Michelle gasped, dropping her ribbons of paper. She had felt the heat, and had seen the beginnings of fire touch what were supposed to be Mordecai's bindings. Her paper chains were being burned, and she couldn't do anything to stop it. Paper was paper, in the end, and she could not erase its natural weaknesses. Well, technically she could try and arrest the combustion process somehow, but it would use up time she could be spending on making sure Mordecai and the others made no more trouble.

She stood up from where she had been crouching beside her briefcase, using her foot to close it and keep the rest of her paper safe in case the other girl - yes, Michelle had seen Lilith reappear with flaming wings in passing and instantly realized where the fire had come from - tried any more of her tricks.

It didn't help that Michelle was even wearing her paper dress today. Luckily, only the paper chains suffered. When Mordecai extended his hand toward her, she blinked in surprise but made no further moves.

"Mr. Soysauce will restrain him," she pointed out calmly. "We just don't want any more trouble. Innocent people could get hurt."