First Meeting
Miko sniffled as she trudged home from the bus stop for school. That party was her chance to make some friends...
and she messed it up. She wasn't bullied, per se. Just ignored. Probably at least partially because nobody was talking about the party she ruined beyond that the popular girl's party was ruined. It made
some sense. She only got a pity invite to begin with. Nobody had really known her beforehand, so...
She paused in her wallowing when she noticed... she wasn't sure what it was, but it was definitely a thing in an alleyway. Being 6, her thought process was more akin to 'Ooh, shiny!' than anything else when she walked over and went to touch it. The moment she did, the world went white/black/photo negative.
She found herself in what looked like a child's drawing. "Sorry. I don't... remember if I've ever done this before, so I'm working more off your subconscious than anything else." The figure in front of her was, well, a stick figure. "Yeah, unimpressive, but I've never done this before. The gist is, I'm some kind of cosmic entity, I think, and you're apparently really, really compatible with me. So, when you made physical contact, you also helped me establish a close link."
"So... this is like, a superhero origin story!" the purple-haired girl exclaimed.
"Well, setting up will be a while, since, again, not much in the way of memories rolling around in here." the stick figure bobbed it's head.
"I don't remember much from before we moved here, so I know what that's like." the bobcut girl nodded at the figure. "Well, I'm Miko. What's your name?"
[ ] I'm-
"So, uh, what exactly do you need?" Miko asked.
"Time, mostly. Apparently links like the one I have with you normally require actual literal worship, but people who are more compatible just need to know I exist and not actively mistrust me, if you're any indication. Ironically, I have no idea how long I was in that alleyway. I have some issues with linear time." the stick admitted.
"Well, we're in Bailey, in the US. Does that help?" the girl with galaxy-themed hair asked.
"Not at all. Try, bigger."
"Uh, Earth?"
"Further."
Taking a moment to think, Miko remember something her older sister said. "...The Milky Way Galaxy?"
"I... think that helps? I feel like I'm working off just enough memory to know what that is, without knowing where that is." the energy being responded.
Miko blinked. "I don't know what our universe is called." she eventually responded.
"I'm not sure it has it's own name? It's not like you seem to be interacting with other universes very often. At any rate, I should let you wake up before you fall over. We can talk more later when you sleep."
Miko found herself back in the alley, and stumbled as gravity reasserted itself as time did. Wondering for a moment if that was a weird daydream, she resolved to give it a chance, she set off to her house again. Passing by her mailbox, which had 'Kubota' stamped on one side, she opened the door to moderate amounts of chaos. An older sister, Nica, trying to get through her homework to call her friends. A younger brother, Geoffrey, roughhousing with their dog, and a baby sister, Lexi, being taken care of by her father while her mother tried to wrangle Geoffrey while assisting Nica's studies.
"How was your day sweetie?" her father asked, rocking Lexi as she gazed at the room drowsily.
"Not bad." Miko responded, before heading up to her room.
A few hours later, her faith was rewarded with confirmation. Another vision as she drifted off to sleep.
"Hello Miko. I can't keep you here indefinitely, since restful sleep isn't really something I can do while having these visions going, but we can talk for a while. So, tell me about your life. I could just read your mind, but I don't think you'd like that." the stick figure stated, their outline a bit more defined this time.
Miko opened her mouth, and began babbling at it, happy to have someone she could talk to as much as she wanted.
Turn 1
You... honestly don't know much, nor can you range out very far from Miko and by extension the town she calls home, Bailey. Really, you're depending on Miko to know much about the world. Perhaps you should do something about that?
91 Faith available. Additionally, one-time bonus of 50 Faith for 'Core Domains' which will represent what you're starting with. The 'Core' stuff is limited to tech-related stuff, due to the nature of your 'High Priest' and their connection to Technology. Magitech is technically a valid 'Core Domain' for this reason, though Magic, Life, Art, etc. are not.
[ ] Invest Faith in chosen Domain.
You have 3 Actions. They may be spent on just about anything you like, with progress determined by task difficulty and relevant abilities.
Example Actions:
[ ] Enhance Follower. Empowerments are required to do this, and will influence the form this takes.
[ ] Grant Blessings. General buff to rolls for a select group. Can be done to further buff followers.
[ ] Modify Followers. Can be used to grant enhancements to the body, mind, or soul, alongside any manifestations of energy-based Domains that grant empowerments.
[ ] Create Divine Artifacts. Craft relics for the use of your follower, or acquisition of resources.
[ ] Create Wonder. Essentially a super-Artifact. Type is as variable as normal Artifacts. Defaults to 100 points of progress necessary per Tier.
[ ] Investigate Your Environs. Resolving your ignorance of your locale is a decent idea.
[ ] Other. As I said, it's really up to you.
AN: So, OOC, Miko and Nanoha are both 6 right now, meaning you have roughly 12 Turns to see about spreading out that far, and there are mechanisms by which you could reach out. None are available at the moment, however. Current year is 2010, Miko is 6, but is unusually independent (note that independent and mature are not the same thing) for her age as a consequence of being one of 4, eventually 5, kids. Also, Bailey isn't a very big town. Big enough that you won't know everybody, but small enough that crime really doesn't go beyond petty theft with any frequency.
You can assume that the MC knows about her family, as, primarily, she uses you to vent at while she keeps her hopes up for something interesting to happen. Keep in mind that benefits for followers normally kick in at their third level, same as passive benefits for your 'territory' relevant to the Domain, such as Technology 3 providing all tech within a couple miles of Miko, who serves as primary anchor by virtue of her status as your only follower providing a general buff to all technology, but High Priest characters start gaining benefits at 1, equivalent to what people normally gain at 3.