You are Yuma Chitose, and you are a Good Girl.
A Very Good Girl.
So when Big Sis Kyoko decides...
A Very Good Girl.
So when Big Sis Kyoko decides...
Mami Said Knock You Out, a Yuma Quest (PMMM)
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Introductions 1.1
Lord Chungus
God of Nutella
- Location
- The Hague (it’s where all the cool people are)
Your name is Yuma Chitose, and you are thinking back to all the good times you've had with Big Sis Kyoko.
Like when the two of you had stayed up late watching pokemon. Or when you made her a birthday cake and she started crying and hugging you. Or even just hanging out with her, chatting through mouthfuls of food. Whenever you were feeling down, she always made you smile, and you try to do the same for her.
Your life really has been better ever since you ran into Big Sis Kyoko.
You really need to remind yourself of how great Big Sis Kyoko is, because right now she's being a bit of a jerk.
Seriously, who leaves a Good Girl like you on top of a building so they can introduce themselves to strangers? In a shady alleyway, no less. And she didn't even tell you to go, just picked you up you dropped you here. How rude.
You swing your legs, looking down over the edge to see what Worst Big Sis is doing.
She's talking to two girls, one magical girl with blue hair and a similarly colored outfit and one pink haired girl in a school uniform.
Kyoko seems to be mocking them, so you assume that everything's going fine. Now if she had been nice or polite, that would have been a cause for alarm. You almost wish you could hear them, to know just how rude Big Sis is being, and what to apologize for.
You look up, bored of watching Big Sis be Big Sis, when you spot a flash of color in the corner of your eye.
You look over, and to your surprise, you see another magical girl on the roof opposite yours. She's short for a teenager, with a light outfit and long dark hair, but you can't see much more than that.
Did her big sis abandon her too? Is she with the blue girl?
Speaking of blue girls and big sisters, you look down to see that Big Sis Kyoko is leaning in veeery close to the blue girl. Their faces are almost touching, and Kyoko's grinning pretty wildly.
Is that why she didn't want you with her? Because she was going to flirt?
Kyoko, you scamp!
You're not sure if that makes her a better or worse Big Sis, but you find yourself wondering if the girl on the other roof would like to talk to you. Maybe compare big sisters? You'll win, obviously, but it can't hurt to make a friend.
On the other hand, you should probably rescue Big Sis before she does something really stupid. If she wants to have any chance of winning over the blue girl's heart, she'll need your help.
What do you do?
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[ ] Go talk to the rooftop girl
[ ] Save Big Sis Kyoko from herself.
[ ] Do nothing: that'll show Kyoko what happens when she abandons you.
[ ] Something else? (Write-In)
Like when the two of you had stayed up late watching pokemon. Or when you made her a birthday cake and she started crying and hugging you. Or even just hanging out with her, chatting through mouthfuls of food. Whenever you were feeling down, she always made you smile, and you try to do the same for her.
Your life really has been better ever since you ran into Big Sis Kyoko.
You really need to remind yourself of how great Big Sis Kyoko is, because right now she's being a bit of a jerk.
Seriously, who leaves a Good Girl like you on top of a building so they can introduce themselves to strangers? In a shady alleyway, no less. And she didn't even tell you to go, just picked you up you dropped you here. How rude.
You swing your legs, looking down over the edge to see what Worst Big Sis is doing.
She's talking to two girls, one magical girl with blue hair and a similarly colored outfit and one pink haired girl in a school uniform.
Kyoko seems to be mocking them, so you assume that everything's going fine. Now if she had been nice or polite, that would have been a cause for alarm. You almost wish you could hear them, to know just how rude Big Sis is being, and what to apologize for.
You look up, bored of watching Big Sis be Big Sis, when you spot a flash of color in the corner of your eye.
You look over, and to your surprise, you see another magical girl on the roof opposite yours. She's short for a teenager, with a light outfit and long dark hair, but you can't see much more than that.
Did her big sis abandon her too? Is she with the blue girl?
Speaking of blue girls and big sisters, you look down to see that Big Sis Kyoko is leaning in veeery close to the blue girl. Their faces are almost touching, and Kyoko's grinning pretty wildly.
Is that why she didn't want you with her? Because she was going to flirt?
Kyoko, you scamp!
You're not sure if that makes her a better or worse Big Sis, but you find yourself wondering if the girl on the other roof would like to talk to you. Maybe compare big sisters? You'll win, obviously, but it can't hurt to make a friend.
On the other hand, you should probably rescue Big Sis before she does something really stupid. If she wants to have any chance of winning over the blue girl's heart, she'll need your help.
What do you do?
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[ ] Go talk to the rooftop girl
[ ] Save Big Sis Kyoko from herself.
[ ] Do nothing: that'll show Kyoko what happens when she abandons you.
[ ] Something else? (Write-In)
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Introductions 1.2
Lord Chungus
God of Nutella
- Location
- The Hague (it’s where all the cool people are)
You decide to go help Big Sis Kyoko. Even though she abandoned you on top of the roof, you can't just sit back and watch as she crashes and burns. You are the best Little Sis in the whole world, and that title comes with its fair share of duties, darn it!
Now all that's left is to get down there and help your Sis!
….....
How were you going to get down again?
The drop's a bit much, and due to gravity's complete indifference in the face of your absolute adorableness, you doubt you could just jump down without any consequences.
Unless...
Plan formed, you stand at the edge of the roof and yell at the top of your lungs.
"Big Sis Kyoko, catch me!"
Kyoko snaps her head upwards, taunting grin morphing into shock and horror as she sees you leap off the roof.
The sensation of falling is odd, and the tufts of hair sticking out of your cat-ears flap in the wind as you accelerate towards the ground. Out of the corner of your eye, you can see the rooftop girl staring at you. She seems incredibly shocked to see you, as if she's had some sort of revelation, but you suppose you do make for an odd sight.
"Yuma, what the hell are you doing!" says Big Sis, dropping her spear and putting out her arms. Your aim is spot on, and you plop down right in Kyoko's waiting arms.
The two local girls are staring at you, obviously unprepared for the existence of someone as cute as you.
Unfortunately, Kyoko is well acquainted with your total perfection and once again proves herself immune to your charm, this time by dropping you on your butt.
"What was that for?" you say, getting up and rubbing your sore bottom.
Kyoko's switching her gaze between you and the local girls, eyes darting back and forth as she tries to come up with a reason for why this small green girl just jumped off a roof and into her arms.
"Just give the two of us a moment," she says. Grabbing your shoulders, she half-leads half-drags you further into the alley.
"Yuma, can you please explain why you decided to jump off the roof?"
"You looked like you needed help."
"Looked like I needed-Yuma, I was kinda in the middle of something!"
"You mean failing. You were in the middle of failing."
Kyoko grits her teeth, gripping your shoulders.
"Yuma, I was not failing!"
"Yes, you were! The blue girl looked super uncomfortable, and you just seemed creepy! You are, but it's really more of a "I have no idea what to do and act awkward because I'm lonely" creepy, not a "I'm going to stalk you and make a shrine of your old clothes" creepy."
"Who cares if I looked creepy, or if she was uncomfortable! I was just trying to teach a newbie about what she's gotta do if she wants to make it as a magical girl, not make friends with her!"
Now, this is the tricky part. Is Big Sis telling the truth, or is she just lying to herself? Either way, helping mend her still-burning bridges can't hurt.
"Let's just do it all over," you say. "We'll go to talk to them, and you can say what you want to say, and maybe you and the blue girl can meet for lunch tomorrow."
Kyoko stares at you, a tired look in her eyes.
"Yuma, I do not want to go on a date with Sayaka," she says
"That's her name? Yuma wasn't sure if you knew, and she thought it would be weird to just ask," you say, relieved to have learned a new name. Now you just need something to call the pink girl...
"You may be very small, but whatever's wrong with that little brain of yours certainly isn't," says Big Sis.
"Now back on track, are you sure you don't want to go on a date with her? Please don't say it's because you're straight, cause I go 'eugh' whenever people kiss in movies and even I know you're gay."
"Yes, I'm gay, but that doesn't mean I flirt with every cute girl I come across!"
You don't think she realizes what exactly she just said, but you're not going to ruin it.
"Just come with me and we'll try again," you say. "Maybe it will turn out that you actually get along with them, maybe you hate each other. Worst case scenario, you guys really do hate each other, and then it's hardly worse than where you are now."
She sighs, and you get the feeling that she's given up on arguing with you.
Whether that means she'll accept a lunch date with the blue girl, Seikyu or whatever she's called, is an entirely different question.
You grab her hand and pull her back to the two locals, who are quietly discussing the recent events. They both seem a tad confused, but the pink girl is very clearly trying to convince Sayaka of something.
You clear your throat, straightening your back and standing as tall as you can go, which is just below Kyoko's shoulders. They turn to look at you, conversation halted.
"First off, Big Sis Kyoko would like to say a few things to you," you say.
"Thank you, Yuma," she says. "I'd just like to say that Yuma is a little brat who won't listen when her amazing big sis tells her to stay put, and won't be getting any dessert tonight."
"Big Sis, that's not what you're supposed to say! You're supposed to say you're sorry, and then be nice and stuff!"
The two locals are even more confused, tilting their heads as you and Kyoko argue.
"I never agreed to anything!"
"Yes you did! You said you would give them a chance!"
"Nu-uh, I never said that!"
You stick your tongue out at Kyoko, and she reciprocates.
Your very serious, one-hundred percent Big Deal argument with Kyoko is interrupted by the giggles coming from Sayaka and the pink girl. They're covering their mouths, trying to hold the chuckles in, but the sight of the two of you looking at them with your tongues stuck out and your cheeks puffed only drives them deeper into laughter.
"It's not that funny," Big Sis Kyoko says, unheard by the howling maniacs who seem to inhabit this town.
"I, I'm sorry," says the pink girl. "It's just, the two of you, and it was so serious a few seconds ago, and I just-" she cuts herself off, unable to maintain the sentence amid her howls of laughter.
Kyoko merely sighs, rubbing her forehead. She waits for the cackling to subside, impatiently tapping her foot.
Eventually, they quiet down, and you get the chance to speak.
The only problem is that you have no idea what to say.
And then there's the issue of the rooftop girl...
What do you do?
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[ ] Talk with the girls, try to make sure everyone gets along.
[ ] Suggest that you all meet for lunch tomorrow.
[ ] Let Kyoko take the lead. You can trust her, right?
[ ] Something else? (Write-In)
[ ] As for the rooftop girl…
---[ ] Call her down.
---[ ] Call her down once it's just you and Big Sis Kyoko.
---[ ] Let her be, but mention her to others.
---[ ] Let her be, and only mention her to Big Sis Kyoko.
---[ ] Keep her existence a secret. Mysterious people are so cool!
Now all that's left is to get down there and help your Sis!
….....
How were you going to get down again?
The drop's a bit much, and due to gravity's complete indifference in the face of your absolute adorableness, you doubt you could just jump down without any consequences.
Unless...
Plan formed, you stand at the edge of the roof and yell at the top of your lungs.
"Big Sis Kyoko, catch me!"
Kyoko snaps her head upwards, taunting grin morphing into shock and horror as she sees you leap off the roof.
The sensation of falling is odd, and the tufts of hair sticking out of your cat-ears flap in the wind as you accelerate towards the ground. Out of the corner of your eye, you can see the rooftop girl staring at you. She seems incredibly shocked to see you, as if she's had some sort of revelation, but you suppose you do make for an odd sight.
"Yuma, what the hell are you doing!" says Big Sis, dropping her spear and putting out her arms. Your aim is spot on, and you plop down right in Kyoko's waiting arms.
The two local girls are staring at you, obviously unprepared for the existence of someone as cute as you.
Unfortunately, Kyoko is well acquainted with your total perfection and once again proves herself immune to your charm, this time by dropping you on your butt.
"What was that for?" you say, getting up and rubbing your sore bottom.
Kyoko's switching her gaze between you and the local girls, eyes darting back and forth as she tries to come up with a reason for why this small green girl just jumped off a roof and into her arms.
