“Human Resources” Shouldn’t Be This Literal: A PMMM/ProjectMoon Quest
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[X] Give Kyoko her privacy while performing the scan.
-[X] But try to convince her to allow Mami to observe the scan. She needs someone who knows her.
It's only fair to give her privacy. But we can try to convince her to let Mami in on it… ain't letting the others in tho.
-[X] But try to convince her to allow Mami to observe the scan. She needs someone who knows her.
It's only fair to give her privacy. But we can try to convince her to let Mami in on it… ain't letting the others in tho.
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- He/Him
[X] Give Kyoko her privacy while performing the scan.
Currently I'm not so sure it's The plague doctor, but just in case it's a cognito hazard of some kind...
Didn't One Bro only erase the memory of an employee who lied to him? I remember reading about an employee who bullied someone in the past and got him killed, wether he forgot that thanks to feeling guilty, or lied knowingly I don't know.
EDIT: Oooookay, just visited the wiki to make sure, and the way the employee talks makes me think he was not only lying knowingly, but that he had no remorse whatsoever (while "confessing" he made the joke of "our 'deer' friend", I don't think you would make such jokes if it's a painful memory... But maybe it was his way if coping let's say.
After "confessing" he showed skepticism of One Bro abilities. So that can make the lying theory a little more believable.
But finally, the thing that makes me think he is not only lying, but an asshole is this quote:
"Afterwards, we investigated the incident in the employee's hometown to get a better picture. We learned that a boy named Justin was shot and killed in a deer costume by hunters during hunting season. Unlike the employee's confession, Justin was repeatedly bullied by other kids. Witnesses said they heard the kids shout "Run Justin, run!" right before the gunshot. After the incident, the kids at the scene moved out of town, and deer hunting was banned in the area."
They shouted "Run Justin, Run!"... Considering how little he cared about it, I can't help but think they were making fun of him.).
Of course this is a theory, so it's not confirmed, and should not be taken as fact. The possiblity of him truly feeling guilt for his crimes is still there.
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Kalibrius
God of reflection
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We have never seen ozmas ego as either weapon nor armor
So ozma is possible
[X] Give Kyoko her privacy while performing the scan.
-[X] But try to convince her to allow Mami to observe the scan. She needs someone who knows her.
We have never seen ozmas ego as either weapon nor armor
So ozma is possible
[X] Give Kyoko her privacy while performing the scan.
-[X] But try to convince her to allow Mami to observe the scan. She needs someone who knows her.
Lurker183839
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Been a while since there's been such a long list to go through
Is there a reason this is capitalized, as opposed to usage of the same word in other updates?
I would say "three-day-old Magical Girl" but that doesn't seem quite right either; "Magical Girl of three days"?
No, that doesn't seem quite right either, but it's closer? Maybe??
We fishing now?
"Seeing what it looks like" "in this way" "from even such a small expenditure"?
Tonight? Didn't we start in the afternoon?
Well, this reveal seems to have went about as well as it could have.
[X] Give Kyoko her privacy while performing the scan.
-[X] But try to convince her to allow Mami to observe the scan. She needs someone who knows her.
E: At this rate it seems like we are going to have a competition for Exposure high scores. Also, just being nearby Lobotomy usage isn't enough to raise Exposure levels (unless Abnormality influence blocks one from getting Exposure)
Is there a reason this is capitalized, as opposed to usage of the same word in other updates?
I would say "three-day-old Magical Girl" but that doesn't seem quite right either; "Magical Girl of three days"?
No, that doesn't seem quite right either, but it's closer? Maybe??
We fishing now?
"Seeing what it looks like" "in this way" "from even such a small expenditure"?
Tonight? Didn't we start in the afternoon?
Well, this reveal seems to have went about as well as it could have.
[X] Give Kyoko her privacy while performing the scan.
-[X] But try to convince her to allow Mami to observe the scan. She needs someone who knows her.
E: At this rate it seems like we are going to have a competition for Exposure high scores. Also, just being nearby Lobotomy usage isn't enough to raise Exposure levels (unless Abnormality influence blocks one from getting Exposure)
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Lurker183839
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Now that who "she" is is confirmed, add a comma after "next to impossible" to facilitate comprehension and break up a really long string of words
Anyway, given the update, how can we support Mami and Sayaka from here forth? Don't see much else we can do for Mami, but Sayaka? Update did give quite a few hints into her concerns after all.
