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You can't transcend if you don't take it, from my understanding. You can't take the other boon without trading it in. You also lose all the benefits (extra downtime action, better at links) if you do. You're essentially moving from support that can't directly attack the darkness (or at least, sucks at it) to hero that attacks the darkness head on. It's a pretty big change!
Sora doesn't really know what she's even doing here. The fact that Junpei was here leaves her with a pang of panic... Which rapidly resolved into what looked like the vestiges of hope. If they were gathering the Midnight Crew together, maybe there was a chance for things to change. Evolve. Grow. Her shoes felt too heavy, she'd never been a fan of boots. But since many jobs required them, most wore them when they worked. It turned most of her walking into a trudge... But at the moment, her footsteps were light. She was the first of the humans to break from their position to cross the room. She hadn't seen Junpei in forever, it seemed. The tiredness in her eyes was still there, but the hopelessness had abated. Whether she noticed the response at her leaving her Erohin's side or not wasn't immediately certain, what with her focus on the Time Traveler. Before she can open her mouth to speak, the little cat balled at Junpei's feet speaks, and it's the voice of a child that comes out. Vaguely feminine from the squeak. "Hello. This is my charge, Sora, and I'm Chessa. A Prreasure to meet me, I'm sure." the cat says, staring up at Junpei. And the thing was grinning at him.
Kitty can be your fated person. Just you'd have to pick one of the Purrsonas. The cool thing is that you may be thinking you're keeping Sora safe... And if something Murders Chessa, that may well prove to be true. The question is, does a savescummer know who the enigma really is? I'm only hesitant because I'd like to bond with newer players so we don't wind up with the 'old players' clique.
Sora's eyes immediately leap to Iskander when he calls out her name, causing her to stumble slightly and in a quite unsightly manner. The girl-turned-woman was still always easily distracted. Chessa curls one of her tails around Sora's leg to remind her that she's not alone, before taking a moment to confer with brilliance, but then, keeping one eye on Sora, she notes the path to Junpei drawn inextricably in the air. She moves in just the right paths to thwart any would-be attempts to maneuver freely through the room - legs must be properly inspected for body-to-width ratios, after all - to investigate all of the charges. Her large, unblinking, blue eyes take in each person up close, before she allows them to close, as if taking a portrait of the person with a backdrop of darkness. Eventually, she plops down and begins gnawing at the crook of her ankle, directly in front of Junpei, who she does not particularly recognize, but who her 'master' seems to, and that was enough. She didn't deign to speak, for now, considering the grooming to be far more important, and the particular space directly in his way of reaching anyone else of interest to be the best form of real estate. When one looks upon Chessa, her fur is every bit as black as Tenshi's hair, but some trick of the imagination leaves the indelible memory of a stripe somewhere on the cat's form, but it's never there when you look for it. Her eyes are brilliant blue, and her teeth are a pearly white. Her tail is split just barely at the tip, forked, rather than two tailed.
It could be the emergency comity, but I'm uncertain how that plays out, precisely. I have a lot of concepts, so that could sway it slightly but also leave things... strange, if I pick something too far off from the others. Have to leave for works. See you!
