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Confringentur, Mk.2; a Madoka Magica / Fate/Stay Night crossover

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[X] Plan Dusk of Walpurgisnacht -144 Hours Remain-
-[X] Reassure Miyuki that it's perfectly normal wanting to be seen as attractive to people who are attracted to her sex, her liking girls or no; it's a matter of pride in her appearance, in this case
--[X] You do also wonder why Saber is attracted to you in particular outside of all the other girls; perhaps it's because she's from a time period in which the Yamato Nadeshiko ideal was seen as more attractive?
-[X] Go home
--[X] Apologize to Assassin for not being able to have a proper outing with her; it's like events are conspiring against them working together as Master and Servant out in the field
---[X] Hopefully they'll be able to properly go out in the field together once they have to deal with the resurgence of Witches that'll be happening in the days to come
--[X] Practice Projection Magecraft with Assassin cuddles
---[X] Skip out on sleep by expending magical energy and spend the rest of the night trying to engrave an Isa rune into the barrel of one of your pistols, creating a Mystic Code meant to allow you to shoot bullets that are Isa-enhanced; reinforce something thin and sharp that you can etch with, and have Archer help you with Alteration and Structural Analysis
----[X] Yes, Assassin can continue to cuddle you while you're working through the night
-[X] (Archer) Practice Tiwaz, armament enhancement

Obviously a bullet shot through an Isa barrel isn't going to be as explosive as a bullet engraved with an Isa rune, however it'll still be very effective even if each shot isn't as destructive as one of Homura's Isa arrows (which need I remind anyone that each arrows normally has a very large, wide-area freezing effect).

Practicing Projection since Homura's progress in it is 13/15 currently, and we just got Inguz to it's next level.

Kudos to those who get the plan name's reference, btw.
 
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-[X] Reassure Miyuki that it's perfectly normal wanting to be seen as attractive to people who are attracted to her sex, her liking girls or no; it's a matter of pride in her appearance, in this case
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I guess we're sidestepping discussing the fact that Miyuki is a lesbian but doesn't want to be a lesbian?
---[X] Skip out on sleep by expending magical energy and spend the rest of the night trying to engrave an Isa rune into the barrel of one of your pistols, creating a Mystic Code meant to allow you to shoot bullets that are Isa-enhanced;

Obviously a bullet shot through an Isa barrel isn't going to be as explosive as a bullet engraved with an Isa rune, however it'll still be very effective even if each shot isn't as destructive as one of Homura's Isa arrows (which need I remind anyone that each arrows normally has a very large, wide-area freezing effect).
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I find myself wondering how effective this is going to be, or how practical it would be for us to even accomplish it. The way I see it, in order to properly make contact with the bullet the rune is attempting to influence, it would have to be on the inside of the barrel, where the bullet interfacing with the rifling would come into contact with it. HOWEVER, this causes several problems for us in terms of manufacturing such a rune.

First, while our method of cold-etching is effective, we have to make sure that what we're doing isn't compromising the heat treatment of the barrel, because if we mess up we could be putting a literal time bomb in our hands every time we shoot it.

Second, we have to make sure that our etched rune isn't placed in such a way that it would damage the rifling, and we also have to keep in mind that, if we don't etch the metal deep enough, with enough rounds put through the barrel we'll have completely worn the rune out.

Third, rifling a barrel requires some pretty expensive tooling, and it's not stuff that we could just go out and buy at the local hardware store. Even if we're able to do our cold-etching without harming the barrel's heat treatment, and even if we take proper placement into consideration and accept that we'll have to do this again in another 10-20,000 rounds, the fact remains that we probably don't have the right tool to carve something on the inside of a barrel.

Personally, I just don't see it happening the way you're thinking it would.
when you're done, load it up with an extended magazine
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Much less of a nitpick than the above three points, but while there are aftermarket magazines for the Beretta M92 series of pistols that hold more than 15 rounds, the military M9 model that Homura uses is only issued to personnel with the regular 15-round magazine.
 
