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[4] Communication aids.
If she stays wholly in your head, you have a better chance of being able to protect her from bullies and it's easier to keep her with you.

[2] Animal mascot.
She'd still be able to maintain her current functionality, but she'd also have an animal avatar to play with as well.

[1] Fairy Avatar.
Dad didn't know about the healing fairy ("Pocket Medic") you made back at CBCC's New York HQ, but Upgrade could use it as an avatar. It would take up just as much bandwidth as an animal mascot would — in other words, Upgrade would be much the same as she is now, but she'd also have a fairy avatar to play with.

[3] Human Avatar.
She'll become like you, but she'll lose some abilities in return. It may also be a bit tricky to keep her with you during certain activities.
 
Bleeehhhh. Not locking the vote until I can actually write (sick and that's no good for tone), but I think fairy is in the lead?

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SolarFall said:
Just you wait, Alivaril. I'll make this a catgirl!quest within ten chapters.
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Since both Celes and Evelyn have catgirl cosplay and Celes badly wants to go out as a catgirl Cape at least once (you blame the Japanese Magical Girl scene), this threat could be considered fulfilled. :V

Upgrade is an enabler.
 
Alright, locking the vote. Could I get a vote tally starting at post 6630, please? Yes, the "voting is unlocked" post was a little later, but someone edited in their vote after the time and nobody offended afterward.

EDIT: Welp, one arm is nonfunctional now. Hopefully it's better tomorrow.
 
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I'm not entirely sure I've got the tally right, someone please confirm, but this is what the latest version of NetTally spat out:
Vote Tally : Fragmentation (Original Superhero Setting) Original | Page 266 | Sufficient Velocity [Posts: 6631-6686]
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Ranking: #1
[#] Fairy Avatar.
No. of Votes: 23
[1] AramilOniasha
[1] Darkfire
[1] Drasis
[1] Nachtigall
[1] Nixeu
[1] NyxNull
[1] PhoenixParadox
[1] Rgal
[1] Script Mak3r
[1] Shadowward
[1] Thinker
[1] veekie
[1] Wyvern
[2] AlphaDelta
[2] DB_Explorer
[2] globalwarmth
[2] KillingYouNicely
[2] macdjord
[2] Valmond
[2] What A Day
[2] 恐Drake
[3] nekcihc
[3] Pyro Hawk

Ranking: #2
[#] Communication Aids
No. of Votes: 24
[1] AlphaDelta
[1] globalwarmth
[1] KillingYouNicely
[1] macdjord
[1] What A Day
[1] 恐Drake
[2] Darkfire
[2] Drasis
[2] nekcihc
[2] Nixeu
[2] Pyro Hawk
[2] TheBiggerFish
[2] veekie
[3] Nachtigall
[3] NyxNull
[3] Script Mak3r
[3] Shadowward
[3] Thinker
[3] Wyvern
[4] AramilOniasha
[4] DB_Explorer
[4] PhoenixParadox
[4] Rgal
[4] Valmond

Ranking: #3
[#] Animal mascot.
No. of Votes: 23
[1] nekcihc
[1] Pyro Hawk
[2] AramilOniasha
[2] Nachtigall
[2] NyxNull
[2] Script Mak3r
[2] Shadowward
[2] Thinker
[2] Wyvern
[3] AlphaDelta
[3] Darkfire
[3] DB_Explorer
[3] Drasis
[3] globalwarmth
[3] KillingYouNicely
[3] macdjord
[3] Nixeu
[3] PhoenixParadox
[3] Rgal
[3] Valmond
[3] veekie
[3] What A Day
[3] 恐Drake

Ranking: #4
[#] Human Avatar
No. of Votes: 24
[1] DB_Explorer
[1] Valmond
[2] PhoenixParadox
[2] Rgal
[3] AramilOniasha
[3] TheBiggerFish
[4] AlphaDelta
[4] Darkfire
[4] Drasis
[4] globalwarmth
[4] KillingYouNicely
[4] macdjord
[4] Nachtigall
[4] nekcihc
[4] Nixeu
[4] NyxNull
[4] Pyro Hawk
[4] Script Mak3r
[4] Shadowward
[4] Thinker
[4] veekie
[4] What A Day
[4] Wyvern
[4] 恐Drake

