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Flandre's Quest (Touhou) World - (Madness Quest)

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Why Aren't We Killing Yet?
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    • [X] Ask to join up - you're cuter than the dragon-girl and you're a much better fighter!
    -[X] If they argue ask for a place where we can show them exactly what we can do!


    Fate glances over as well and smiles at the new arrivals. You let go of her hand and step back; when she looks back at you, you tilt your head and dart your eyes at them. She makes an odd expression, but smiles again and walks toward them. It's not that you don't have things to say to them - your questions about dragons for the little girl, asking the serious one why she's only frowning at you, and so on - but they can wait until after you're settled. Besides, they are being polite, instead of trying to interrupt your conversation, so just this once you can afford to be magnanimous. Fate doesn't take long, though, and you follow her to a small terrace to the side of the building - shaded, at this time of day. You stare for a long moment at the ocean - you hadn't noticed it when you landed earlier. You wonder how rough the waves get.

    "I would have thought you might want to be introduced to some people closer to your own age," Fate says. You stifle a giggle - you don't think you've met anyone here who's close to your own age - and shake your head.

    "Maybe later," you say off-handedly. "Maybe not at all, if you all really want to throw me out as soon as you can." Fate flinches, and you shrug. "I mean, what's the point of meeting people if I'm just going to be leaving right away? But anyway ... I'm not sure there's anything else I can actually help with regarding how to get to Gensokyo - either what I told Nanoha is enough to get you there, or it isn't, and if it's not I can't help anyway."

    "But ... don't you want to go home? And what about your family?" You chuckle, interrupting, and her expression clouds.

    "Home? Eventually, yes - but it was so boring there, and there are things I want to do that I can't do there. And Remilia will come get me when she gets too worried ... well, unless Patchouli closes the portals and my letter gets lost ... did I write a letter? I thought I did ...." You frown in concentration. You're certain you left a note ... but maybe you didn't?

    "Umm ...? Flandre?" Fate's hand is on your shoulder, and she's looking at you worriedly - but you can feel the pulse in her hand, hear the blood flow - and you shake yourself, pushing her hand away. Stay away for now! Hee ...! I'm not hungry right now. Aren't you? "Flandre?" You shake yourself fully awake and blink at her.

    "Hey, can I join you?" Her face freezes in complete shock. "I mean, just for a bit - you did say your unit was new, that means you can still accept people, right? And I'm really cute, even cuter than the girl with the dragon! And if I join, then I'll be an official member, and you won't have to worry about taking care of me! And since I'll be staying here with Vita anyway, because that's where she is, it makes sense for me to be in the same group as her! And I'm a really good fighter!" You lean forward, panting slightly, and your eyes start to gleam. Do it, do it, doitdoit! Then she shudders and looks down, breathing deeply. After a moment she looks back up, frowning in concern.

    "... Flandre, I know you've become very attached to Vita, but what we're doing is very dangerous. How would your sister feel if you got hurt? And ... Vita's already got a lot to do, so if you went out, wouldn't that be dangerous for everyone?" You shake your head violently.

    "No! A Ma- Vita's going to be my best friend, and best friends take care of each other! So Vita will be taking care of everyone else, and I'll be taking care of Vita," you finish with a huff, and hop out of the chair. You grab the table and jerk it toward you, just a little. "I bet I can throw this to the ocean! I can take care of myself." You coil up, bracing for the throw, but Fate jumps in front of you.

    "Flandre! Calm down, please. It's ... it's not that simple."

    "Fine, then. I'll prove that I'm good enough! Just take me wherever I need to go to show you what I can do!" Your eyes are blazing, and you're still holding the table tensely, but Fate just kneels down and puts her hands on your shoulders, shaking her head.

    "It's not that simple. There are ... rules, and regulations -"

    "Politics?" She smiles tiredly at your interjection.

    "Yes, politics. And ... well, tomorrow we have a very important mission, and even if Vita wakes up before we leave, she'll be staying behind. So everyone's a bit shaken right now. And even if we do decide to see if you can join, right now we still have to try and find out how to get you home. So, is there anything else you can think of that might help with that?" You let go of the table and lean against it, twitching one wing and then the other, the crystals chiming discordantly. Eventually, however, you shrug.

