[X] (Shirou) …traveled with Kiritsugu to Mitakihara and chatted with Kyoko while his father went away to deal with something.
[X] Taiga: Community Connections
[X] Taiga: Physical Education
[X] Taiga: Studying (Mundane)
-[X] Taiga: English Language
[X] (Taiga) …took up a job in the Takamachi Dojo to train kids in Kendo so that one of them might pose a challenge to her later, and so that she could get some money for college.
[X] Illyasviel: Studying (General Moonlit World)
[X] Illyasviel: Studying (Mundane)
-[X] Illyasviel: Japanese Language
[X] Illyasviel: Community Connections
[X] (Illya) …borrowed a magecraft book from the Nakamura family after obtaining permission, so that she could help herself and Shirou with their magecraft.
Changing vote because nobody wants to meet Mami and Hayate.........and because it seems I got a typo while copying and pasting options into my original vote.
[X] Shirou: Cooking
[X] Shirou: Kyudo (Archery)
[X] Shirou: Studying (Magecraft)
[X] (Shirou) ...saved Sakura from bullies by leaping in to block the blows with Nanoha fighting the bullies off.
[X] Taiga: Studying (Mundane)
-[X] Taiga: English Language
[X] Taiga: Community Connections
[X] Taiga: Anime
[X] (Taiga) …discarded the tiger charm on Torashinai for a new charm, a winged red circle with a yellow star.
[X] Illyasviel: Studying (Magecraft)
[X] Illyasviel: Studying (Mundane)
-[X] Illyasviel: Japanese Language
[X] Illyasviel: Physical Education
[X] (Illya) …managed to obtain a blue bow with a star that she wore in her hair.
[X] (Shirou) …accidentally entered the library of the Bannings family and discovered a Black Key. Arisa's response was to welcome him into the Moonlit World.
Changing vote because nobody wants to meet Mami and Hayate.........and because it seems I got a typo while copying and pasting options into my original vote.
[X] Shirou: Cooking
[X] Shirou: Kyudo (Archery)
[X] Shirou: Studying (Magecraft)
[X] (Shirou) ...saved Sakura from bullies by leaping in to block the blows with Nanoha fighting the bullies off.
[X] Taiga: Studying (Mundane)
-[X] Taiga: English Language
[X] Taiga: Community Connections
[X] Taiga: Anime
[X] (Taiga) …discarded the tiger charm on Torashinai for a new charm, a winged red circle with a yellow star.
[X] Illyasviel: Studying (Magecraft)
[X] Illyasviel: Studying (Mundane)
-[X] Illyasviel: Japanese Language
[X] Illyasviel: Physical Education
[X] (Illya) …managed to obtain a blue bow with a star that she wore in her hair.
[X] (Shirou) …hung out in the Takamachi dojo when Taiga wasn't present, and in the Midori-Ya when she was, allowing Shirou to spend time with the Takamachi family. No. of votes: 2 reborn214, Ferian
[X] (Shirou) …had to be rescued by Suzuka from her mother when he had wandered into the same room as the later while she was in a really bad mood. Once Mrs. Tsukimura had calmed down, they introduced Shirou to the wider Moonlit World. No. of votes: 2 Zaratustra, Wizard_Marshall
[X] (Shirou) …traveled with Kiritsugu to Mitakihara and chatted with Kyoko while his father went away to deal with something. No. of votes: 4 mizzet, KnightIcarus, ILurk, Sereg
[X] (Shirou) …accidentally entered the library of the Bannings family and discovered a Black Key. Arisa's response was to welcome him into the Moonlit World. No. of votes: 2 TheNamelessHero, Hyp3rB14d3
[X] (Shirou) …started up a friendship with Shinji in order to have at least one non-female friend. No. of votes: 2 ziizo, Bondo
[X] (Taiga) …took up a job in the Midori-Ya in order to learn how to cook, so that she won't starve when she finally leaves home. No. of votes: 1 burningclaw2
[X] (Taiga) …found an injured wolf while she was walking in the woods. She took it to the veterinarian for treatment. No. of votes: 3 Zaratustra, Neo-Chan, Hyp3rB14d3
[X] (Taiga) …took up a job in the Takamachi Dojo to train kids in Kendo so that one of them might pose a challenge to her later, and so that she could get some money for college. No. of votes: 3 ziizo, KnightIcarus, Sereg
[X] (Illya) …borrowed a magecraft book from the Nakamura family after obtaining permission, so that she could help herself and Shirou with their magecraft. No. of votes: 6 burningclaw2, Neo-Chan, mizzet, TheNamelessHero, Bondo, Sereg
[X] (Illya) …found a blue jewel while walking in the woods. She brought it home for study after she noticed it was packed with prana. No. of votes: 4 veekie, SometimesMaybe, Nicklance, wingstrike96
[X] (Illya) …chased her brother down and followed him and his friends and joined in on their activities as the 'big sister'. No. of votes: 3 ziizo, KnightIcarus, Hyp3rB14d3
(6) (Shirou) ...saved Sakura from bullies by leaping in to block the blows with Nanoha fighting the bullies off.