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I guess we're sidestepping discussing the fact that Miyuki is a lesbian but doesn't want to be a lesbian?
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She could be bi, though that's besides the point. This is just getting her used to the fact that it's okay to like being seen as attractive by other women, all according to keikaku. :V
I find myself wondering how effective this is going to be, or how practical it would be for us to even accomplish it. The way I see it, in order to properly make contact with the bullet the rune is attempting to influence, it would have to be on the inside of the barrel, where the bullet interfacing with the rifling would come into contact with it. HOWEVER, this causes several problems for us in terms of manufacturing such a rune.

First, while our method of cold-etching is effective, we have to make sure that what we're doing isn't compromising the heat treatment of the barrel, because if we mess up we could be putting a literal time bomb in our hands every time we shoot it.

Second, we have to make sure that our etched rune isn't placed in such a way that it would damage the rifling, and we also have to keep in mind that, if we don't etch the metal deep enough, with enough rounds put through the barrel we'll have completely worn the rune out.

Third, rifling a barrel requires some pretty expensive tooling, and it's not stuff that we could just go out and buy at the local hardware store. Even if we're able to do our cold-etching without harming the barrel's heat treatment, and even if we take proper placement into consideration and accept that we'll have to do this again in another 10-20,000 rounds, the fact remains that we probably don't have the right tool to carve something on the inside of a barrel.

Personally, I just don't see it happening the way you're thinking it would.
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Firstly, it isn't strictly necessary for Homura to cold etch it, she could just scratch it into the metal very carefully with something very precise and sharp that's reinforced. Secondly, she could literally just have Archer use Alteration to open up a temporary hole for her to etch it directly into the barrel, whereupon Archer will then close it up again perfectly thanks to Structural Analysis. Thirdly, you're forgetting the fact that Homura steals from the military. :p

Honestly, the only point for error here is Homura's ability to correctly etch in the Rune, though Archer could always repair her mistakes I suppose. In any case, gonna edit the vote to specify some of these things.
 
Enetious said:
Firstly, it isn't strictly necessary for Homura to cold etch it, she could just scratch it into the metal very carefully with something very precise and sharp that's reinforced. Secondly, she could literally just have Archer use Alteration to open up a temporary hole for her to etch it directly into the barrel, whereupon Archer will then close it up again perfectly thanks to Structural Analysis.

Honestly, the only point for error here is Homura's ability to correctly etch in the Rune, though Archer could always repair her mistakes I suppose. In any case, gonna edit the vote to specify some of these things.
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If Archer can perfectly close up the hole, and I do mean perfectly because otherwise we'll have put a grenade in Homura's hands, then I'm going to say that would be the best way to do it. If not, we're going to need a lot of small tools that... Homura is likely to have, actually, on account of needing to be one of the best gunsmiths in Japan by the nature of her lack of magic.
Thirdly, you're forgetting the fact that Homura steals from the military.
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No, I'm taking into account the fact that she steals from the military. That's why I'm saying she would only have military standard-capacity magazines, and not aftermarket magazines of larger capacity.
 
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If Archer can perfectly close up the hole, and I do mean perfectly because otherwise we'll have put a grenade in Homura's hands, then I'm going to say that would be the best way to do it. If not, we're going to need a lot of small tools that... Homura is likely to have, actually, on account of needing to be one of the best gunsmiths in Japan by the nature of her lack of magic.
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Yes, he can do it perfectly. All he has to do is sympathize with the history of the object in order to revert that section of it to exactly how it was moments before he used Alteration on it, using Alteration. Heck, even pre-F/SN Shirou did that all the time (sans Alteration, since he didn't know it at the time) in order to figure out what went wrong with an object he's fixing and how it's supposed to be.
No, I'm taking into account the fact that she steals from the military. That's why I'm saying she would only have military standard-capacity magazines, and not aftermarket magazines of larger capacity.
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That was actually in reference to the rifling equipment. :p
 
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Yes, he can do it perfectly. All he has to do is sympathize with the history of the object in order to revert that section of it to exactly how it was moments before he used Alteration on it, using Alteration. Heck, even pre-F/SN Shirou did that all the time (sans Alteration, since he didn't know it at the time) in order to figure out what went wrong with an object he's fixing and how it's supposed to be.
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Then we're good to go.
That was actually in reference to the rifling equipment.
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Ah. That's not something the military would have, though. Barrel rifling is done at the factory, not at the individual armourer level.
 