    "I can't think of anything. I only know what my sister made sure I knew, so ...." Fate smiles at you.

    "Well, don't worry about it too much," she says - not that you were planning on worrying at all ... - and stands up. "Vita should wake up sometime tomorrow, as well, so you can probably talk things over with her while we're gone. For now, though ..." she cocks her head during the brief pause, "is there anything you want to do right now?" You yawn deeply, and her eyes widen in surprise.

    "Hehe! Um, actually, is it okay if I just go to sleep somewhere? I'm a little tired now ...." Which is pretty much a lie, but you do want to go somewhere and be alone for a bit. You need to plan.

    "Alright, if you'll follow me, then, we set up a room for you. You'll have to sleep alone ...." She points out various 'important' things, like 'emergency' exits, where the four others sleep, washroom, how to turn the lights on .... You smile politely and nod at the appropriate times, yawning as necessary to get her to hurry up. No wonder humans are so low on the food chain, if they need so much instruction! Eventually, though, she leaves you alone, and you turn off the lights, draw the curtains, and wrap the blanket around yourself as you curl up in the darkest corner available ... and eventually slide under the bed.


    What do you do? (Pick One)
    [ ] Don't talk to Headless.
    [ ] Talk to Headless.
    - [ ] Mentally?
    - [ ] Via Headless.
    [ ] Try to block Headless.

    Tomorrow (with Vita):
    [ ] Ask about getting a Device/Magic Clothes.
    - Do you explain about your clothes and ask if she knows someone who can sew?
    [ ] Ask about her Master / making her a Servant.
    - How hard do you push?
    - Are you willing to back down?
    [ ] Ask about joining up.
    - How hard do you push?
    [ ] Somewhere to show what you're capable of?
    - How much do you show off?
    [ ] What her group does?
    [ ] Other?


    DM Note: For the first set, it's only one choice - you can choose to talk, and how, or you can choose to not talk, or you can try to Block Headless (which will probably require a roll). Talking defaults to "Look, I'm trying to get a servant, don't fuck this up." Headless is named such because 1) Flan thought it was funny, and 2) She really likes killing things.

    For the second set, you can vote for as many as you want, but order matters. Depending on what options win and how hard she pushes, it could prevent lower options from occurring.
     
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    • [X] Talk to Headless
    - [X] Mentally

    [X] Ask about getting a magic Device/Magic Clothes
    - All my clothes are really torn up. Do you know anyone who can fix them?
    [X] What her group does?
    [X] Somewhere to show what you're capable enough?
    - Enough to most likely shatter any expectations. And whatever your practicing on.
    [X] Ask about joining up.
    - Push enough to see why they wouldn't want you to join at first and then push some more.
     
    [X]-Talk to Headless
    -[X]-Via headless.

    No way in hell I'm interacting with Headless mentally until I know the extent of her influence over us. We can't afford a split personality takeover or going into a frenzy now. Until we get a better lid on her, keeping her interactions confined to an inanimate severed head is the.... "safest" thing we can do.

    I'd try to repress her, but that never works out with mental illnesses. Judging by the story snippet, I think Headless is a manifestation of Flan's desire to make friends. Remi was busy playing warlord and neglected spending time with Flan, and that isolation just made whatever issues she already had worse. I doubt Remi made any real effort to combat the insanity either, she probably just wrote it off like everyone else in their period did where medical care wasn't a thing. Headless just wants to have sisters to play with... by shattering our psyche into more independent splinters. Nope nope nope.
     
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    [X] Talk to Headless
    - [X] Mentally

    [X] Ask about getting a magic Device/Magic Clothes
    - All my clothes are really torn up. Do you know anyone who can fix them?
    [X] What her group does?
    [X] Somewhere to show what you're capable enough?
    - Enough to most likely shatter any expectations. And whatever your practicing on.
    [X] Ask about joining up.
    - Push enough to see why they wouldn't want you to join at first and then push some more.
     
    [X] Don't talk to Headless.

    Don't talk to the source of our insanity.