Ranking: #5
[#] Animal Companion
No. of Votes: 1
[1] TheBiggerFish


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-[X] Are all powers actually Beyond? If so, ask Upgrade to poke your mom's and try making friends.
No. of Votes: 1
[X] Thinker

-[X] If we do end up doing this, go with a small child. Upgrade is more of a little sister, it would give her more leeway, and Mommy-Elspeth might be more welcoming to a daughter who hasn't grown up yet.
No. of Votes: 1
[X] Thinker

-[X] Pocket Medic
No. of Votes: 1
[X] TheBiggerFish

-[X] Upgrade the cuteness level and facial similarity to Fornax. Maybe add random cat features and mini knockout weapon - but ultimately if we're not too specific she might be able to customize. Make sure she can talk!
No. of Votes: 1
[X] Thinker


Total No. of Voters: 24
 
Alivaril said:
Alright, locking the vote. Could I get a vote tally starting at post 6630, please? Yes, the "voting is unlocked" post was a little later, but someone edited in their vote after the time and nobody offended afterward.

EDIT: Welp, one arm is nonfunctional now. Hopefully it's better tomorrow.
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What happened to your arm?
 
Carrnage said:
What happened to your arm?
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Accidentally hit my right arm on a table and hit just the right muscle to make typing and lifting stuff hurt. The table won, but you should see the other guy.

(Me. I'm the other guy. Ow.)

It's much better than this morning, though, so I'm hoping I'll be good to go tomorrow.

EDIT: Almost a whole week later, it's fully healed. Will probably update this weekend.

EDIT 2: Myehh. Not happy with its current length, so I'll be hanging onto it for longer and extending it.
 
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Local News: CBCC Investigating...
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    • Actual update tomorrow.


    BREAKING: CBCC Investigating Prism After Faculty Aids Potential S-Class Threat​

    By Inquiring Minds

    Popular culture paints Magical Children, or "MCs," as paragons of justice with an uncanny tendency to stumble across crimes in progress. A recent Milkwell County Public Schools poll found that over 93% of adolescent females and 67% of males would apparently become Magical Children if the opportunity were offered to them, numbers comparable to the persistent desire for superpowers. However, unlike the seemingly-random distribution of superpowers, Magical Children have been associated with merit and the ascension of children from lower-class families to upper-class positions. This view has caused its own share of problems, especially when it comes to standardized intelligence testing and the controversial term "Main Characters," but overall, children still hope to become MCs more often than not.

    Even parents hesitant to send their children into danger have slowly been coaxed into viewing MCs as a net positive. MCs are likely to encounter crimes similar to whichever crime they first encounter after becoming a MC. In the early days of Magical Children, this led to several well-known "murder magnets," but modern mentors tend to bludgeon what they call the "narrative" with overwhelming force until it shifts back to lesser crimes. Lambda v. Prism upheld the legality of closely monitoring MCs until and unless previous incidents are forgotten. Overall, MCs are still over 20% less likely to witness a murder than a normal child of the same age.

    Unfortunately, it would appear that one of the primary sources of Magical Girls came with undisclosed costs. Citizens across the nation awoke to the news that the #1 Magical Girl school in the entire continental United States, Prism, became the subject of a federal investigation after a new Hero team discovered a potential S-class threat. This Builder-focused team, Progeny, could not be reached for comment, but the CBCC has been unusually forthcoming in their coverage of the incident. It turns out that the uncanny Familiars doubted by many really are as creepy as they always appeared. Included in the standard Prism contract was an unexpected hidden clause: upon the command of an apparent extra-dimensional ruler, all Prism-created Magical Girls would be asked to join a crusade against every other government of Earth.