Seems good. I was looking at the upgraded/restored version of Kazue (totally not a vorpal knight), anyway. :)
In Pathfindery terms: Your boss is [God] of [Domain]. And you are attended by [Magical Beast]. (Magical beast is a very catch-all term as a sylph works, but isn't really a magical beast)
Dotting. I haven't read anything yet, but only just saw this. :) Unfortunately, I has to go to work. So that's a thing! But I'll definitely look into catching up, ASAP! Edit: I lied. Tenshi would totally have paid the toll if it meant protecting May/otherpeople. But that's only if she were asked to do so. I've still gotta read things, but I was willing to delay my trip for a bit to read at least a little... *flails excitedly*
Lots of blank spaces! :O I'd actually expected more notes from you. I guess as a teacher you've learned to take small talking points and expand them into entire ideas (jogging your memory, rather than reading from a prompter), yeah? Was I satisfactory in my role of instigating all over the place and messing things up? :O I had no idea I had super strength. I just thought I was tireless. :3 Edit: Totally looking forward to season two. :3
Yeah, I can totally understand that. Sorry, BQ. :(
Merry Christmas :)
Sora appears wearing a little black dress with tiny silver sequins leaving it able to stand out in a mostly dark room on a dance floor. Her hair is parted into little impossible clips - the sort that you'd need someone specifically focused on making you look your best to do. She's dressed for a dance or perhaps a show - your guess might be the latter as the makeup isn't quite right for 'interpersonal' but works perfectly for a stage production, given the overly accented aesthetics of the makeup. "I don't know if I can without my magic. I... I don't know these people like I knew Kazue." she half-mumbles. Her eyes flicker for a moment, but she nods. "I'll try." She starts with Emi. Broad strokes that would be full of color - and in this place, were full of color- fill the portrait. She ignores the person that she is here almost entirely, and instead fills the portrait with what she believes Emi to be. Her pastels seem more than willing to write directly on the redhouse wall. At first she starts to incorporate part of what's here, the way that they're depicted, but then she decides against that. It was a trick, as the room was - Emi wasn't a zombie, dead on the inside. She hadn't just accepted life as it was, she was the most passionate and most capable of the group. Her visage held a vibrance that this place wouldn't be allowed to taint in her real depiction. Next came Sakura, dressed in her vines and chained to these other two. She edits this portrait by adding what she knew of the little girl that had bound herself to the doll originally; Sakura wouldn't disappear, but neither would the doll. Neither would be alone and so, Tomoyo would have a little of her sister to remember her by. she didn't have to be a marionette. She didn't have to be just sadness. She could be more. For 804-chan, she wanted more, as well. The girl was strong, and bold, but was looking for a hero, a way to make a difference. Something she had shown in the gardens, and she would receive a little more confidence in her portrait. Which left Ao. Ao's portrait would be strongest without his phone, regally looking into the opportunities that the world would present him without the need to turn away unless he desired to. None of what she would do would change them, but instead leave the seed for change, give them the chance to be better than they were, and help them to be who they could be, not simply what they were. Each began as an outline, a sketch, one done by one, as she fills in the inverted space with white that traces into motes of color that floated on the glass, haunting reflections of what they were and could be.
A blank part of the wall across the street suddenly cracks, like too much pressure within the wall, the crack rises and spreads and then finally splits at the top, before widening and widening. The crack immediately begins to spill open, leaving blackness behind, only touched by the barest of stars as it opens wide enough for a single person to step through, the crack not so much closing behind her as peeling off as she goes, making up the blackness of her hair and wings as they peel away from the wall leaving it precisely as it had been before. The dark-skinned, petite woman is dressed in silks and gold and carries no visible weapon. Her mouth splits into a wide smile as would happen when meeting with an old friend - though she's met none of these people before. She walks with a soft clack as her sandals are lifted fully from the ground with each step as she moves towards the destroyed shop-front. And then pauses in a pose that belonged in a magazine, tilting her head just slightly. "Now, boys, if you're not going to play nice, we're going to have to start taking your toys. And none of us wants to be put back in time-out, do we?"
Sora nods slowly, not quite following what was fully intended. Not knowing the persons involved would very likely affect her art. Would they be less real than Kazue wound up being? Would her magic even work without the inherent passion..? Maybe she'd not know until she'd seen what she was meant to do. So her nod abruptly stops, and she follows the path that had been intended for her by her host. Her leg instinctually jerks away slightly at the cat's touch, having not expected it. 「Oh, hi, Kitty.」 she adds, quickening her pace. * * * Tenshi's smile slowly grows broader as the man starts to leave. "So, I've permission to leave the tent, then..? Goody." she says as he reaches the tent flap. She immediately focused on the spirits of the others within the space... more than a dozen... and picked the second strongest to visit, letting herself step sideways through this particular veil.
