Great. Wonderful. There's absolutely nothing wrong in a world of deconstructed tropes, against someone aiming for the kill would ever go wrong by ignoring them or trying some percieved bullshit because you can't accept that sometimes, the world, doesn't go your way. Yup. Nothing will go wrong at all. /s
First off, deconstruction doesn't mean that stuff is impossible. Just that its really fucking difficult. Even Gen Urobuchi himself has stated that he likes characters like Sayaka Miki, and as a writer feels an intense urge to make them suffer not because of dislike, but rather to see how they handle the cruelties of reality; whether they can persevere through it or whether it will destroy them.
Regardless, my logic was that being decisive about one thing is better than trying to do a lot of things, and I couldn't think of anything to be decisive about besides "kill the Queen" and "don't accept the assumed rules".
Urobuchi is one of my favourites, actually. I really like his position of giving both sides equal chances to win out in the end.
However... I am not just deconstructing tropes. I am also subverting and ignoring them at times, while sometimes playing them straight. One can not do one of those all the time, there needs to be variety.
Then it is alright. I wasnt sure if you mean you forgot or you meant forget. Good that this misunderstanding is cleared. Because of the rest of you post it seemed more like the other way around and that you dint believed Naron.
Sorry for that.
Remember that Radiance only works once per turn, so it's ineffective defensively when facing multiple enemies or an enemy with many attacks each turn. Shining Protector is what lets Moon actually act as a tank in that situation.
After that, it's a toss up for me between the low hanging fruit of Moon's Otherworldly Radiance (300 EXP) and the distant fruit of Veil of the Lunar Goddess (50+60+60+70+70+80+80+90+90+550 =1200 EXP).
Veil costs 500 XP, not 550 - did you conflate one of the 50's into it?
Radiance doesn't give us much, but with modifier save and my 255 XP option we have a better than even chance of rocking upwards of 3000 resilience at the least on Sun from the moment we're attacked, and 4000 if we're even slightly lucky. That makes Sun herself all but immune to mook attacks (define mook? solitary Hell Beast in this case). It's not enough against the high-damage builds, but makes a lot of trouble we'd otherwise be in trivial.
Which is also the time to start grinding Moon's defense, yes - it's just that picking up a useful combat boost is also a decent idea - and might provide incentive to reach for Moonlight Scepter 10.
Also, I'm picking both Advanced Catalyst and Radiant Conductor in order to see if they're possible gateway items for something else.
Great. Wonderful. There's absolutely nothing wrong in a world of deconstructed tropes, against someone aiming for the kill would ever go wrong by ignoring them or trying some percieved bullshit because you can't accept that sometimes, the world, doesn't go your way. Yup. Nothing will go wrong at all. /s
First off, deconstruction doesn't mean that stuff is impossible. Just that its really fucking difficult. Even Gen Urobuchi himself has stated that he likes characters like Sayaka Miki, and as a writer feels an intense urge to make them suffer not because of dislike, but rather to see how they handle the cruelties of reality; whether they can persevere through it or whether it will destroy them.
To add to this, please remember that we as the players and the characters we play desire to overturn this bleak world for the better... Even though some of you guys are responsible for choosing such a bleak world anyway. (general statement of fact)
Besides, in the realm of Hand of Fate, we aren't in dire straights even if we lose.
Veil costs 500 XP, not 550 - did you conflate one of the 50's into it?
Radiance doesn't give us much, but with modifier save and my 255 XP option we have a better than even chance of rocking upwards of 3000 resilience at the least on Sun from the moment we're attacked, and 4000 if we're even slightly lucky. That makes Sun herself all but immune to mook attacks (define mook? solitary Hell Beast in this case). It's not enough against the high-damage builds, but makes a lot of trouble we'd otherwise be in trivial.
Which is also the time to start grinding Moon's defense, yes - it's just that picking up a useful combat boost is also a decent idea - and might provide incentive to reach for Moonlight Scepter 10.
Also, I'm picking both Advanced Catalyst and Radiant Conductor in order to see if they're possible gateway items for something else.