Some manner of allowing her to be at ease within her own skin? (Quite ironic given the latest reveal)
Anyway, given the update, how can we support Mami and Sayaka from here forth? Don't see much else we can do for Mami, but Sayaka? Update did give quite a few hints into her concerns after all.
Some manner of allowing her to be at ease within her own skin? (Quite ironic given the latest reveal)
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Just don't let her meet NT
It's really quite interesting. Rereading the wiki, the entry also mentions tiers of sins. The memory loss incident was a tier 3 sin, one that cannot be told to anyone and will be taken to the grave.
Assuming this is the work of One Sin, what did Kyoko confess to it? Her wish leading to the ruin of the Sakura family seems the obvious choice, but she is able to confess that sin to Sayaka in the anime and to Mami (depending on whether back story from The Different Story spinoff is being used). The only other major sin I can think of is her leaving Mami (again drawing on The Different Story), but again it does not quite hit tier 3 in terms of severity.
Or perhaps it's not the severity of the sin by itself. The abnormality story notes that inaccurate confessions to One Sin could be distinct from plain lies in that they arise subconsciously.
If Kyoko was unable to be honest with herself about the nature of her sin for whatever reason (severity being one factor, the other being her ability to self-deceive a.k.a. be a tsundere) then the actual sin literally cannot be told to anyone, not even One Sin or herself, because it is warped by her own perception when she tries to tell it. Hence the confession causing memory loss.
[X] Give Kyoko her privacy while performing the scan.
-[X] But try to convince her to allow Mami to observe the scan. She needs someone who knows her.
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[X] Give Kyoko her privacy while performing the scan.
-[X] But try to convince her to allow Mami to observe the scan. She needs someone who knows her.
-[X] But try to convince her to allow Mami to observe the scan. She needs someone who knows her.
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- U.S.
[X] Give Kyoko her privacy while performing the scan.
-[X] But try to convince her to allow Mami to observe the scan. She needs someone who knows her.
-[X] But try to convince her to allow Mami to observe the scan. She needs someone who knows her.
And we should find a way to both make it more resistant and to fill it.
Can you imagine? Everyone watching in awkward silence for one whole hour? Wanting to ask questions but not having the nerve to? This would be hilarious.
So, in resume, they see the tree and the grief in it, but they can't see the details of what's in it, well, that's logical. I wouldn't be surprised if the fact we can see the memories has more to do with knowing what to look for and not an innate inability for the others though.
Ah, there it is, ok, let's cut through this bullshit real fast, X can certainly explains why it's not like this.
White Night stop it with the effects! The moment is bad enough without dramatic thunder!
Given what follows, I think you wanted to say *none of your guests*?
Confirmation that Kyouko very much isn't believing the bullshit philosophy she has during her time alone anymore, she clearly has cleared out her problems to get her wish magic back, and probably some EGO too.
Ok, shit, everyone, begin playing second trumpet! We have a problem! A big one!
I think she deserves to be the first one informed, but Kyouko asked to be alone, contrary to Sayaka, we'll respect their respective wishes.
We get a little new case of expo IV, so we have the trigger for this one but still aren't completely sure of the one for I and II, funnily enough.
Through Kyouko is going to confirm if this is the trigger for IV or if this is a quick way to gain two levels, since she is still at 0.
My suspects for what is responsible:
-Worst case, she was blessed by White Night, hope not, because that would make her a ticking bomb.
-EGO corrosion, she, somehow, got an EGO armor from somewhere and it is too powerful for her, leading to some mental problems. Problem with this one: no physical changes on kyouko, which should be the case.
-She's Nothing There doing her best performance yet, very doubtful, NT didn't seem to want to stay hidden from us and is supposed to be somewhere else, and the Nobody Is alternative has the problem of Lepi telling us there probably wouldn't be any aberrations.
-She confessed her sins to Onebro and he removed their weight from her, he just was a little too literal in it.
There are others but they are not in a coherent form, we are lacking much data and will probably learn way more next update anyway.
[x] Give Kyoko her privacy while performing the scan.
The crack theory advances further!
...Oh well, I'll stop trying to be coy about this and just say the obvious. There is no such Abnormality. It's just bleed-through of Homucifer's timeline due to WhiteNight. (Cf: flesh is bound to the flow of time, but the soul is immortal.) It's the only possible explanation for Mami having her parents and still being a magical girl - apparently Homu decided she didn't want to deal with that particular time bomb and arranged for them to survive.
