"Did everyone reveal themselves or are some still hidden?" Zhi'an asked.
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"Well, the others didn't come along," said Quickstep.  "But Phantasma could keep them hidden either way."

"Do we wait for them to do the shopping then?" Zhi'an asked.

"...nah," said Quickstep.  "They might not think of it.  We can sneak back and grab our groceries really quickly if we hurry."

"Okay, let's go," Zhi'an said.

The store was in chaos; people were running everywhere, calling on their phones, and waving to the emergency vehicles that were approaching.

Zhi'an headed inside to find the others and get their food.

Eris appeared to be pushing a cart full of food towards them-- and then she abruptly vanished.

Perception, plz

(Perception roll - Weather Witch rolled 30 using 1d20+10.)

There appeared to be, precisely where she had been standing, a large, furry animal wearing a collar and holding a large stick in his mouth, moving towards them at, surprisingly, just the speed a human pushing a cart might have.

"What happened?" Zhi'an asked. "Why is she no longer human?"

"Oh, she's still her," said Quickstep.  His nonhuman features appeared to have vanished.  "Our backup is here-- that's all."

"Ah, okay," Zhi'an said. "What was that animal?"

"A dog," said Quickstep.  "Domesticated companion and sometimes guard or hunting animal.  You'll see so many different breeds of them you'd swear it's fifty different species."

"Okay, well, I suppose we should get our shopping done then," Zhi'an said.

"Nah, Eris did that," said Quickstep.  "That dog is her, disguised."

"Ah, okay," Zhi'an said. "It was certainly an interesting trip."

"Yep," said Quickstep.  "...and here come the others.  Phantasma always does this red-and-green scarf thing so that we know it's her."

"I'll keep that in mind," Zhi'an said.

Indeed, now that they were pointed out, Zhi could see the others approaching.

Zhi'an waved to them.

"Are you all right?" Gauss asked.  "We saw some footage on the news of the fight..."

"I'm fine," Zhi'an said. "It did seem like pretty advanced tech for the planet."

"Yeah, it is that," said Gauss.  "We need to figure out where it came from, and what it's for."

"We grabbed several bits from it. Hopefully my friend can help us with them," Zhi'an said.