"Just give the two of us a moment," she says. Grabbing your shoulders, she half-leads half-drags you further into the alley.
"Yuma, can you please explain why you decided to jump off the roof?"
"You looked like you needed help."
"Looked like I needed-Yuma, I was kinda in the middle of something!"
"You mean failing. You were in the middle of failing."
Kyoko grits her teeth, gripping your shoulders.
"Yuma, I was not failing!"
"Yes, you were! The blue girl looked super uncomfortable, and you just seemed creepy! You are, but it's really more of a "I have no idea what to do and act awkward because I'm lonely" creepy, not a "I'm going to stalk you and make a shrine of your old clothes" creepy."
"Who cares if I looked creepy, or if she was uncomfortable! I was just trying to teach a newbie about what she's gotta do if she wants to make it as a magical girl, not make friends with her!"
Now, this is the tricky part. Is Big Sis telling the truth, or is she just lying to herself? Either way, helping mend her still-burning bridges can't hurt.
"Let's just do it all over," you say. "We'll go to talk to them, and you can say what you want to say, and maybe you and the blue girl can meet for lunch tomorrow."
Kyoko stares at you, a tired look in her eyes.
"Yuma, I do not want to go on a date with Sayaka," she says
"That's her name? Yuma wasn't sure if you knew, and she thought it would be weird to just ask," you say, relieved to have learned a new name. Now you just need something to call the pink girl...
"You may be very small, but whatever's wrong with that little brain of yours certainly isn't," says Big Sis.
"Now back on track, are you sure you don't want to go on a date with her? Please don't say it's because you're straight, cause I go 'eugh' whenever people kiss in movies and even I know you're gay."
"Yes, I'm gay, but that doesn't mean I flirt with every cute girl I come across!"
You don't think she realizes what exactly she just said, but you're not going to ruin it.
"Just come with me and we'll try again," you say. "Maybe it will turn out that you actually get along with them, maybe you hate each other. Worst case scenario, you guys really do hate each other, and then it's hardly worse than where you are now."
She sighs, and you get the feeling that she's given up on arguing with you.
Whether that means she'll accept a lunch date with the blue girl, Seikyu or whatever she's called, is an entirely different question.
You grab her hand and pull her back to the two locals, who are quietly discussing the recent events. They both seem a tad confused, but the pink girl is very clearly trying to convince Sayaka of something.
You clear your throat, straightening your back and standing as tall as you can go, which is just below Kyoko's shoulders. They turn to look at you, conversation halted.
"First off, Big Sis Kyoko would like to say a few things to you," you say.
"Thank you, Yuma," she says. "I'd just like to say that Yuma is a little brat who won't listen when her amazing big sis tells her to stay put, and won't be getting any dessert tonight."
"Big Sis, that's not what you're supposed to say! You're supposed to say you're sorry, and then be nice and stuff!"
The two locals are even more confused, tilting their heads as you and Kyoko argue.
"I never agreed to anything!"
"Yes you did! You said you would give them a chance!"
"Nu-uh, I never said that!"
You stick your tongue out at Kyoko, and she reciprocates.
Your very serious, one-hundred percent Big Deal argument with Kyoko is interrupted by the giggles coming from Sayaka and the pink girl. They're covering their mouths, trying to hold the chuckles in, but the sight of the two of you looking at them with your tongues stuck out and your cheeks puffed only drives them deeper into laughter.
"It's not that funny," Big Sis Kyoko says, unheard by the howling maniacs who seem to inhabit this town.
"I, I'm sorry," says the pink girl. "It's just, the two of you, and it was so serious a few seconds ago, and I just-" she cuts herself off, unable to maintain the sentence amid her howls of laughter.
Kyoko merely sighs, rubbing her forehead. She waits for the cackling to subside, impatiently tapping her foot.
Eventually, they quiet down, and you get the chance to speak.
The only problem is that you have no idea what to say.
And then there's the issue of the rooftop girl...
What do you do?
----------------------
[ ] Talk with the girls, try to make sure everyone gets along.
[ ] Suggest that you all meet for lunch tomorrow.
[ ] Let Kyoko take the lead. You can trust her, right?
[ ] Something else? (Write-In)
[ ] As for the rooftop girl…
---[ ] Call her down.
---[ ] Call her down once it's just you and Big Sis Kyoko.
---[ ] Let her be, but mention her to others.
---[ ] Let her be, and only mention her to Big Sis Kyoko.
---[ ] Keep her existence a secret. Mysterious people are so cool!
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Introductions 1.3
Lord Chungus
God of Nutella
- Location
- The Hague (it’s where all the cool people are)
[X] Suggest that you all meet for lunch tomorrow.
[X] As for the rooftop girl…
---[X] Call her down once it's just you and Big Sis Kyoko.
"Well, we should start by saying our names," you say. "I'm Yuma Chitose, and this is my Big Sis, Kyoko Sakura. She's the best big sis in the whole world, but sometimes she pretends not to be." You stage-whisper the last part, and the two locals share a confused look.
"Are you two related?" asks Seikyu. "I mean, with the names, and the hair, and, well, yeah."
"No, we're not," you say. "But that just means she's an even better big sis, because she doesn't have to be, she just is!"
That makes the two locals smile, and Kyoko shakes her head.
"Well, I guess it's our turn," says Seikyu. "My name's Sayaka Miki, and this is my friend Madoka Kaname. She's not a magical girl yet, so there's no need to get her wrapped up in whatever it is you two have planned."
It seems that Seikyu-she may say it's something different, but she probably just misspoke-is still a bit angry at Big Sis. Good thing you planned for that.
"Now that names are done, we should all go back home and sleep," you say.
Everyone stares at you, and you get the feeling you may not have been very clear as to what you wanted to happen.
"I mean like we go to sleep and then meet tomorrow," you say. "You know, so we're not angry then, and we can all be good and nice and also friends?"
"What, is it past your bedtime?" says Kyoko.
"Big Sis, you know my bedtime," you say. "You tuck me in and kiss me goodnight at ten o'clock sharp, every night. Did you forget? Oh, are you sleepy? Well, then I guess my idea was a good one."
"Sorry, she's not that bright," says Kyoko, trying desperately to hold onto what little shred of dignity she has left.
"Because you don't pay electricity bills, so Yuma can't turn on her idea lightbulb!"
"Congrats, Yuma. That almost made sense."
Seikyu seems to be getting fed up with all the bickering, and Madoka's getting nervous as she looks between her friend and Kyoko.
"I think that Yuma had the right idea," says Madoka. "We should meet up for lunch or something tomorrow. It's the weekend, so should we meet for lunch at the ramen place over by the mall?"
"Fine, fine," Kyoko and Sayaka both say at the same time. They jerk, staring at each other with a burning intensity that means they're either going to break into fisticuffs or start kissing, and you don't really want to see either.
"Well, we should be going right now," you say. "Buh bye Madoka, buh bye Seikyu!"
You wave them off as you drag Kyoko down the alleyway, watching Madoka do the same to Sayaka. Once you're out of earshot, you stop walking and turn to Kyoko.
You're almost buzzing with anticipation, the thought of introducing Kyoko to the mysterious Rooftop Girl making your heart beat quickly. Imagine, meeting a new person before Big Sis can mess up her relationship with them!
"Big Sis, there's just one more thing I need to mention, and it's super-duper cool," you say, hopping up and down.
"What is it girl? Did Timmy fall down the well?"
"No no no, it's not that." You turn around, cupping your hands around your mouth and lifting your head upwards. "Rooftop Girl, you can come out now!"
Kyoko follows your gaze, looking up to try and see what has you so excited.
"Come on Rooftop girl," you say. "Aaaany second now."
"Yuma, are you actually so tired that you're seeing things?" says Big Sis.
"No, she was right there on the roof! She was a bit smaller than you, and she had super cool hair, and she was brooding ominously! She looked super cool, and SHE SHOULD COME DOWN RIGHT NOW AND NOT LEAVE YUMA HANGING!"
"Would you please quiet down? I am right here, there's no need to shout."
You turn around, nearly tripping over your own feet in your haste to see the mysterious Rooftop Girl. She looks even cooler from close up, long hair blowing in the wind as she looks down at you.
"Where the ever-loving fuck did you come from?" says Kyoko, holding a hand to her chest. You consider admonishing her for language, but your desire to look cool in front of the Rooftop Girl wins out.
"Unimportant," says the Rooftop Girl. "My name is Homura Akemi, and I have a few questions for you."
"Same here," you say. "Like how is your hair so cool? Where do you like to practice brooding? Is Seikyu your big sis? Because then we could be sisters!"
She steps back, ill-prepared for the sudden onslaught of questions. "N-no, no to all of that."
What? But… other than the one about Seikyu, none of those were yes or no questions…. Is she saying that Seikyu isn't her Big Sis? Does she not want to be your sister?
Obviously, she's delirious and not making sense.
"Now if you would answer my questions, I have a few," says Homura. "For one, what do you know about a person named Oriko Mikuni?"
"Oriko? I've never heard of them," you say.
"Me neither," says Kyoko. "What, are you stalking her or something?"
"She doesn't know Oriko…" says Homura, thinking aloud. "In that case, how did you become a magical girl, Yuma Chitose?"
"It's a long story, but basically Big Sis ran into me, and then I ran into her again and she beat up my mom after mom hurt me. Then I started living with her, became a magical girl, and a few weeks later we come here."
"So you've been a magical girl since before the sixteenth of March this month?"
"Well, yeah. I guess it's been just over a month now."
Homura puts a hand to her chin, deep in thought, and you can't help but wonder why she's so interested in this.
"In that case, I will take my leave. Goodbye, Kyoko Sakura and Yuma Chitose. Good luck."
She turns around, preparing to walk away.
Wait, should you invite her to the lunch tomorrow? She should be there, right? You also get the nagging feeling that you have another question or two to ask her, but nothing pops into your mind.
What do you do?
[ ] Let her go.
[ ] Let her go, but not before she agrees to have lunch with the rest of the group.
[ ] Wait, you still have more questions!
---[ ] What do you ask her?
[X] As for the rooftop girl…
---[X] Call her down once it's just you and Big Sis Kyoko.
"Well, we should start by saying our names," you say. "I'm Yuma Chitose, and this is my Big Sis, Kyoko Sakura. She's the best big sis in the whole world, but sometimes she pretends not to be." You stage-whisper the last part, and the two locals share a confused look.
"Are you two related?" asks Seikyu. "I mean, with the names, and the hair, and, well, yeah."
"No, we're not," you say. "But that just means she's an even better big sis, because she doesn't have to be, she just is!"
That makes the two locals smile, and Kyoko shakes her head.
"Well, I guess it's our turn," says Seikyu. "My name's Sayaka Miki, and this is my friend Madoka Kaname. She's not a magical girl yet, so there's no need to get her wrapped up in whatever it is you two have planned."
It seems that Seikyu-she may say it's something different, but she probably just misspoke-is still a bit angry at Big Sis. Good thing you planned for that.
"Now that names are done, we should all go back home and sleep," you say.
Everyone stares at you, and you get the feeling you may not have been very clear as to what you wanted to happen.
"I mean like we go to sleep and then meet tomorrow," you say. "You know, so we're not angry then, and we can all be good and nice and also friends?"
"What, is it past your bedtime?" says Kyoko.
"Big Sis, you know my bedtime," you say. "You tuck me in and kiss me goodnight at ten o'clock sharp, every night. Did you forget? Oh, are you sleepy? Well, then I guess my idea was a good one."
"Sorry, she's not that bright," says Kyoko, trying desperately to hold onto what little shred of dignity she has left.
"Because you don't pay electricity bills, so Yuma can't turn on her idea lightbulb!"
"Congrats, Yuma. That almost made sense."
Seikyu seems to be getting fed up with all the bickering, and Madoka's getting nervous as she looks between her friend and Kyoko.
"I think that Yuma had the right idea," says Madoka. "We should meet up for lunch or something tomorrow. It's the weekend, so should we meet for lunch at the ramen place over by the mall?"
