Fool Bloom (A Magical Woman Quest)

Born too late to be a magical girl, born too early to forget them…

That could've almost been Miyako Nozawa's motto, a metaphorical tattoo over her heart. The Frost Decade had finished by the time she'd been born, and already her twentieth birthday had come and gone.

Nothing could more scream that she was an adult by now than the winding, head-blurring college application form she was trying to make sense of, staring back at her from her laptop screen as she sat outside a countryside café. If this is just the form, I don't even want to think about the entrance exams, it occurred to her as she briefly removed her glasses and rubbed her temples.
Neither alien-hide nor plant-hair had been seen of the Dandelionhearts since the Frost Decade, but even if they were still around, most likely she'd already aged past the cut-off date for them to have anointed her a Hanazakari. Though maybe I shouldn't get so hung up on age, she thought, 'cause the Hanazakari would be in at least their mid-thirties by now. Ah, not like that's a problem, she apologised to nobody.

Speaking of Hanazakari, Miyako may have been meaning to fill out her application, but that wasn't the real reason she was here. She wasn't even there for the coffee and melon-pan, much as she slurped and munched them down, both better quality than she was told she should get used to in college.

No, she was keeping her eyes peeled for the very sort of person she admired most, for the chance to make her teenage dream come true, if the past the point of her actually being a teenager. I'm going to meet a Hanazakari, a saviour of the world, in person!

Not that one as devoted to them as her had never met one before, just only fleetingly for an autograph or rarely photo. Japan's government and corporations made meeting a real Hanazakari pretty hard, most being registered under the title of Senshi with the former and as an Idol with the latter. Out of the three main designations for Hanazakari, that just left the independents, or 'Witches'.

She alt-tabbed to check the remains of the Hanazakari forums again. Yep, those rumours still spoke of a raggedy, auburn-haired woman in a tattered overcoat who lived on the outskirts of Hinodeharu. And Miyako needed no reminder this was Hinodeharu, her having come all the way out here.

Suddenly, a hush fell over the people sitting at and walking past the café, as they then slowly shuffled to the side. All this tension was over a single forty-pushing woman walking down the street, or more like stomping with her gait. A woman who was the spitting image of the Witch described to Miyako.
While everyone else avoided her, Miyako leapt out of her chair with her coffee unfinished, rushed right up to this woman (not the easiest thing to do in a long dress like hers), and exclaimed, "Hi there, I'm Nozawa Miyako! Really, really big fan, I came here just to meet you!"

The crowd gasped as the Witch slowly turned to gaze down at Miyako. "Tell me, girl," she said, "Do you go around forcing everyone into the spotlight like that?"

"What? Oh no, nonono, that's not what I meant to do at all!" Miyako said, her grin wavering and a sweatdrop trickling down her freckled face. "The forums just said you lived in this town, so I thought this could be my one chance."

"You realise you sound like a stalker, don't you?" the Witch told her, her tone of voice no less sour. She then sighed and said, "Alright, let's just get this over with.

Article:

[ ] You read my novels, don't you? So naturally you want me, the award nominated Kuramazov, to autograph one of your copies."
[ ] You look college age. Take it you're eager to make a good first impression on one of your lecturers? Because I'm sorry to say you've been doing the opposite so far."
[ ] You'd know I'm an archivist, so what, are there some hidden records you want? And why should I trust you with them?"

"Huh? Wow, sounds impressive, but I wanted to meet you for a whole 'nother reason. You know, the big one!" Miyako said.

But as Miyako beamed and grinned, the Witch just narrowed her eyes and said, "I have no idea what you're talking about."

"That you're a Hanazakari!" Miyako let out. "You saved Japan, no, the whole word, from the Frost Fair! How could I not want to meet you?"

The Witch's expression changed, not to pleasure but paranoia. She placed a hand over Miyako's mouth and the other tight around her arm before the girl had any chance to react, then ran off with her into the nearby bushes. Not till the Witch had looked all around for a mysterious 'anyone else' did she finally release her grip on Miyako.
"Who sent you?" she hissed at Miyako. "Because you look suspiciously young to be naturally into Hanazakari, I doubt you even lived through the Frost Decade. Did RUNE send you? Because whatever Yumemi's asking, my answer is still no. And that goes double if some corporation picked you!"