I'm going to be out of state for Thanksgiving. I'll have my kindle with me as well as my cell phone, but no reliable access to a real PC. It shouldn't affect my post rates too much, as I figure most people will want to do things during my normal work timeframe.
"You wound me. I prefer to see it as enlightening my enemies, broadening their horizons, and... well, yes. Do you need any aid in drawing this to a conclusion?" she asks, seemingly genuinely interested. She'd had the opportunity to feel him out and while he was as much a snake as any creature she'd met, he was a snake that had no interest in her and hers. So to aid him in clearing the garden was clearly the best course of action.
"Sorry, I was curious. I... really like having magic. It makes it feel like I can make a difference. Like - Like I can make the world a better place." But the truth was, it felt like she had control. Like she could protect the things she cared about. Certainly, she was a 'good guy' as it were, but... things were complicated. "Is there anything I can do to help?" or get out a little faster..?
Their player went radio silent forever ago. :( I'm pretty sure we were one of their last posts. With luck, they'll show back up in time. :)
"I'm not particularly interested in cohesion, honestly. That's the girl. I long ago learned that it was easier to manipulate a person into following their dreams than to actually align myself with any individual. Would that I could continue to do so. But no. The girl is the one who seeks to work with others, and I can't say that I have a complaint in regards to that. It slows her actions, but it also tempers them. She has a tendency to leap before she looks, but so long as she believes that what she desires is the others, it prevents her from... shall we say, overstepping. There is much that she could do that would be worse than a tear if she allows her precious ties to morality wane. Or... so the prophet seems to think. Regardless, that is neither here nor there. It simply doesn't serve me for you to be misguided in our intentions. In exchange for that, however, perhaps you will answer a question that I rather enjoy asking." she calmly uncrosses her legs before crossing the other over it, finger toying with the golden piece on the board. "What is best in life?" she asks, lips slowly turning into a smirk.
"I don't think that giving you an old creation is fair. Some belong to others, and some are others. I would happily make something new for you, however." she suggests, as her eyes wander up to the roof. She snaps an index finger over to the side to test if a cymbal sound clashes. If it does, she purses her lips slightly and blinks a few times. "That doesn't change anything. I made you a promise and I intend to keep it, but I can't promise you what isn't mine."
I'm fine with playing it out (and even bearing the brunt of the sacrifice). But I don't want people to feel sidelined.
One of my other DMs is planning on starting a new game soonish. Star Trek/Star Wars/Mech Warrior/Traveler/Big Eyes Small Mouth are the current options that he might run. That last one is almost assuredly something that would interest you folks. If there's any interest here's a link. :)
"She bound the crow? That is... surprising. Is that why she was upset with the little dreamer's borrowing of its power? Not over pressing upon her servant, but rather over playing with her toys? Fitting, I suppose." "You desire things that I cannot give; you know that I have a destiny more important than any of the others." she says, cooly. That was certainly one perspective. "The best that I could give you is nothing that I value, and that would hardly be worth your while. Perhaps my charge will offer you her beloved ePod." she adds dismissively. * * * "I'll need a subject, and media. What would you like a portrait of?" Sora responds, quickly, heart skipping a beat as he begins to circle a subject she wanted to go nowhere near.