"Fine, fine," Kyoko and Sayaka both say at the same time. They jerk, staring at each other with a burning intensity that means they're either going to break into fisticuffs or start kissing, and you don't really want to see either.
"Well, we should be going right now," you say. "Buh bye Madoka, buh bye Seikyu!"
You wave them off as you drag Kyoko down the alleyway, watching Madoka do the same to Sayaka. Once you're out of earshot, you stop walking and turn to Kyoko.
You're almost buzzing with anticipation, the thought of introducing Kyoko to the mysterious Rooftop Girl making your heart beat quickly. Imagine, meeting a new person before Big Sis can mess up her relationship with them!
"Big Sis, there's just one more thing I need to mention, and it's super-duper cool," you say, hopping up and down.
"What is it girl? Did Timmy fall down the well?"
"No no no, it's not that." You turn around, cupping your hands around your mouth and lifting your head upwards. "Rooftop Girl, you can come out now!"
Kyoko follows your gaze, looking up to try and see what has you so excited.
"Come on Rooftop girl," you say. "Aaaany second now."
"Yuma, are you actually so tired that you're seeing things?" says Big Sis.
"No, she was right there on the roof! She was a bit smaller than you, and she had super cool hair, and she was brooding ominously! She looked super cool, and SHE SHOULD COME DOWN RIGHT NOW AND NOT LEAVE YUMA HANGING!"
"Would you please quiet down? I am right here, there's no need to shout."
You turn around, nearly tripping over your own feet in your haste to see the mysterious Rooftop Girl. She looks even cooler from close up, long hair blowing in the wind as she looks down at you.
"Where the ever-loving fuck did you come from?" says Kyoko, holding a hand to her chest. You consider admonishing her for language, but your desire to look cool in front of the Rooftop Girl wins out.
"Unimportant," says the Rooftop Girl. "My name is Homura Akemi, and I have a few questions for you."
"Same here," you say. "Like how is your hair so cool? Where do you like to practice brooding? Is Seikyu your big sis? Because then we could be sisters!"
She steps back, ill-prepared for the sudden onslaught of questions. "N-no, no to all of that."
What? But… other than the one about Seikyu, none of those were yes or no questions…. Is she saying that Seikyu isn't her Big Sis? Does she not want to be your sister?
Obviously, she's delirious and not making sense.
"Now if you would answer my questions, I have a few," says Homura. "For one, what do you know about a person named Oriko Mikuni?"
"Oriko? I've never heard of them," you say.
"Me neither," says Kyoko. "What, are you stalking her or something?"
"She doesn't know Oriko…" says Homura, thinking aloud. "In that case, how did you become a magical girl, Yuma Chitose?"
"It's a long story, but basically Big Sis ran into me, and then I ran into her again and she beat up my mom after mom hurt me. Then I started living with her, became a magical girl, and a few weeks later we come here."
"So you've been a magical girl since before the sixteenth of March this month?"
"Well, yeah. I guess it's been just over a month now."
Homura puts a hand to her chin, deep in thought, and you can't help but wonder why she's so interested in this.
"In that case, I will take my leave. Goodbye, Kyoko Sakura and Yuma Chitose. Good luck."
She turns around, preparing to walk away.
Wait, should you invite her to the lunch tomorrow? She should be there, right? You also get the nagging feeling that you have another question or two to ask her, but nothing pops into your mind.
What do you do?
[ ] Let her go.
[ ] Let her go, but not before she agrees to have lunch with the rest of the group.
[ ] Wait, you still have more questions!
---[ ] What do you ask her?
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Lord Chungus
God of Nutella
- Location
- The Hague (it’s where all the cool people are)
[X] Let her go, but not before she agrees to have lunch with the rest of the group.
-[X] And also tells us how she gets her hair so cool
"Tomorrow, everyone's going to meet for lunch," you say. "Big Sis and Madoka and Seikyu and even Yuma! You should come with us!"
She turns her gaze to you, eyes cold.
"I must decline," she says. "I doubt I would be welcomed by Sayaka Miki and Madoka Kaname. My presence would only serve to hinder any cooperation between your two groups."
"Then you need to come even more! We're supposed to try and get along, so if they don't like you, then that's just more reason to talk things out with them!"
She shakes her head, patience thinning.
"Any gains that you and Kyoko Sakura could make from this talk would be lessened by my presence. Sayaka Miki truly does hate me, and would most likely associate the three of us as being a group if I joined on your behalf."
"And then she can think of the five of us as a group!" you say. "We can all work together, you don't need to stay away from them!"
"Look, Homura," says Big Sis. "You seem pretty cool, so I'll put it like this; if I'm suffering through this, you can sure as hell suffer with me."
She rubs her forehead with her palm and glares at you.
"Pretty please?" you say.
"If you so desperately insist, I guess I could accompany you to this lunch. But mark my words-"
"Yay!" you say, rushing forwards and hugging her. Despite her diminutive stature, you yourself only come up to her chest. If you went by the Personalized Standards Of Small, then you would be forced to rate her as tall, but you shun such self-centered ways of addressing the smallness of a person.
She freezes when you make contact, muscles instinctively stiffening. She relaxes after a second, but only slightly, and you think you may have taken her by surprise.
"Would you please release me?" she says, teeth gritted. You comply, of course, stepping back and beaming at her. She can't seem to decide whether to be angry, shocked, or pleasantly surprised, and she falls back to what you believe to be her default emotion of tired contempt.
"Why on earth did you feel the need to hug me?" she says, anger dissipating.
"Because you looked like you needed a hug," you say. "Maybe if you come to lunch with us, you'll get hugged there! But by who… Big Sis isn't the hugging strangers type, Sayaka doesn't seem to like you, but she doesn't seem to like most people, and Madoka… That's it! If you come to the lunch, Madoka will hug you!"
She stares at you, obviously in awe of your indisputable logic. After all, people call such assumptions 'leaps in logic' and leaps are exercise, which is good, so jumping to conclusions must be good for you!
"Nevertheless, I will be at the lunch, regardless of whether or not Madoka provides me with hugs. I will see you then."
She turns away, flipping her hair, and you're once again struck by just how cool she looks.
"Wait!" you say. "Just one more thing. How do you get your hair to look so cool? Do you use magic?"
She stares at you, too tired to glare properly.
"Yes," she says. "I use magic. I use costly magic at all times of the day in order to make my hair seem cool, because I am a wise person who understands the concept of resource management and can comprehend the idea of scarcity. That is exactly what I do."
Kyoko snickers, and you feel your cheeks heating up.
Homura turns away and leaves, this time without being interrupted, and you stand alone in the alleyway with Big Sis Kyoko.
"So, you wanna head back home?" says Big Sis, hands resting behind her head.
"Yeah," you say. "Yuma's getting a bit tired. You know the way?"
Kyoko nods, and you follow her down the streets.
She does know the way, and within minutes the two of you are sitting on the couch of your hotel room, watching some sitcom. You're not sure if it's British or American, but you are sure that the Japanese voice actors are very unsuited to the roles they play.
"It will be some time before I want to sacrifice another monkey," says one of them, the bearded one.
"WE SAID WE WOULDN'T TALK ABOUT CANADA!" screams the drunkard.
You and Big Sis share a chuckle, and you lean your head against her shoulder.
"What, you getting sleepy?" she says.
You nod, trying and failing to hold back a yawn.
"Then let's get ya to bed, twerp."
Big Sis click off the TV, picking you up bridal-style and bringing you to the huge bed at the end of the room.
The two of you used to look for rooms with two beds, but quickly realized that getting single-bed rooms was just easier. You would sleep in Kyoko's bed whenever you had a nightmare (which happened more than you like to admit,) and you would go to sleep with her whenever she had nightmares (which happened more than she liked to admit).
Kyoko pulls the covers over you before going around to the other side of the bed. You can hear her getting in, and you fight the urge to close your eyes and drift off into sleep.
You can feel a question burning in the back of your mind, something she's brushed off whenever you asked about it before. She said she would tell you later, when you actually needed to know, and you figure now is the time to ask.
Because despite how important she apparently was, you still have no idea just who Mami Tomoe was
You know that she and Kyoko knew each other before you came into the picture, and you know she died recently, but that's it.
"Yuma, what's wrong?" says Big Sis. "You're fidgeting like crazy. Don't tell me you're really that excited to have lunch with some weirdos?"
You want to know more about Mami Tomoe, but you're not sure if Kyoko's ready to tell you. You wish you could say that Big Sis will tell you when she's ready to, but you know she won't. Not unless you ask her.
But you don't necessarily have to ask her now….
What do you do?
[ ] Ask about Mami Tomoe.
[ ] Brush it off and go to sleep.
Next update may or may not be hella late, depending on whether or not my place in Stratford has functioning internet.
-[X] And also tells us how she gets her hair so cool
"Tomorrow, everyone's going to meet for lunch," you say. "Big Sis and Madoka and Seikyu and even Yuma! You should come with us!"
She turns her gaze to you, eyes cold.
"I must decline," she says. "I doubt I would be welcomed by Sayaka Miki and Madoka Kaname. My presence would only serve to hinder any cooperation between your two groups."
"Then you need to come even more! We're supposed to try and get along, so if they don't like you, then that's just more reason to talk things out with them!"
She shakes her head, patience thinning.
"Any gains that you and Kyoko Sakura could make from this talk would be lessened by my presence. Sayaka Miki truly does hate me, and would most likely associate the three of us as being a group if I joined on your behalf."
"And then she can think of the five of us as a group!" you say. "We can all work together, you don't need to stay away from them!"
"Look, Homura," says Big Sis. "You seem pretty cool, so I'll put it like this; if I'm suffering through this, you can sure as hell suffer with me."
She rubs her forehead with her palm and glares at you.
"Pretty please?" you say.
"If you so desperately insist, I guess I could accompany you to this lunch. But mark my words-"
"Yay!" you say, rushing forwards and hugging her. Despite her diminutive stature, you yourself only come up to her chest. If you went by the Personalized Standards Of Small, then you would be forced to rate her as tall, but you shun such self-centered ways of addressing the smallness of a person.
She freezes when you make contact, muscles instinctively stiffening. She relaxes after a second, but only slightly, and you think you may have taken her by surprise.
"Would you please release me?" she says, teeth gritted. You comply, of course, stepping back and beaming at her. She can't seem to decide whether to be angry, shocked, or pleasantly surprised, and she falls back to what you believe to be her default emotion of tired contempt.
"Why on earth did you feel the need to hug me?" she says, anger dissipating.
"Because you looked like you needed a hug," you say. "Maybe if you come to lunch with us, you'll get hugged there! But by who… Big Sis isn't the hugging strangers type, Sayaka doesn't seem to like you, but she doesn't seem to like most people, and Madoka… That's it! If you come to the lunch, Madoka will hug you!"
She stares at you, obviously in awe of your indisputable logic. After all, people call such assumptions 'leaps in logic' and leaps are exercise, which is good, so jumping to conclusions must be good for you!
"Nevertheless, I will be at the lunch, regardless of whether or not Madoka provides me with hugs. I will see you then."
She turns away, flipping her hair, and you're once again struck by just how cool she looks.
"Wait!" you say. "Just one more thing. How do you get your hair to look so cool? Do you use magic?"
She stares at you, too tired to glare properly.
"Yes," she says. "I use magic. I use costly magic at all times of the day in order to make my hair seem cool, because I am a wise person who understands the concept of resource management and can comprehend the idea of scarcity. That is exactly what I do."
Kyoko snickers, and you feel your cheeks heating up.
Homura turns away and leaves, this time without being interrupted, and you stand alone in the alleyway with Big Sis Kyoko.
"So, you wanna head back home?" says Big Sis, hands resting behind her head.
"Yeah," you say. "Yuma's getting a bit tired. You know the way?"
Kyoko nods, and you follow her down the streets.
She does know the way, and within minutes the two of you are sitting on the couch of your hotel room, watching some sitcom. You're not sure if it's British or American, but you are sure that the Japanese voice actors are very unsuited to the roles they play.
"It will be some time before I want to sacrifice another monkey," says one of them, the bearded one.