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Day 40 Chapter 24
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    • [X] Plan Dusk of Walpurgisnacht - 151 hours remain -


    You return to your apartment sometime around midnight.That just leaves six days and seven hours until Walpurgisnacht arrives, you think to yourself as you unlock the door. Amy is there waiting for you as you take your shoes off, but before you can give her the affection you know she's looking for, she scampers off. She must smell Assassin on you.

    "I'm sorry about today," you say to Assassin; you can't see her, but you can feel the tug of her mana against yours, and you can sense her presence nearby. She isn't trying very hard to conceal herself. "I keep meaning to include you when we go out, but it's as if Fate were conspiring against that."

    Assassin appears beside you, saying to you "It is regrettable, but unfortunate circumstances are not uncommon to me."

    "Still, I feel bad, because I keep meaning to include you but everything else around me seems to be against the idea." You hope that, with this resurgence of witches in the area, that over the course of the next few days you'll find more chances for Assassin to join you out in the field.

    Assassin nods, and as the two of you take your places in the living room for another night of business as usual, she asks you "Tell me, master; what will you be practicing tonight?"

    "Projections," you say. You've had plenty of time to become quite adept at one of the arts denied to you by your choice of wish, but having just reached what you feel to be a milestone for Inguz, you've decided to revisit your old efforts to see if there's anything you can look at with fresh eyes to perhaps improve. "However, there is something else I would like to do first."

    It's an idea that's been floating around inside your head for awhile now, but one which until recently you had no way of making a reality. From the confines of your shield you produce a Beretta pistol, laying it on the table as you say to Assassin "Modern firearms are powerful weapons, against non-magical opponents; but against a magical foe there's not a whole lot they can do. What I'd like to do tonight is to see if I can make this ordinary pistol into a Mystic Code to be used against magical opponents, similar to how I use my arrows."

    "That's quite the task you've lain out for yourself," Archer says, appearing on the opposite side of the couch from you. "Do you even have an idea of how you might accomplish that?"

    "I do." At the start of this timeline, Tomoe-san had suggested that you use your magic to enchant your firearms, as a stopgap until you had been able to produce a magical weapon of your own. You shrugged off her suggestion at the time because you knew from experience that you didn't have the magic to make it work; but now that you have the Primordial Runes at your disposal... "I would like to engrave an Isa rune inside the barrel, so that when the bullet is passed over the rune it activates to impart its effect."

    Archer nods his head in approval, saying to you "Good answer. But, how are you going to do that? Do you have the right tools to do that; or even know what the right tools would be?"

    "I..." You hadn't made it that far, actually. "No," you say, hanging your head. "I thought I might try to cold-etch it, the same way I did for my ring, but I don't know if I have the tools to do that down the length of the barrel."

    "I'm not sure that would be safe, even if you had the tools to do it," Archer says. "If your cold-etching messed up the way the barrel was heat treated, you'd only be putting a grenade in your hands."

    "Do you have a better solution, then?"

    "As a matter of fact, I do." Before you have a chance to ask Archer what his better solution is, he's reached for and picked up the pistol. There's something strange, seeing the way Archer contemplates the pistol in his grasp as he mutters to himself, before setting the pistol back down on the table. "Alright, the best way to approach this is the direct one."

    "What do you mean?" As if he had been doing it for his entire life, Archer clears the pistol, drops the magazine, and performs a field strip. "I'm impressed," you say. "You're as fast as I am at that." Archer nods, but you weren't prepared for what he does next. Before you have a chance to ask why he's stood the barrel up on its end, Archer has Projected a short blade into his grasp, and with it slices through the barrel as though it were a block of butter. You stare, and when you finally work up the ability to speak, you can say only one thing. "What the hell did you do that for?"