Incoming thought flow that I may send to ActualFactual. I started as sort of a conversation with you guys but I feel like I moved more towards talking to this person I don't even know about a thing they made. So, what do you guys think. Should I send it to them? I was thinking of Girl by Moonlight again, just now, and was thinking of a hack that would make it a lot more interesting (at least, in my opinion). What if, while acting in darkness (and possibly only while following your darkness prompt), all of your actions gained potency? I really like this idea that submitting to your darkness grants you a sort of cold agency; that when things get dark, and you can't stay yourself, fighting through it is the right answer, and that each character's way of fighting through it is different. Mechanically, it also functions as a sort of anchor against the dice. If you're falling to darkness, that extra edge may be what's needed to close out a mission without the character completely falling. Narratively, it also offers the option that bad guys are simply always more potent because they're always following their darkness. And it also highlights that they're people who have become slaves to their own desires, but they're still people. Like, it really excites me to think that Girl by Moonlight could simply swap hands between villainous character themes between seasons, based entirely upon who the actual villain is. Like, Season 1's main villain was Corvus, a mysterious stranger who never let her true self show until she was shown that she mattered and could make a change by Aquila. An Enigma character is a great villain to ramp up the mystery and tension dramatically, and to slowly expose the world to the players as the mask slips away. I also really like this idea that Season 1 is completely played in flashbacks as that only adds to the mystery. Season 2 wound up being all about Fusions, in a way. I really like this idea that Capricorn is a fusion that's missing his other half. That his particular fall to darkness was that his soulmate doesn't exist just now, and that he's trying, desperately, to bring them back by every means necessary, but that that's completely off-screen. The fact that his machinations wind up fusing Scorpio's power with another Scorpio and he becomes a slave to Charybdis and winds up fusing with the stolen power of said Scorpio just sort of all reinforces that he's the dark side of a fusion. The whole season was ultimately about building relationships, lampshaded by the fact that those relationships didn't really exist prior to season 2. What's more crazy is that season 2 ended by tearing apart the team. Now, season 3 is coming, and if things go the route I'm hoping things go, that Aquila is powered by their relationship with Aquarius and the promise they made to them, and the struggle to create a future where that light isn't lost seems impossible, right now... and that the player's goals are likely very much in line with dragging their friend out of the belief that this horrible future isn't a forgone conclusion. And playing into Aquila's darkness should come second nature to Hyena... they spent most of the game struggling with it. That's assuming that they could enjoy that. Finally, I may be implying my own philosophies here, but really bad guys are rare. Most of the problems we run into come from a lack of empathy and understanding. Shining a light on the fact that the bad guys can be amongst the most vulnerable characters in the game is a great concept. That she's fallen to this idea that everything she does is futility. So she falls into the darkness, and embraces it. Finally, Finally: Having Aquila tell Corvus that she left her just like she always knew she would is just this cold, hard slap in the face, that I really need to see the reaction to. Because I'm a jerk like that.
Tenshi ponders the board as it's been reset. "I still don't understand just why so many of the pieces moved to the garden. The girl should have gone to the mall along with everyone else that she'd contacted, but she took that left turn. I think I failed to account for her 'Dream Prophet's' effect on her. Nothing's out of place, particularly, but the former garrison is significantly more important than the petty squabbles of the tree and the devil." she shares aloud, more out of force of habit, ruminating at the newly set board. "So you desire more than a pawn," she says, tapping the dog, "But even a pawn that transforms isn't enough?" she says, tapping Kazue's piece. "And a queen, still, would not be enough?" she asks, tapping Juno's piece. "I fear you're more set upon the endgame than even I. So... do you intend to utilize the Wisdom of Solomon to take your due? Or do you prefer to take a pound from each? Is this due to the actions of the tree or the rebirth of the knight?" * * * * * "Because I trust my magic." Sora says, perhaps too quickly. The fact that it had failed her only just now seems to weigh a little heavily into her missed step, causing her breath to slow as she feels the weight on her shoulders. "The kitten could have taken them to anywhere, in any one. And I know what I'm looking for. If you could get them, you'd get them yourself, right? You wouldn't need to trap me here." she says, musing as her adrenaline kicks in and clears her mind, if only a little. The flight portion of her brain highlighted the exit. The fight part of her brain said to swat his hand away. The freeze portion of her brain was currently winning, leaving her with enough mental leeway to not move until she'd thought things through. "Not a lot. Only that making a deal always leaves the other guy the loser, unless you can be beaten at your own game." she answers, finally. "But there's nothing I'm particularly good at to challenge you with. Certainly not a prodigy. I could paint something for you. I've never really heard any stories about how you take to gifts, only to games." she says, finally, before taking the hand that was clearly, after a moment's thought, meant to be asking her to dance.
