Renascence: A Homura Quest

[X] The night is young. Go out and spend this time on something productive.
-[X] Go shopping.
--[X] Books about Medicine and any skills that could catch your attention.
-[X] Go "shopping."
--[X] Highest Quality Sake you can find. Since its troublesome to buy it on your own you'll take it in time-stop and leave the money in the register.
-[X] Visit someone.
--[X] Nanoha

You shake your head, "Thank you, but no. I have more to do, tonight. Maybe some other time."

They accept that readily, and you quickly make your way out, unwilling to get dragged back into conversation, and make your way to a small, local bookstore. A young girl greets you as you enter, "Welcome to Miyazaki Books! Is there anything I can help you find?"

You shake your head, and she nods, allowing you to go about your shopping. For a small store, this place has always been fairly well--

You pause, and turn back to the girl, "Did you say Miyazaki Books?"

She nods quickly, "Yes! Do you know our owner, perhaps?"

You shake your head. You had met the owner of this bookstore, once...an older woman named Nao Nakamura.

"No, but...how long has this been Miyazaki Books? I could have sworn..."

"Miyazaki-san bought the store from its previous owner last year. From what she's said, Nakamura-san has been pleased with our work here, since then."

You nod at that--there's nothing terribly strange about this, after all, as far as the girl knows. Of course, you can't recall this having been the case in any other timeline, so you are a bit disquieted.

In spite of that, though, you continue about your business...and find yourself pleasantly surprised. Miyazaki-san has expanded their inventory quite a bit. The sheer number of rare and expensive books here is shocking. Of course, many of those are of minimal use to you, but there are also numerous quality textbooks...you'll have plenty of good choices, here. You buy them all, of course.

You catch site of some odd books around, but nothing you look at seems to be particularly interesting, even if some of them look more like Sci-Fi than textbooks.

Miyazaki Books discovered!

Purchases:

Medical

Standard First Aid, CPR, and AED. 5th Ed. Jeff Rendall. [Amateur | Medical] [0/2]
Home Biochemistry, Book 1. 1st Ed. Takemi Tae. [Amateur Medical] [0/5]
Home Biochemistry, Book 2. 1st Ed. Takemi Tae. [Skilled Medical] [0/5]

Mechanical Expertise

The Glory of Clocks. 17th Ed. Helena Akemi. [Amateur | Mechanics Expertise] [0/17]
Historical Weapons Design. 3rd Ed. Vern Engers. [Amateur | Mechanics Expertise] [0/3]

Electronics Expertise

Beginning Programming. 2nd Ed. Jim Rivens. [Amateur | Electronics Expertise] [0/4]
Practical Electronics for the Home Inventor. 1st Edition. [Skilled | Electronics Expertise] [0/5]

Research

A Guide to Basic Research and Information Analysis. 1st Ed. Honya. [Amateur | Research] [0/7]

Other Purchases

Umbrella

The girl at the counter takes the last book, smiling slightly as she sees it, and rings it all up for you, "Here you go! I'll let Miyazaki-san know you stopped by, Akemi-sama!"

You stare for a moment at her words, nod slowly, and depart.

As you walk out into the rain, opening your new umbrella as you do, you mutter to yourself, "...and this is why I don't tell people about my family."

Making your way to a store of good repute, you slip out of sight before transforming and head inside, time grinding to a stop as you do. You find their best sake, pluck it from the shelf, and make your way to the register, dropping off the money before leaving. They might notice, but they won't know what to make of it, so it should be fine.

[Gained High-Quality Sake!]

Satisfied, you make your way to your last stop: Nanoha's place. You know Mitakihara well enough to find the hotel, but finding Nanoha's room...you can't recall the number, if she ever told you.

Thankfully, you know someone who does have that number, 'Kyouko?'

You get an impression of momentary irritation, but it fades almost instantly, 'Ribbons? You change your mind or somethin'?'

'No. I need to talk to Nanoha about some things. You know her room number, right?'

'Oh, the Cosplayer? Yeah, room 317. You want me to come along, in case things get rough? I can step out for a few...although Mami might want to tag along.'

'I don't think it will get that intense. Even if it does...there are few things I can't escape from, with my Magic.'

She seems to accept this, 'Hmm...yeah, I guess so. Alright! Good luck!'

She breaks the connection, and you stroll into the Hotel and make your way to the third floor. You find Nanoha's room quickly enough, and knock.

A few moments later, the door cracks open, the chain still in place, and you see a familiar eye peer out, "Oh, it's you! Come on in, Akemi-san."

The door closes, only to reopen fully a moment later, Nanoha revealing herself properly as she welcomes you in, wearing her usual TSAB uniform. You wonder if she actually owns anything else.

She leads you inside, taking a seat at the sizable desk the the room includes, and turns her desk chair to face you, "So...I'm assuming you're here to talk about the...situation? I've made some discoveries I'd like your input on, but we can deal with any concerns you might have first. My questions are likely to take a while, after all."