    "What I've done is made it so you can do your engraving without needing a whole bunch of special tools to reach down the barrel," Archer says, setting the two halves of the barrel down in front of you. "Once you're done, it'll be a snap for me to put it back together as if it had just left the factory."

    Stare pick up one of the two halves of the barrel, staring at Archer with an incredulous eye. "And you're sure doing it this way will be less harmful than if I cold-etched it?"

    "One-hundred per cent." In addition to slicing the barrel in half, Archer Projects a number of tools for you; short punches with tiny but razor-sharp tips. "Those punches have had their tips reinforced," he says, pushing the set towards you. "You can use those to engrave your runes. Just remember to work carefully; they're very sharp, and I don't want you hurting yourself working with them."

    "Don't worry, dad," you say; you roll your eyes, but on the inside you both know what a big step it is for you to call Archer 'dad' to his face. "I'll be fine." After figuring out where the best place to put your rune along the rifling of the barrel would be, you trace the outline of your rune into the barrel with a pencil, and as you reach for the first punch you say "Thank you."

    "No problem at all. Just call me when you're ready for me to fix it up."

    Archer vanishes while you get to work, but reappears not long afterwards with a book, and as you scratch away at the inside of the barrel-half, Archer takes up his place opposite you and reads. Your hands make quick work of the task, while Assassin's hands make quick work of you; and oh dear lord that sounded very wrong. You make a mental note to never think of Assassins hands on you that way again. Finally, as you blow away the last minuscule metal shavings to complete your work, you say "There. All done," as you present Archer with the two halves of the barrel to be repaired.

    Archer takes the two halves from you, and asks you "So, were you thinking of trying this out now?" as he gets to work seamlessly merging them back into a single, solid piece, which he returns to you once he finishes.

    "No," you respond. "I could, but unlike the Mikuni mansion I don't have a Bounded Field set up to cancel out noise; so if I were to shoot this someone might hear it; and even if nobody did, if I've done this correctly I'd just end up with a big chunk of ice on the wall that one of us-" You lock eyes with Archer. "-would be responsible for cleaning up afterwards." Once you've reassembled the pistol, you return it to the confines of your shield. "No, I think I'll wait to use this on the next witch we run into."

    "Alright," Archer says. "You're the boss." The two of you share a brief laugh, and Archer asks "So, how about you and your old man do some family practicing together, huh? I know you've got more on your mind tonight than just this."

    "I suppose that's not an unreasonable request," you say; and while Assassin continues to work her hands against you, you and Archer continue your own work, well into the night.
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    • The longest day of Part 3 so far is done. Half of the vote went towards filling out our conversation with Miyuki at the end of 40-22, while the other half stands alone as is. As usual, any end-of-day stuff we want to touch on, changes in our relationships with other people, and what our plans are for tomorrow, are all welcome and being asked for.

    As for you, @Enetious, I had to change the time on your plan name because, if it were only 144 hours until Walpol then she'd be appearing late at night on Saturday. 151 hours means she'll be appearing at 7 on Sunday morning, which is the correct time.
     
    [8 -> 8.5] Mikuni 'Future Sister-In-Law' Oriko: Oriko strikes again as a very useful ally and potential Homufamily candidate.
    [8 -> 8.5] Kure 'Onee-chan' Kirika: You know why. *sniffle* Kirika's really gone up in the world, huh? I'm so proud of her! :V
    [5.5 -> 6] Nagatsuki 'Why Aren't I A Main Girl Yet' Miyuki: She's now friendly acquaintances with Homura now, wooooo.
    [7 -> 7.5] 'Housewife' of Serenity: Homura's feeling more and more obligated to be better for Serenity, what with circumstances really messing with their supposed bonding sessions. Homura feels bad for all of the bad luck surrounding actions with Serenity, and feels somewhat responsible for it due to her decisions which haven't really panned out all according to keikaku.
     
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    And, what are we hoping for for tomorrow morning?
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    Assassin falls asleep while holding onto Homura due to the serenity (heh) she's feeling for such a long duration. Homura has to wake her up. Assassin had the dream cycle of Homura's memories.