(14) Taiga: Community Connections
(12) Taiga: Studying (Magecraft)
(6) Taiga: English Language (6) Taiga: Studying (Underworld Knowledge)
(12) (Taiga) …discarded the tiger charm on Torashinai for a new charm, a winged red circle with a yellow star.
(16) Illyasviel: Studying (Magecraft)
(15) Illyasviel: Studying (General Moonlit World)
(9) Illyasviel: Physical Education
(6) (Illya) …borrowed a magecraft book from the Nakamura family after obtaining permission, so that she could help herself and Shirou with their magecraft.
(6) (Illya) …managed to obtain a blue bow with a star that she wore in her hair.
Well, there are still a couple of ties, but considering that I already gave an extention, I'm going to choose the bolded responses so that we can move forward, locking votes so I can start writing.
Yes, but sadly we don't get Kaleido Sapphire Illya (yet? Sapphire's still in the box, right?) or get the chance to nip a major plot in the bud by becoming friends with the master of the Book of Darkness (clearly either Hayate or Mami) before that incident begins.
Irisviel and Maiya start the year by continuing the research on curse-breaking that was mostly done the previous year. In the meantime, you headed to Mitakihara to try hunting these 'Witches' for Grief Seeds.
The news of the Moonlit World had said that there was a spike of demon presence in the city.
Your sources in the underworld had said that there had been a spike in the presence of monsters in the city.
Even Assassin had said that there were a growing number of demons in the city.
So why could you only find a half dozen?
The time you spent in the city wasn't completely unproductive, though. You met up with the Sakuras in the nearby city several times during your visits to Mitakihara in an attempt to find something you missed. They were grateful for you checking in, but their condition was starting to collapse. Because of their different views on their religion compared to the mainstream church, they were struggling to get enough food on the table to survive.
You could easily relate this year.
Regardless, you took Kyoko aside and spoke with her, warning her of the Incubators and their deal. She was shocked into silence at your warnings; apparently, Kyubey had been visiting her recently trying to get a contract from her. Now, the chance of a contract had sharply diminished because of your information.
You also extended an invitation to her to go to Uminari if things went badly in her church, and she said she'd think about it.
Back in Uminari, Irisviel started viewing certain manga more and more frequently, before deciding that it wouldn't be too difficult for her to make her own manga. Using magecraft to 'cheat' and draw the lines, she managed to create a few pages before you returned.
However, while Maiya went out to earn some money, the children had activities of their own. To your surprise, Taiga started studying some of the notes that you and Maiya left out. By the time you got back from your first trip to Mitakihara that year, she seemed to have deciphered them to be relating to gun shipments. Shirou continued working on his archery skills and cooking skills, while Illya started to exercise.
In February, you started speaking around with the prominent people of Uminari, trying to figure out who is who in the city. To your regret, you also asked for a little free food from the Takamachi, the Bannings, and the Tuskimura families. They were willing to accommodate you, though with some tension from Shiro Takamachi.
You didn't try from the Nakamura or Matou families; they were still interested in the Moonlit World, and you couldn't afford to show weakness in front of them.
However, Illya spent some time with you while you were learning about the people of the city. When you finished speaking with the Nakamura family, Illya asked if she could borrow a beginner's magecraft book. To your surprise, it was granted, allowing her to finally bring the non-adults of the family a step further in their magecraft with their elements.
Illya, being part homunculus, had the Ether element. Taiga took a few more steps into magecraft this year than previous years, and was revealed to have not only the Ether element, but also the Fire element. Shirou's element was trickier to identify, but it wasn't until Illya took a closer look that it was discovered that he had not only a 'Sword' element, but also a 'Sword' origin.
It certainly helped explain why Shirou needed a Psychiatrist to help him with his problems.
Late February, while you were hunting demons around Mitakihara, your son decided to jump in and save a girl was being beat up in an allyway. From the other end of the allyway, Nanoha decided to do the same. Shirou blocked the blows aimed at the two girls, while Nanoha punched the bigger boys until they finally decided enough was enough and fled.
It turned out that the girl that the two saved was Sakura Matou, the daughter of the magus family that had moved from Fuyuki. The face of the Matou, Byakuya, was exceedingly grateful to have Sakura back, but was rather panicked about the fact that Sakura had gotten hurt by the bullies.
Regardless, Shinji Matou encountered the pair and thanked both Shirou and Nanoha for rescuing his sister.
That very same day, however, Maiya received a stroke of luck; one of the kills she was hired to do was another magus who was researching curses. By looting their notes on curses, she was able to discover the final piece that was needed to remove the curses of the grail.
When you returned, Maiya and Irisviel finished creating the process, and removed the curses one by one, until only the curses tied to being a Puella Magi remained.
Things were rather quiet through March, as the children all moved up in grades (Shirou to third, Illya to fifth, and Taiga to eleventh), with the only thing out of the ordinary in Uminari was rumors of a cat-girl vigilante starting to stalk during the night.
