We start a fight right here, there's a non-zero chance that Madoka gets caught in it, so we can't expect Homura to help at the start. Mami's not going to take this well at all either and Sayaka isn't going to be much help against Nothing There imo.
I don't think we can win this without unacceptable levels of collateral.
We should approach this as a boss. As the Manager. Try to "convince" her that we will take her in as our employee if only she would give up Kyoko. Shes trying to be human so she might be open to giving up more ground if only we push her harder on it.
BTW, there's a high chance that the Adult is also up to some BULLSHIT with QB, holy fuck, QB is about to make a deal with the Adult.
[] Order her to give up Kyoko's Soul Gem. In exchange, we will be willing to take her in.
bloody hell...
So do we want to be selfish? Let her keep the other agents and ask her to only give up Kyoko
This seems to be the best option to not Piss her off for now, And we can betray her later...Goddamn, this leave a bad taste in my mouth.
If we fight in our current state, there will be no chance of us winning, whatsoever. she can heal she can fight. And she is in melee distance with us. That means she can cut us head off and murder everyone in the other room within minutes.
telepathic network is very likely to be compromised because well, she has a necklace full of gems, one of them are gonna pick it up.
So my proposal is let's play nice for now and stab the knife in her back later down the line when we got the chance. Because we really have no solution other than break our shell and maybe the end of world to save some girls.
...I should have expected this.
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Nothing There ordinarily has the ability to draw out some traits and memories of those it consumes in order to better mimic them, although to a very limited degree. The unique circumstances at play have allowed not only to draw out far more of its prey's humanity, but also for it to push into a Soul Gem and forcibly activate a Magical Girl's abilities. This process is agonizingly painful and can cause severe and irreversible damage to a Soul if the Magic that Nothing There reaches for is beyond what its hosts could accomplish.
In order to preserve its shell's integrity Nothing There's physical capabilities are restricted to those near a Grade 1 Fixer, similar to X's.
Shell: Nothing There wears a Shell that allows it to imitate humans. While this shell is fully in use, Nothing There's true self is undetectable. In order to conceal its true nature and hold up the facade of humanity, Nothing There significantly limits itself to avoid damaging its false body.
hëLLò?: Nothing There's body is not its true self, and it can survive injuries that would otherwise be fatal. The Abnormality is capable of regenerating its flesh from nothing infinitely and a rapid rate. Non-physical damage is more difficult to repair. While acting at full strength, both of these effects are enhanced and Nothing There is completely immune to all physical damage of any kind.
GôDdBỹÉ: Nothing There can manipulate its own biology to a great extent, but this ability does not function automatically and is limited by its own knowledge of what it wants to make. As a result, its ability to properly imitate proper biological features is poor. This matters very little in combat.
We have a time limit. 36 magical girls, and Kyoko will all die from what is the equivalent of having a Blender stuck inside their souls if we can't help them in time.
The first thing we must figure out is whether or not Nothing there needs them forever or only until they get a perfect shell
And I never said we had to fight
We demonstrate and make a point that we aren't blowing hot air
We take them under our wing and teach them to build a better shell
We can't win as X
But we can if we let Aleph have some room not enough to break the shell but at least assert our nature
Whether we like it or not
We aren't just X the manager but also ALEPH
we don't need to break the shell but we must show it a better path
It's also worth mentioning that Nothing There likely has access to the wish magic of all those magical girls. We aren't just dealing with a massive tank, but a tank with various unknown powers of uncertain limitations.
I really don't want to fight her. We're risking the lives of everyone in the apartment and the girls that Nothing There is holding inside her. I'm inclined to bring her in, if only she gave up Kyoko. It leaves a bitter taste in my mouth, but X has proven that she's willing and capable of making those difficult decisions before.
In a bit of irony, I was actually thinking about doing something like this.
[X] Offer Nothing There a deal. It gives up Kyoko Sakuras soul gem, and in return it can stay with you.
In the end unless another plan thats better is brought up, this is sadly our best option. It is not the ideal option nor is it something X and the others will be happy with. But in the end its either we somehow fight the damn thing and take a major loss/losses alongside lots of collateral damage and possibly exposing abnos and magical girls to the public eye or we let her be Kyoko. Neither option is good I'm afraid.
i did not say we can fix her.
I said, work with her, use her logic against her and make her give up the shell, Find alternative or just make her into a sapling.
i did not thought of that our resident redhead becomes her target.
Xs knowledge and the files on her from lob corp.
...God, damn it. This is our only reasonable choice without risking a complete destruction of the city or death of every single one in the room. [X] Offer Nothing There a deal. It gives up Kyoko Sakuras soul gem, and in return it can stay with you.
I guess we have to make do then... bloody hell.
QB is able to make telepathic networks that can exclude magical girls in the area right? Could probably just request one for Mami, Sayaka, and Homura and use that to explain the situation? Again, we have time to adjust the field since it's currently in the middle of a conversation.
No wonder Kyoko knew of the Grief Seed and the Witch.
It's not even Kyoko.
Also of fucking course it would be Kyoko. Nothing There probably see us as it's mum or something and choose the closest looking MG to our current form.
Fuck. That joke about Kyoko and X looking like mom and daughter came to bite us in the ass.
On the upside (?), we now know of this earlier than we would've otherwise (and perhaps have the opportunity to offer an substitute since NT hasn't finished yet)
Very well I have my idea stupid as it is but sometimes one must follow their justice and instincts [] Make a hole in your shell, reveal the Truth to Nothing There, Promise it a better path to humanity...... because humanity isn't a form but a state of mind and body
-[] use Lobotomy to convey your information if words can't
QB is able to make telepathic networks that can exclude magical girls in the area right? Could probably just request one for Mami, Sayaka, and Homura and use that to explain the situation? Again, we have time to adjust the field since it's currently in the middle of a conversation.
