Oh they're kinda dating and Sam promised she'd tell her and get her help the next time she went up against something big.

Would this involve Sam admitting that she's a diabolist and working with diabolists to do diabolism, because if so that sounds like a great reason to wait until the factory isn't the next time.

No, she could probably get away with not telling what exactly they're up against.

Okay. An unspecified darkness-themed monster it is, then.

With some kind of ranged weapon. It'd be nice to get more specific than that, but they don't actually have a description of the demon. And of course lots of mundane light sources.

They go into some more detail and then she waits—

—until it's a boy day. His straight girlfriend is probably more likely to be well-disposed towards him if he's a cute boy.

It's not like Diana hasn't seen Sadde on girl days, or dislikes her then... But "well-disposed" is certainly true.

"So," he starts after a lull in conversation during one of their times together, "there's this thing I'm gonna do..."

Her face falls. "Another Hyena?"

"I... suppose you could say it's something like that."

"What is it? And where do you even find these."

"I... probably shouldn't answer either of these questions."

"You're saying you shouldn't tell me what you're up against."

"Yyyeah. I kinda told someone else I wouldn't, it's—complicated and involves a lot of secrets that aren't mine to share."

She puts two and two together and concludes that it might mean four.

"I'll make sure not to pry. How much of a plan do you have already, and when do you have in mind?"

"Depends on whether you can lend me your constructs. If you can, a whole plan."

"I can. It'll just affect how much I have available for anything else that might happen that day.

We could look for what's in the sky on the day you're planning, or wait if there's a specific construct you had in mind. Either way."

"I'd need a construct that can do ranged attacks, if possible, but it'd ideally be on a day you're not gonna need to use anything, we might need as much energy as we can get."

She quirks an eyebrow at the second clause. If it's the obvious thing, she can weigh the risks herself thanks.

"You say ranged attacks, I think of the archer and arrow. If you're not in a hurry, the best time for both is next month."

"Not in any particular hurry, no, and we still need to buy some stuff."

Nod. "I'll admit to being curious about who "we" is, but still not asking. Let me know when there's a specific date; those constellations only narrow it down to August or late November/early December."

"You can pick a day when you're least likely to want to use them for anything, and we'll see to getting everything we need."

"All right. I'll make sure we're on good terms with the spirits ahead of time. We'll need it."

"Thank you. And—I'm sorry for not being able to tell you more about this. I—hope someday I will."

"Hopefully once it's safely over."