To add to this, please remember that we as the players and the characters we play desire to overturn this bleak world for the better... Even though some of you guys are responsible for choosing such a bleak world anyway. (general statement of fact)
Besides, in the realm of Hand of Fate, we aren't in dire straights even if we lose.
BTW the problem in your plan is simple: we wont last long enough to get that much EXP. Because the enemys will focus Eva the moment they see that she can heal. That means Eva will die really fast, because her defense ist incredible low and if you want to level up Rico first it wont change anything.
Attacking the healer first is a simple strategie, but somehow most of you cant understand this or dont want to. Therefore all that awaits us is: RIP.
Only granting Intercept seems off. Especially for something that costs that much EXP and is on a character with negligible base damage. An ability that lets you use ranged attacks to Intercept ranged attacks that aren't aimed at you would fit for that cost, but that type of ability wouldn't fit that warning.
What could fit is if it was like Intercept, but with also having the ability to ignore flight speed and HSC restrictions (to an extent) when attempting to Intercept an attack aimed at an ally.
Veil is still really expensive. Otherworldly Radiance might actually include a damage reducer. Despite the phrasing including the word "resilient", it also specifies "within your shell of moonlight", which to me reads as "after the attack gets past your outfit/skin/etc" (once it's already inside her).
BTW the problem in your plan is simple: we wont last long enough to get that much EXP. Because the enemys will focus Eva the moment they see that she can heal. That means Eva will die really fast, because her defense ist incredible low and if you want to level up Rico first it wont change anything.
Attacking the healer first is a simple strategie, but somehow most of you cant understand this or dont want to. Therefore all that awaits us is: RIP.
Yes, we need to make Eva more durable. I agree with that. OTOH, we currently don't have a good way to do so. The amount of HP/Res we can get on short notice won't make a difference against most things, so we can either:
A: go for Otherworldly radiance and hope it's good. I don't trust this one.
B: go for veil. This requires it be good, but also that we don't end up needing something else before we end up getting it. OTOH, it's more likely to be useful than Otherworldly radiance.
C: rely on soft and semi-soft mechanics(like skilled/dodge) along with trying to kill things before they get a chance. On the one hand, this has no safety net. On the other, it's the only one that gives us a good chance against higher-tier attacks. (See below)
C(variation): as C, but get flight ranks. They are a pretty good soft defense.
Also, just as a sidenote: if we avoid dying with any of our strategies I will be shocked. We will almost certainly end up dying at some point.
With a spell of X damage, where X is high enough to one-shot us (like brave heart's spell):
If we can negate it via dodge, that means it won't do anything, which leaves just attacks for the rest of the round. I think that Sun's scepter will get an extra action at level 10, so we have an extra action to cast a spell with ourselves, even with only skillful dodge. And our spell will probably be more effective than our enemies basic attacks.
It's not perfect by any means, but it's probably a safer bet than face-tanking, regardless of our investment in defense.
Also, in the main CWMGQ, a surprising number of MGs have pretty low defenses and presumably do the same(Juggernaut drive and what feels like half the old guard, for instance). That's unlikely to be as true here, considering the situation, but helps indicate that it can be done.
Of course, we can do this regardless of where we invest our XP, so it doesn't mean we shouldn't buy defense, either. We basically need the next APT, but after that, investing in defense sounds fine, though we still need the damage to actually injure things with our action.
Another thing we need to take into account is aerial fights. A higher flight rank is very useful there, and we also have a large advantage in that each of sun and moon should get an action per turn, rather than 1 between them. On the other hand, I have no idea how to get the actions to use skill/dodge in aerial combat, so we might be stuck there unable to dodge incoming spells.
So overall, I'd say:
Finish rico scepter rank 10.
And then the following, in roughly this order of importance, though each is large enough that we shouldn't try to finish it first:
Buy flight ranks and start working towards veil.
Get scorching sunlight to lvl 10(I doubt we need to bring it any higher. 16k is enough, especially with double cast soon enough.)
