To make people actually remember, here's it once for posterity: Minako is nonbinary and uses they/them. This message will be pinned so you people stop getting it wrong and pissing me off. If you get it wrong in the future I'm going to be much less nice, considering you have to scroll past it just to read the quest.
Wait, it's not supposed to be gratuitous and hyperqueer?
A Moid Quest?
Not gay as fuck?
The same Moid who introduced the new Meguca by "Oh fuck you're so gay" prompt from MC?
The same Moid who leaves straight pairings as tokens?
I'm sorry, I'm not sure I understand.
Were you somehow not aware this is gonna be gratuitous and hyperqueer the moment you saw it's a Moid Quest?
Edit: well, I feel a little awkward now, for some reason.
...I'm talking about the fact that out of 13 named characters, maybe 2 are straight.
That advertising for a movie explicitly and aggressively contains a buff princess carrying "a twink" and another woman, the fact that no one I know has ever introduced themself with their orientation. It's too much
Look
I read...80%? Of the original Sayakaquest (the story-only thread still isn't complete) and I enjoyed the hell out of it. I was having a lot of fun with Raging Sea of Flame before it got ported to being a webcomic. I am familiar with how Moid operates
...I'm talking about the fact that out of 13 named characters, maybe 2 are straight.
That advertising for a movie explicitly and aggressively contains a buff princess carrying "a twink" and another woman, the fact that no one I know has ever introduced themself with their orientation. It's too much
Look
I read...80%? Of the original Sayakaquest (the story-only thread still isn't complete) and I enjoyed the hell out of it. I was having a lot of fun with Raging Sea of Flame before it got ported to being a webcomic. I am familiar with how Moid operates
This is still too much
I...what? No, wait, hold on, what are you trying to say here? I honestly cannot tell.
I mean, @kinigget , you dropped out of the Quest a week ago because it was, "Darkness for darkness sake." I completely disagree with that, but whatever. Sure, fine.
Then a week and six updates later, you show up again to, what? Get a parting insult?
...I'm talking about the fact that out of 13 named characters, maybe 2 are straight.
That advertising for a movie explicitly and aggressively contains a buff princess carrying "a twink" and another woman, the fact that no one I know has ever introduced themself with their orientation. It's too much
...I'm talking about the fact that out of 13 named characters, maybe 2 are straight.
That advertising for a movie explicitly and aggressively contains a buff princess carrying "a twink" and another woman, the fact that no one I know has ever introduced themself with their orientation. It's too much
Look
I read...80%? Of the original Sayakaquest (the story-only thread still isn't complete) and I enjoyed the hell out of it. I was having a lot of fun with Raging Sea of Flame before it got ported to being a webcomic. I am familiar with how Moid operates
This is still too much
I...what? No, wait, hold on, what are you trying to say here? I honestly cannot tell.
So, like... I saw this cool show called Puella Magi Madoka Magica where every single named character is canonically LGBT except for the parents and a teacher.
And I saw this anime called Sailor Moon where every character is openly bisexual and one of the main characters introduces herself as bigender.
And I saw this anime called Cardcaptor Sakura where literally only the main couple is for sure heterosexual and various characters are polyamorous.
And I saw this anime called Revolutionary Girl Utena where basically nobody is heterosexual and the protagonist is outwardly genderqueer as the Scene One Opening Premise.
Get the fuck out of here with this bullshit, Mahou Shoujo is an LGBT genre.
I would have used Kyousuke as an example myself, but I'm sure AuraTwilight will readily explain he's representing an even less known minority: violinsexual musicians with broken arms.
There are Mahou Shoujo shows with mostly straight characters ( Pretty Cure, for example, as much as it's applicable ), and the Western takes on the genre almost always consist of cishet casts.
I'm honestly a bit confused now, because I never said it wasn't
My entire point was that this specific quest had an "everyone must be queer" thing going on to a faintly ridiculous degree and that it was straining my credulity
I gotta say, I was not expecting this degree of hostility. I was honestly just airing one last grievance in defense of a friend
I'm honestly a bit confused now, because I never said it wasn't
My entire point was that this specific quest had an "everyone must be queer" thing going on to a faintly ridiculous degree and that it was straining my credulity
Which is why people pointed out that lots of other works in the same genre have casts that are queer to the same extent? You're not making a clear argument, then. Why does this one stand out but the rest of the genre, including the work this is roughly based on, not?
The only difference I can note is nonbinary and trans magi.
I'm honestly a bit confused now, because I never said it wasn't
My entire point was that this specific quest had an "everyone must be queer" thing going on to a faintly ridiculous degree and that it was straining my credulity
I gotta say, I was not expecting this degree of hostility. I was honestly just airing one last grievance in defense of a friend
"God, I know these are girls and boys given superpowers by extraterrestrials while fighting angry abstract shapes, but they're all gay? Now that is unrealistic."