I didn't mean to be dismissive if it sounded that way. I didn't have a lot of time to respond but felt I needed to while the feeling of comradery was there. I really am sorry your life has been flipped around like that, and I hope you get your stuff back. Stay safe.
Precisely that on my end. I can't leave because this is the only place that makes much sense right now.
I'm currently going through a lot of mentally exhausting stuff. I'm trying to keep my head above water enough to keep up with posting in my threads. If I slip, please point it out to me and I'll try to do better.
It's not time-based, no, I don't think. Though I do believe we're all 'frozen'. All of this is happening in our minds, I think. So, it's this omnipotent godspirit* popping in to play merry havoc with our psyches, picking up on a real fear/anxiety that our characters have and have shown to have, and he's using that as leverage to put himself in a position of power. Because what he wants is the soul you've bargained bits of in order to make a real difference in the world. (To imply intent on both sides :p) He's separated our past life (naiad) from our current one (alex) which is a game term, not particularly a literal one. I just used the term 'Past Life' to represent the spirit that empowers us. You've got the right of it, if I have the situation right. Think of him as a really sinister mind/dream/death mage. *YMMV on Omnipotence and Godspirit's accuracy. :)
Yeah, I was thinking it might be a combination of a lot of things. Mostly 'you now have another character to consider the motivations of!' Which is easy for me to do because I only barely know who Tenshi is. So she's going to be a mysterious jerk who thinks she's in control. Judging the main antagonist that appeared as being the same person who antagonizes the coven in American Horror Story midway through left me recognizing that the situation you're in is meant to put you 'in your place'. Your character is meant to be uncomfortable with something that's going on. So, Tenshi is in a losing battle, surrounded by opposition on all sides, and there's nothing she can do about it. Each character is being slapped in what BQ thinks is our personal hell. Tenshi is annoyed with the antics and annoyed that this guy is messing with her plans, plots, and fishing for more information, so she's acting annoyed and condescending. Her not having what she wants right now just means she's playing the long game. Clearly. Release her at once. Sora feels like this is another person trying to take her agency away and put her on the stage in a cute little dress to dance and sing for them. And she's right. And she's done with that. So, if you need inspiration as to how your 'older self' should work somewhat, take a cue from the fact they're supposed to be annoyed at the current situation... or even frightened by it. The bad guy is literally antagonizing your character, so you can tell what your goals and desires somewhat should be based on what he's taken or the position you're in. I think it's also possible to just let BQ handle your other self, but that might or might not come with consequences, I would think. This is an opportunity to help BQ define what the symbiote inside of us actually wants and what we want them to want. :) Specifically, the consequences of what happens when they step in and do what they want with you if you accrue enough trauma is more defined by BQ's views since they don't have an accurate representation of what you want your past life to want. :) Is all of that accurate?
Lots of radio silence from most everyone. Are you guys doing okay?
I think I'll stay out and watch for now, unless you really need a sixth person to get your second table.
Initial response: OH HECKS YES! Secondary Response: I don't know what that is. Tertiary response: How sandboxy is it? I've found the more sandboxy a game is, the less well I play with others. :( (I don't like making decisions for the full group, mostly. So I tend to wallow around not pulling triggers that someone has to pull.) I don't know what Burning Wheel is. Is that a major concern? How magicky is it gonna be? Should I copy-paste my questions/concerns into your recruitment thread, instead?
It's sort of worth noting that I don't really consider Sora to be a 'Sylph' player, but rather somewhere between Bard and Mage. :) So... take that as a bluff from Tenshi if you'd like. ;) It's just a little hard to know whether she truly understands situations, or whether she's going to bring ruin to us all by believing she does. :3 I -do- totally view her as a Heart player, though. (Meanwhile, Yun is quite assuredly a Page of Blood, methinks.)