Calendar

Mobile Version

[CENTER OF THE MIND]

Time: 9:05:21 P.M.
Grief: 318/1000
Sanity: 181/1000
Stability Multiplier: 0.9

Calendar

Active Effects:
[Enchantment: Increase Heart Performance. Cost: 5 Grief/Hour]

Spoiler: Inventory

• Primary:
  • 1 Grief Seed of Sachiel (3 Charges)
• Books:
  • Medical:
    • Cardiology Texts [Amateur | Medical] [3/3]
      • +5 to Medical when Treating Heart Disease
    • Intro to Medicine [Amateur | Medical] [5/5]
    • Standard First Aid, CPR, and AED. 5th Ed. Jeff Rendall. [Amateur | Medical] [0/2]
    • Home Biochemistry, Book 1. 1st Ed. Takemi Tae. [Amateur | Medical] [0/5]
    • Home Biochemistry, Book 2. 1st Ed. Takemi Tae. [Skilled | Medical] [0/5]
  • Mechanical Expertise
    • Beginning Watchmaking [Amateur | Mechanics Expertise] [0/5]
    • The Glory of Clocks. 17th Ed. Helena Akemi. [Amateur | Mechanics Expertise] [0/17]
    • Historical Weapons Design. 3rd Ed. Vern Engers. [Amateur | Mechanics Expertise] [0/3]
  • Electronics Expertise
    • Beginning Programming. 2nd Ed. Jim Rivens. [Amateur | Electronics Expertise] [0/4]
    • Practical Electronics for the Home Inventor. 1st Edition. [Skilled | Electronics Expertise] [0/5]
  • Research
    • A Guide to Basic Research and Information Analysis. 1st Ed. Honya. [Amateur | Research] [0/7]
  • Other:
    • Untitled Book [???]
• Arsenal
  • 31 Handguns [214 Clips]
  • 21 Machine Guns [253 Clips]
  • 5 Sniper Rifles [112 Clips]
  • 2 Rocket Launchers [20 Rockets]
  • 1 Mini-Gun [12000 Rounds]
  • 16 Katana
  • 30 Knives
  • 12 Pipe Bombs
  • 1 Umbrella
• Special
  • Grandfather's Pocket Watch
    • +1 Sanity/hour if kept close while sleeping.
  • Laptop
    • Contains various essential software and allows internet access. Contains nothing related to your life as a Magi.
  • Monthly Planner
    • Unlocks Calendar
  • Heart Scans
    • Homura receives a +5 Bonus to Medical Checks when treating her Heart Condition.
  • Kyouko and Mami's Cake
    • Gives Sanity when eaten. Gives more when eaten with friends.
  • High-Quality Sake
    • Payment for Yuuko's time.
  • Yuuko's Business Card
    • Gives instant access to Yuuko's shop.
• Devices
  • Shield Clock (Quality: +19) (Enchanted)

Spoiler: Abilities:

Time Stop:

• Cost:
  • 1 EE/Second; Rounded Up
  • 10 Sanity/30 Minutes; Rounded Down; Totaled Daily

Shield of Protection:

• Negates a single attack entirely.
• Cost
  • X EE
  • X is equal to the Power of the attack negated.

Magic Blast:

• Fire an energy blast from your Shield.
  • Instant Attack
  • 100% Accuracy
  • 100 Power
  • Low Damage
• Cost
  • 20 EE/Second; Rounded Up
• Fairly easy to alter, with a little work.

Attimo Finale (Magic Blast Variant)

• Fire a sphere of crystallized magic from your Shield.
  • Charge Time: 3 Seconds
  • Fast Attack
  • 100% Accuracy
  • 1000 Power
  • Massive Damage
• Cost
  • 300 Grief

Enchant:

• Adds to or alters the abilities of an object. Different effect have different costs, and must be discovered and studied in order to determine what works and what doesn't. As always, proximity to your natural magical talents lowers Cost and Difficulty.
• The costs listed below are the costs to enchant a handheld item. Vehicles cost 5 times this amount to enchant, and larger objects (buildings, warships, etc.) cost 5 times as much as a vehicle (25x the listed cost). All Enchantment Costs are rounded up.
  • Automation: The object or device will act on its own according to your will. (Cost: 5 EE/Hour)
  • Increase Power (1 EE/Power point. Max 20.)
  • Increase Speed (10 EE to double speed. Max 4x Speed.)
  • Increase Durability (1 EE/Durability point. Max 20.)
  • Increase Damage (30 EE to increase Damage scale by 1 step. Max 1.)
  • Enhance Other Ability: Examples include allowing plane to fly freely in hurricane, improving the sight enhancement from glasses, and making medicine more effective. Extremely exotic effects may be achieved through study, experimentation, and practice.(Cost: Varies).
  • Grant Supernatural Ability: Allow an object to do something that it normally can't. The stronger the relationship between the object and the effect, the lower the Cost and Difficulty will be (Homing Bullets and Auto Reload are relatively cheap. A Homing Cello, on the other hand...)
    • Homing Projectiles (1 EE/Projectile)
    • Auto Reload (5 EE)
    • Flying Knife/Sword (30 EE)
  • Ego
    • Enchantment allows you to apply your full Ego score to attacks with enchanted mundane weapons, just as if they were created through magic.
    • Cost: 5 EE

Bargaining:

• Use Magic to distort the past slightly, averting a single disaster before it occurred. Very powerful, but has limits.
• Cost
  • 500 Sanity
  • 500 EE

Weapons:

Spoiler: Progressive Knife

• Durability: 300
• Maximum Number: 1
• Attack Types:
  • Slash: Effective Power = Power * 1.2, Standard Damage
  • Stab: Effective Power = Power * 1.5, Moderate decrease in Damage
• Special Ability:
  • Progressive: If contact is maintained with the target, the attack's effective Power increases by 10 for each second of sustained contact, assuming pressure is maintained, to a maximum of +100 Power

Spoiler: Shield of Love

• Durability: Infinite
• Maximum Number: 1
• Special Abilities
  • Focus for Shield of Protection}
  • Focus for Time Stop
  • Required for Time Reversal

Armor:

Spoiler: Magical Girl Outfit

• Durability: 50
• Special Abilties
  • Multiplies Speed and Strength by 10

Accessories:

Spoiler: Soul Gem

• Durability: 15
• Special Abilities
  • Contains your Soul

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