    [X] Ask about getting a magic Device/Magic Clothes
    -[x] All my clothes are really torn up. Do you know anyone who can fix them?
    [X] What her group does?
    [X] Somewhere to show what you're capable enough?
    -[x] Enough to most likely shatter any expectations. And whatever your practicing on.
    [X] Ask about joining up.
    -[x] Push enough to see why they wouldn't want you to join at first and then push some more.
    [X] Ask about everyone's ages. Let slip about your own.

    I THINK Vita is in about the same age/size combo if you only count her active years.
     
    Chartreuse32 said:
    Remi was busy playing warlord and neglected spending time with Flan,
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    While there is some truth to this, keep in mind the location and time-frame - it was hard to not be a warlord in Late Renaissance / Early Modern Germany, and Headless first showed up (as Headless, anyway) during the Thirty Years' War, which was unpleasant for everyone involved. Even for the supernatural side, which they were both involved in.

    I doubt Remi made any real effort to combat the insanity either, she probably just wrote it off like everyone else in their period did where medical care wasn't a thing.
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    This ... may or may not be accurate. Do keep in mind that for all that they can act human, they aren't. For Remilia, it would only be a problem if it disrupted her life or Flan's; apart from that, it's just one more thing to keep in mind. Remilia herself might not be sane either, after all - it could just manifest differently. Looking at things from a sane, purely human viewpoint is going to lead to a skewed perception of Remilia's actions regarding Flandre ....
     
    [X] Talk to Headless
    -[X]-Via headless.


    [X] Ask about getting a magic Device/Magic Clothes
    -[x] All my clothes are really torn up. Do you know anyone who can fix them?
    [X] What her group does?
    [X] Somewhere to show what you're capable enough?
    -[x] Enough to most likely shatter any expectations. And whatever your practicing on.
    [X] Ask about joining up.
    -[x] Push enough to see why they wouldn't want you to join at first and then push some more.
    [X] Ask about everyone's ages. Let slip about your own.
     
    [X] Talk to Headless
    - [X] Mentally

    [X] Ask about getting a magic Device/Magic Clothes
    -[x] All my clothes are really torn up. Do you know anyone who can fix them?
    [X] What her group does?
    [X] Somewhere to show what you're capable enough?
    -[x] Enough to most likely shatter any expectations. And whatever your practicing on.
    [X] Ask about joining up.
    - [x] Push enough to see why they wouldn't want you to join at first and then push some more.
     
    Keeping track.
    [X] Talk to Headless
    - [X] Mentally
    3

    [X]-Talk to Headless
    -[X]-Via headless.
    2

    [X] Don't talk to Headless.
    1

    [X] Ask about getting a magic Device/Magic Clothes
    - All my clothes are really torn up. Do you know anyone who can fix them?
    [X] What her group does?
    [X] Somewhere to show what you're capable enough?
    - Enough to most likely shatter any expectations. And whatever your practicing on.
    [X] Ask about joining up.
    - Push enough to see why they wouldn't want you to join at first and then push some more.
    3

    [X] Ask about getting a magic Device/Magic Clothes
    -[x] All my clothes are really torn up. Do you know anyone who can fix them?
    [X] What her group does?
    [X] Somewhere to show what you're capable enough?
    -[x] Enough to most likely shatter any expectations. And whatever your practicing on.
    [X] Ask about joining up.
    -[x] Push enough to see why they wouldn't want you to join at first and then push some more.
    [X] Ask about everyone's ages. Let slip about your own.
    2
     
    [X]-Talk to Headless
    -[X]-Via headless.

    [X] Ask about getting a magic Device/Magic Clothes
    - All my clothes are really torn up. Do you know anyone who can fix them?
    [X] What her group does?
    [X] Somewhere to show what you're capable enough?
    - Enough to most likely shatter any expectations. And whatever your practicing on.
    [X] Ask about joining up.
    - Push enough to see why they wouldn't want you to join at first and then push some more.
     
    [X]-Talk to Headless
    -[X]-Via headless.

    [X] Ask about getting a magic Device/Magic Clothes
    - All my clothes are really torn up. Do you know anyone who can fix them?
    [X] What her group does?
    [X] Somewhere to show what you're capable enough?
    - Enough to most likely shatter any expectations. And whatever your practicing on.
    [X] Ask about joining up.
    - Push enough to see why they wouldn't want you to join at first and then push some more.
     