"It's Tenshi now." the woman corrects, testily as she adjusts her Gofuku, white. "You as well as I know what is in a name, and how important it is to be seen as you wish to be." One flap of the outfit dislodges and flutters its annoyance. "To be viewed as an angel has as many tactical advantages as to be viewed as a deity." she adjusts the wing, which folds perfectly back into place as if it had never not been clothing. "Perhaps I have already shown my hand. What would you say to that?" she asks as she looks to the well-dressed man, waving her hand to reset her maps to their initial positions. "What are you doing here. she says, not so much a question as a command. "Why have you removed me from the young Sylph?"
"Where's everyone else?" Tenshi asks the man, immediately, defaulting to the english he'd chosen. Neither of her bandmates were there, no one in the crowd. She'd never been asked to wear a little black dress on stage before. Just her and him. Well dressed... she shakes her head. She knew people like him well enough. Appearances for Appearance's sake. She didn't so much sneer - she felt more like herself than she had in recent time - as she slid the microphone back into its stand, before hopping off the stage. "I'm fine. But I can't stay here. There are people to help... a lot of them." The panic dies down as she remembers how to deal with people who think they're in control. She twirls her finger in the air.
And a song starts to play. "I know who you are... I think. And you can't have them."
She freezes as the ball of her foot touches the floor. Her eyes move to the exit, then back to him. "You can't have them." she says, somewhat shakily.
22 more minutes, here. Work was supposed to provide glasses, but... backed out on Friday. Which super sucks. BUT. My sister's minions (some refer to them as children) have some from school. So I've snuck a few peeks. Even with those pitch black things, it's still bright. :o
I just caught up with ep 19 of Girl by Moonlight and am feeling a little creator-y. So... I'm thinking about making an 'It's Also a Gun' Crewbook for Girl by Moonlight (for RWBY), but I'm afraid I don't know enough about the system to make good decisions... and simultaneously worried that there isn't enough inherent space for something like Semblances to play a major enough role. What are your thoughts on that? I'm thinking one of the game-changer rules will be that Harm is always treated as a level lower (stacking with Guardian). I was also looking at Guardian and feeling it was a little underpopulated for abilities and thought of two: 1: At Your Side: When you perform the create a social link action with another character, clear one stress from their sheet. If you Crit, clear one stress from your own sheet as well. 2: Transcendent: Big Mistake: Requires 'You Don't Have to Feel It'. When you take level 2 Harm, you gain potency rather than lose it. When you take level 3 Harm, your actions are performed at +1d instead of -1d. Thoughts on those?
「I... my magical girl locked someone away a long time ago. I might be able to do that again. As far as I know it takes someone like me to get them back out. I... don't want to do that. I pulled Anastasia-dono out of a place like that already. But what the watchers do is also... not good. But if your grandmother is really a slave to her magic, then she needs help. Help that would take a lot of time for me to give. I'll still try, but I can't watch her and do it at the same time. And... I think they can help us.」 she decides. 「My watcher is somewhere nearby. Emi's is, too. Likely, there are more around the building.」 @Windy, Bubbles, Shiny, Kazue, Spooky: Do you know where the Dream Prophet or Chef are? 「We don't have a lot of time, I agree. I've messaged some of our friends, we'll find them. And I think we can trust them. They helped me with Emi-chan.」
「That's your grandmother.」 Tenshi says, quietly. 「But you don't have to do this. There's always another answer. The... the watchers can remove the magical fiend from her if we can keep her contained. She'll never be able to do magic again, but..」 she chews on her lip. Was she really advocating for something she'd railed against several times in the last few days? 「I don't know if it's right to do that. But... there's at least one other way. And I'll help you find another if we have time. She can't do it on her own, but I know we can do it together.」
Tenshi brooks the top of the stairs and stumbles to a halt. She'd expected the situation to be reversed, perhaps. Not that there was any real risk of... Kyou... having been injured, thanks to her accidental blood pact. That hadn't triggered in Tenshi's lizard-brain that ran into danger to protect a friend. But she hadn't been prepared for the scene she stumbled upon, regardless. Her wind and fire wheel bends downwards slightly as she points it at the pinned old woman, the window to her soul illuminating the darkness and painting who she really is on the ceiling above them. The image is elongated and distorted slightly by the angle, and perhaps even occluded somewhat by the crane's wing, but Tenshi needed to know who this woman was, if she wasn't the monster that had done all of these terrible things. She needed to know if she was telling the truth.