Poor QM is clearly not even trying to be subtle about this, what with Kyoko's sudden interest in doctors. But I guess short of her literally turning into a spear apostle, no one's going to pick up on the hints.
This theory was brought to you by the authors of "Roland is totally a claw in disguise"
Edit: forgot to vote
[X] Give Kyoko her privacy while performing the scan.
This definitely looks like she actually remembers seeing Mami's parents. It's not a simple hole in memory, Kyoko just said that later because it's more believable. Why is that, I wonder...? What manner of Abnormality could possibly manipulate memories??
...Oh well, I'll stop trying to be coy about this and just say the obvious. There is no such Abnormality. It's just bleed-through of Homucifer's timeline due to WhiteNight. (Cf: flesh is bound to the flow of time, but the soul is immortal.) It's the only possible explanation for Mami having her parents and still being a magical girl - apparently Homu decided she didn't want to deal with that particular time bomb and arranged for them to survive.
Poor QM is clearly not even trying to be subtle about this, what with Kyoko's sudden interest in doctors. But I guess short of her literally turning into a spear apostle, no one's going to pick up on the hints.
This theory was brought to you by the authors of "Roland is totally a claw in disguise"
Edit: forgot to vote
[X] Give Kyoko her privacy while performing the scan.
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[x] Give Kyoko her privacy while performing the scan.
Ozma does have Oblivion amongst her themes, so, yes, the pumpkin is also a clear candidate for the one responsible.
This theory was brought to you by the authors of "Roland is totally a claw in disguise"
I mean, he clearly wears the same costume.
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The more I think about Nobody Is, the more I wonder how we should react if it was the case, after all, Nobody Is biggest wish is to be someone, and the current situation would be a dream come true for it, since it would have been quite close to actually doing it.
Not that I think it is likely to be the case anyway, just some musings on the ramifications (it would also means *Kyouko*, the original one, is dead, so…)
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[X] Give Kyoko her privacy while performing the scan.
Lurker183839
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To be extra clear, the theory posted before this line is also a joke, right?This theory was brought to you by the authors of "Roland is totally a claw in disguise"
It seems I'm not too good at conveying tone through text.
To answer your question, I was indeed aiming for a joking tone, although the theory itself isn't all too outlandish in my opinion. It's sometimes fun to see how far you can stretch the facts in a particular direction.
Gun and Powder
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My first thought if for Abnormality was the Scarecrow but it doesn't quite fit with how he does thing...
Lurker183839
Question Machine Gun
As an aside, we might be able to fiddle our way into getting Porccubus' Sapling done now if we really wanted to. That, or Big Bird's...........
If we get the chance I'm gonna try to abuse this as far as possible in the next free time vote
(We've at least confirmed here that using Lobotomy, and perhaps our other abilities, does not have negative effects on observers - combining Social and Experiments might not be impossible, if not always appropriate)
Also, it seems like we aren't going to get the chance to lay down prepwork for the other bomb in this meeting, the way things are going?
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Nottheunmaker
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Sayaka's big problems, from her perspective, are that she doesn't have a her old place among her friends, and isn't contributing as much as other people are. She feels inadequate compared to Madoka and Hitomi, and can't meet the standard she's set for herself. Standards that seem to be based around Mami's example. Which leads into this weird feedback loop of Mami trying to impress Sayaka, Sayaka trying to do as well as her, in turn pushing Mami, etc.
Granted, we've helped the Mami issue a lot, first by moving in and then by adopting her and Yuma. She feels secure because X has agreed to be there for her, to take responsibility for her. And Yuma being there helps, I think, because Yuma is so much younger, it gives Mami her own new responsibility to help take care of her. I imagine it helps things feel more solid, more real.
Which brings me back to Sayaka's parents. Good or bad, you have to spend so much time with immediate family just because of living arrangements that they're bound to leave some kind of impression, and they don't seem to be hugely impactful to her. Very strange. I kinda want to go poking at that, just to see what's up.
As for what to do? You can't talk someone out of a position they've felt their way into. So we should find something that lets Sayaka do more, or just make more of her contributions when she's helping Mami or anyone else fight.
If we count Sin through inaction, she did spend like a year knowingly letting familiars run around her turf eating people so they'd grow into witches. If we also figure intentions matter, that's a lot worse then what happened to her family.
My first guess is absent (as in, always at work) parents, it is also my second and third one.