Alliance with Marel

Susan met with Marel.

"Why, hello, Rattlesnake" said Marel.

"Rattlesnake?" asked Susan, "what happened to Riceball?"

"I'm promoting you. Before I thought you were a coward but once Rina placed your back against the wall, you chose to fight her"

"Yes, with Gina, I had a choice to not fight her. Rina just kept pushing. Anyway, I've come to form an alliance with you"

"That is bold of you"

"There are some things I wanna make clear with you. You are not to **** anyone, understand? You try anything like that, our alliance is through"

"Fine, you're still a better option than Marcie. My girls would never forgive me if I allied with her after the way she humiliated them"

Marel explained to Susan how the Crazy Carousel had tried to ambush Blue Sublime only for it to turn out to be a trap and that Marcie had them stripped to their underwear. It made sense for Marel to pick Susan.

If she sided with Marcie, those girls would turn on her and would have come running into Susan's arms anyway. Plus, the Royal Magnificence was larger than Blue Sublime. The deal with sealed with a kiss between Susan and Marel.