    Since Homura skipped out on sleep, she'll clear her Soul Gem and help Archerher Dad with early morning breakfast. Homura reminds Assassin again that she can (and should) cash in that all-expenses-paid Homuouting she's got, to do whatever she wants to do, ideally before Walpurgisnacht if possible.

    "So~, what happened while we were gone last night, Dad?"

    Text the 'doka. Usual lovey-dovey stuff like how much she misses her and all that.

    Go with Archer to drop off Minako's (and Kirika's) breakfast that they made themselves (maybe with Homura having made Kirika's in particular?). Homura says hi to Kirika, and asks how she's doing.
     
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    Go with Archer to drop off Minako's (and Kirika's) breakfast that they made themselves (maybe with Homura having made Kirika's in particular?). Homura says hi to Kirika, and asks how she's doing.
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    This is one of the nights Kirika gets to stay with Oriko. Now, it's not too many more stops by rail to get to Shirome from Minako's apartment, but if we do it that way we're pretty much locking ourselves in to going to school with Kirika and not Madoka/Sayaka/Hitomi like we usually do.
     
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    This is one of the nights Kirika gets to stay with Oriko. Now, it's not too many more stops by rail to get to Shirome from Minako's apartment, but if we do it that way we're pretty much locking ourselves in to going to school with Kirika and not Madoka/Sayaka/Hitomi like we usually do.
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    Oh yeah, for some reason I was thinking today was Sunday. Nvm that then. 😅
     
    @Enetious,
    I just remembered that I wanted to ask you about a couple of things
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    "It is quite impressive how our biggest burden suddenly carries no real weight to it," Tomoe-san adds. "Thanks to this, I think we might even be able to branch out to using our magic to help others in ways other than hunting witches."

    "Like what?" Kyouko asks. "Ya mean, like magical firemen, or sumthing?"

    "Perhaps. I suppose we would need adequate detection, but I could see us branching out in first response and rescue operations if everyone were in agreement."
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    [x] Wonder if it would be a good idea to introduce Miyuki to Tanaka Harou.
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    For the former, what would be a feasible manner in which the Quintet could do first response stuff without also alerting the general public to the existence of magic; short of relying on Kyubey to do damage control after the fact? Would it even be feasible?
    For the latter, what are your thoughts just in general on the idea?
     
    SVS said:
    @Enetious,
    I just remembered that I wanted to ask you about a couple of things


    For the former, what would be a feasible manner in which the Quintet could do first response stuff without also alerting the general public to the existence of magic; short of relying on Kyubey to do damage control after the fact? Would it even be feasible?
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    Kyoko's illusions, which she doesn't use.

    In any case, the idea really isn't that feasible due to the fact that they simply don't have the manpower nor the time or area of influence in order to make a significant impact as first responders, not to mention the lack of surveilling equipment necessary to even be aware of such things that most agencies like the police and firefighters have.

    Honestly, their best use of their time is taking preventative measures against Human deaths by killing Witches (surprise surprise). Any other preventative measures that they could take that would work in general is the setting up of Bounded Fields all around the city, which would be way too costly even for a Caster Servant.

    By the way, a bit related, but who's the Second Owner of Mitakihara? There's no way there aren't at least some Magi or practitioners of mysticism in a city the size of Mitakihara. 🤔
    For the latter, what are your thoughts just in general on the idea?
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    I mean, if that does work out then that would just be brushing aside Miyuki's issue. We don't even know if Miyuki truly likes boys at all, which means that this plan would only be at Harou's detriment if things don't go perfectly, giving him false hope (kinda like how pushing Mami onto Shinji would've been, when she doesn't even really like him). Homura probably values the Archery Club members as more than just pawns to experiment with, I'd think.

    Speaking of, can we get a [6]/[6.5] for the Archery Club, by chance?
     