"You've got me all wrong!" Miyako shrieked. Is- Is this really what a Hanazakari's like? she worried, with neither 'love' nor 'justice' being the impression she got. She took a few deep breaths to stabilise herself, then said, "I just… always wanted to meet a real magical girl. That's all."

Only then did the Witch's grim face soften. "Well, you've met one now," she said, sighing at herself. "More correct to say I was a Hanazakari, the Frost Fair hasn't been seen for decades now. Really, no one's been a Hanazakari since then, no matter what propaganda will tell you. We said we would fight for all of humanity, not for militaries or corporations."

"Wait, you've all still got magic, right?" Miyako asked. As the Witch cautiously nodded, the girl followed with, "I've heard about all sorts of Hanazakari spells, I know you could use some of them to make people's lives better! Doesn't have to all be fighting."

"If only," the Witch muttered, "We were chosen to be weapons of war. Oh, the Dandelionhearts told us they just wanted to give the defenceless the chance to defend themselves, but they knew what they were signing us up for." Her voice lowered further as she said, "Well, they're all dead now, like they have anyone to speak for them."
Then the Witch asked Miyako, "Hmm, you don't still know my name, civilian or Hanazakari, don't you? Assuming you really aren't a stalker, let alone a spy."

Miyako shrugged. "Yeah, still got no idea. Er, Yamino Hanako? Sato Suzuko? Spider Lily in Full Bloom?" she feebly guessed.

The Witch did have to smile a little. "Arisugawa Koyomi," she told her, "I figured you did have obviously no idea. That, or there's the slightest probability that you're some remarkable actor hired by RUNE, in which case they already would've told you. As for my old Title, it's Starknight-"

Article:

[ ] Belladonna
[ ] Black Rose
[ ] Queen of the Night

-in Full Bloom."

Miyako couldn't help but smile. While that wasn't a Hanazakari Title she really recognised, as opposed to big names like Cherry Blossom and Chrysanthemum, she was still getting to know a real Hanazakari! Way better than being one among many to get an autograph, she thought.
Only then did she realise this talk had been a mostly one-way street. "Ah right, guess I ought to say more about myself. I'm Nozawa Miyako, wait I already said that, ahem, and I'm a ronin. Er, obviously not the cool Sanjuro or Forty-seven kind, not even the salary kind," she awkwardly chuckled, before she tried to straighten up and say, "But I totally know what I'm gonna be studying, it's- it's-

Article:

[ ] Journalism."
[ ] Anthropology."
[ ] Art."
[ ] ...Okay I don't know yet, but still!"
[ ] Write-in

"I see," was all Koyomi replied to that with, before she took the conversation back into her hands, "Alright, you got what you wished for, you've met someone who can do magic and at some point was called a Hanazakari. Now, if those bystanders won't keep staring this time," she said as she looked out of the bushes then brought Miyako back with her onto the main street, "you're free to go. Fare thee well."

Learning that the first Hanazakari she'd truly talked to still wanted her gone stung Miyako, but something else drove the pain in deeper. "I, ah, don't have anywhere to go," she said, "I don't have any accommodation and, look, there's no way I can back to go my parents."

From the Hanazakari she'd heard about, Miyako would've expected an answer like 'they're your family, of course you can go back to them', but had to remember that not that many Hanazakari had the best home lives themselves. Koyomi however just asked, "Why is that?"

Miyako froze with every attempt to answer that question, before she just came out with, "I'm… a transwoman. Like, I am a woman, but my parents keep saying I'm not. More than just 'say', even." She grew cold and paralysed awaiting Koyomi's reaction, as part of her thought, she's a whole generation before me, who knows what she thinks of transwomen? Another part, however, held onto, she may not act like one, but Arisugawa-sama's still a magical girl. She can't be unloving, can't just cast someone in need aside like that…

"Fine, you can stay at my place," Koyomi said, relieving Miyako of her greatest fear. Of course, she was starting to sense that with Koyomi, there was always a catch. "But for one night only, maybe two, you hear? After that, we're finding you some actual accommodation, a part-time job too if need be."

Koyomi may not have made the friendliest-sounding statement, but Miyako still smiled and said, "Thank you, Arisugawa-sama, it means the world to me." You really are a Hanazakari…

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Votes Summary:

Article:

Koyomi's Job:
[ ] You read my novels, don't you? So naturally you want me, the award nominated Kuramazov, to autograph one of your copies."
[ ] You look college age. Take it you're eager to make a good first impression on one of your lecturers? Because I'm sorry to say you've been doing the opposite so far."
[ ] You'd know I'm an archivist, so what, are there some hidden records you want? And why should I trust you with them?"