    [X]-Talk to Headless
    -[X]-Via headless.

    [X] Ask about getting a magic Device/Magic Clothes
    - All my clothes are really torn up. Do you know anyone who can fix them?
    [X] What her group does?
    [X] Somewhere to show what you're capable enough?
    - Enough to most likely shatter any expectations. And whatever your practicing on.
    [X] Ask about joining up.
    - Push enough to see why they wouldn't want you to join at first and then push some more.
     
    [X] Don't talk to Headless.

    [X] Ask about getting a Device/Magic Clothes.
    - Do you explain about your clothes and ask if she knows someone who can sew?

    [X] Somewhere to show what you're capable of?
    - Enough to most likely shatter any expectations. And whatever your practicing on.

    [X] Ask about joining up.
    - Push enough to see why they wouldn't want you to join at first and then push some more.

    [X] Ask about everyone's ages. Let slip about your own.

    I am so hoping this doesn't turn out into a bloody rampage, atleast not against the Nanoha protagonists. Maybe Nanoha can teach Flandre about friendship via firepower - the nonlethal kind. Time to brush up on your Danmaku, Flandre!
     
    Votes will probably close around noon tomorrow (~13 hours).
    [X] Talk to Headless
    - [X] Mentally
    3

    [X]-Talk to Headless
    -[X]-Via headless.
    5

    [X] Don't talk to Headless.
    2


    [X] Ask about getting a magic Device/Magic Clothes
    - All my clothes are really torn up. Do you know anyone who can fix them?
    [X] What her group does?
    [X] Somewhere to show what you're capable enough?
    - Enough to most likely shatter any expectations. And whatever your practicing on.
    [X] Ask about joining up.
    - Push enough to see why they wouldn't want you to join at first and then push some more.
    6

    [X] Ask about getting a magic Device/Magic Clothes
    -[x] All my clothes are really torn up. Do you know anyone who can fix them?
    [X] What her group does?
    [X] Somewhere to show what you're capable enough?
    -[x] Enough to most likely shatter any expectations. And whatever your practicing on.
    [X] Ask about joining up.
    -[x] Push enough to see why they wouldn't want you to join at first and then push some more.
    [X] Ask about everyone's ages. Let slip about your own.
    2

    [X] Ask about getting a Device/Magic Clothes.
    - Do you explain about your clothes and ask if she knows someone who can sew?
    [X] Somewhere to show what you're capable of?
    - Enough to most likely shatter any expectations. And whatever your practicing on.
    [X] Ask about joining up.
    - Push enough to see why they wouldn't want you to join at first and then push some more.
    [X] Ask about everyone's ages. Let slip about your own.
    1

    Edit: And ... locked. Obviously, no changes to votes.
     
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    • [X]-Talk to Headless
    -[X]-Via headless.

    [X] Ask about getting a magic Device/Magic Clothes
    - All my clothes are really torn up. Do you know anyone who can fix them?
    [X] What her group does?
    [X] Somewhere to show what you're capable enough?
    - Enough to most likely shatter any expectations. And whatever your practicing on.
    [X] Ask about joining up.
    - Push enough to see why they wouldn't want you to join at first and then push some more.


    You don't want to let Vita get away from you like that one girl back on Earth did, so you decide to sit down and think about how you're going to approach her. After all, Remilia made plans all the time, and she managed to get competent underlings! ... Of course, she also said that plans exist to be ruined by outside factors, but when you asked why plans were important, she said that while killing everything was almost always a viable option, having a plan ready meant that you didn't have to kill everyone unless you wanted to. Since you don't want to kill Vita, this seems like an important step to take. And the first step of any step you take is to make sure your first step isn't going to end with you tripping and falling on your face in front of everyone ... or something.

    You wait for a few hours, mainly to make sure that no one's planning on bothering you, then pull out Headless. You've never actually done this before, but it should be possible ... you stare into the blank yellow eyes, your own scarlet orbs casting their light out from under the bed ... and she blinks, her eyes suddenly shifting to their own crimson hue. You grin and close your eyes, clapping to yourself - but when you open them, Headless's eyes are back to yellow. A quick fix, but something to keep in mind. You reestablish Headless inside Headless.

