come to think of it, we should ask Nadia how MGs make money, and if she has any ideas on that front--particularly with regards to MGs whom have no need to worry about grief costs.
This is important but I don't think it's actually something we need to ask about. Chances are good the answer is mostly that they don't, legitimately, and the few who DO have jobs and hunt arent people we really need to worry about since they're at least nice enough to hold a job and be a guca.
So here are some thoughts on a screening process for 'new residents'.
Magical Girls wishing to immigrate and live under Sabrina's promise of keeping their soul gems cleansed have to agree to the following:
- Full disclosure of their powers and any ongoing wish effects, though they need not talk about the circumstances of their wish if they don't want to.
- Full disclosure of their histories as magical girls. That is, people they have been on a team with, people they have fought with... people they have killed. This is Confession time. All will be forgiven and the slate can be wiped clean, but only if they confess now. We don't want to be caught off guard by an unsuspected grudge.
- A one-on-one interview with Sabrina or someone she designates to carefully ascertain their Lich-Bomb/Witch-Bomb status and warn them about memetic exposure to girls not cleared.
- Agreement that Mami is boss and will be the final word on any magical girl disputes. (Though I suspect many will conclude that Sabrina is the real power, given that Sabrina is the source of cleansing and that Mami obviously dotes on her.)
- An understanding that those with useful non-combat wish magic may be called upon to pitch in as needed to help build lives for everyone.
In return they get:
- Sabrina will clease their soul gems regularly. (Until clear gems are proven safe, they should not be an explicit part of the deal.)
- Prior crimes, up to and including murder can be forgiven under a general amnesty. (A show of remorse is expected if there are any victims also in residence.)
- They will be aided to set up new lives.
Because the first immigrants are the desperate they will agree to this, and later immigrants will be under pressure to agree because everyone else already did.
Too rigid, and too time-consuming to implement. We don't have a beauracracy yet Brief, and we likely won't in quest. Cleansing for free, housing and needs for free, more for assistance.
We'll be swarmed with megucas soon. We have the Asunaro matter to deal with. We have Oriko who's still fatalistic. We have our friends and Mami who need us. We have a lot on our plate. Is that not challenging enough?
I am thoroughly against the degree of entanglement that is being tossed around atm. It's one thing if we end up with a teleporter and can point-to-point people in 5 minutes a group. If it takes even a thirty minute trip per group for us, though, we're looking at an hour out of town per group. I'm not enthusiastic about that with the situation as volatile as it is, not for the results we're thinking about, and make no mistake, as long as Madoka has godlike potential, Mami has emotional weakpoints, Sayaka is untrained, and Oriko is "unhealthy", the situation is
not stable.
Just make the damn offer to buy plane tickets for them. Let them do the travelling on their own time; as long as we give them the cost of travel they can probably make it. I mean, if you have the seeds to be alive, you can stop magicking for a week to hop a plane to Sabrina if you're given the money for it.
I personally still want to talk with Nadia about helping meguca who need transport in order to make it here, but nobody seems to care.
Above.
So, why aren't we just telling her we can be anywhere on Earth in three hours, and if she knows anyone who needs immediate evac we can probably arrange something?
Um, this seems really unprofessional. Why are we doing this? Is Madoka going to Wish in the next ten minutes?
Asking to be excused to speak to someone is not unprofessional and I don't know why you thought to suggest it was. I'm glad you've dropped that.
You know,
@Onmur, if you Discord guys really feel that Madoka needs to be coddled this much, that we need to act this unprofessional in front of Nadia because she can't possibly be allowed to hear something a little disturbing and sit on it for ten minutes without us pulling her aside and condescending to her, how on Earth do you all expect her to become Madoka Kaname: Meguca Therapist?
I can guarantee there's going to be a lot worse tales of woe in her future than "OMG people can actually
die fighting Witches!" if we go that route; are you going to eavesdrop on her constantly and pull her aside in timestop every time she hears something upsetting?
Considering all the moments in the anime where she gets like this and then there's a damn scene where a contract is averted, I think we damn well will pull her aside and hear her out and reassure her when she gets like this, yes.
IMO, we can talk privately and make any assurances we need to make with Madoka after our meeting with Nadia.
[X] The Narrator
Since the vote gives the others (most importantly Sayaka) a chance to ask their own questions.
I'm of nearly a mind to agree with you. It depends on how long this goes on for. When we're done here we'll be more free to do a better job of reassuring her, is the fact of the matter. On the other hand, stewing on it isn't great for her. Timestop would be ideal but it would seem like an aggressive move on Homura's part unless we coordinated it properly with her -- she'd need to excuse herself, timestop, come back, talk with us in timestop, leave, and return.
... *looks back at post*
Said look simply washes off Homura, the time traveller blinking slowly at the other girl. Madoka, by contrast, simply looks horrified, her mouth open in a perfect little 'o' of horror.
... No, I appear to have been mistaken. This... this needs to be addressed immediately. The hell? "Horror" is used
twice in a single sentence.
I hate having to repeat myself, but I guess I have to: I'm not concerned with looking professional at this point. I'm concerned with embarrassing Madoka in front of company and making her feel condescended to by treating her like she needs immediate coddling every time she hears something sad.
Excusing yourself is kind about doing things
not in front of others, addressing legitimate concerns is not being condescending unless you do it in a stupid,
stupid manner.
X] Ask how she's feeling, whether she wants to talk, reassure her if necessary; her reaction was the most normal out of anybody at the table, and that normalcy is something we, and every Magical Girl sorely need. We got the people saving under control; it's helping those people through their issues that we need... well, help with.
Onmur? This is not how you want to do this. It's too forward, too Sabrina. This isn't where you want to press on the "stay normal" button, this is where you want to listen to her concerns and reassure her. Get her from horror down to ok before you start pushing the stay normal button.
And... Huh, you know what, this is... Urgh. Well, I see I've missed things.
... I think it would be worth seriously considering telepathying Homura with "timestop, don't be aggressive-seeming about it" and talking with
her and Madoka in private. I... Well, it's just a thought. She seems comfortable around Homura.
Madoka can handle five minutes with the knowledge that someone she's never even met has died without breaking.
Madoka, by contrast, simply looks horrified, her mouth open in a perfect little 'o' of horror.
It's not
one thing, Narrator. It's this, the revelation of Walpurgisnacht, etcetera, etcetera. All at once. It's adding up, and it's not happening gradually.