Article:

Koyomi's Hanazakari Title:
[ ] Belladonna
[ ] Black Rose
[ ] Queen of the Night

Article:

Miyako's planned degree:
[ ] Journalism."
[ ] Anthropology."
[ ] Art."
[ ] ...Okay I don't know yet, but still!"
[ ] Write-in- a historian or maybe an Anthropology heck even a psychologist I just love learning about humans though historian is probably what I'm going to go with (by Iris-Iven-Ibis)
[ ] Write-in: "I'm aiming for a Bachelor's in media and Communication!" (by Randino Treviani)
[ ] Write-in

Lewis Carroll said:

"We are but older children, dear,
Who fret to find our bedtime near."​

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Fool Bloom is mainly a narrative quest, yet does make use of a progression system to keep track of the player characters' statuses.

As the two main characters, both Koyomi and Miyako have multiple Aspects that determine their abilities and character growth, Koyomi more so with her being a Hanazakari. The long out-of-practice Koyomi is relearning what she knew, while for Miyako this is all for the first time. Progress in these aspects is arranged into several Ranks that can be purchased with Experience Points.

Credit goes to @Maugan Ra and his Bleach Quests for the format I'm using here, though of course altered to reflect this not being Bleach.


One of the Hanazakari that fought back the Frost Fair decades ago, she's now a grouchy and reclusive woman pushing forty who's uncomfortable bringing up her time back then. She settled into a career as a novelist under the pen name 'Kuramazov', though has only ever written a single book about Hanazakari at her former publisher's insistence. She's also Jewish according to scriptural law, with her maternal grandmother having fled from Poland during WW2. Koyomi was, and may be again, the 'Black Rose' among the Hanazakari, with her Cultivar power being over darkness.

• Technique: Knight (50/400xp)
  • The application of a Hanazakari's abilities and spells, be it in combat or other situations, as well as the formulation of new abilities. As of now, Koyomi gotten to grips with the basics of her Hanazakari powers once more.
• Physique: Knight (0/400xp)
  • The enhancement of Hanazakari's raw physical power upon their transformation, enchanting their speed, strength, and endurance. As of now, Koyomi is in increasingly better shape for her age which helps with the new battles she faces.
• Heart: Knight (100/400xp)
  • The reserves of raw magical power, which as a Hanazakari is inherently connected with one's feelings, willpower, and the built-up strength of one's bonds with others. As of now, Koyomi's emotions and resolve have been further strengthened in reaction to what she's found out about RUNE, Yamahi, and the Earthly Purified.
• Mind: Knight (300/400xp)
  • A Hanazakari's sensory capacity, such as detecting both Frost Fair activity and other Hanazakari, but just as crucial for battle-scarred veterans, detecting when there is no Frost Fair activity. More broadly, this enables one to understand other people by detecting their thoughts and emotions. As of now, Koyomi is skeptical of others if a little less strongly, and has honed her senses of anything Frost Fair-related.

A passing trans girl, she's a major Hanazakari fangirl who came to Hinodeharu after hearing one lived in the area. That turned out to be Koyomi, who turned out to be not quite what she had expected, but Miyako insists on trying to see her good nature nevertheless. Having a Journalism degree in mind, she still has yet to be accepted into college. Was living with her parents until she ran away from them, in part over their transphobia.

• Emotional Intelligence: Baroness (0/800xp)
  • How well Miyako can understand the emotions of others, both when it comes to empathizing with others in their struggles and wishes but also spotting any malicious intent. At this stage, Miyako is becoming better at reading the room and understanding people.
• Emotional Strength: Baroness (0/800xp)
  • How deeply felt Miyako's own emotions are, including her willpower and fighting spirit but also her compassion. At this stage, Miyako is enduring and trying to carry on after seeing Koyomi do likewise.

Civillians

Reiji Yuuki (夕樹伶史)

A boy who works at the local theatre, who's overwhelmingly passionate about the stage as much as his theatre struggles. Has a distrust of Hanazakari and especially Koyomi though, which strains his otherwise pleasant interactions with Miyako. He was high school friends with Kazuya and still feels strongly about him, even if Kazuya due to his condition hasn't been able to return this friendship. A brown-haired boy who often dons a beret and capelet.