    "Ahh ... are we going to have a chat, Flandre? Are you sure this is the best way to go about this?" She leers at you, sticking her tongue out.

    "Headless, this is really important. I don't want to mess this up, so please don't try to make me do things that make people worry, okay? I'll try to find some place that no one cares about, and we can wreck it together, just you and me. But right now I'm trying to get Vita to come with me, and while I'm sure she'll like you, you can take a little getting used to. So can you not make me pay attention to those things when the only people around are her comrades. At least, until we know which of them she doesn't like, I'm sure we can get rid of them." Headless pouts.

    "Oh, am I not good enough anymore? I wanted more sisters, but that mean Remilia said 'No,' and now you're trying to get someone else. Boo. Boo hoo hoo." Then her face shifts, and she seems to be seriously thinking about something. "This place that we're going to wreck, just the two of us - it's going to be a populated place, right? Lots of people around to squish and rend and maim and burn and crush and rip and tear and fight and kill? Not just some dump of a city with no people in it." You nod your head slightly.

    "Of course! Lots of people, 'cause that's more fun! And it'll be just Flandre Scarlet and Headless, and we'll show Remilia that we're great together!" Your breath catches and your eyes widen. "Ooh! And if we do really well, I bet I could convince Remilia to get some of the other youkai in Gensokyo to help you get more sisters! She's still very important, after all, and I'm sure someone can help." Headless's eyes flash, scintillating in the dim light of your eyes, and her jaw drops. Then she narrows her eyes.

    "... I won't make bargains with you, because even made in the best faith I don't think either one of us could hold ourselves back if we thought we had a chance ... but alright. For now I'll try not to distract you too much." Finally, the two of you blink in unison, and you're greeted by staring yellow eyes. You put Headless back next to Laevateinn and think about what just happened. You knew Headless could make a lot of sense sometimes, even if you didn't think she had the right idea, and you knew you could let her control your body for a little bit, but you'd never tried putting her in a different body. Well, it's not like you ever had a bunch of corpses to play around with, anyway. Humans tended to be a little too fragile, sometimes. But ... what if you tried letting Headless take control of one of your clones? Would that work? ... You shrug. Something to keep in the back of your mind, maybe. Or maybe not. You stare into the darkness. It's almost like home, really, except it's not dark enough, and your room is too small and not nearly comfortable enough.

    You drowse the rest of the night away. You're aware of the growing light as dawn breaks, of course, but there's no reason for you to get up, and it's not like the light can reach you .... After a while, a tone goes off, and you jerk your head toward the door. The tone goes off again after a minute, then the door slides open, and in steps - Signum, you think.

    "Flandre?" Yes, that's her, though she seems wary of something. You slide around, poking your head out from under the bed and smiling at her. She's wearing one of those brown uniforms, too, and she frowns when she sees you. You just watch her for a moment, then she shakes her head and clears her expression, then sets something on the desk. "It's time to eat; get changed and then come follow me." She leaves the room, closing the door behind her. You scowl at the door; she's not being rude, precisely, but she certainly isn't being polite, and you haven't forgotten how she claims to be using Laevateinn! Still, there isn't much you can do yet, so you haul yourself out from under the bed and look at what she left behind - another dress, just like the one you're wearing. It's not like there's anything wrong with the one you're wearing ... but she seems to think you should change it, so you do, folding the old one and setting it on the desk before opening the door. Signum is leaning against the far wall; she glances at you as the door opens, then immediately walks off toward the cafeteria at a brisk pace. You decide it isn't worth the effort to try and keep up with her normally and hop into the air, easily matching her long strides, and it's only when you reach the cafeteria doors that you land.

    Your eyes sweep the room as you enter, and a smile stretches across your face as you see Vita sitting at one of the tables, her back to you. You start to rush over to her, to see how she is, but you're physically brought to a halt by an iron grip on your shoulder. Surprise and anger war, but when you glance up at Signum it's with a glare. That she managed to stop you is surprising, but you weren't trying to get away; more important is that she stopped you, and your fingers tense. Then she leans down, hand still on your shoulder, face set.

