perplexing nature
>>of this encounter, that the other blonde mouthed the words along with her,
>>a mischievous little smirk on her face.)
>
>Now I wonder if this is some cover identity/position that Marisa is
>privy to, or if she's just heard this intro so many times she's lost
>count.

Since she left active duty, that's exactly how Alice has introduced herself every. single. time she's had to do so, in Marisa's experience. She also signs her letters that way.

>Well, the mini and earlier scene had indicated she was curious about
>the topic, but I was honestly surprised that she was somehow offended
>by it.

Let's just say that Reimu Hakurei does not subscribe to Modern Witch magazine.

or admit that she reads Marisa's when she's done with them

>Apparently they are both very used to Reimu having all the tact and
>grace of a brick to the face.

Marisa's known Reimu since they were tiny, tiny chilluns, and is well aware that, having been almost literally raised in a barn, she doesn't really understand the whole "dealing with people" thing. Alice, not so long or so well, but she's absorbed so much of Marisa's grumbling about her by mail that she has the general idea. :)

>It gets buried due to events before and after this scene, but someone
>able to engage in proper, two-way communication with Neuroi-chan is
>pretty damn game changing. I'm really curious for the reveal of how
>she's able to pull it off.

Yeah, I was a little surprised at how little attention that got. I wasn't trying to bury the lede. :)

>>(On the other hand, she wouldn't miss Squadron Leader Murgatroyd's snoring.
>>At some point in the wee hours, she had seemed to find the resonant frequency
>>of her bunk's metal frame, creating an almost unimaginable racket until one of
>>her magic dolls could prod her into moving a little.)
>>
>
>I hope either Crone Rock's walls are bank vault thick, or Alice only
>does this when magnificently drunk. Otherwise Shizuka will need ear
>plugs to get decent sleep.

It is, indeed, the latter. (Although they're pretty thick walls too.)

>Shizuka has really come a long way from her starting point of being
>scandalized at any witches being within arm's reach of G.

She has indeed.

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