"WE SAID WE WOULDN'T TALK ABOUT CANADA!" screams the drunkard.
You and Big Sis share a chuckle, and you lean your head against her shoulder.
"What, you getting sleepy?" she says.
You nod, trying and failing to hold back a yawn.
"Then let's get ya to bed, twerp."
Big Sis click off the TV, picking you up bridal-style and bringing you to the huge bed at the end of the room.
The two of you used to look for rooms with two beds, but quickly realized that getting single-bed rooms was just easier. You would sleep in Kyoko's bed whenever you had a nightmare (which happened more than you like to admit,) and you would go to sleep with her whenever she had nightmares (which happened more than she liked to admit).
Kyoko pulls the covers over you before going around to the other side of the bed. You can hear her getting in, and you fight the urge to close your eyes and drift off into sleep.
You can feel a question burning in the back of your mind, something she's brushed off whenever you asked about it before. She said she would tell you later, when you actually needed to know, and you figure now is the time to ask.
Because despite how important she apparently was, you still have no idea just who Mami Tomoe was
You know that she and Kyoko knew each other before you came into the picture, and you know she died recently, but that's it.
"Yuma, what's wrong?" says Big Sis. "You're fidgeting like crazy. Don't tell me you're really that excited to have lunch with some weirdos?"
You want to know more about Mami Tomoe, but you're not sure if Kyoko's ready to tell you. You wish you could say that Big Sis will tell you when she's ready to, but you know she won't. Not unless you ask her.
But you don't necessarily have to ask her now….
What do you do?
[ ] Ask about Mami Tomoe.
[ ] Brush it off and go to sleep.
Next update may or may not be hella late, depending on whether or not my place in Stratford has functioning internet.
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Introductions 1.5
Lord Chungus
God of Nutella
- Location
- The Hague (it’s where all the cool people are)
[X] Ask about Mami Tomoe.
"Big Sis," you say, turning to look her in the eyes. "Who… who was Mami Tomoe?"
Kyoko's breath hitches, her eyes widening.
"Mami Tomoe… Yuma, where did you hear that name?"
"From you, remember? You said that Mami Tomoe was in charge of Mitakihara, back when we were looking for a city to live in. You knew her, right?"
"I knew her, yeah. God, I just… it's a long story, okay? Gimme a minute to think."
You comply, staring up at the ceiling as Big Sis sorts out her thoughts.
"Back when I first became a magical girl, I was kind of shit at it," Kyoko says after a few minutes of thinking. "I ran into Mami while hunting a witch, and we started talking. She had been a magical girl for a few months longer than I had, so she taught me what she knew. We were sort of close, best friends type thing, for about half a year. Then… my family... yeah, and we got into a fight and I haven't seen her since."
So Mami had been Kyoko's Big Sis before all the bad things had happened. You feel a twinge of sadness at the lost opportunity, a person you never had the chance to meet.
"So once I meet you and Kazamino starts running out of witches, coming to Mitakihara's the obvious choice," she continues. "But when I bring it up with Kyubey, he says that Mami's dead and some weirdo has taken over her city. All those nights of figuring out what I finally wanted to say to her, wasted."
You shuffle over and hug Kyoko, pressing your face into her shoulder.
"I'm sorry I brought it up," you say.
"Don't be. I'm not going to break down whenever somebody says her name. It's like… It's like when you asked about my family."
Ahh yes, you remember that night vividly. It was the first time you had seen Big Sis so emotional, and you were somewhat shocked by how easily Kyoko had poured her heart out to you.
She must have been really lonely before you showed up.
"So you're not angry at me or anything, just angry at life." Kyoko nods, and you continue. "In that case, asking was a good thing. Stuff like that only gets worse when you try to hold it all in, and you need to start telling me this stuff."
Big Sis smiles melancholily and ruffles your hair.
"Fine, fine, I'll tell you all that bullshit," she says. "But not tonight. Later. Right now, you need to sleep."
You pout, and refrain from sticking your tongue out.
"Good night, Kyoko. You're the best Big Sis ever."
"Good night, Yuma. You're-" she swallows. "You're the best Little Sis ever. But you'd be an even better little sis if you went to sleep."
Alright, alright, you get the point. You close your eyes, and drift off to sleep.
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You awake to the sound of snoring coming from right next to you.
Kyoko's snoring alone is almost enough to make you want to shove her off the bed, but you instead turn over and look at the clock.
It's just after nine o'clock, three hours before you're meeting Sayaka, Madoka, and Homura for lunch.
Your stomach growls, and you know that you will not make it to lunch without something to eat.
But you just woke up, and you're too sleepy to go make breakfast. You may be perfect and amazing, but some tasks are impossible even for you.
And then there's the matter of what to say during breakfast. Do you ask more about Kyoko's past? Do you let it be?
What do you do?
[] Right now...
--[ ] Get up and make breakfast.
--[ ] Stay in bed and do nothing. It can wait.
--[ ] Shove Kyoko out of bed. She can make breakfast.
[ ] As for conversation…
--[ ] Ask more about her past.
--[ ] Ask if there's anything else she wants to tell you. Anything else she needs to get off her chest?
--[ ] Just chat. Isn't she excited to meet three new people? (And isn't Sayaka cute?)
[ ] Something else? (Write-In)
"Big Sis," you say, turning to look her in the eyes. "Who… who was Mami Tomoe?"
Kyoko's breath hitches, her eyes widening.
"Mami Tomoe… Yuma, where did you hear that name?"
"From you, remember? You said that Mami Tomoe was in charge of Mitakihara, back when we were looking for a city to live in. You knew her, right?"
"I knew her, yeah. God, I just… it's a long story, okay? Gimme a minute to think."
You comply, staring up at the ceiling as Big Sis sorts out her thoughts.
"Back when I first became a magical girl, I was kind of shit at it," Kyoko says after a few minutes of thinking. "I ran into Mami while hunting a witch, and we started talking. She had been a magical girl for a few months longer than I had, so she taught me what she knew. We were sort of close, best friends type thing, for about half a year. Then… my family... yeah, and we got into a fight and I haven't seen her since."
So Mami had been Kyoko's Big Sis before all the bad things had happened. You feel a twinge of sadness at the lost opportunity, a person you never had the chance to meet.
"So once I meet you and Kazamino starts running out of witches, coming to Mitakihara's the obvious choice," she continues. "But when I bring it up with Kyubey, he says that Mami's dead and some weirdo has taken over her city. All those nights of figuring out what I finally wanted to say to her, wasted."
You shuffle over and hug Kyoko, pressing your face into her shoulder.
"I'm sorry I brought it up," you say.
"Don't be. I'm not going to break down whenever somebody says her name. It's like… It's like when you asked about my family."
Ahh yes, you remember that night vividly. It was the first time you had seen Big Sis so emotional, and you were somewhat shocked by how easily Kyoko had poured her heart out to you.
She must have been really lonely before you showed up.
"So you're not angry at me or anything, just angry at life." Kyoko nods, and you continue. "In that case, asking was a good thing. Stuff like that only gets worse when you try to hold it all in, and you need to start telling me this stuff."
Big Sis smiles melancholily and ruffles your hair.
"Fine, fine, I'll tell you all that bullshit," she says. "But not tonight. Later. Right now, you need to sleep."
You pout, and refrain from sticking your tongue out.
"Good night, Kyoko. You're the best Big Sis ever."
"Good night, Yuma. You're-" she swallows. "You're the best Little Sis ever. But you'd be an even better little sis if you went to sleep."
Alright, alright, you get the point. You close your eyes, and drift off to sleep.
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You awake to the sound of snoring coming from right next to you.
Kyoko's snoring alone is almost enough to make you want to shove her off the bed, but you instead turn over and look at the clock.
It's just after nine o'clock, three hours before you're meeting Sayaka, Madoka, and Homura for lunch.
Your stomach growls, and you know that you will not make it to lunch without something to eat.
But you just woke up, and you're too sleepy to go make breakfast. You may be perfect and amazing, but some tasks are impossible even for you.
And then there's the matter of what to say during breakfast. Do you ask more about Kyoko's past? Do you let it be?
What do you do?
[] Right now...
--[ ] Get up and make breakfast.
--[ ] Stay in bed and do nothing. It can wait.
--[ ] Shove Kyoko out of bed. She can make breakfast.
[ ] As for conversation…
--[ ] Ask more about her past.
--[ ] Ask if there's anything else she wants to tell you. Anything else she needs to get off her chest?
--[ ] Just chat. Isn't she excited to meet three new people? (And isn't Sayaka cute?)
[ ] Something else? (Write-In)
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Lord Chungus
God of Nutella
- Location
- The Hague (it’s where all the cool people are)
[x] Right now...
--[x] Get up and make breakfast.
[x] As for conversation…
--[x] Just chat. Isn't she excited to meet three new people? (And isn't Sayaka cute?)
Mustering all your willpower, you slip out of bed and onto the carpeted floor. Your fuzzy green pajamas rustle as you walk to the kitchen-like area, and you rub your eyes as you ponder what to make.
There's plenty of rice in the cupboard, but you decide to go for a western-style breakfast. You had pestered Big Sis to get some eggs, bread, and dairy last time she went out for groceries, and you had a plan for all that food.
Taking out four pieces of bread, two for each of you, you get to work preparing two fried egg and cheese sandwiches. Sure, you may not have really needed to slather so much butter on the bread while frying it, but Kyoko had taught you her trick for staving off weight gain. You think you can afford the indulgence.
Big Sis rolls around in bed, mouth opening in a grand yawn.
"Yuma, what're you doing?" she mumbles.
"Making breakfast," you say. Kyoko sniffs the air, grinning as she smells your work. "Gimme a bit to wake up," she says.
You comply, assembling the sandwich into its buttery, fried glory as Kyoko stretches.
Once fully awakened, she pads over to the table, sitting down as you present her with breakfast.
"Here ya go!" you say. "One fried egg and cheese sandwich, hot and ready!"
Kyoko rubs her hands together, licking her lips as she grabs the sandwich.
"Mhm, this is good," she says once she's had a bite. "But Yuma, serious question. Is this the only kind of food you can make? It tastes great, but I don't think I've ever seen you make a meal that wasn't a fried egg and cheese sandwich."
"Yuma can make other foods!" you say. "What about Yuma's grilled cheese sandwich?"
"That's just fried egg and cheese without the egg. It's an easier sandwich to make, it doesn't count."
"When you put it like that, then Yuma cannot make any foods other than that. Well, I can, but they don't look good. Or taste good. Or anything good. Yuma kind of sucks at cooking."
"Well, at least you can make this," Kyoko says, taking another bite. "It's goddamn delicious."
You smile at her praise and dig into your own sandwich.
"So those three girls we met," you say. "What do you think of them?"
"They're super weird," says Kyoko. "Madoka seems like a wimp, and Sayaka's a goddamn idiot, but Homura seems pretty decent."
"That's mean," you say.
"What, is calling Homura 'pretty decent' suddenly mean?" Big Sis says, a sh-poop eating grin on her face.
"You know what Yuma meant," you say. "You just met Sayaka and Madoka, and who knows what will happen if you give them a chance?"
"They didn't seem to like me that much either," says Kyoko. "Or at least Sayaka didn't. She was pretty upfront about it too. "
"Maybe you just got off on the wrong foot," you say. "You seemed off-balance, with how you kept leaning in all close. The two of you were almost nose to nose!"
"Oh, lay off," says Kyoko. Despite her words, she's still smiling at your banter, so you know she isn't seriously offended. "I was being all predatory, you know, like 'rawr, I'm big and in your personal space, be afraid of me,' not flirting around."
"Not even a bit?"
"Not even a bit. I'm not so desperate I'm gonna flirt with girls I just met, especially ones who don't like me."
"And back to that, I still think the two of you could get along if you just try. First meeting, maybe didn't go so well, but that doesn't mean you have to mess up all the ones after it."
"But Yuma, seriously, why should I bother being nice to some bitch who already hates me? It's just a waste of time."
You sigh, setting down your half-eaten sandwich and looking Kyoko straight in the eyes.