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    Kyoko's illusions, which she doesn't use.
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    Which she can't use, you mean. She rejected her wish, so as a result her ability to use illusions is sealed. Why do you think it's listed on her character sheet, but crossed out?
    In any case, the idea really isn't that feasible due to the fact that they simply don't have the manpower nor the time or area of influence in order to make a significant impact as first responders, not to mention the lack of surveilling equipment necessary to even be aware of such things that most agencies like the police and firefighters have.

    Honestly, their best use of their time is taking preventative measures against Human deaths by killing Witches (surprise surprise).
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    Shame. Mami really wants to keep people safe, but killing witches is just as much a reactive measure as it is a preventative one, and if there's ever a time when they run out of witches for real, then there's no way for the Quintet (or even just Mami) to use their powers to help people like Mami wants to do.

    And what do you mean, 'the lack of surveillance equipment'? They have Oriko. They can just ask her "Hey, where's the fire?"
    By the way, a bit related, but who's the Second Owner of Mitakihara? There's no way there aren't at least some Magi or practitioners of mysticism in a city the size of Mitakihara.
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    As far as conventional magecraft is concerned Homura is the one calling the shots in Mitakihara, but any visiting Association goon is going to assume that it's Oriko on account of her mansion and the strength of the Bounded Field surrounding it.
     
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    Which she can't use, you mean. She rejected her wish, so as a result her ability to use illusions is sealed. Why do you think it's listed on her character sheet, but crossed out?
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    Actually, it's wholly psychological and definitely not permanent. She can unlock her ability to utilize illusions bit by bit as she becomes less and less selfish and comes to care for others enough to risk her life for them (as shown in The Different Story and other works). One example would be her recovering a good chunk of her ability by trying to stop Mami from committing suicide.
    Shame. Mami really wants to keep people safe, but killing witches is just as much a reactive measure as it is a preventative one, and if there's ever a time when they run out of witches for real, then there's no way for the Quintet (or even just Mami) to use their powers to help people like Mami wants to do.

    And what do you mean, 'the lack of surveillance equipment'? They have Oriko. They can just ask her "Hey, where's the fire?"
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    Hm, but that brings up the possibility of overworking Oriko and really stressing her out, taking up a lot of her free time. Her precog usually needs some kind of direction, so "show me the nearest crime or fire in progress" probably isn't specific enough, nor is it important enough for her precog to automatically show her it.

    Though yeah, there's always undercover hospital work. All Puella Magi can heal others if they learn how to, it's just it's a massive magical energy hog for those whose Wish isn't all about it (a la Sayaka). Not that that's an issue for them anymore, that is; their only limiting factor is the amount of storage they have for Grief while maintaining the "don't use more than half of a Grief Seed before cleansing it" schtick.
     
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    • For you, there was no transition between 'last night' and 'this morning.' There was for some, as your lap is burdened by the sleeping form of Assassin when you try to move, but for you today and yesterday are joined in an unbroken link. You doubt you'll be able to do this every day, especially when you consider that your strength will be needed for the days ahead, but your body will forgive you this one trespass.

    You yawn, and stretch your arms as you do your best to move the sleeping Assassin form your lap without disturbing her. It's far too early for breakfast, of that you're sure, but you can still smell breakfast coming from the kitchen, and your body moves where your nose wills it.

    "Morning," Archer says, hard at work at the counter. "You're welcome to join me if you'd like. I'm sure Minako would appreciate your help."

    "What are you making?"

    "Oh, not much." That hardly answers your question. "Just a little something I picked up during my travels, that's all. Though I'd spice Minako's morning up a bit, you know?"

    "Yes, but are you sure she would appreciate that?"

    "Hey, it beats the frozen stuff, doesn't it?" You shrug; even if you find fault in Archer's logic, you won't deny that Kure Minako is so head-over-heels for him that she probably wouldn't care what he made, as long as he was the one making it. Silently, you decide to join Archer at the kitchen counter, helping him with whatever this is.

    "So, did anything happen last night between the two of you while we were gone, dad?" you ask. "Maybe... Something I wouldn't approve of?" You don't know what came over you, but your face becomes the red cabbage as soon as your insinuation has left your mouth.