Kazuya Kai (改冬夜)

The firstborn of the prestigious Kai family, who would've been heir had his emotions not been stolen by Frost Fair at a young age, and had his parents not been too ashamed to seek help. Because of this he's been unable to maintain a job, lacking not only passion but even the appearance of it. While his family tries not to acknowledge his existence, it's become an open secret in town by this point. His Frost Fair infection has left him looking unnaturally pale, with light-bluish hair and wearing a duller blue yukata.

Asahi Higashi (東旭)

Koyomi's non-Hanazakari friend from back in the day, who often had to be rescued by her back then, something Asahi maintains a bit of a complex about. She's now the Head Priestess of the Hinodeharu Inari Shrine after her husband Tsukasa passed away from tuberculosis, with her having tried to contact her friend after moving to the same town only for Koyomi to keep blanking her. May become Miyako's new boss as she works at the shrine and has already set her up with accommodation. Has a wavy red bob which hides her face, due to her having lost an eye in a Frost Fair attack.

Hayato Higashi (東隼)

Asahi's son, a mild-mannered traditional boy into such arts as archery, ikebana, calligraphy, and incense. His parents' and Kazuya's experiences with the Frost Fair have weirdly got him pondering what being emotionless would be like. Holds Koyomi in quite high regard, due to her repeatedly saving both of his parents' lives.

Ryoichi Kai (改良一)

Kazuya's younger brother who was conceived and chosen to become family heir after Kazuya was emotionally drained by a Heart Leech. He has a typical obnoxious rich boy attitude, yet surprisingly seems to care about Kazuya in spite of having been born to replace him. Disdains Reiji because of his closeness with Kazuya.

Shiori Ōgami-Ueno (大神-上野栞)

The adopted daughter of Hachiro Ōgami and Mikoto Ueno. Half of her face is hidden by her hair, and the other half is often hidden by whichever book she's now reading. She's a big fan of Koyomi, or rather Kuramazov, for her novels, as opposed to Miyako for Koyomi being a Hanazakari. Strangely, Hibiki Izumi also seemed to know a 'Shiori' too, though it's a common enough name.

Sora Yasuda (安田空)

Miyako's close friend from high school, who back then had no idea she was a trans girl or planning to run away, though at least knew of her being a Hanazakari fan. Says people saw him as the Tsukkomi (straight man) to Miyako's Boke (comic relief) back then, even though Miyako was just acting as natural. Seems supportive of her transition upon meeting her again, despite knowing little about anything trans, but is a little weirded out by everything else now going on in her life.

Hanazakari

Yumemi Hoshizora (星空夢実), White Egret in Full Bloom

A Hanazakari whose name Koyomi knows but treats with suspicion, likely due to her being a State Hanazakari. They were allies in the fight against the Frost Fair back in the day, but since drifted apart as Yumemi joining the Japanese branch of the supernatural taskforce RUNE, rising to the rank of Brigadier, while Koyomi remained independent. Her Hanazakari Cultivar grants her power over dreams.

Hachiro Ōgami (大神八路), Cornus in Full Bloom

Another State Hanazakari, a Colonel below Yumemi at RUNE. Since the Frost Decade, he has come out as a transgender man, having married a cis man who's also a Hanazakari. Has quite the sense of humour, yet beneath that doesn't seem all that positive about his job at RUNE. His Hanazakari Cultivar enables him to communicate with dogs, such as the Xolo Karasu and the Shiba Inu Seizonsha.

Mikoto Ueno (上野命), Adzuki in Full Bloom

An independent Hanazakari and husband of Hachiro Ogami, the two having met at an orphanage. A dessert chef with a place in the thawing Tokyo outskirts, his husband has kept him in RUNE's good graces so far. Could turn corporate but personally couldn't stand to. His Cultivar would seem to have something to do with desserts, oddly contrasting Hachiro's Cultivar.

Cherry Blossom and Chrysanthemum in Full Bloom

The two top-ranking Hanazakari in Japan back during the Frost Fair, Miyako being a fan of both.

Padma (पद्म) in Full Bloom

A Nepali Hanazakari said to be one of the world's strongest, which as her Cultivar is linked with the multiverse, is easy to see why.

