I don't understand how you get that, Absolute Connection improves their ability to fight together while the Primordial Legacies ensure that the closeness they have won't be their downfall.
plus the reason I am voting for this now is because times when we have a large amount of EXP, like now, is the only times when we can ever have a hope of convincing enough people to buy it. For me at least, I view this expensive vote as a "if we don't get it now when will we ever get it?" sort of thing.
I apologize if I sound negative but I just would like a reason as to why you think that way.
I don't understand how you get that, Absolute Connection improves their ability to fight together while the Primordial Legacies ensure that the closeness they have won't be their downfall.
plus the reason I am voting for this now is because times when we have a large amount of EXP, like now, is the only times when we can ever have a hope of convincing enough people to buy it. For me at least, I view this expensive vote as a "if we don't get it now when will we ever get it?" sort of thing.
I apologize if I sound negative but I just would like a reason as to why you think that way.
It's antithetical because the whole point of the Connection (and the super ability they started with) is that they do everything together. Primordial Legacy is all about not doing that.
Primordial Legacy alone isn't going to be enough to make them actually decent at fighting separately. Just not as vulnerable as they are right now. If the reason they're split up is that enemies forced them to split up against their will, they're still going to be just as fucked as they are right now, since any enemy strong enough to forcibly split them up is also strong enough to beat them when they are split up.
Trying to do everything at once isn't a very good idea at this stage. Going for both abilities right now is an attempt at being a Jack of All Trades Master of None, not a way of plugging our weaknesses.
Plugging our current weaknesses would be finding ways to prevent us from getting split up in the first place.
[X] EXP Plan Stronger Together
-[X] Absolute Connection
-[X] Otherworldly Radiance
-[X] Solar Blessing 5 -> 10
-[X] Shining Protector
I don't actually know how I missed this plan. Probably because the vote counter is counting it's two votes seperately. It's not perfect, but it's probably my favorite one.
Primordial Legacy alone isn't going to be enough to make them actually decent at fighting separately. Just not as vulnerable as they are right now. If the reason they're split up is that enemies forced them to split up against their will, they're still going to be just as fucked as they are right now, since any enemy strong enough to forcibly split them up is also strong enough to beat them when they are split up.
We did that because we are driving towards jack-of-all-trades and just supporting the 2 specialized girls, because we cant do anything different. With always buying new stuff this wont change. Thats why my plan is buying things to specialize us.
We did that because we are driving towards jack-of-all-trades and just supporting the 2 specialized girls, because we cant do anything different. With always buying new stuff this wont change. Thats why my plan is buying things to specialize us.
I feel like the core problem here is that I am trying to get the twins the skills to ensure that they will be successful even if the twins away from other magical girls (which I think hasn't happened since they were in their home town if I'm not wrong).
on the other hand pushing to be more specialized seems to be pushing them to be more team players and relying on the magical girls around them. So it depends on what our goal is for us to decide which plan is better.
If the plan for the future is to someday form a team/group for the twins to always fight along side, then I will concede and say that your plan is better. However I never had the idea that this was the case so please correct me if I have the wrong idea.
I feel like the core problem here is that I am trying to get the twins the skills to ensure that they will be successful even if the twins away from other magical girls (which I think hasn't happened since they were in their home town if I'm not wrong).
on the other hand pushing to be more specialized seems to be pushing them to be more team players and relying on the magical girls around them. So it depends on what our goal is for us to decide which plan is better.
If the plan for the future is to someday form a team/group for the twins to always fight along side, then I will concede and say that your plan is better. However I never had the idea that this was the case so please correct me if I have the wrong idea.
Specialization actually makes them more effective when it's just them than trying to JOAT it will. Because most magical girls specialize, and thus are consequently better at their thing that an equivalent Jack would be with any of theirs. And while yes, breadth of options can compensate for lack of depth in any one, the twins do not have the available breadth to do that.
I feel like the core problem here is that I am trying to get the twins the skills to ensure that they will be successful even if the twins away from other magical girls (which I think hasn't happened since they were in their home town if I'm not wrong).
on the other hand pushing to be more specialized seems to be pushing them to be more team players and relying on the magical girls around them. So it depends on what our goal is for us to decide which plan is better.
If the plan for the future is to someday form a team/group for the twins to always fight along side, then I will concede and say that your plan is better. However I never had the idea that this was the case so please correct me if I have the wrong idea.
You misunderstand things: my plan will help them to fight without other MG´s because they are themselves strong enough, as a 2 person team, to defeat the enemies. BUT if we dont level things up we can only help others, because we dont have real strong points then.