Get what low-hanging fruit abilities we can. (Advanced catalyst, double cast...) Maybe stretch a bit and take a gamble on otherworldly radiance.
After that depends a lot on what other abilities get revealed. We might want to bring soothing moonlight to 10 as well, but I doubt it.
Unconnected to the shop, we need to try to advance skilled and (especially) dodge. We should also try to find another spell for each twin. Neither is doing anything with their second affinity yet. I'm not sure what actions could lead to that, though, and we almost certainly shouldn't drop skill/dodge training for trying to find it, unless we have a good indication that an action will give us one.
Judging by "wait until moon is more durable" It probably either redirects attacks onto moon, or in some way gives others her defenses.
Yes, we need to make Eva more durable. I agree with that. OTOH, we currently don't have a good way to do so. The amount of HP/Res we can get on short notice won't make a difference against most things, so we can either:
A: go for Otherworldly radiance and hope it's good. I don't trust this one.
B: go for veil. This requires it be good, but also that we don't end up needing something else before we end up getting it. OTOH, it's more likely to be useful than Otherworldly radiance.
C: rely on soft and semi-soft mechanics(like skilled/dodge) along with trying to kill things before they get a chance. On the one hand, this has no safety net. On the other, it's the only one that gives us a good chance against higher-tier attacks. (See below)
C(variation): as C, but get flight ranks. They are a pretty good soft defense.
Also, just as a sidenote: if we avoid dying with any of our strategies I will be shocked. We will almost certainly end up dying at some point.
With a spell of X damage, where X is high enough to one-shot us (like brave heart's spell):
If we can negate it via dodge, that means it won't do anything, which leaves just attacks for the rest of the round. I think that Sun's scepter will get an extra action at level 10, so we have an extra action to cast a spell with ourselves, even with only skillful dodge. And our spell will probably be more effective than our enemies basic attacks.
It's not perfect by any means, but it's probably a safer bet than face-tanking, regardless of our investment in defense.
Also, in the main CWMGQ, a surprising number of MGs have pretty low defenses and presumably do the same(Juggernaut drive and what feels like half the old guard, for instance). That's unlikely to be as true here, considering the situation, but helps indicate that it can be done.
Of course, we can do this regardless of where we invest our XP, so it doesn't mean we shouldn't buy defense, either. We basically need the next APT, but after that, investing in defense sounds fine, though we still need the damage to actually injure things with our action.
Another thing we need to take into account is aerial fights. A higher flight rank is very useful there, and we also have a large advantage in that each of sun and moon should get an action per turn, rather than 1 between them. On the other hand, I have no idea how to get the actions to use skill/dodge in aerial combat, so we might be stuck there unable to dodge incoming spells.
So overall, I'd say:
Finish rico scepter rank 10.
And then the following, in roughly this order of importance, though each is large enough that we shouldn't try to finish it first:
Buy flight ranks and start working towards veil.
Get scorching sunlight to lvl 10(I doubt we need to bring it any higher. 16k is enough, especially with double cast soon enough.)
Get what low-hanging fruit abilities we can. (Advanced catalyst, double cast...) Maybe stretch a bit and take a gamble on otherworldly radiance.
After that depends a lot on what other abilities get revealed. We might want to bring soothing moonlight to 10 as well, but I doubt it.
Unconnected to the shop, we need to try to advance skilled and (especially) dodge. We should also try to find another spell for each twin. Neither is doing anything with their second affinity yet. I'm not sure what actions could lead to that, though, and we almost certainly shouldn't drop skill/dodge training for trying to find it, unless we have a good indication that an action will give us one.
Funfact for you: We had a few times the chance of doing so and the things we need for "Veil of the Lunar Goddess" are written there. I said many times that we need defense because 1 surprise-attack from the enemy and game over. But no one wants to hear that and just ignored that. HP and Resilience give us enough HP to survive against weaklings and maybe to survive a hit from a bit stronger enemys. Together with the soft-defense you mentioned it would be enough to survive. Without defense our soft defense is useless, because we need ALL of our actions to dodge 1!! attack. Now look at the ATP of other MG´s and remember that 1 hit is enough to kill us right now. Therefore before we can get many ATP within a short time (psst we cant get that), that is a "nice to have" but doesnt mean much in the end. What will happen if we face more than 1 enemy? Therefore we need both, but we have some soft-defense now, therefore Rico and Eva (even more) need some mor HP and Resilience.