"Big Sis, if you don't bother being nice to people, then they won't bother being nice to you. Maybe Yuma's wrong about Sayaka, and she'll be a total jerk the entire time, but what if she decides to be nice? What if she goes to lunch ready to suck it up and give you another chance, but then you act like, well, you? No way will she ever be nice to you again!"
Kyoko shuffles in her seat, looking to the side.
"Big Sis…"
"Alright, fine, I'll hear them out. But if Sayaka's being an ass…"
"Then you can be a worse ass," you say. "But on to the really serious topic. What kind of shampoo do you think Homura uses?"
"Oh, no way is that shampoo," says Kyoko, her grin returning to its rightful place. "That shit is magical, or I'm not Kyoko Sakura."
"In that case, I can adopt you and you'll be Kyoko Chitose, official Best Big Sis. But you really think it's magical? She was so rude when I suggested it."
"Yeah, but she never said no. She gave a bunch of good reasons not to, but we're assuming she's any brighter than the other two."
"But if she's using magic on her hair, she must be doing it for a reason… Do you think she has a crush on someone and is trying to impress them?"
"Oh, she must. But the only question is who…"
"It has to be Sayaka or Madoka, they were the only ones who would have seen it last night."
"Ohhh, this just got good," says Big Sis, grinning ear to ear. "When we go for lunch, we have to tease her about this."
"But what if we get the wrong one and end up looking stupid?"
"Yuma, is that really an issue?"
"What do you mean?" you say, tilting your head.
"I mean we'll look stupid sooner or later, no matter how hard we try to not be. So why not say screw it and do what needs to be done?"
"That makes sense... Yuma will think about it. Speaking of lunch, how long do we have?"
You look over at the clock, happy to see that you have about an hour until lunch. That's just enough time for you and Kyoko to change, get bored and start watching some TV show, realize how late it is, panic, and run to the ramen place.
"I'll go change," you say, and head off to the bathroom with your clothes.
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Almost an hour later, you and Big Sis Kyoko are a block or two away from the ramen place, feet pounding on the sidewalk.
"Why did you start watching Pokemon?" says Kyoko, chest heaving.
"Because Big Sis never remembers to tape it, so I won't have another chance to see that episode!"
"Kyoko Sakura and Yuma Chitose, this is Homura Akemi speaking," says a voice in your head.
"You're in my head!" you say, also in your head. "You didn't use to be in my head! How long have you been there?"
"Why not just kill me now, put a bullet in my soul and be done with this," says Homura. "Afterlife can't possibly be any worse."
"Uhh, Homura, are you okay?" says Kyoko.
"....That was not supposed to be broadcast," says Homura. "In any case, I have a question for you. Where exactly should we be meeting for lunch? You never specified."
"Oh, right," you say. "You know, Yuma just kind of assumed you knew. You seem mysterious, you probably know things. We're meeting at the ramen place over by the mall, you know the one?"
"Well, at least your planning skills are on par with everyone else in this city," says Homura. "In any case, I will be there momentarily."
You share a confused glance with Kyoko, before turning the corner onto the ramen place to find Homura herself waiting for you with an icy glare.
"You're late," she says.
"But-you-how?" says Kyoko.
"I am not required to explain myself. If you would follow me inside, I can show you to where Sayaka and Madoka are."
She strides through the entrance, leaving you and Kyoko dumbfounded in her wake.
"No way is she human," says Kyoko.
"She's like some sort of super-advanced human-alien-angel-demon-robot hybrid," you say. "That's how her hair is so great. It's holy, unholy, magical, and futuristic at the same time."
Now all that's left is for the two of you to enter the restaurant and face the (hopefully nice) girls within.
How do you approach the lunch?
[ ] General tone.
--[ ] Serious.
--[ ] Silly.
--[ ] Shippy
--[ ] Sad
[ ] For specific people.
--[ ] For Sayaka
---[ ] Be kind.
---[ ] Make her apologize to Kyoko.
---[ ] Try and help her mend bridges with Kyoko.
--[ ] For Homura
---[ ] Be nice.
---[ ] Banter with her. Yuma can be sarcastic too!
--[ ] For Madoka
---[ ] Be nice!
---[ ] Bond with her over all the crap you put up with.
--[ ] For Kyoko.
---[ ] Remind her to be best.
---[ ] BEST!
---[ ] Make sure she remembers this.
[ ] Who do you (subtly) tease Homura over having a crush on?
--[ ] Madoka
--[ ] Sayaka
--[ ] Kyoko
[ ] Write-In for all the shit above this.
-[ ] Just go PMAS on this bitch
Seriously, just use the above options as building blocks. I am far too tired to make a comprehensive vote block for every single option, so just discuss and do what you feel is best.
--[x] Get up and make breakfast.
[x] As for conversation…
--[x] Just chat. Isn't she excited to meet three new people? (And isn't Sayaka cute?)
Mustering all your willpower, you slip out of bed and onto the carpeted floor. Your fuzzy green pajamas rustle as you walk to the kitchen-like area, and you rub your eyes as you ponder what to make.
There's plenty of rice in the cupboard, but you decide to go for a western-style breakfast. You had pestered Big Sis to get some eggs, bread, and dairy last time she went out for groceries, and you had a plan for all that food.
Taking out four pieces of bread, two for each of you, you get to work preparing two fried egg and cheese sandwiches. Sure, you may not have really needed to slather so much butter on the bread while frying it, but Kyoko had taught you her trick for staving off weight gain. You think you can afford the indulgence.
Big Sis rolls around in bed, mouth opening in a grand yawn.
"Yuma, what're you doing?" she mumbles.
"Making breakfast," you say. Kyoko sniffs the air, grinning as she smells your work. "Gimme a bit to wake up," she says.
You comply, assembling the sandwich into its buttery, fried glory as Kyoko stretches.
Once fully awakened, she pads over to the table, sitting down as you present her with breakfast.
"Here ya go!" you say. "One fried egg and cheese sandwich, hot and ready!"
Kyoko rubs her hands together, licking her lips as she grabs the sandwich.
"Mhm, this is good," she says once she's had a bite. "But Yuma, serious question. Is this the only kind of food you can make? It tastes great, but I don't think I've ever seen you make a meal that wasn't a fried egg and cheese sandwich."
"Yuma can make other foods!" you say. "What about Yuma's grilled cheese sandwich?"
"That's just fried egg and cheese without the egg. It's an easier sandwich to make, it doesn't count."
"When you put it like that, then Yuma cannot make any foods other than that. Well, I can, but they don't look good. Or taste good. Or anything good. Yuma kind of sucks at cooking."
"Well, at least you can make this," Kyoko says, taking another bite. "It's goddamn delicious."
You smile at her praise and dig into your own sandwich.
"So those three girls we met," you say. "What do you think of them?"
"They're super weird," says Kyoko. "Madoka seems like a wimp, and Sayaka's a goddamn idiot, but Homura seems pretty decent."
"That's mean," you say.
"What, is calling Homura 'pretty decent' suddenly mean?" Big Sis says, a sh-poop eating grin on her face.
"You know what Yuma meant," you say. "You just met Sayaka and Madoka, and who knows what will happen if you give them a chance?"
"They didn't seem to like me that much either," says Kyoko. "Or at least Sayaka didn't. She was pretty upfront about it too. "
"Maybe you just got off on the wrong foot," you say. "You seemed off-balance, with how you kept leaning in all close. The two of you were almost nose to nose!"
"Oh, lay off," says Kyoko. Despite her words, she's still smiling at your banter, so you know she isn't seriously offended. "I was being all predatory, you know, like 'rawr, I'm big and in your personal space, be afraid of me,' not flirting around."
"Not even a bit?"
"Not even a bit. I'm not so desperate I'm gonna flirt with girls I just met, especially ones who don't like me."
"And back to that, I still think the two of you could get along if you just try. First meeting, maybe didn't go so well, but that doesn't mean you have to mess up all the ones after it."
"But Yuma, seriously, why should I bother being nice to some bitch who already hates me? It's just a waste of time."
You sigh, setting down your half-eaten sandwich and looking Kyoko straight in the eyes.
"Big Sis, if you don't bother being nice to people, then they won't bother being nice to you. Maybe Yuma's wrong about Sayaka, and she'll be a total jerk the entire time, but what if she decides to be nice? What if she goes to lunch ready to suck it up and give you another chance, but then you act like, well, you? No way will she ever be nice to you again!"
Kyoko shuffles in her seat, looking to the side.
"Big Sis…"
"Alright, fine, I'll hear them out. But if Sayaka's being an ass…"
"Then you can be a worse ass," you say. "But on to the really serious topic. What kind of shampoo do you think Homura uses?"
"Oh, no way is that shampoo," says Kyoko, her grin returning to its rightful place. "That shit is magical, or I'm not Kyoko Sakura."
"In that case, I can adopt you and you'll be Kyoko Chitose, official Best Big Sis. But you really think it's magical? She was so rude when I suggested it."
"Yeah, but she never said no. She gave a bunch of good reasons not to, but we're assuming she's any brighter than the other two."
"But if she's using magic on her hair, she must be doing it for a reason… Do you think she has a crush on someone and is trying to impress them?"
"Oh, she must. But the only question is who…"
"It has to be Sayaka or Madoka, they were the only ones who would have seen it last night."
"Ohhh, this just got good," says Big Sis, grinning ear to ear. "When we go for lunch, we have to tease her about this."
"But what if we get the wrong one and end up looking stupid?"
"Yuma, is that really an issue?"
"What do you mean?" you say, tilting your head.
"I mean we'll look stupid sooner or later, no matter how hard we try to not be. So why not say screw it and do what needs to be done?"
"That makes sense... Yuma will think about it. Speaking of lunch, how long do we have?"
You look over at the clock, happy to see that you have about an hour until lunch. That's just enough time for you and Kyoko to change, get bored and start watching some TV show, realize how late it is, panic, and run to the ramen place.
"I'll go change," you say, and head off to the bathroom with your clothes.
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Almost an hour later, you and Big Sis Kyoko are a block or two away from the ramen place, feet pounding on the sidewalk.
"Why did you start watching Pokemon?" says Kyoko, chest heaving.
"Because Big Sis never remembers to tape it, so I won't have another chance to see that episode!"
"Kyoko Sakura and Yuma Chitose, this is Homura Akemi speaking," says a voice in your head.
"You're in my head!" you say, also in your head. "You didn't use to be in my head! How long have you been there?"
"Why not just kill me now, put a bullet in my soul and be done with this," says Homura. "Afterlife can't possibly be any worse."
"Uhh, Homura, are you okay?" says Kyoko.
"....That was not supposed to be broadcast," says Homura. "In any case, I have a question for you. Where exactly should we be meeting for lunch? You never specified."
"Oh, right," you say. "You know, Yuma just kind of assumed you knew. You seem mysterious, you probably know things. We're meeting at the ramen place over by the mall, you know the one?"
"Well, at least your planning skills are on par with everyone else in this city," says Homura. "In any case, I will be there momentarily."
You share a confused glance with Kyoko, before turning the corner onto the ramen place to find Homura herself waiting for you with an icy glare.
"You're late," she says.
"But-you-how?" says Kyoko.
"I am not required to explain myself. If you would follow me inside, I can show you to where Sayaka and Madoka are."
She strides through the entrance, leaving you and Kyoko dumbfounded in her wake.
"No way is she human," says Kyoko.
"She's like some sort of super-advanced human-alien-angel-demon-robot hybrid," you say. "That's how her hair is so great. It's holy, unholy, magical, and futuristic at the same time."
Now all that's left is for the two of you to enter the restaurant and face the (hopefully nice) girls within.
How do you approach the lunch?
[ ] General tone.
--[ ] Serious.
--[ ] Silly.
--[ ] Shippy
--[ ] Sad
[ ] For specific people.
--[ ] For Sayaka
---[ ] Be kind.
---[ ] Make her apologize to Kyoko.
---[ ] Try and help her mend bridges with Kyoko.
--[ ] For Homura
---[ ] Be nice.