Against enemies who arem´t weak we are neither fast enough or strong enough without enough power (ATP is a big problem for us if we look at other MG´s). Right now we have a defense. If we specialize Eva towards her main points (health, which are a incredible high defense and heals) and Rico towards her main points (dealing damage) we have a balance.
We dont need other Mg´s here, but if we cant do anything right, how are we supposed to fight without other MG´s then. Having many things at low level wont help us. Just look at Eva´s second heal or Baleful Eclipse.
Without leveling them up, how useful are they? (Except the second heal has a nice side effect, but not everything will have such things right at low level.)
My plan is more the one who goes away from rely on others.
Besides guys: if you want to train we should also train to control our shining. It would be nice if we could use that to blind the enemy or turn our glow of if we need to be stealthy again.
I worded my last response wrong what I want to ask is: Are we ready to specialize just yet? Have we got our basics covered? What do we prioritize if we do start to specialize? And what do we want out fighting style to look like after we are decently strong?
My answers to these questions are generally: no. almost there. non-lethal attack moves aside from baleful eclipse for sun and better healing for moon. and I am unsure which is why I do not even want to think of making my own plan.
If I type any more I know I will make a mistake and say the wrong thing so this will be my last response for this vote if I don't change my vote in the future.
I worded my last response wrong what I want to ask is: Are we ready to specialize just yet? Have we got our basics covered? What do we prioritize if we do start to specialize? And what do we want out fighting style to look like after we are decently strong?
My answers to these questions are generally: no. almost there. non-lethal attack moves aside from baleful eclipse for sun and better healing for moon. and I am unsure which is why I do not even want to think of making my own plan.
If I type any more I know I will make a mistake and say the wrong thing so this will be my last response for this vote if I don't change my vote in the future.
I worded my last response wrong what I want to ask is: Are we ready to specialize just yet? Have we got our basics covered? What do we prioritize if we do start to specialize? And what do we want out fighting style to look like after we are decently strong?
My answers to these questions are generally: no. almost there. non-lethal attack moves aside from baleful eclipse for sun and better healing for moon. and I am unsure which is why I do not even want to think of making my own plan.
If I type any more I know I will make a mistake and say the wrong thing so this will be my last response for this vote if I don't change my vote in the future.
Even knowing you wont answer is a bit sad, but I answer your post anyway, at least for all who will read this.
I stated what my opinion is of the way we should go. We DO have the basics already, we just need to grade them up.
We do have 2 heals: 1 for big heals and 1 for healing cut of limbs.
We do have Dmg: Scorching sunlight and The Nova.
We do have Non-lethal: Baleful Eclipse (I extremly doubt we will gain such a thing from the shop items. It wouldnt make sense. At most we can train for them or learn them, but even then it isnt easy to get.)
We do have a way for movement and speed: Flight.
We do have Defense: Veil of the Lunar Goddess and Rico´s Magic Modifier which also gives her more offensive power, too.
Like you can see we POSSESS the basics.
Naturally you are on that part right, that we need to decide which way we want to go, but we cant wait for that forever and until now we did go more towards that point. Thats why I am suggesting it, because if we dont go towards 1 goal we wont reach anything.
Good points, dragou. The only reasons I'm not voting for your plan is absolute connection, which I think is almost certainly going to be worth it, and really want regardless, and the fact that lvl 12 scepter makes rico hurt eva if she rolls high with radiance, even with the veil level. And considering radiant shine unbroken probably leaves radiance on all the time...
[X] Plan Meetings and Eplosions
-[X] Check on White Glory; she knows no one else here, so she may like a friend or two
-[X] Soldier Supreme should be awake by now. You kind of kidnapped her, so maybe you should go and say sorry for that?
-[X] You need to always be on your guard; training can never hurt
--[X] Figure out how to stop Rico's explosions from hitting Eva
[X] Plan Meetings and Eplosions
-[X] Check on White Glory; she knows no one else here, so she may like a friend or two
-[X] Soldier Supreme should be awake by now. You kind of kidnapped her, so maybe you should go and say sorry for that?
-[X] You need to always be on your guard; training can never hurt
--[X] Figure out how to stop Rico's explosions from hitting Eva
Complete Connection
-Anything that one experiences, the other knows about, making them more difficult to surprise. The twins are capable of auto-synchronising attacks against the same target; Total Damage from such synchronisation is doubled
Sun & Moon: New Ability
Absolute Connection Once I was two, but am no longer
-Both twins are now a joined existence; they can use both bodies to express themselves and act separately, but their mental processes are linked so close they might as well be one person. Capable of auto-synchronising all attacks for 200% damage, as well as using each other's Spells.