Namie Hirasaka (平坂波え), Higanbana in Full Bloom

A Hanazakari that Koyomi knew and was friends with back in the day... and who became the first Hanazakari she saw die. To this day Koyomi doesn't know whether she could've saved her back then, only that she was forced to move on. Her Flower was the Red Spider Lily or Higanbana, coincidentally the same flower Miyako happened to give to her fanfic self-insert character.

Henrietta Miranda Richards, Tudor Rose in Full Bloom

A British Hanazakari (or 'Starknight' as is the term over there) who became the UK's 'Champion over the Frost'. For her efforts then and since, she has been elected Prime Minister, making her the first ever Hanazakari Head of Government and an inspiration for Hanazakari not just in the UK but worldwide.

Vasilisa Valentinovna Mirova (Василиса Валентиновнa Мировa), Zinnia in Full Bloom

A Russian astronaut, her Hanazakari Cultivar as expected gives her control of her personal gravity field. From the ISS she was the first human to spot Sfira's spaceship approaching Earth, which she tracked down all the way to Japan, becoming rather argumentative about who should have jurisdiction over the alien. Comes off as the 'shoot first, ask questions later' type, like she's a little too retro sci-fi.

Kurara Minakata (みなかたくらら), Freesia in Full Bloom

A Slayer, or Hanazakari who hunts other Hanazakari, in service of a cult called Earthly Purified, who they've sent after the 'Bad Seed' Koyomi. She has an extremely childish personality and way of talking despite being as old as the average Hanazakari, and her Cultivar lets her make toys come to life... and make life turn into toys.

Palmira Aureliano Sakata-Kuroiwa (坂田-黒岩), Alstroemeria in Full Bloom

A non-binary Hanazakari who works in Nagoya as a private detective. Peruvian Japanese, she was absent from the Battle of Shin Sekigahara due to fighting in Peru. Instead of that battle, she knows Koyomi from years back when they were asked to investigate what her old publisher had done with her royalties. Palmira tries to present a typical private detective attitude but has trouble maintaining it. Her Cultivar gives her power over gold, though she's forbidden by the authorities to use it to make money for risk of inflation.

Hibiki Izumi (泉響), Hellebore in Full Bloom

An Idol Hanazakari who is a voice actress and by extension singer associated by Yamahi (801) Productions, though she has a grudging attitude to the latter. She got her start as a Takarazuka actress before going into voice acting after the physical strain of both the stage and fighting as a Hanazakari.
Her company was one of many who sided with the Frost Fair due to the riches they offered. This seems to have haunted her to the point of disassociation, denying her personal identity as she chooses to live life through her roles. Yet even those are dwindling as she ages, with most roles she now gets being for villains, a little too close to home. Her Cultivar lets her copy other Cultivars, provided she can comprehend and act out the corresponding Hanazakari's emotions.

Emi Daimon (橙門絵実), Orange in Full Bloom

A mangaka who is mostly known for doing character design for anime and manga adaptations of other works, her own multiple manga having had relatively little success or staying power (though Miyako's at least a fan). Being a Hanazakari mangaka she originally wrote for Shoujo magazines, before she was pressured into switching to Shonen for the money. Saddled with overwork, her hands have deteriorated to the point she had to replace them with robot-like prosthetics.
All these experiences have left with very little self-confidence in her work and herself, the loss of love for her job seeming to affect her Cultivar. Like weaponised aversion therapy, she can make others feel pain whenever they experience something they love. Unsurprisingly, she's grown to hate her own Cultivar.

Mariya Kamizono (神園真理也), Rafflesia in Full Bloom

A Saint Hanazakari who is the leader of the Earthly Purified cult, she claims to be the one who will perform the Resurrection once all 'Bad Seeds', committers of the five utmost sins, have either been converted to her cause or died. This is addition to other beliefs like the Hanazakari having already been Resurrected from the stars. As Rafflesia in Full Bloom, her Cultivar is supposed to commence the Resurrection, but she claims the Bad Seeds' corruption keeps her from its full potential.

Maimi Tobi (鳶舞身), Maidenstears in Full Bloom

A mysterious swan living in the woods outside Hinodeharu, where swans don't usually reside. Turns out they were originally human and a Hanazakari, able to turn into a swan and a swan-human hybrid. After the deaths of the Dandelionhearts however, she was one of more than a few Hanazakari whose powers started to go haywire, in her case leaving her trapped in swan form. Koyomi knew of her yet promised not to tell anyone of her condition.