And how exactly do you "defend' someone by popping in to be a jerk?
[X] Swap out members. (DIFFICULTY 1 - Swapping out members will let you find someone who might understand timeline manipulation a bit more; temporal powersets are rare, but there is one other Mitakihara magi that understands how timelines operate)
So, like... I saw this cool show called Puella Magi Madoka Magica where every single named character is canonically LGBT except for the parents and a teacher.
And I saw this anime called Sailor Moon where every character is openly bisexual and one of the main characters introduces herself as bigender.
And I saw this anime called Cardcaptor Sakura where literally only the main couple is for sure heterosexual and various characters are polyamorous.
And I saw this anime called Revolutionary Girl Utena where basically nobody is heterosexual and the protagonist is outwardly genderqueer as the Scene One Opening Premise.
Get the fuck out of here with this bullshit, Mahou Shoujo is an LGBT genre.
Well, they are lovable 14-15 years old girls who repeatedly suffer Fate Worse Than Death on-screen in order to combat entropy and satisfy Urobuchi's tragedy fetish, so that's a healthy approach to take, eh?
Well, they are lovable 14-15 years old girls who repeatedly suffer Fate Worse Than Death on-screen in order to combat entropy and satisfy Urobuchi's tragedy fetish, so that's a healthy approach to take, eh?
That's not an excuse for Cardcaptor Sakura, where the main character's brother does everything short of making out with his BF on-screen and everything's happy and laidback.
That's not an excuse for Cardcaptor Sakura, where the main character's brother does everything short of making out with his BF on-screen and everything's happy and laidback.
You glance to Ume. "Can you get Yuki here? I think he might be a good fit."
She nods. "Yeah, he should be."
Yuki's relatively new; hot pink hair, in his early twenties, and he just started his college program in Mitakihara. He's taller than you by a head, toned and muscular. Not quite to Akane's levels, but you'd guess that he's at least as strong as you are. And you know that part of the reason he moved to town was also because Mitakihara is more than willing to pay for hormone therapy.
His powers are centered around time reversal, about comparable to an undo button. Part of why he's lasted as long as he has is because of his ability to just bring himself an hour back in time.
Well, that and he also possesses the ability to read possibilities based on his previous failed attempt. He can see how the rest of the timeline would have progressed before he resets, usually an hour ahead. This gives him an idea of how parallel universes can set up; he can see the different possibilities almost immediately.
You raise your hand and send him a quick message.
'Hey, you busy tomorrow?' You look south and to the west. Mitakihara U is on the bay, sporting a floating aquatics lab, a landlocked physics lab, and some of the best research facilities in the country. 'We have a situation brewing in Kasamino.'
'Ah, shit.' He pauses. There's a few seconds, and you presume he's trying to stop doing a particularly dangerous experiment. Whatever it is. 'Okay, so what do you mean?'
'I mean someone is trying to mess with timelines.'
'...wait, what?'
'What do you know about multiverse-'
'Yes, yes, multiverse theory-' He pauses, 'Yeah, multiverse theory still works as a name. But yes, I'm guessing a magi is messing with timelines? You know that they can't mess with the past, cor-'
'I know that much, yeah.' You lean your back against the concrete smoke stack. 'But I also know that sometimes they can fuck around with other timelines or see into the future. And either of those are problems.'
'Do you think I'm an expert?'
'I think you're close enough that you're a good fit.'
He's quiet for a long, long while. Then he sighs. 'Yeah, sure. When do you want us to head over the bridge?'
'What time's good with you?'
'I have class today. I can head out tomorrow and be back with a report the next day.'
You nod and push yourself off the pillar. 'That works. Thanks Yuki.'
'Yeah. You owe me, Sayaka.'
'Grocery shopping?'
'Yep. Also a favor.'
You sigh. 'Fine. It's a deal.'
'Right-o. Meet at the bridge at 5pm?'
'Yep.'
'Solid.'
And with that, you cut the connection. You glance over everyone. "So, who wants to sit the next-"
Erika raises her hand. "I'm pretty replaceable. Takara is a perfect getaway magi, Ume can still scout areas out, and Suzu is a danger sensor. I can scout clearly, but that doesn't mean that I'm particularly useful when I can't understand the information at hand." She puts her arms behind her head. "I mean, it's dense and I'm not exactly an expert."
You nod. "Right, makes sense." You turn around. "Reconvene tomorrow at 6:00 pm sharp."
