None of the Hope Guild members knew when; none of them saw the signs at first… none of them realized Alice's slow descent to madness. No, perhaps it was ludicrous to say that it was slow– because it happened almost in an instant.
"Ma! Can you watch Riley for a li'l bit?"
It happened during a normal day– perhaps more normal than most as the Hope Guild headquarters have not received any calls; the map that signaled them if there was any disturbance in a certain area that needed their attention has also remained somber.
The day was probably the most peaceful they had. There was one that needed their attention, but Megawoman happened to be in the area, so whoever was causing trouble was probably in prison now.
And so, none of them really had anything to do– most of the members were just idle inside the meeting hall. Tempo, just a fresh recruit that more or less joined the guild at the same time as Alice, was looking at the map ready to run at any time and prove himself.