---[ ] Banter with her. Yuma can be sarcastic too!
--[ ] For Madoka
---[ ] Be nice!
---[ ] Bond with her over all the crap you put up with.
--[ ] For Kyoko.
---[ ] Remind her to be best.
---[ ] BEST!
---[ ] Make sure she remembers this.
[ ] Who do you (subtly) tease Homura over having a crush on?
--[ ] Madoka
--[ ] Sayaka
--[ ] Kyoko
[ ] Write-In for all the shit above this.
-[ ] Just go PMAS on this bitch
Seriously, just use the above options as building blocks. I am far too tired to make a comprehensive vote block for every single option, so just discuss and do what you feel is best.
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Lord Chungus
God of Nutella
- Location
- The Hague (it’s where all the cool people are)
[X] General tone.
--[X] Cute.
--[X] Smol.
[X] For specific people.
--[X] For Sayaka
---[X] Try and help her mend bridges with Kyoko.
---[X] Offer her advice on being a magical girl, like a good senpai.
--[X] For Homura
---[X] Be nice!
---[X] Homura clearly hasn't been hugged enough. So fix that.
---[X] Ask her to teach you her magic for her hair.
--[X] For Madoka
---[X] Bond with her over all the crap you put up with.
---[X] She has a Sayaka, Yuma has a Kyoko and Homura has her fabulous hair so Yuma, Madoka and Homura are probably going to end up spending a lot of time together.
---[X] Have a philosophical chat about chairs
--[X] For Kyoko.
---[X] Remind her to be best.
---[X] BEST!
---[X] Make sure she remembers this.
[X] Who do you (subtly) tease Homura over having a crush on?
--[X] Madoka
--[X] Sayaka
--[X] Kyoko
--[X] Her hair
You take a deep breath, clearing your mind for such an important task. You can imagine numbers and words flashing in front of you like you're some sort of advanced robot, all coming to one conclusion.
Prime Directive: Be Cute.
It is a task you are more than happy to fulfill.
"Big Sis," you say. "Just remember; Best."
"Always," says Kyoko. "Now let's go befriend the fuck out of those losers."
"Sure, but less mean," you say.
Kyoko nods, and the two of you walk into the ramen restaurant.
It's made of wood, with padded red seats surrounding circular wooden tables. You can see Homura walking towards a medium-sized table containing Madoka and Sayaka, who are waving at the three of you. You grab Kyoko's hand and pull her with you, racing over to them.
"Hey Madoka, hey Sayaka," you say. "Sorry I'm late, but I brought a Kyoko!" You gesture towards Big Sis, as if you were a salesman showing off a new product. Madoka giggles, and Sayaka merely rolls her eyes.
"Hey Yuma, hey Kyoko," says Madoka. "And Homura? What are you doing here? Not that I don't want you here, I just wasn't expecting you…"
"Yuma Chitose decided that I should be here for this discussion," says Homura. "I myself am not particularly enthusiastic, but she was very insistent."
"Why would you invite her?" says Sayaka, looking offended. "She's-"
Sayaka cuts herself off with a hiss of pain as Madoka shuffles around in her chair, a tense smile on her face.
"Well then, let's all sit down and try to get along, okay?" says Madoka.
Sayaka turns away and huffs, but the three of you sit down in the empty chairs. You sit across from Madoka and Sayaka, with Kyoko on your right and Homura on your left.
"These chairs are really great," you say. "They're soft, but not so soft that they swallow you, and they look cool too!"
"I wouldn't say that," Madoka says, putting a hand to her chin. "They're a bit bland in design, and the padding puffs out a bit much."
"But that's not important," you say. "What's important is that they make your butt feel really good."
Sayaka snickers, and you and Kyoko shoot her a questioning glance.
"While the feel is very important, I'd say the aesthetic is even more so," says Madoka, smiling at having found someone to debate chairs with. "Chairs are very important to a room's look, and these ones both clash with the rest of the design and are rather garish by themselves."
"That's cool, but the looks aren't a big deal if you can't sit on them. And this chair is very sitty-good, so I give it an A-plus!"
"So style over substance, the age-old debate," says Madoka. "Do you think we should save this for later?"
You think you've found a kindred spirit in this girl. You'll have to spend more time with her.
"Sure," you say. "So what do you say we introduce each other?"
"Don't you mean ourselves?" says Sayaka.
"No, I mean each other. I introduce Big Sis Kyoko, Kyoko introduces me, you introduce Madoka, Madoka introduces you, and Homura… she can introduce her hair!"
"Perhaps it would be better for Madoka to introduce me and for me to introduce Sayaka," says Homura. "She is somewhat more important than my hair, if only slightly more competent."
"That doesn't really say a lot," you say. "Your hair could probably kill me."
"Yeah, cause you'd let it happen," says Kyoko. "Anyway, I'll start. This little weirdo is Yuma Chitose, and she's basically my little sister. No blood relation, but she's adopted herself for me. She's a bit dense, but she can be surprisingly not stupid. Sometimes."
"That's not true!" you say.
"My point exactly. Anyway, she's eight years old and she's been a magical girl for about a month, after she made a stupid wish even when I told her not to over and over." The last part is growled out at you, and you lean away from Kyoko.
"Ease off," says Sayaka. "You don't have to be that mean to her."
"No, no, it's fine," you say. "It's an old argument. I wished to help Big Sis, but she says I should have let her handle it, and that I'm just putting myself in more danger because of it. I say that if anything ever happened to her, I would much rather be on the battlefield with her, and that I would be in a lot more danger if she died on a witch hunt or something and left me all alone."
Kyoko sighs, leaning her head down onto the table.
"Yeah, yeah, we've said our pieces a million times," she says. "And I'm sorry I got scary. I love you to bits, but you can be really stupid sometimes."
"Same here," you say. "Moving on, let me introduce my Big Sis, Kyoko Sakura. She's from Kazamino city, she's fourteen years old, and she's been a magical girl for two of those years. She's the best Big Sis ever, and she really loves food, so don't waste any!" You feign looking around, before beckoning the others to lean in closer. They comply, leaning in as you whisper; "She's super cool, and she acts like she's a huge meanie but she's really just lonely. Also, she's super-duper-"
"And that's enough about me!" says Kyoko as she wraps her hand around your mouth, "So then, Homura, what can you tell us about- eugh, did you just lick my hand?"
You have indeed done just that, and you use the moment of opportunity to shout what you were trying to say.
"I WAS TRYING TO SAY THAT MY BIG SIS IS SUPER-DUPER GAY!"
The restaurant goes silent as everyone turns to stare at you. Madoka and Sayaka are staring at you in a mix of awe and horror, Homura looks faintly amused, and Kyoko's face is approaching the same color as her hair.
"Well, that's what I wanted to say. Now Madoka, how about you tell us about Homura?"
"Oh-okay. Well, her name is Homura Akemi, and she just transferred into my class last week. She's fourteen years old, and she's been a magical girl for… actually, I don't know how long."
"I've been a magical girl for quite a long time," says Homura. "Far too long, if you ask me."
"Anyway, she's really mysterious, she can teleport or something, and she's a lot nicer than she lets on. And unlike you and Kyoko, I don't know her well enough to say if she's 'super-duper gay."
Sayaka snorts at this, but a dirty look from Madoka has her backing down.
"I do believe it is my turn," says Homura. "Allow me to introduce the most pleasant person I have ever met-"
"Actually, I'm pretty sure you're introducing Sayaka," says Madoka. "You know, because if you introduced me then she wouldn't have anyone to introduce?"
Homura sighs, rubbing a palm against her forehead.
"In that case, ignore everything I just said. Meet Sayaka Miki, age fourteen. She's been a magical girl for about a week now, is unflinchingly naive, and is obsessed with the idea of being a hero of justice. If I absolutely have to say something positive…"
"You do," you and Madoka say at the same time.
"If I absolutely had to, I would say that she always tries to do the right thing. In the interest of not causing a fight in the middle of a restaurant, I will leave it at that."
Sayaka's hands are balled into fists, but she doesn't seem to be making any moves other than that.
"If you're done, then say hi to Madoka Kaname, my best friend. She's fourteen, same as me, and she isn't a magical girl just yet. She's kind, and really nice to people who don't- who act like they don't deserve it. Now if we're done with this, can we move on to whatever we're supposed to be doing?"
"If you say so," you say. "Let's move onto the serious stuff. Our first thing to talk about is Homura's hair; mainly, how it looks so cool."
Sayaka and Kyoko share a glance while Madoka snickers, and Homura simply sighs.
"I assure you, my hair is completely normal."
"Lies!" you say. "You have to be using magic! Or maybe you enchant your shampoo? Is that how it looks so good? Back me up, Madoka, her hair is way too amazing to be normal!"
Madoka blushes, former amusement fading into embarrassment as the attention is turned to her.
"I mean, I wouldn't say it's magical, though it's way too beautiful to be normal, and Oh God I said that out loud didn't I?"
Her face goes an even brighter red, and Homura joins her in blushing. Given Homura's reaction, you think you've figured out who she has a crush on. But it never hurt to check, and there's still the possibility that she has a crush on Sayaka, Kyoko, or her hair.
"Yeah, Homura's hair is really pretty," you say. "But not pretty enough that someone could have a crush on it without being weird. Definitely not."
You gaze at Homura, trying to gauge her reaction. Her blush disappears, and she stares at you in dawning horror. So it seems you've found her out, and she knows you know. Two down, two to go.
"Now on to our second thingeymajigger," you say. "Looking at our group, I see one thing in particular. One thing so obvious, yet so important." You stand up, gazing down at the rest of the group. "Homura needs to be hugged."
Homura blinks, and you use the opportunity to lean in and hug her. She once again stiffens as you make contact, but she relaxes a fair bit quicker this time.
"Yuma Chitose, please, I do not need-"
"She needs to be hugged!" you say. Madoka's staring at you two, and it is then that you realize she is sitting next to Homura as well.
"Madoka, help me out!" you say. "Yuma's hugs alone aren't enough to help her, and you're the only one here as skilled as I am!"
Madoka giggles, and slowly leans in. Homura doesn't seem too offended at the idea, and Madoka takes that as her signal to wrap her arms around Homura's shoulders. She rests her head on Homura's shoulder while you lean into Homura's side, the two of you enveloping her in a pile of care.
"R-really, this isn't necessary-" she starts to say, but you just hug her even tighter.
After a few seconds of holding her, the two of you pull away and go back to your seats. To your disappointment, Kyoko hasn't suggested that she and Sayaka form their own hug pile, just the two of them, but you'll take what you can get.
"Oh Homura, are you sad that Sayaka and Kyoko didn't join the Hug?" you say.
"Not the slightest bit," says Homura.
So just Madoka and her Hair then. Interesting...
"So now that our two most important things are out of the way, let's get down to our last topic," you say. "Kyoko, Sayaka, the two of you got off on the wrong foot last night, and I want you two to get along with each other. You were enemies last night, but you only have to be enemies if you try to. You don't have to fight."
"Don't have to be enemies?" says Sayaka. "Last night, she was talking about letting familiars go free so they can eat people! How could I be anything but enemies with someone like that?"
Well, this does pose a problem. It seems that Sayaka's a tad bit angrier at Kyoko than you had expected.
You have the urge to defend Big Sis Kyoko, but you also think that maybe Kyoko should defend herself.
What do you do?
[ ] Let Kyoko defend herself.
[ ] Backpedal. People are angry, and that's not good, so you should just make Sayaka forget about all this.
[ ] Defend Kyoko. How?
--[ ] She's just doing what she has to do!
--[ ] It's not your place to judge!
--[ ] You'd do it too, in her place!
--[ ] It's not that bad, right?
--[ ] It's not like she's outright feeding them to people!
--[ ] Something else? (Write-In)
--[X] Cute.
--[X] Smol.
[X] For specific people.
--[X] For Sayaka
---[X] Try and help her mend bridges with Kyoko.
---[X] Offer her advice on being a magical girl, like a good senpai.
--[X] For Homura
---[X] Be nice!
---[X] Homura clearly hasn't been hugged enough. So fix that.