The first sign of trouble was in April, when Maiya was busy trying to kill someone and you were busy with locating demons. This left Irisviel at home with the kids. The first sign of trouble she learned was…
[X] (First Chase) …Illya, Taiga, and Shirou hurrying out of the house in the middle of the night, while Irisviel was trying to calm both Miyu and Kuro down so everyone could sleep.
[X] (Circling Call) …Darius Bannings calling to ask if Irisviel knew why Nanoha, Shirou, Illya, Taiga, Suzuka, Arisa, Sakura, and Shinji were out near the city veterinarian the previous night, and if she knew who that old man was that led the Matou children away.
[X] (Alien Mage) …Illya and Shirou bringing home a ferret that seemed a little too free-thinking and tried to keep it as a pet, despite there being no room for a pet in the house.
[X] (Magus Call) …the Second Owner calling to ask if Irisviel or any in the family knew what had caused that crater near the town temple.
[X] (Pool Problems) …Irisviel playing chaperone to Shirou, Illya, Nanoha, Suzuka, and Arisa with Kyouya Takamachi as they went to the pool with Hina Tsukimura watching over Miyu and Kuro. When the tentacle demon appeared…
[X] (Jewel Request) …Sachiko Nakamura asking for assistance gathering a bunch of blue stones that had fallen mostly around Uminari for research purposes.
[X] (First Conflict) …Hina Tsukimura asking Irisviel to hurry over to the Tsukimura mansion now before Darius and Yoshi killed their only source of information on why Shirou and Nanoha had been beaten unconscious.
[X] (Overpowering Conflict) …Hina Tsukimura asking Irisviel to hurry over to the Tsukimura mansion now before Darius and Yoshi killed their only source of information on why Shirou and Nanoha had been beaten unconscious along with a woman with wolf ears and a blonde-haired girl the kid's age.
Kiritsugu's Curse has been cured! Guns 7, Magecraft 2, Stealth 7; Stats will no longer decrease each year; Time Cost on most activities reduced
Illyasviel has friendly ties with Shirou.
Shirou is friends with Nanoha Takamachi.
Shirou is loose friends with Sakura Matou.
Shirou is acquaintances with Shinji Matou.
CONGRATULATIONS! You have successfully completed the two objectives that Kiritsugu failed to do in canon! Just in time for the Jewel Seed Incident, too, because things are going to be getting out of hand compared to Nanoha canon, especially since more people than just Nanoha answered Yunno's plea for help.
This choice gives you the opprotunity to pick where Irisviel discovers something is up. Pick wisely, because some are dead ends, while others give you significant openings.
[X] (Overpowering Conflict) …Hina Tsukimura asking Irisviel to hurry over to the Tsukimura mansion now before Darius and Yoshi killed their only source of information on why Shirou and Nanoha had been beaten unconscious along with a woman with wolf ears and a blonde-haired girl the kid's age.
[X] (Pool Problems) …Irisviel playing chaperone to Shirou, Illya, Nanoha, Suzuka, and Arisa with Kyouya Takamachi as they went to the pool with Hina Tsukimura watching over Miyu and Kuro. When the tentacle demon appeared…
Intervening before Fate shows up should be best.
And everyone is involved so we can bring it all in.
[X] (Circling Call) …Darius Bannings calling to ask if Irisviel knew why Nanoha, Shirou, Illya, Taiga, Suzuka, Arisa, Sakura, and Shinji were out near the city veterinarian the previous night, and if she knew who that old man was that led the Matou children away.
More allies is always nice. Also, something tells me the old man involved is either Zelretch, Solomon, or Zouken. All would be interesting to see.
[X] (Pool Problems) …Irisviel playing chaperone to Shirou, Illya, Nanoha, Suzuka, and Arisa with Kyouya Takamachi as they went to the pool with Hina Tsukimura watching over Miyu and Kuro. When the tentacle demon appeared…
[X] (First Chase) …Illya, Taiga, and Shirou hurrying out of the house in the middle of the night, while Irisviel was trying to calm both Miyu and Kuro down so everyone could sleep.
[X] (Circling Call) …Darius Bannings calling to ask if Irisviel knew why Nanoha, Shirou, Illya, Taiga, Suzuka, Arisa, Sakura, and Shinji were out near the city veterinarian the previous night, and if she knew who that old man was that led the Matou children away.
More allies is always nice. Also, something tells me the old man involved is either Zelretch, Solomon, or Zouken. All would be interesting to see.
[X] (Pool Problems) …Irisviel playing chaperone to Shirou, Illya, Nanoha, Suzuka, and Arisa with Kyouya Takamachi as they went to the pool with Hina Tsukimura watching over Miyu and Kuro. When the tentacle demon appeared…
[X] (Pool Problems) …Irisviel playing chaperone to Shirou, Illya, Nanoha, Suzuka, and Arisa with Kyouya Takamachi as they went to the pool with Hina Tsukimura watching over Miyu and Kuro. When the tentacle demon appeared…