There's not a lot of english stuff for her, so I picked a Disney Song that relates pretty well with Sora. I specifically chose her because I heard her say 'Ano' in an interview. And her 'Ano' sounded right. :)
"Arigato!" Tenshi calls to the cat as she heads into the darkness which seems to stretch on with cloying shadows all around. The inside was larger than she'd expected. Her eyes linger on the moon, as she tries to stay quiet, before she remembers not to look at an incomplete eclipse... did it count if the incomplete eclipse was filled with glowy-blue? Then the green light dances across her periphery, causing her to look in that direction. She decides to follow the light, but too late, she hears the scream. Tenshi grips the wind-and-fire wheel tight in her hand as she throws herself over the stairs, taking them two at a time and letting her footfalls become dull whumpfs.
Here's a thing. that combines RWBY and Kingdom Hearts and that I'm totally in love with.
DOUBLE MONSTER.
You monster. :o Honestly, I think both. :P
Tenshi was overwhelmed to the point of nearly losing track of everything. But she held her ground, holding up her armistice effect even as the Cheshire Kittens began to abscond. Her hummingbird heart had returned, even though she was in the wrong form. She pulls herself out of the yarn while the fighting breaks to a crescendo. She didn't have time to think, now that she'd sent everything cascading over the edge. @Shiny, Windy, Bubbles: May have gone overboard with cats, turned dryad into scratching post. They're fleeing. I'm... gonna follow. she decides at the last moment, as she glances to the yarnified kuudere. Her eyes fall on the Cheshire kitten at her feet looking pleased with itself. She offers it the payment of a scratch beneath the chin. 「I didn't expect for the magatama to still be here when all of you were done. Good kitty. Can you... hide them for me? Where only one of us could find them? I... need to help her. And then all of them.」 she says, looking down to the crystallized souls of her comrades. Fourteen dead magical girls. Would she be able to untangle that? Would she be able to restore them somehow? No time for worrying about that sort of stuff. No one had responded to her call to action, which meant they'd likely fled or... were tied up. Her eyes went back to Anastasia. 「I'll let my friends know you're here, Anastasia-dono.」 she shares. But then waffles on who to let know. She takes a step forward, then another, then rushes into the darkness after her neighbor. @804-chan: I'm coming. Windy seemed to be neckdeep in everything... and seemed to be the first to answer when she needed someone on her side. That left Shiny and Bubbles out of the loop, but she didn't fully know where the pair stood. Bubbles seemed... good and reliable as well. But she needed to keep Anastasia safe from the watchers until she could get things sorted. So she could only trust one. And everyone was likely mired in their own things. @Bubbles: Anastasia-dono is tied up near the gazebo. If the watchers find her, bad things may happen to her. Please hurry or send someone you can trust to collect her. Let me know if you can't do anything.
I really enjoyed catching on to what was going on with Perdita early in Paresh's thing, but didn't really see it at all in the first. I saw very different overtones, and a lot of the lines had a lot of dramatic irony built in once I knew more about her. It was definitely an enjoyable reread. :)
Sorry for radio silence ATM. I'm currently training on first shift (during my usual sleep time) for a promotion, and the wrecked sleep cycle is having it's way with my ability to post. Meanwhile, keeping new numbers in my head is keeping my comprehension down. So it may be a bit before I get everything all figured/straightened out. :(. Sorry!
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