---[X] Ask her to teach you her magic for her hair.
--[X] For Madoka
---[X] Bond with her over all the crap you put up with.
---[X] She has a Sayaka, Yuma has a Kyoko and Homura has her fabulous hair so Yuma, Madoka and Homura are probably going to end up spending a lot of time together.
---[X] Have a philosophical chat about chairs
--[X] For Kyoko.
---[X] Remind her to be best.
---[X] BEST!
---[X] Make sure she remembers this.
[X] Who do you (subtly) tease Homura over having a crush on?
--[X] Madoka
--[X] Sayaka
--[X] Kyoko
--[X] Her hair
You take a deep breath, clearing your mind for such an important task. You can imagine numbers and words flashing in front of you like you're some sort of advanced robot, all coming to one conclusion.
Prime Directive: Be Cute.
It is a task you are more than happy to fulfill.
"Big Sis," you say. "Just remember; Best."
"Always," says Kyoko. "Now let's go befriend the fuck out of those losers."
"Sure, but less mean," you say.
Kyoko nods, and the two of you walk into the ramen restaurant.
It's made of wood, with padded red seats surrounding circular wooden tables. You can see Homura walking towards a medium-sized table containing Madoka and Sayaka, who are waving at the three of you. You grab Kyoko's hand and pull her with you, racing over to them.
"Hey Madoka, hey Sayaka," you say. "Sorry I'm late, but I brought a Kyoko!" You gesture towards Big Sis, as if you were a salesman showing off a new product. Madoka giggles, and Sayaka merely rolls her eyes.
"Hey Yuma, hey Kyoko," says Madoka. "And Homura? What are you doing here? Not that I don't want you here, I just wasn't expecting you…"
"Yuma Chitose decided that I should be here for this discussion," says Homura. "I myself am not particularly enthusiastic, but she was very insistent."
"Why would you invite her?" says Sayaka, looking offended. "She's-"
Sayaka cuts herself off with a hiss of pain as Madoka shuffles around in her chair, a tense smile on her face.
"Well then, let's all sit down and try to get along, okay?" says Madoka.
Sayaka turns away and huffs, but the three of you sit down in the empty chairs. You sit across from Madoka and Sayaka, with Kyoko on your right and Homura on your left.
"These chairs are really great," you say. "They're soft, but not so soft that they swallow you, and they look cool too!"
"I wouldn't say that," Madoka says, putting a hand to her chin. "They're a bit bland in design, and the padding puffs out a bit much."
"But that's not important," you say. "What's important is that they make your butt feel really good."
Sayaka snickers, and you and Kyoko shoot her a questioning glance.
"While the feel is very important, I'd say the aesthetic is even more so," says Madoka, smiling at having found someone to debate chairs with. "Chairs are very important to a room's look, and these ones both clash with the rest of the design and are rather garish by themselves."
"That's cool, but the looks aren't a big deal if you can't sit on them. And this chair is very sitty-good, so I give it an A-plus!"
"So style over substance, the age-old debate," says Madoka. "Do you think we should save this for later?"
You think you've found a kindred spirit in this girl. You'll have to spend more time with her.
"Sure," you say. "So what do you say we introduce each other?"
"Don't you mean ourselves?" says Sayaka.
"No, I mean each other. I introduce Big Sis Kyoko, Kyoko introduces me, you introduce Madoka, Madoka introduces you, and Homura… she can introduce her hair!"
"Perhaps it would be better for Madoka to introduce me and for me to introduce Sayaka," says Homura. "She is somewhat more important than my hair, if only slightly more competent."
"That doesn't really say a lot," you say. "Your hair could probably kill me."
"Yeah, cause you'd let it happen," says Kyoko. "Anyway, I'll start. This little weirdo is Yuma Chitose, and she's basically my little sister. No blood relation, but she's adopted herself for me. She's a bit dense, but she can be surprisingly not stupid. Sometimes."
"That's not true!" you say.
"My point exactly. Anyway, she's eight years old and she's been a magical girl for about a month, after she made a stupid wish even when I told her not to over and over." The last part is growled out at you, and you lean away from Kyoko.
"Ease off," says Sayaka. "You don't have to be that mean to her."
"No, no, it's fine," you say. "It's an old argument. I wished to help Big Sis, but she says I should have let her handle it, and that I'm just putting myself in more danger because of it. I say that if anything ever happened to her, I would much rather be on the battlefield with her, and that I would be in a lot more danger if she died on a witch hunt or something and left me all alone."
Kyoko sighs, leaning her head down onto the table.
"Yeah, yeah, we've said our pieces a million times," she says. "And I'm sorry I got scary. I love you to bits, but you can be really stupid sometimes."
"Same here," you say. "Moving on, let me introduce my Big Sis, Kyoko Sakura. She's from Kazamino city, she's fourteen years old, and she's been a magical girl for two of those years. She's the best Big Sis ever, and she really loves food, so don't waste any!" You feign looking around, before beckoning the others to lean in closer. They comply, leaning in as you whisper; "She's super cool, and she acts like she's a huge meanie but she's really just lonely. Also, she's super-duper-"
"And that's enough about me!" says Kyoko as she wraps her hand around your mouth, "So then, Homura, what can you tell us about- eugh, did you just lick my hand?"
You have indeed done just that, and you use the moment of opportunity to shout what you were trying to say.
"I WAS TRYING TO SAY THAT MY BIG SIS IS SUPER-DUPER GAY!"
The restaurant goes silent as everyone turns to stare at you. Madoka and Sayaka are staring at you in a mix of awe and horror, Homura looks faintly amused, and Kyoko's face is approaching the same color as her hair.
"Well, that's what I wanted to say. Now Madoka, how about you tell us about Homura?"
"Oh-okay. Well, her name is Homura Akemi, and she just transferred into my class last week. She's fourteen years old, and she's been a magical girl for… actually, I don't know how long."
"I've been a magical girl for quite a long time," says Homura. "Far too long, if you ask me."
"Anyway, she's really mysterious, she can teleport or something, and she's a lot nicer than she lets on. And unlike you and Kyoko, I don't know her well enough to say if she's 'super-duper gay."
Sayaka snorts at this, but a dirty look from Madoka has her backing down.
"I do believe it is my turn," says Homura. "Allow me to introduce the most pleasant person I have ever met-"
"Actually, I'm pretty sure you're introducing Sayaka," says Madoka. "You know, because if you introduced me then she wouldn't have anyone to introduce?"
Homura sighs, rubbing a palm against her forehead.
"In that case, ignore everything I just said. Meet Sayaka Miki, age fourteen. She's been a magical girl for about a week now, is unflinchingly naive, and is obsessed with the idea of being a hero of justice. If I absolutely have to say something positive…"
"You do," you and Madoka say at the same time.
"If I absolutely had to, I would say that she always tries to do the right thing. In the interest of not causing a fight in the middle of a restaurant, I will leave it at that."
Sayaka's hands are balled into fists, but she doesn't seem to be making any moves other than that.
"If you're done, then say hi to Madoka Kaname, my best friend. She's fourteen, same as me, and she isn't a magical girl just yet. She's kind, and really nice to people who don't- who act like they don't deserve it. Now if we're done with this, can we move on to whatever we're supposed to be doing?"
"If you say so," you say. "Let's move onto the serious stuff. Our first thing to talk about is Homura's hair; mainly, how it looks so cool."
Sayaka and Kyoko share a glance while Madoka snickers, and Homura simply sighs.
"I assure you, my hair is completely normal."
"Lies!" you say. "You have to be using magic! Or maybe you enchant your shampoo? Is that how it looks so good? Back me up, Madoka, her hair is way too amazing to be normal!"
Madoka blushes, former amusement fading into embarrassment as the attention is turned to her.
"I mean, I wouldn't say it's magical, though it's way too beautiful to be normal, and Oh God I said that out loud didn't I?"
Her face goes an even brighter red, and Homura joins her in blushing. Given Homura's reaction, you think you've figured out who she has a crush on. But it never hurt to check, and there's still the possibility that she has a crush on Sayaka, Kyoko, or her hair.
"Yeah, Homura's hair is really pretty," you say. "But not pretty enough that someone could have a crush on it without being weird. Definitely not."
You gaze at Homura, trying to gauge her reaction. Her blush disappears, and she stares at you in dawning horror. So it seems you've found her out, and she knows you know. Two down, two to go.
"Now on to our second thingeymajigger," you say. "Looking at our group, I see one thing in particular. One thing so obvious, yet so important." You stand up, gazing down at the rest of the group. "Homura needs to be hugged."
Homura blinks, and you use the opportunity to lean in and hug her. She once again stiffens as you make contact, but she relaxes a fair bit quicker this time.
"Yuma Chitose, please, I do not need-"
"She needs to be hugged!" you say. Madoka's staring at you two, and it is then that you realize she is sitting next to Homura as well.
"Madoka, help me out!" you say. "Yuma's hugs alone aren't enough to help her, and you're the only one here as skilled as I am!"
Madoka giggles, and slowly leans in. Homura doesn't seem too offended at the idea, and Madoka takes that as her signal to wrap her arms around Homura's shoulders. She rests her head on Homura's shoulder while you lean into Homura's side, the two of you enveloping her in a pile of care.
"R-really, this isn't necessary-" she starts to say, but you just hug her even tighter.
After a few seconds of holding her, the two of you pull away and go back to your seats. To your disappointment, Kyoko hasn't suggested that she and Sayaka form their own hug pile, just the two of them, but you'll take what you can get.
"Oh Homura, are you sad that Sayaka and Kyoko didn't join the Hug?" you say.
"Not the slightest bit," says Homura.
So just Madoka and her Hair then. Interesting...
"So now that our two most important things are out of the way, let's get down to our last topic," you say. "Kyoko, Sayaka, the two of you got off on the wrong foot last night, and I want you two to get along with each other. You were enemies last night, but you only have to be enemies if you try to. You don't have to fight."
"Don't have to be enemies?" says Sayaka. "Last night, she was talking about letting familiars go free so they can eat people! How could I be anything but enemies with someone like that?"
Well, this does pose a problem. It seems that Sayaka's a tad bit angrier at Kyoko than you had expected.
You have the urge to defend Big Sis Kyoko, but you also think that maybe Kyoko should defend herself.
What do you do?
[ ] Let Kyoko defend herself.
[ ] Backpedal. People are angry, and that's not good, so you should just make Sayaka forget about all this.
[ ] Defend Kyoko. How?
--[ ] She's just doing what she has to do!
--[ ] It's not your place to judge!
--[ ] You'd do it too, in her place!
--[ ] It's not that bad, right?
--[ ] It's not like she's outright feeding them to people!
--[ ] Something else? (Write-In)
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Lord Chungus
God of Nutella
- Location
- The Hague (it’s where all the cool people are)
[x] Defend Kyouko
-[x] She was just trying to help you, even if she was being dumb about it.
-[x] Letting familiars go is wrong, but so is breaking into hotels so we can sleep in a bed, or stealing so we can eat. You've never had to pick between doing what's right and dying, and I hope you don't ever have to, but we're not as lucky as you. We don't have families who care about us, or a big territory we got from someone else that has enough witches so that you don't have to pick between letting familiars go or not having enough grief seeds.
"Big Sis Kyoko isn't evil!" you say. "She was just trying to help you!"
"Help me?" says Sayaka. "She wasn't trying to help me, she was trying to get me to let innocent people die so that I can have more grief seeds!"
"She was trying to make you look out for yourself! No one wants you to go murder people, just to not get yourself killed trying to save everyone!"
"Oh, bullshit. Letting familiars go is just plain wrong, and I can't believe you can defend someone who does something so awful!"
"Letting familiars go is wrong, but so is breaking into hotels so we can sleep in a bed, or stealing food so we can eat."
"Like you're saying, it's wrong," says Sayaka. "So why the hell do you do it?" Does she seriously not get what you're saying?
"You've never had to pick between doing what's right and dying, and I hope you don't ever have to, but we're not as lucky as you."