Sun & Moon: New Ability
Primordial Aegis
-Capable of ignoring pain, mental effects of Body Damage, trauma, and related effects while in combat.
New Moon's Aegis
-While on the same field as Moon, Primordial Sun ignores pain from injuries.
-Primordial Sun can ignore mental pain and trauma up to a moderate amount
Primordial Moon: New Ability
Shining Protector
-You can redirect Final End Damage against an ally to yourself up to twice per turn
Primordial Moon: New Ability
Otherworldly Radiance
-Remove one Body Damage Modifier at the beginning of each turn; your Total Damage Reduction can not fall below your Base Resilience for any reason
[X] Even though you did not know any of the girls, you feel like you should attend the funeral.
[X] Check on White Glory; she knows no one else here, so she may like a friend or two
[X] Soldier Supreme should be awake by now. You kind of kidnapped her, so maybe you should go and say sorry for that?
You realise during class that something changed yet again. You are now different from before, feeling... whole. For the first time in a long while, you are truly content with yourself. All the irritation is gone, the final piece having clicked into place... and because of that, you can not really keep the smile from your faces.
Little else happens during class, though. Once you are let out, it is time to go about your plan for the day; splitting up to save time crosses your mind, but most people do not know about your magic and you rather they did not find out just yet. You want to get used to this first. Maybe tomorrow?
You were talking to Sky about classes and also what she thinks about the new girls while pondering. She keeps smiling over her soft responses while you wander left and right of her, with Ludger by your feet. Ana vanished to somewhere else, though; you have no idea where she is right now.
Either way, Soldier Supreme is your first target for the day. It was your decision to catch her, so you need to make sure she is alright... and maybe make a friend out of her? That would be nice, more friends are always good.
"Did something good happen this morning, Eva? You keep on smiling."
Sky jumped into a pause you made there, but her question makes sense. You nod one of your heads and fold your hands behind your back before leaning aside. "It did, but you will find it creepy again."
You like how smart Sky is; it was just a little hint, but she gets that it is in regard to your connection within moments. You see her forehead wrinkle a little as she frowns lightly before turning to you, then turning back to you. Heh, messing with her by just looking back is fun. "Okay? What happened?"
"I am now... stable, I think. I mean... I was always stable, but now I think it will not change any further. If that makes sense?"
It is actually pretty hard to explain to anyone who does not know this feeling. How to describe acting with two bodies at once, one observing and the other talking; how to make sense of things you did not understand a week ago, how to notice all the little things from your two points of view. You do remember times where it was not like this, but it now feels so shallow in comparison.
"...it doesn't. I'm sorry."
Oh. You sigh twice and shrug in response. "Okay, I guess. It's hard to describe, but I will think about it." "Let's just say I'm feeling better than ever right now."
Messing with Sky by switching where to talk to her from between sentences is also fun. She is frowning at you now, but does not say anything anymore. She does not have to anyway, seeing that the three of you finally reached the 'prison' now. It is really not much of that from what the others told you; just a building full of holding cells for Magical Girls, though they would not even be able to keep either of you inside for long. It is mostly so that the younger girls can cool down after they had a bad fight.
It makes sense to have something like that; you recall having fights with some of the boys back before becoming a Magical Girl, too.
You walk in and quickly wander down the corridor until you reach the only door with a lit sign; coming closer, all of you shiver as a cold wind whispers over your bodies and minds. Everything feels so slow all of a sudden, the cold settling deep below your skins and making you shudder. Ludger shakes himself and Sky looks around curiously before rubbing her own arms. "So this is what fighting Winter feels like. Brr..."
She is at the door first and starts knocking a few times. Only a moment later, the cold recedes and only leaves a cool touch on your exposed skin instead of chilling you to the bones. The door opens and reveals Winter's Dream, one dagger casually in her right hand and her hood pushed back. She nods at you for a moment before stepping aside and letting you enter. "You have visitors."
There is no response, though; the girl behind the silver bars keeps lying on her bed and ignoring you. Her black hair forms a small pond all around her head, the rest of her body hidden under a blanket... and she does not react even when you come to sit right before the bars. One of your heads remains turned towards Winter, who is working on a computer; you already heard that she is keeping an eye on Soldier Supreme, but you did not expect her to do it like this.
The new Magical Girl, however... she ignores you. Not even a curious peek in your direction, her eyes are closed and she evenly breathes in and out. "She was like this all night and all morning. Strength had to spoonfeed her because she refused to eat by herself."
Uh...
"Um..."