    "Not while she's eating," is all she says, then she lets go and steps back. You blink at her for a moment, then look back at Vita. You see Shamal, and that brown-haired woman, and the fairy and a blue wolf youkai ... and you remember that Shamal said something about Vita being part of her family. That's right. Family is very important - who would know that better than you? - and Vita hasn't decided to go with you yet. You can let her have this morning with them. You nod once to Signum, then hop into a chair at the nearest table; it's empty, but that doesn't bother you. You're not hungry anyway, and when Signum starts to move toward you, you just wave her off. She sits at Vita's table, too ... interesting. Vita turns to look back at you a moment after Signum arrives, and you smile brightly and wave. You aren't blind, you can see the looks that everyone else is giving you, but they're irrelevant. Confusion, worry, consternation ... they don't matter. Vita waves back at you, once, then turns back to her table. That's good enough for you ... for now, that's enough.

    The rest of the meal passes fairly quickly for you after that, and you follow the group as they head out to the green flying machine. Vita hangs back as the others walk in, and you stand behind her as it lifts off. You follow it as it flies away; you're pretty sure you could catch it easily if you had to. You look back to see Vita frowning at you, and you cock your head inquisitively.

    "You sure you don't want anything to eat?" Ah, she's worried about you!

    "Nope! I'm not hungry at all," you say, then you slide behind her and wrap your arms around her, lifting her into a close hug. She squawks as her hair presses into your face, and you giggle. "I'm glad you're okay, Vita," you say after a few spins as you set her down. Her face flushes when she sees you smiling at her, then she shakes her head.

    "Yeah, well, don't go hungry just so you can try to prove yourself or anything." She turns to lead you back into the building, and you follow after a moment. Now that it's just the two of you ....

    "Hey, Vita?" She glances back at you as she opens the door. "How can I get magic clothes like you and Fate have?" She frowns at the question and sits down at one of the tables, grabbing a small plate of vegetables and offering some to you. You shake your head.

    "Magic clothes ...? You mean our Barrier Jackets?" You tilt your head, and she taps the edge of the table, bringing up one of the screens, then tapping it several times before she brings up a picture of her from yesterday in the red dress. You nod your head excitedly even before she looks at you, and she sighs. "They're a protective spell cast by Devices. If you're a good enough mage, you can cast it without a Device, but it's fairly complex." You stare at the image; maybe that's what Remilia uses all the time? If her clothes are always made of magic, that would explain why they would always come back with her ....

    "So how do I get a Device?" Vita seems to deflate a little.

    "To get a custom Barrier Jacket, you'd need a custom - or at least custom refitted - Device. Not too much modification would be needed, depending on just what you want the Device to do ... what do you want a Barrier Jacket for, anyway?" She glances at you as munches on her food. You shrug.

    "My clothes keep getting ruined, and it's not fair that I'm the only one who has to worry about it! It's annoying." Vita snorts at you.

    "Right. How often do you ruin clothes?" You put a finger by your lips as you think.

    "Hmm ... I think ... three in the past week?" Vita pauses and stares at you, eyes harder than they were. "Oh, that's right! Do you know anyone who can repair clothes? The set my sister gave me is one of the ruined ones, but I really like it, so I want to keep wearing it. Well, maybe not if I get into any more fights - but that's what the ma- uh, Barrier Jacket would be for!"

    Vita puts her food back on her plate and stares at you. She opens her mouth several times, but closes it, as though unsure of what she wants to say. You didn't say anything wrong, did you? "... Any 'more' fights?" she finally says, and you nod. After a long moment, she turns back to the screens and makes a rapid series of taps, and an image of a brown-haired woman with glasses appears. "Shari, I'm going to head out to the Simulator for a bit," she says, and the woman frowns and shakes her finger.

    "Vita, you're supposed to be resting, not -"

    "I'm not going to be using it, Flandre is." You blink at that; you don't know what the 'Simulator' is, or why Vita wants you to use it, and the woman seems just as confused as you. "Whatever, look, just make sure it's ready, okay?" She turns the screen off and leaves the table, taking her plate with her. "Come on." You follow her. Things aren't happening like you thought they would! "Just how badly did you 'ruin' those clothes, anyway?" It takes you a moment before you realize she's talking to you.

    "Umm ...." Well, the only one you kept is ... you pull out your shirt and show it to her. She raises an eyebrow, likely wondering where you got it, and scowls as she examines it.