After that we can focus on Rico and her offensiv ability´s.
Sadly I fear if we dont do this the next time we get exp it will be too late and then we are game over.
Let's assume one of two things. We either give Eva an offensive spell somehow or throwing Eva's scepter will count as a synch attack with Scorching Sunlight. That already massively increases our damage output and offense at the cost of no experience.
So, how about we stop focusing on attack for now, and start putting some stuff in defense?
I have had an idea for a long term exp spending plan for a while, however I don't know how valid it is so I'm just going to put it out there.
my idea is along the lines of "balance is not symmetry, balance is not being identical, balance is being equal even if different" which is to say "a pebble can be balanced with a boulder" so says physics. Or put it straight I want Rico to prioritize dodging and Eva to prioritize defense, so we would do something like Rico gets higher level flight (is higher level flight no longer an option?)or some dodging focused skills and keep focusing on defense for Eva.
I put this out there because I think it would be nice to have a long term exp plan to work for that we all agree on. Emphasis on the long in long term because the long term plan probably will need to be more broadly worded and less focus on the current store items as they will become out dated at some point. Also I am referring to a plan in text format as opposed to just a general idea that was assumed that everyone already knew.
Is having a long term plan a good idea or a useless idea? I don't know.
I have had an idea for a long term exp spending plan for a while, however I don't know how valid it is so I'm just going to put it out there.
my idea is along the lines of "balance is not symmetry, balance is not being identical, balance is being equal even if different" which is to say "a pebble can be balanced with a boulder" so says physics. Or put it straight I want Rico to prioritize dodging and Eva to prioritize defense, so we would do something like Rico gets higher level flight (is higher level flight no longer an option?)or some dodging focused skills and keep focusing on defense for Eva.
I put this out there because I think it would be nice to have a long term exp plan to work for that we all agree on. Emphasis on the long in long term because the long term plan probably will need to be more broadly worded and less focus on the current store items as they will become out dated at some point. Also I am referring to a plan in text format as opposed to just a general idea that was assumed that everyone already knew.
Is having a long term plan a good idea or a useless idea? I don't know.
It is a very good idea. Basically your idea is good at leat in regarse of our defense. We should Push Ricos offense mor and Evas heals and abilitys to protect Rico. Flight can be leveled up to and should be used for both even when rico gets more. Highspeed-Combat wont make us evade attacks, but maybe we can move earlier and fast enemys wouldnt be a impossible challenge. with that we should maybe lern a few new spells too.
Therefore we dont need to pin down what we want to level up, because of the abilitys and so on we can buy, but more the general direction.
Before that anyway we need our Basics.
May I just comment here that since the Complete Connection basically flats out says that the twins experience their senses at the same time, I am completely baffled over how High Speed Combat works now?
May I just comment here that since the Complete Connection basically flats out says that the twins experience their senses at the same time, I am completely baffled over how High Speed Combat works now?
Thanks for the answer! I must be more tired then I thought though since I thought you were giving me a nonanswer. I need sleep so my reading comprehension improves.
[X] Plan Fight Metaphors With Metaphors
-[X] The path this game has been taking is wrong. If the chains of fate say that you're only options are to be a monster, you'll just break those chains. You don't want to hurt anyone, but you refuse to let anyone hurt those you love.
--[X] Sun: Cast Scorching Sunlight at the chained ceiling. Shatter the chains and bring light to this world of darkness.
--[X] Moon: Stay close to Sun, don't get separated. If anyone gets hurt, cast Soothing Moonlight on everyone.
--[X] If the Queen tries to attack, use your quick reflexes and the skills you've learned from training in order to block and dodge. Use your mental connection to time things so that Sun can knock the Queen away when she's being blocked by Moon.