"...do you mean she threatened her with it?", is what you interrupt Sky with; the look she gives you appears as if she wanted to ask the same thing. Winter shakes her head, though. "She did that at first... then she actually went through with it because the girl still refused."
And while you talk about this, you can see the faintest trace of pink appear on Soldier Supreme's face. Aha, she is embarassed! So she can hear you and is not a robot like Iron, you can work with that.
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Line Break Recognised . . .
...you thought you could work with that, but it was for naught. You tried for half an hour to get Soldier Supreme's attention; chatter, banter, good jokes, bad jokes... the only thing you thought of but did not do was shouting at her.
The result: nothing. Not even the slightest reaction, she completely ignored you. Which is why you are more than just a bit miffed as you all leave; not even Ludger being around made her do anything. You apologising did not help, either.
"How rude."
Sky shrugs in response while you huff and sigh, the three of you again wandering; this time it goes back to your rooms, though. The funeral will be soon and you need to get changed.
No one said anything about dress codes, but it sounds like the right thing to do for today. You hope you have a set of plain clothes lying around somewhere, nothing bright or fancy for this occasion. Sky is lucky in a way; she can just go in her black dress, no need to change. That is why she comes with you, actually; to look through your things with you.
Though her face when you open the door is weird. She is looking around a lot more than last time she was here. "You two really need some things to fill your room with. It can't stay bare forever."
Huh. There are a few books on the shelf and you got a few extra pillows and a blanket for Ludger's basket, too. With one bed in disuse, that leaves a wardrobe and two desks with partly done homework on them... and plain blue walls.
There really is not much for you in here, although it does not really bother you. You only come here to sleep, after all. "It's fine, I don't use this room much, anyway."
Sky's shoulders slump a little, you almost do not notice before she straightens up again and shakes her head. "I'm afraid I can not accept that, girls. If you refuse to make this feel at least somewhat homely, then I will have to force that on you. But no matter, we have other matters to attend-"
There is a knock on the door interrupting her and you quickly bounce over to open it; on the other side is Chitin Dancer, looking tired and with a package in her hands. A tiny spider is climbing around in her hair and you do your best to ignore it while she hands it over to you. "Here, sorry I am this late. Half of the girls needed something for the occasion and I just remembered neither of you would have thought of asking... you're quickly starting to be my favourite around here, Sky. Good to see you get along... and if you excuse me, I want to crash in my nest and sleep for the next ten hours."
You do not even get to say anything and just listen to her babble before she waves and wanders away. Sky giggles a little before beckoning you to open the package. "Poor Chi. Let us see what she made you."
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Line Break Recognised . . .
...there is a lot of black around today. A few of the girls -like Winter- wear trousers to their shirts, but most everyone either has a skirt or is clad in a dress; you are doing both of the latter. No idea why Chi made it like this, but you like how the dress works better with your long hair and the shirt/skirt combo goes well with your short hair.
Neither set has any particular adornments, but they fit you well and are comfortable. The same is true for everyone else... though you also see a few people in clear white, such as Strength. The boys are sitting here and there, too.
The funeral itself is... you can not really say weird, seeing that you never were to a funeral before. At least none you can remember well. You are further in the back, with Sky to your right and Ana to your left. To her left is Budding Flower, in her white shirt and with the same green leaves around her. In the front are Strength and the Seasons, talking somberly and allowing anyone who wishes to speak to come up and say something.
Behind those five are six urns, filled with the ashes of the girls that died. Each one has a name tagged to it, but none of them means anything to you.
Once everyone who wants to has spoken and the urns are brought into another building, the crypta, people gradually start dispersing; some are still there and talk, others go for a walk instead. you try to join the general mourning, you really do. It just... does not come. You do not feel as sad as you feel you should, not even close. No one you knew died and even the somber mood does not stop you from being somewhat relaxed.
It is on this somewhat unhappy note that you bid Sky and Ana farewell; there is still one more thing you want to do before dinner. Maybe you should also talk to Budding Flower sometime; she seems to be better than she was the last time you saw her.
Right now however, you want to talk to someone else in particular; she left the ceremony just a minute before you and is not far once you go looking. Though she does notice rather soon as well and waits for you to catch up with her once she does. You beam up at White Glory, who gives you a friendly nod in return. "Sun, Moon, a pleasure to see you... although today is not much of a day to celebrate, I am afraid."
You give her an agreeing nod and frown from her other side. "Yeah, it's really weird. I don't really know any of the girls that died and... I'm sure I should feel more sad about it than I do."