    "And I suppose you were wearing this when that happened?" You nod.

    "Yup! It was very annoying, and I didn't have any others with me, so I had to get some dresses. So I was hoping you knew someone who might be able to fix it." You fold the shirt back up and replace it by Laevateinn and Headless. "Umm ... where are we going, anyway?"

    "You said yesterday you wanted to join, right? Well, think of this as a sort of pre-exam. If you do well, there's a better chance you'll be allowed to join." She looks to the side to see the brown-haired woman rushing toward you, and she waits for her to catch up. "Shari, this is Flandre Scarlet; Flandre, this is Shario Fienio. Shari, I think eight B-rank Type I Drones and a Type III to start with." She starts walking down toward the water as Shari gapes; you curtsy, then hurry to catch up with Vita. "A lot of the fighting we do is against the Gadget Drones - those machines that attacked us yesterday. We'll create magical copies of them using the Simulator - though we won't be able to replicate the AMF - and see how you do against them." You reach a raised platform right at the water's edge, and Vita points to the lower area as Shari hurries past her. "Just head down there and wait; we'll let you know when you can go in."

    You really aren't sure what to think; though, it does seem like they do a lot of fighting, and this seems to be a test of your fighting ability, so you should definitely make it in! You think you hear an argument from the platform, but before you can focus on it, a stone-and-glass city appears in front of you! It looks a lot like the place you flew through yesterday - and then nine circles glow on the ground in front of you. From eight come the flying cylinders from yesterday, but the ninth is a sphere, and much bigger than any of the cylinders. You tense, almost forgetting that Vita said to wait until she said to let you go, and the machines zip into the city, disappearing behind buildings and streets. You wait for several long, tense minutes, then Vita's voice comes from somewhere to your right. "Okay, Flandre, take them out however you want." You grin and launch yourself into the air. You'll hold back some tricks, of course - but you want to be sure you make the right impression, too.

    You see the first two machines - Drones - hiding in the top floor of a building overlooking a long street, and you charge into them, crashing through the glass and ripping the first in half. It fades as it explodes, which is a bit unsatisfying, but you're already lunging at the second. You ignore its writhing tentacles and drive your claws into it. It fades as well, and you walk over to the window to look around. You see a glimpse of blue metal retreating into the shadows of a large, multi-storied building with no windows, and you hurl yourself through the glass again, touching ground only to make sure you're still on target, and you rush toward your target. Like the first drone, it doesn't have time to react before you slam into it - but then a flurry of energy bolts slam into you. Snarling, you slide away and glare at the four machines - then you grin and weave between their shots. You may not be very good at Danmaku, but this isn't enough to take out one of the maids! You bring out Laevateinn and summon two green bullets, flinging them into the first two machines and giggling as they explode - then you repeat the process on the next two. Honestly, you're a little disappointed - there are only two Drones left, and you've only been at this a short time! Of course, now you'll probably have to hunt down the last two ....

    You don't see the huge black tentacle in time to dodge, and it sends you flying across the open room. Worse than being struck, though, is what you could tell from how it hit you. It held back. Growling and snarling, you raise Laevateinn and pour power through it - the thirty-meter flame tears through the flimsy roof without issue, and you swing your gift down at the Drone, ripping through walls, roof, the Drone ... and the floor. Huge gouts of steam erupt through the gash in the magically-fabricated city, and it's only when you realize that you're boiling away the ocean itself that you stop sending power through your gift. You look around, but naturally you don't see anything remaining of the Drone.

    "Flandre? Are you okay?" Vita's voice echoes through the room, and you smile.

    "I'm fine! I still have to find the last one, though, right?"

    "Heh. It was above you, actually. Would you like another round?"


    What do you do?

    [ ] Accept another round.
    - [ ] With more enemies.
    - [ ] With stronger enemies.
    - [ ] With more and stronger enemies.
    - [ ] With different enemies.

    [ ] Decline.
    - [ ] Ask for more detail about what her group does.
    - [ ] Ask if she knows where you can get your clothes fixed and/or get a Device.
    - [ ] Other?
     
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    • [X] Accept another round.
    - [x] With more and stronger enemies.
     
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