And with that, the others split. You climb to the top of the railing, balanced perfectly on top of a thin piece of metal that probably wasn't supposed to carry this much weight. You glance to the hills. 'How's training?'
'Almost done,' Kyouko answers. 'I had Mina spar their girlfriend a couple more times.'
'Did they win?'
Another pregnant pause. 'Uh, no. No they did not.'
'Not surprising.'
'Well, we still don't know their skillset and what they're capable of. Just their empathy powers. Wait, hold on...'
Another pause. Then a new voice reaches you.
'Uh, uhhh...hi, mom?'
You swallow. Yeah, that's your kid. 'Hey, Mina. Can you sense me this far?'
'I don't think so? I only sense mama and Takane right now. My power probably has an active radius.'
'Right, neat.' You keep on looking out to the mountains. Talking to Minako after...last night is somehow less stressful than seeing them with their soul gem. But, well, you can cry about it in your wife's arms later. You swallow hard. 'What's your weapon?'
'A bat? It looks kind of like a Kanabo.'
'Trust me, our kid looks fucking awesome.' You can feel Kyouko's smirk on the other side. You're glad that she feels proud of your kid. You kind of do too, but you find it hard to muster up the energy for hype. You tap your foot against the railing.
'Well, I'm off from work and I checked in with the Kasamino group. Should we meet up for lunch?'
'Yeah.' You pace across the railing. It takes zero effort for you to keep your balance as you walk around the top. 'Sandwich place?'
'Sure.'
You take a longer, deeper breath. You clench your fists tight enough to draw blood. You have a full week off. You might as well make the most of it.
[=]
You wake up and your head's a mess. It takes a minute for you to wake up enough to realize that you're lying face-down in the middle of an alleyway. It takes another to finally will yourself up onto your arms, just enough to prop yourself up against a nearby wall.
You don't remember how you got here. The last thing you remember is training a couple of magical girls...a couple of friends of...that's right.
You had just met a new student. A new magical girl that had contracted with Kyubey just a couple of days ago. You thought she had potential, believed it with all your heart.
Of course, you probably shouldn't be thinking of that now. You have a problem to deal with. You're in the middle of an alleyway in...you look into the skyline. You don't really recognize it in any real capacity. It looks completely unfamiliar and borderline alien.
The sea breeze smells like Kasamino, but nothing looks right. There's a massive radio tower, skyscrapers that didn't exist before. The mountainside, which you can barely see through the buildings, is covered in ruins. Bits of building that slammed into the face. You take a look to the side.
"This girl seemed powerful...we don't have good information..." There's murmurings to your side. An errant whisper. You hear something about no frame of reference and notorious.
Notorious? Probably. You might be notorious to certain people.
"Maybe Rin can...hold up, hold up she's up." At the end of the alleyway, a group of magical girls all stare at you. You clutch your head.
"Where..." You lean against the wall. Your head's throbbing. You concentrate. Your instincts take a grip on you, keep you steady, keep you whole. You stand up straight, then you click your tongue and snap your fingers. Your hair promptly fixes itself. "Apologies for the disorganization, but where might I be?"
"Uh." one of them, a short, turquoise-haired girl, presses her hand against the back of her head. "Kasamino. I brought you here."
"Kasa...so this is Kasamino." You look around. It really doesn't look all that familiar at all. It seems like Kasamino in name only.
"I'm Yuri," she says. "This is Renko and Haruha and Neru and Miki." She points to each individual new girl with a pop in her step.
Each of the girls waves at you. Honestly, you're still bewildered. You didn't even think you had a reputation at all.
"Oh, we already know who you are," one of the girls says. She scratches the back of her head. "We kind of just heard of you through the grapevine."
You blink. You're still not used to this idea. "I do still find that utterly bizarre. I've merely survived."
"Survival is its own feat, especially among magi."
You've never heard that term before. You thought that you were simply Magical Girls. You off-handedly wonder if this is...no, that would be nonsense.
But...but just in case. "I suppose I am just being paranoid, but what is today's date?"
"September 28th. Why?"
[] Ask more questions. (Write-in what questions to ask. You can ask 3 at most)
[] Just follow her. Don't ask anything else; you can get answers later.
Adhoc vote count started by TheOneMoiderah on Jul 1, 2019 at 8:12 PM, finished with 28 posts and 5 votes.
[X] "September 28th... of what year?
[X] "What else about me is on the grapevine?"
[X] "What does "brought you here" mean?"
[X] Ask more questions. -[X] What year is it? -[X] What does "brought you here" mean? -[X] Is there a cup of tea in the place where they're leading you to?
[X] Ask more questions. -[X] What year is it? -[X] What does "brought you here" mean? -[X] Is there a cup of tea in the place where they're leading you to?