Glory rubs her wide forehead before shrugging and motioning for you to walk with her. "I understand the sentiment. It is difficult to find any sympathy for strangers these days. On the other hand, I highly respect anyone who is capable of doing so... and I respect the both of you for making the attempt anyway. Among other things, that is."
She speaks so formally and friendly. It is different from what you are used to, yet pleasant to listen. Glory has a nice voice, not too high and not too low, just like Bianca when she is a tiny bit agitated.
Both of you stay quiet for a minute or two, just wandering away from the city center and towards the more open areas. "I have come to like this city already, especially its outward districts. They are very well kept and easy on the eyes."
Now there is a note of wistfulness -you think- in her voice as she looks around and over the vast landscape one can see in the distance. You decide to ignore it, though; whatever bothers her, it would not be right to ask. For now, it should be better to give Glory some time to settle in. "Yeah, I like it, too. But I think I like the people more. There are girls from everywhere and everyone gets along."
"Heh, you are right about that."
Glory ruffles your shorter hair, much to your indignation. You only manage a squeak and to bat at her hand once before she lets go of you and giggles, though. Ugh, why does everyone have to do that to you?
...better change the topic.
"What have you been doing today? I haven't seen you in class."
You wander a little further before Glory responds; her expression is still indifferent, but you can tell from how she almost frowns that there is something bothering her. "I... do not feel well being inside at the moment. Strength was very accomodating once I brought it up; I will be joining you in class... next week, I think. Until then, I am free to explore the city at my own leisure. Now that my Contractors can no longer be of any trouble to Kibo, everyone can relax again."
She is right about that part; there might be other Magical Girls helping the Chinese government, but Glory would know if there was anyone like her. Aside from rogue groups, the city should be safe for the time being. Now that she mentioned them, though...
"What happened to your Contractors, anyway?"
Your question makes the older girl blink before offering another shrug. "I contacted all of them and gave them the choice to either agree with a termination of the contract, or to be ordered to commit suicide. All of them gave up on their powers... in fact, Strength sent the prisoners on their way just this morning."
This sounds a little mean, but you can kind of understand why Glory would do that. Plus, she just said that nobody died, so it was probably okay.
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Line Break Recognised . . .
You spent some more time wandering around with White Glory and even invited her to eat dinner with you; it was a little weird and also interesting to have your food on the outside, sitting on one of the benches. Ludger and Spring were with you today while Ana and Sky kept Flower company.
Now that you are fed and said goodbye to your maybe-friend, you find yourself with a little time at hand before curfew.
What will you do with your evening? Choose two:
[] Find Strength and talk to her
[] Say thank you to Chi for the clothes
[] Talk to Grand Architect; she is a little funny, but you are curious about her anyway
[] Actually, how about you throw in some evening-workout?
-[] Write-in what to train
[] Go take a long bath; you earned it after yesterday
(Overrides the other choice to Double Down; you refuse to be clean and dirty at the same time)
[] Double Down
(This option will have both twins be present for whichever action you choose; if you do not take it, each of them will complete one action)
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+1xp A Soldier in Chains
+3xp Honour the Dead
+2xp White Glory is Happy
There go Moons problems with doing damage on her own, she can now cast Scorching Sunlight on her own
[X] Go take a long bath; you earned it after yesterday
Let's have them relax for once.
Actually, that is just the sort of secret that I'd like to keep for as long as possible. Not on the order of 'kill anybody who finds out', no; more like 'last resort'.
If I'm reading this right, they can share their spells, but not their abilities - this is important when they're separated.
It also makes picking up the two Primordial Legacies even more important, as it will let them work better together even when they're far apart, if I'm reading the implications right.
Moon's Self-Sufficiency is still good to work towards, if only for the extra APT from weapon level-ups.
And we're still getting the doubled exp, as they are still two distinct Magical Girls; excellent.
Actually, that is just the sort of secret that I'd like to keep for as long as possible. Not on the order of 'kill anybody who finds out', no; more like 'last resort'.
If I'm reading this right, they can share their spells, but not their abilities - this is important when they're separated.
It also makes picking up the two Primordial Legacies even more important, as it will let them work better together even when they're far apart, if I'm reading the implications right.
Moon's Self-Sufficiency is still good to work towards, if only for the extra APT from weapon level-ups.
Before we buy new things we should REALLY level up some of our other things. We will be jacks of all trades AND we already can use spells of the other one, therefore we should think if it is still worth the EXP we need for it.
Besides did no one relaize that the twins only speak about each other as "I" and not as we anymore?
Besides why dont we try to speak with strength sometimes? There is a chance that this option wont last forever.