    The CBCC has assured us that the situation is under control and that neither "Queen Unceasing Justice" nor "Princess Unrelenting Love" appear to be imminent threats to our world. Prism's faculty are being investigated to determine how many knew of the "Crusade Clause," but most are being allowed to continue teaching students while the investigation is ongoing. Meanwhile, the infamously illogical Artifact of Prism is being reprogrammed to eliminate both the user registry for prior contracts and the presence of such harmful clauses in future agreements. Making such changes without inadvertently deleting Prism's preexisting Familiars is ensuring that the process is going at the speed of bureaucracy; it's expected that some of Prism's students will need to start their term without first becoming Magical Girls. It's unclear how being surrounded by so many MGs will affect those who have yet to acquire powers, but several magical research groups are already lobbying for the right to test their theories on how pre-change narratives can affect the starting power levels and growth of new Magical Girls.

    The United Magical Mascot Union, or UMMU, officially offered the assistance of several volunteer Mascots to provide advice, comfort, and moral support to students while Prism's Familiars are offline. Unfortunately, nearly every power-granting Mascot is already at full capacity and the remainder don't wish to cause problems by prematurely elevating one student over the waiting crowd.

    Reactions from other MC schools have ranged from indignant to sympathetic and everything in between. However, social media is seemingly most fond of the statement released by Principal Fuzzface of Washington State's Academy for Ascendant Adolescents: "Instructions unclear; tail stuck in radiator again."

    As usual, Vice Principal Catcall apologized for her bunny-like boss's behavior before delivering her own sarcastically sympathetic statement: "....I'd like to thank our sponsors from Wanda's Wand Imperium for making it possible for us to support and educate Magical Children from all backgrounds and lifestyles without submitting to any urges to brainwash the infuriating little tykes into compliant crusaders. I'm sure we all know how hard it is to ask for informed consent when all anyone wants is another generation of docile workers to throw at problems until they go away."

    Just like every other sponsor V.P. Catcall has ever thanked, Wanda's Wand Imperium did not exist at the time of her statement. Some fans promptly registered a non-profit charity under that name for the sole purpose of donating to the school while others jokingly called for an embassy to be made. P. Fuzzface and V.P. Catcall continue to be upheld as examples of how the magical mechanics of Magical Warriors seem to reward eccentric behavior with overwhelming cosmic power.


    If you enjoyed this article, you might be interested in: Seriously, Who The Hell Are Progeny?
     
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    Even parents hesitant to send their children into danger have slowly been coaxed into viewing MCs as a net positive. MCs are likely to encounter crimes similar to whichever crime they first encounter after becoming a MC. In the early days of Magical Children, this led to several well-known "murder magnets," but modern mentors tend to bludgeon what they call the "narrative" with overwhelming force until it shifts back to lesser crimes. Lambda v. Prism upheld the legality of closely monitoring MCs until and unless previous incidents are forgotten. Overall, MCs are still over 20% less likely to witness a murder than a normal child of the same age.
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    ...What narrative "tone" are we establishing with our newfound MC-ness? Pretty lighthearted hijinks so far, I suppose.
     
    Deathbybunnies said:
    ...What narrative "tone" are we establishing with our newfound MC-ness? Pretty lighthearted hijinks so far, I suppose.
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    Light-hearted with with a penchant for breaking serious organizations over our knees? We've crippled an S-class threat and then robbed a government organization blind.

    ... Excuse me. We've done that first bit twice now.
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    It's worth noting that your apparent nature as an Other will affect your narratives no matter what you do. Fortunately, those effects are arguably entirely beneficial since you're not an orphan, you already learned of your nature, you've had on-screen positive interactions with humans, Skye can't be held prisoner, and you're not an edgelord.
     
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    Alivaril said:
    It's worth noting that your apparent nature as an Other will affect your narratives no matter what you do. Fortunately, those effects are arguably entirely beneficial since you're not an orphan, you already learned of your nature, you've had on-screen positive interactions with humans, Skye can't be held prisoner, and you're not an edgelord.
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    ... Right, so when are we meeting our (evil? Edgy?) alternate timeline selves? :V

    Also, now I can totally see one of the twins dressing up all edgy like just to mock it.
     
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