[X] Spend time with Iron and Mirror; you have been waiting for them a long time!
This is wrong. All of it.
You don't need to look at each other to know how wrong this is, how you do not want to be forced into one mindset. If what you saw in the game up until now was another way your past could have gone... then that means you are capable of changing things.
Hand of Fate plays a game... so you just need to change the rules to win.
You straighten your arm upwards, making the woman before you stop with a confused look. "Scorching Sunlight!"
A beam of bright light races from its tip to meet the ceiling; it is full of chains, so maybe those stand for something.
(Scorching Sunlight: +2560 Base Damage,+73 dice = 2,633 Total Damage
The Ceiling: +0 Base Resilience, +2633 Edge of the World = 2,633 Total Damage Reduction
No damage)
A surprised snort comes from the Queen of Darkness -the ceiling does not even have scorch marks!- before her arms start seeping with black mist. "Heh. Night has Fallen!"
The mist rockets towards you fast; Eva tries to dodge out of the way and you flare your light into a bright flash...
(Night has Fallen: +500 Base Damage, +320 dice = 820 Total Damage
Radiance: Total Damage vs. Sun: 410
Primordial Sun: +105 Base Resilience, +279 dice = 384 Total Damage Reduction
Primordial Moon: +155 Base Resilience, +50 Attempted Dodge, +50 Radiance Effect,+36 dice = 291 Total Damage Reduction
Sun: 36 Final End Damage
Primordial Sun Health: 1,100 - 36 = 1,064
Moon: 529 Final End Damage
Primordial Moon Health: 1,000 - 529 = 471)
And your powerful light sears through the mist, dispersing what would have hit you so much that most of the rest just rolls over your armour and skin without doing anything. A few stings here and there, but -Eva's in pain!
Hurts!?!
Your light did not protect her and -god is that me?
Her skin is red and bleeding everywhere and you can feel the stinging all over your body and -watch
(Light Eater: +500 Base Damage, no dice = 500 Total Damage
Primordial Moon: +155 Base Resilience, +5 dice = 160 Total Damage Reduction Unstoppable
500 Final End Damage
Primordial Moon Health: 471 - 500 = -29)
out...
Eva is still there, but you see her head roll over the ground, the Queen of Darkness standing over her limp body.
(Two Minds Joined in Harmony: Primordial Sun Health = 0)
And then everything becomes dark...
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Line Break Recognised . . .
You do not know how much time passed when you wake up. The first thing you see is yourse-Eva. A healthy Eva with her head still on her shoulders...
Eva, Warmth, sadness, Rico, relief, hug, Eva, happy, Eva, hug, love, Rico, don't scare me like that!
A thousand thoughts and more pass between you in an instant; no hug in the world could compare. Eva blinks back at you without letting up on the mental exchange, but another voice has you snap out of it. "You lost."
You are back at the meadow, just a few metres aside from the massive table. Hand of Fate is looking at you calmly and the Queen is where you sat before... is she pouting? Why is she pouting?
Then her words sink in and you slump over. You lost...
My fault.
No, Eva...
Both older girls are holding mugs now and each of them holds one more out to you. You are still sad that you lost, but... it smells like hot chocolate. So you get up and wander over, Eva trying not to be too close to the girl that just... that just...
"What was that about?"
Huh? The Queen looks at you with narrowed eyes. "You were supposed to fight, not destroy the arena."
Uh... you were?
Whoops?
"Um... nobody really said that?"
Now she blinks at you without comprehension before turning to Hand of Fate, who... tries to sink into her seat and blushes. "I uh, may or may not have forgotten to actually say it."
...
You stare at each other for a long moment, a faint breeze blowing a tumbleweed past the table. Then the Queen groans and slams her head onto the table, spilling all the hot chocolate over the cards and tokens and herself. "Seriously? Fucking seriously?! We've been over this, you have to tell people the rules! I didn't get a proper fight just because you fucked up... ohhh..."