    "Not for a lack of trying on her part," Archer responds. "I didn't want to be rude and push her out of the house, but I also wanted to make sure she was gone in case I needed to take off to help any of you." As he speaks, Archer directs your efforts, and he says while guiding your hands to help his own "We chatted over a few beers, caught... Some movie, on TV, and then I politely suggested that she should head home and get some sleep before her first shift tomorrow when she tried to get a bit more hands-on than I was comfortable with."

    "And tell me-" No, no, stop, stop; why are you doing this to yourself? "-how hands-on are you comfortable, when it comes to Kure Minako?"

    "Hands above clothes, and no touching anywhere she wouldn't be comfortable with Kirika and Mikuni touching." You're sure Archer can see how red your face is; he too must be wondering why you're doing this to yourself. "I'm trying to minimise the risk of she and I doing something we can't take back while there's still the risk of Walpurgisnacht hanging over our heads."

    "That's still a bit more permissive than I took you for."

    "Yeah, well, she's really something, I tell you."

    Breakfast preparations finish without incident, and as Archer heads off to make his morning delivery, you decide to check your Soul Gem. After a night spent practicing, you want to make sure you're still in good health for the rest of the day; you're a little cloudy, not much more than the skies overhead, but you might be able to make it to at least lunch before needing to clean yourself up.

    You check the time on your phone; only one-hundred-forty-six-and-a-half hours remaining until Walpurgisnacht makes its appearance. As much as you'd like to, it's still far too early for you to be reaching out to Madoka to express your desire to see her. Amy is likely to still be asleep right now, but her food and water dishes need refilling, so you take care of that. You hear the sounds of Assassin stirring so after you've finished laying breakfast out for your little troublemaker, you rejoin your bigger troublemaker in the living room.

    "Good morning, master," Assassin says, rubbing her eyes as she rises from her slumber. "I dreamed about you last night. It was... Pleasant."

    You smile, nodding your head as you say "You know, there isn't much time left until Walpurgisnacht. If you have anything you'd like to ask of me, or do with me, just say the word and I'd be more than willing to oblige you."

    Assassin waves your offer aside, and says "I appreciate your generosity, master; but I assure you, being by your side is more than enough for me."

    [ ] Wat do?
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    Monday, 25 April 2011

    Major objectives:
    - Maintain your relationships with Kaname Madoka, Miki Sayaka, Shizuki Hitomi, and Tomoe Mami
    - Go on another date with your girlfriend some time in the near future
    - Try to cultivate a better relationship with Sakura Kyoko
    - Try to figure out just how you want to view Mikuni Oriko and Kure Kirika in the future; you've gotten closer to them and you don't know what to do
    - Try and integrate Nagatsuki Miyuki and Saber into the Holy Sextet as best as you can before Walpurgisnacht arrives
    - Further your knowledge of Rune thaumaturgy and practice your chosen Rune
    - Further your knowledge of Reinforcement thaumaturgy under the tutelage of Archer
    - Help your non-Puella Magi friends gain enough personal power to fend off minor threats, at least
    - Prevent Kaname Madoka and Miki Sayaka from contracting and becoming Puella Magi
    - Figure out a way to more reliably locate the Incubator in order to nip any problems from it in the bud
    - Find out some way to ward off the Incubator from Kaname Madoka; maybe your teammates could help you with that?
    - Make sure that none of the Shirome girls meet an untimely demise
    - Try to help out Miyuki with her drinking problem if you can
    - Defeat the Witch known as Walpurgisnacht
    - Investigate, identify, and prevent the occurrence of the event that caused a fundamental force of this universe to be twice overwritten
    - Protect Homura from harm in this unusually dangerous loop and from being taken advantage of by the denizens of the Moonlit World
    - Further Homura's skills in Magecraft, now that she has mastered the fundamentals of Projection
    - Aid Homura in coordinating her allies so that they stand a better chance of defeating the various threats plaguing the city
    - Be a good dad to Homura
     
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    • [x] Go with Archer to deliver Minako's food.
    -[x] Then meet up with Madoka and go to school.
    --[x] Don't talk on the way, just bask in your girlfriend's presence.
     
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