Chigusa Kagamino (鏡野千種), Narcissus in Full Bloom

An Idol Hanazakari who like Hibiki is also signed with Yamahi Productions. Unlike Hibiki who was an actress pressured into singing, Chigusa was a singer who took more and more acting roles, questionable as her acting career has been. She looks strangely young for her age and tries to act like it, with typical teen arrogance per her plant coming through, yet her dated slang hints she's older than she looks. Her Cultivar appears to be making copies of herself, and possibly something to do with that age of hers. Each clone of hers does sport a slightly different look, like dyeing their hair a different colour each.

Non-Humans

Emet (אמת), Black Rose's Dandelionheart

The Dandelionheart who delivered Koyomi's powers to her and became her companion. Like all Dandelionhearts are by their Hanazakari, they were named by her as their Pathragadan superiors never gave them one. They were also the last known Dandelionheart to die, killed at the Battle of Shin Sekigahara. As with all things Resurrection, it is debated if their death is the reason it still hasn't happened, and how much Koyomi is to blame.

'Blue Lotus' of the Frost Fair

The last known living Frostfarer, which would make him King Frost by default. Originally a Frost Knight who wasn't even that high-ranking, he was captured by RUNE after Shin Sekigahara and then experimented on as part of Project Lazarus, whose goal was to give humans the powers of the Frost Fair. Not being one of the stronger Frostfarers was actually what let him survive, as it made him easy to restrain for the project. Yet even this weaker Frostfarer escaped anyway, with killing him now meaning going against RUNE. Has a charming and joking personality, but like any Frostfarer there's the question of whether he ever means what he says or is only trying to rile up people's emotions to drain.

Sfira (ספירה) of Clan Madake

A young Pathragadan who impulsively travelled to Earth to visit, not really knowing that much about the planet beyond it being where the Frost Fair was defeated. They are of the Bamboo or Madake Clan thus are gifted with powers of super-speed, their Clan being lower-caste yet seen more as pets, if not possessions, by the upper-caste Pathragadans rather than servants. Like all Pathragadans they have mild telepathy and illusion powers, the latter achieved by bending light and so far used to mimic Koyomi's appearance, save having green hair.

There are two ways to gain Experience Points for aspects, first is at the end of an Arc where it'll be allocated by vote, the amount of XP varying depending on the Arc.
The second is by writing Omakes, with a normal omake netting 100xp (which may be lowered to 50xp in case of overload), and fanart 150xp (no generative AI). 400 words is the preferred minimum for prose omakes. XP will then be allocated to an Aspect of the omake maker's choice.

• Squire (N/A) – The starting rank, you're a beginner or relearning this aspect after ages. You know how it works, kinda, but aren't sure how well you can pull it off.
• Lady (100xp) – You've gotten back into the swing of this aspect but can still buckle under pressure.
• Knight (200xp) – You've reliably developed or redeveloped this aspect and can now apply it under pressure to good results.
• Baroness (400xp) – What you've learned and relearned has been boosted by practical experience and personal specialisation, allowing you to apply this aspect freely even under pressure or outright attack.
• Contessa (800xp) – You've refined your abilities beyond simple training and can now personalise them to your tastes. No two people at this rank will practice a skill in quite the same way.
  • At this rank, you gain your first Finisher, and can purchase more with additional XP if you wish.
• Marchioness (1600xp) – Your accelerating ability has earned you some renown across Japan if not beyond; even among RUNE internationally or the various corporations and new religions, they can't help but have some respect for you.
• Duchess (2400xp) – You are reaching the upper levels of what is physically possible with aspect of a Hanazakari, past this point it will take more than mere practice or innate ability to advance.
• Queen (3600xp) – Total mastery of this Hanazakari aspect, anything possible through its application can be achieved by you.
• Empress (5400xp) – Going past what was thought possible and into the previously impossible. Your manifestation of this aspect is so far above the Hanazakari norm, let alone human norm, that it can seem inhuman to others.
• Goddess (N/A) - You are the best, the Form of this aspect. It is unknown what it'd take to achieve this Rank, needing a certain condition to be met beyond just XP.

Plan votes aren't compulsory but are generally preferred. In the event of a tie a 1d2 will be rolled to break it, or 1d3 or even onwards if multiple votes are tied.

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