You listen to her ranting at Hand of Fate for a while longer, the Magical Girl weakly defending herself -"The other two understood it any-" "Those two weren't children you idiot!"- and sip from the hot chocolate. It is nice and sweet and you slowly calm down from what just happened.
It is... okay. You are both okay.
It still hurt lots.
I know...
It will be alright in time, you are sure of that. The sugar helps and... at least no one got hurt permanently.
In the end, the Queen is breathing heavily from how much she was screaming at Hand of Fate... who is hiding her face and shivering under the verbal assault. You watch her settle down and put a hand over her eyes, then she shakes her head and looks at you. "Anyway..."
She takes note of your half-emptied mugs and offers you a smirk before continuing. "It's a little late, but might as well. The Game has two stages, the first one a game of the mind; one has to be strong enough to go through their painful past again, or they lose. The second stage, the battle, is just that."
"A strong will is meaningless when bound to a lacking body, just like great strength is meaningless when commanded by a weak will."
Hand of Fate smiles humourlessly and leans back in her chair. "You were supposed to fight and win; no one actually dies in here... sorry, I should have said that sooner. The game won't take back its result, though."
So... you really thought about it too much.
Aww...
"And in the end, only Hand of Fate herself is happy."
The Queen joins the weird smiles all around with a raised eyebrow at her Magical Girl... Fate works her jaw for a bit before sighing and shrugging. "Yeah, true. I feel really bad about it now, but I'm just so happy there's so many people to play against. There is nothing like the first game."
Her eyes shine with open happiness while the Queen rolls hers and turns back to you. "Anyway... it's sad I couldn't show my party trick, but... no hard feelings?"
She offers Eva a hand... should you...
I don't mi -but she killed you? -but not really.
Uh... okay, I guess.
Eva gently grasps her hand and squeezes. "Okay."
The Queen nods and holds on a few seconds more, then she lets go and sinks into the shadows. "Anyway, time to go. Nice playing with you, girls."
""Goodbye!""
Once she is gone, Hand of Fate sighs and looks at her messy table before making it vanish just as easily as all the other things appeared. "I guess that's it. Really, sorry about that."
She gets up and offers you one last smile. "I will go back to the other personality you saw before; I like being the dealer more than... a ditz. Anything you want to talk about before we go back?"
Anything?
Yes, there is one...
But is that okay?
mh... eh, might as well try, right?
"Who is the Queen of Darkness?"
Your question only makes her smirk and fold her arms, though. "Sorry, not telling. You didn't win, after all."
Aww... but that wasn't fair!
No changing it... how about...
"What is that trick she mentioned?"
Now Hand of Fate's gaze goes to Eva and she seems to think about what to say for a moment, then she shrugs. "Y'know, she has a giant Fu- eh, Screw You against people stronger than her. If you kill her too fast, she comes back and gets a lot stronger in the process."
That sounds... weird.
And pretty mean.
You sigh at all the neat abilities other people have. Having something like that would be great, too.
On the other hand, you have a lot of nice stuff yourself. That first attack did basically nothing to you... only Eva got hurt a lot. Maybe you can work on that somehow...
"Well... I guess that's it?"
You nod at Hand of Fate and she nods back. "Alright then. Off we go."
Mist comes up again, the flowers turning to dust and all this formless grey slowly fades out. You stand in New York again, around you Abyss Knight, Iron Memento and Mirror Memento. And Hand of Fate, of course. The other girls are looking at you expectantly.
"So, how did it go?"
Mirror winks at you, but you just pout back and look away. Hand of Fate chuckles before motioning for the two of you. "Alas, it should not be. They lost."
And she looks so smug again.
It is just an act, Rico.
Still!
You pout some more and Eva runs over to take Mirror's hand, then pulls her away. You slowly move to get Iron, too. "Come on, we're playing with you now."
No, no looking back, Rico! Urgh, now you saw all the amused smirks...
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Line Break Recognised . . .
"Here."
Iron is transformed and... oh. Right, you did leave some of your clothes with her. ""Thank you!""
After you both took your things back, Mirror pokes you-wait, Eva on the head. "Heh, you liking it here? You've been smiling more."
"Hehe."
Eva just giggles and folds her shirt properly. "It's nice, I guess? We're leaving soon, though... sorry about that. We wanted to see you once more at least."
"Aww, how sweet of you."
Mirror ruffles your twin's hair; the sight makes you smile some more. Finally she gets out of her shell.
Hey!
You giggle at her pout and poke her side, then you have to flee around Mirror so she can not catch you.
Come back!
Nope~
Neither of the older girls stops you; Eva gets bored of running after you a bit later, so you can stop too and look around the place for things to do. Not that there is much, but...
Then your tummy growls. And your own tummy growls, too. Mirror smirks a bit wider while Iron measures both of you. You only had some drinks and it was at least another hour with Hand of Fate, so...
"I suggest we acquire food."
"Can't argue with that. I'm pretty sure Grace has something for us. You coming?"
Playing or food... playing or food.
We should go eat.
...probably.
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Line Break Recognised . . .
"What did you do the last few weeks?"
Mirror takes another bite out of her sandwich and motions for Iron, who explains curtly: "We traveled to New York per foot. Notable events consist of encountering an anormal creature -black with red eyes, wolf-like and about as big as a human- as well as meeting Magical Girl Hand of Fate."
She stays quiet after that and you both want to sigh. That would be rude, though. Iron is still Iron after all.
On the other hand, there is something that interests you a bit. "Mirror?"
"Hm?"
"Why are you always untransformed?"
You look around at the other Magical Girls around you. "Everyone else here is transformed all the time, I mean."
The older girl shrugs and wraps one of her bangs around her finger in thought. "I... don't want to, is all."
You watch her fiddle with her hair and how the finger is shaking a little. Grace watches Mirror, too... and, almost impossible to notice, Iron is shaking her head in your direction. She does not want you to ask any more, so you stay quiet. Nice going there, Rico...
It is fine, you could not know.
Meh.
"Can we go play now?"
And that was Eva again; everyone is done with their food, so... heh, that will be great.
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Line Break Recognised . . .
The Light is fading, the Dark returns.
Life is passing and Death holds court.
Peace is crumbling and War arises.
Libra
At the end of War, there will be Peace.
Death gives way to new Life.
Dark brightens as Light grows.
Your eyes crack open far too early, but you get up anyway. The soreness in your limbs is more manageable now and it will get better as more time passes. It was worse after you played with Iron and Mirror; just some tag and hide and seek... it was nice to just do something simple again. The others liked it, too... you think.
Nonetheless, today is the day you leave. Knight did things and told you someone would come to get you at around twelve, so... there is one little bit of time left. Eva groans and rolls over in bed, stealing the blanket away. You giggle at the sight and pet Ludger good morning. He yips and wags his tail, but does not leave his warm basket... hehe, everyone is lazy today.
Aside from saying goodbye to everyone however, what do you do? Pick one:
[] Go back to sleep and join the lazy-train; you earned it after all the training
[] Cuddle Eva awake
[] Cuddle with Ludger
[] Read a book
[] Write-in
[] EXP-Plan
-[] Write-in what to buy
-[] Save it
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+5xp Your First (Not Real) Death
+50xp Lost The Game
+1xp Learned a New Swear Word
+5xp Reunion with the Memento's
+2xp Raised Morale
EXP Gained: 63 + 63 = 126 Total EXP: 131
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(Unlocked Level 2 Character Sheet: Magical Girl Hand of Fate)
(Unlocked Level 2 Character Sheet: Magical Girl Mirror Memento)
Hmmm. Kind of want to train a bit more if we can. Really want to evolve Discipline to the extent Big Sis has it. It sounds like it'd be a fun goal to work towards.
They actually are not traumatised. At least not any more than they were before. The board was helping with that.
Besides, those twins are pretty good at bouncing back from that kind of experience.
I said we need more defense but none of you wanted to hear that. You know the funny thing, with the big amount of EXP we "wasted" last time we could have had enough defense to survive.