"Dying? Says Sayaka. "Okay, what are you talking abou-" she snaps her head up, eyes widening. "Those weren't just random examples, were they… You… actually have to steal food to survive?"
You nod your head, face somber as you pull your legs to your chest and hug them tight.
"We don't have families who care about us, or a big territory we got from someone else that has enough witches that we don't have to pick between letting familiars go or not having enough grief seeds," you say. "Kyoko and I… we have to look after ourselves. Because no one else ever has." You feel tears prickling at the corner of your eyes, and you sniffle. "Because no one else ever will."
Big Sis puts her arm around your shoulders, pulling you into a one-armed hug. You lean against her and rub at your eyes, trying not to cry.
The other three girls are speechless, though all have different expressions on their faces. Sayaka's eyes are wide, mouth opening and closing without a sound, as if she wants to say something but doesn't know what. Madoka is covering her mouth with her hands, and you see a bit of wetness in the corner of her eyes.
Homura, on the other hand, maintains her usual mask of apathy. You're not sure if she's shocked and doing what she knows best, or if she truly doesn't care, but you really do hope it's the former.
"Yuma, I, I don't I didn't-"
Madoka cuts her off, getting up off her chair and walking around the table. Once she's reached you, she leans down and wraps her arms around you.
"It's okay," she says, holding you tight. "It'll be okay."
You sniffle and wrap an arm around her shoulder. Sayaka gets up too, cautiously walking over to the growing hug pile. You motion towards yourself with your remaining arm, and she reaches over to hug you.
You notice that Homura is the only one not in the pile, a problem that should be remedied immediately. Regrettably, your arms are wrapped around Madoka and Kyoko, so you can't grab her sleeve.
Madoka, bless her heart, seems to be thinking on a similar wavelength to you.
"Homura, why don't you join us?" says Madoka.
Homura shakes her head, and you sigh. Well, three out of four isn't that bad.
To your surprise, you feel an arm lay on your shoulder. You look up to see that Homura has reluctantly joined the pile, with her other arm wrapped around Madoka.
She's got one of Madoka's arms around her shoulders as well, and you smile to yourself. You had promised she would be hugged by Madoka, and you like to keep your promises.
A thought suddenly occurs to you, and you begin to giggle.
"Yuma?" says Madoka. "What is it?"
"Oh, it's just-" you continue giggling, almost unable to get a full sentence out. "I-I'm Homura!"
"What?" Homura says, tilting her head. "What on earth do you mean?"
"Be-because I'm in a hug pile!"
The other stare at you, blank expressions on their faces.
Madoka starts giggling first, and sets off a chain reaction. She takes her hand off your shoulder and puts it over her mouth, trying to stifle her laughter.
Big Sis is next to fall, not bothering to hide her snickers. She leans on you, and by extension everyone else in the pile, causing you all to be pushed back a bit.
Sayaka comes next, shaking her head as she chuckles.
Homura remains passive, though you think you see a hint of betrayal on her face.
It's not even that funny a joke, but combined with the sheer absurdity of the situation it's enough to break the whole bunch of you out of your depressed stupor.
You all extract yourself from the group hug and return to your seats, and Sayaka clears her throat.
"So Yuma, Kyoko," she says. "About that whole familiar thing, I'm not- I'm not sure what to think. Just, I'll get back to you on that in a bit."
"That's okay," you say. "Just try not to get into fights with Big Sis, okay?"
"I'm not making any promises," says Sayaka. "But on a different topic, how can you guys afford to pay for this get-together if you're so poor?"
Oh.
Right.
Restaurants cost money.
That maaaay have been a detail you forgot in your amazing plan.
"You forgot you'd have to pay, didn't you?" says Sayaka. Madoka giggles, and Homura just sighs.
"Well, you may or may not be right," you say. "And Yuma isn't saying you are, just that you might be."
"If you truly aren't able to pay for the meal, I suppose I could cover the cost," says Homura "That goes for the two of you as well, Madoka Kaname and Sayaka Miki."
"You'd do that?" you say. "But paying for five people might be pretty expensive…"
"No need to worry," says Homura. "When my parents died, they left me quite a large sum of money. Quite honestly, it's the nicest thing they ever did for me."
That's a depressing as it is useful, but you'll take what you can get.
The five of your finally open your menus, and spend the time waiting for your food to arrive in complete silence. No one's entirely sure what to say after your speech and Homura offer, so there's a few minutes of awkward silence as you wait for the ramen to arrive. Once it does, everyone's too busy stuffing their faces to chat, you and Kyoko especially.
After the food is eaten and the bill paid, you look around at the others. They all seem about ready to go home and think, but maybe you should suggest a team-building activity? Something light-hearted, like a trip to the arcade, would be good at getting everyone's mind off of the more dreary elements of the earlier conversation; but four magical girls, all together and needing to work with one another? That just begs for a cooperative witch hunt.
It wouldn't be light-hearted, but you know from experience that hunting a witch with a teammate is a great way to bond. After you and Big Sis hunted your first witch together, it was like… it wasn't that you liked each other more, but you trusted her a lot more. It was easier to open up to her once the two of you had fought together against something so horrible, and it would certainly make the four of you better at working together.
What do you do?
[ ] Suggest that you all go hunt a witch.
[ ] Suggest that you all go for a trip to the arcade, or something similarly lighthearted.
[ ] Say goodbye and go home with Kyoko.
--[ ] What do you say to her?
[ ] Write-In
-[x] She was just trying to help you, even if she was being dumb about it.
-[x] Letting familiars go is wrong, but so is breaking into hotels so we can sleep in a bed, or stealing so we can eat. You've never had to pick between doing what's right and dying, and I hope you don't ever have to, but we're not as lucky as you. We don't have families who care about us, or a big territory we got from someone else that has enough witches so that you don't have to pick between letting familiars go or not having enough grief seeds.
"Big Sis Kyoko isn't evil!" you say. "She was just trying to help you!"
"Help me?" says Sayaka. "She wasn't trying to help me, she was trying to get me to let innocent people die so that I can have more grief seeds!"
"She was trying to make you look out for yourself! No one wants you to go murder people, just to not get yourself killed trying to save everyone!"
"Oh, bullshit. Letting familiars go is just plain wrong, and I can't believe you can defend someone who does something so awful!"
"Letting familiars go is wrong, but so is breaking into hotels so we can sleep in a bed, or stealing food so we can eat."
"Like you're saying, it's wrong," says Sayaka. "So why the hell do you do it?" Does she seriously not get what you're saying?
"You've never had to pick between doing what's right and dying, and I hope you don't ever have to, but we're not as lucky as you."
"Dying? Says Sayaka. "Okay, what are you talking abou-" she snaps her head up, eyes widening. "Those weren't just random examples, were they… You… actually have to steal food to survive?"
You nod your head, face somber as you pull your legs to your chest and hug them tight.
"We don't have families who care about us, or a big territory we got from someone else that has enough witches that we don't have to pick between letting familiars go or not having enough grief seeds," you say. "Kyoko and I… we have to look after ourselves. Because no one else ever has." You feel tears prickling at the corner of your eyes, and you sniffle. "Because no one else ever will."
Big Sis puts her arm around your shoulders, pulling you into a one-armed hug. You lean against her and rub at your eyes, trying not to cry.
The other three girls are speechless, though all have different expressions on their faces. Sayaka's eyes are wide, mouth opening and closing without a sound, as if she wants to say something but doesn't know what. Madoka is covering her mouth with her hands, and you see a bit of wetness in the corner of her eyes.
Homura, on the other hand, maintains her usual mask of apathy. You're not sure if she's shocked and doing what she knows best, or if she truly doesn't care, but you really do hope it's the former.
"Yuma, I, I don't I didn't-"
Madoka cuts her off, getting up off her chair and walking around the table. Once she's reached you, she leans down and wraps her arms around you.
"It's okay," she says, holding you tight. "It'll be okay."
You sniffle and wrap an arm around her shoulder. Sayaka gets up too, cautiously walking over to the growing hug pile. You motion towards yourself with your remaining arm, and she reaches over to hug you.
You notice that Homura is the only one not in the pile, a problem that should be remedied immediately. Regrettably, your arms are wrapped around Madoka and Kyoko, so you can't grab her sleeve.
Madoka, bless her heart, seems to be thinking on a similar wavelength to you.
"Homura, why don't you join us?" says Madoka.
Homura shakes her head, and you sigh. Well, three out of four isn't that bad.
To your surprise, you feel an arm lay on your shoulder. You look up to see that Homura has reluctantly joined the pile, with her other arm wrapped around Madoka.
She's got one of Madoka's arms around her shoulders as well, and you smile to yourself. You had promised she would be hugged by Madoka, and you like to keep your promises.
A thought suddenly occurs to you, and you begin to giggle.
"Yuma?" says Madoka. "What is it?"
"Oh, it's just-" you continue giggling, almost unable to get a full sentence out. "I-I'm Homura!"
"What?" Homura says, tilting her head. "What on earth do you mean?"
"Be-because I'm in a hug pile!"
The other stare at you, blank expressions on their faces.
Madoka starts giggling first, and sets off a chain reaction. She takes her hand off your shoulder and puts it over her mouth, trying to stifle her laughter.
Big Sis is next to fall, not bothering to hide her snickers. She leans on you, and by extension everyone else in the pile, causing you all to be pushed back a bit.
Sayaka comes next, shaking her head as she chuckles.
Homura remains passive, though you think you see a hint of betrayal on her face.
It's not even that funny a joke, but combined with the sheer absurdity of the situation it's enough to break the whole bunch of you out of your depressed stupor.
You all extract yourself from the group hug and return to your seats, and Sayaka clears her throat.
"So Yuma, Kyoko," she says. "About that whole familiar thing, I'm not- I'm not sure what to think. Just, I'll get back to you on that in a bit."
"That's okay," you say. "Just try not to get into fights with Big Sis, okay?"
"I'm not making any promises," says Sayaka. "But on a different topic, how can you guys afford to pay for this get-together if you're so poor?"
Oh.
Right.
Restaurants cost money.
That maaaay have been a detail you forgot in your amazing plan.
"You forgot you'd have to pay, didn't you?" says Sayaka. Madoka giggles, and Homura just sighs.
"Well, you may or may not be right," you say. "And Yuma isn't saying you are, just that you might be."
"If you truly aren't able to pay for the meal, I suppose I could cover the cost," says Homura "That goes for the two of you as well, Madoka Kaname and Sayaka Miki."
"You'd do that?" you say. "But paying for five people might be pretty expensive…"
"No need to worry," says Homura. "When my parents died, they left me quite a large sum of money. Quite honestly, it's the nicest thing they ever did for me."
That's a depressing as it is useful, but you'll take what you can get.
The five of your finally open your menus, and spend the time waiting for your food to arrive in complete silence. No one's entirely sure what to say after your speech and Homura offer, so there's a few minutes of awkward silence as you wait for the ramen to arrive. Once it does, everyone's too busy stuffing their faces to chat, you and Kyoko especially.
After the food is eaten and the bill paid, you look around at the others. They all seem about ready to go home and think, but maybe you should suggest a team-building activity? Something light-hearted, like a trip to the arcade, would be good at getting everyone's mind off of the more dreary elements of the earlier conversation; but four magical girls, all together and needing to work with one another? That just begs for a cooperative witch hunt.
It wouldn't be light-hearted, but you know from experience that hunting a witch with a teammate is a great way to bond. After you and Big Sis hunted your first witch together, it was like… it wasn't that you liked each other more, but you trusted her a lot more. It was easier to open up to her once the two of you had fought together against something so horrible, and it would certainly make the four of you better at working together.
What do you do?
[ ] Suggest that you all go hunt a witch.
[ ] Suggest that you all go for a trip to the arcade, or something similarly lighthearted.
[ ] Say goodbye and go home with Kyoko.
--[ ] What do you say to her?
[ ] Write-In
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Lord Chungus
God of Nutella
- Location
- The Hague (it’s where all the cool people are)
[X] Say goodbye and go home with Kyoko.
-[X] Ask Sayaka to get Homura or Kyoko or Yuma before going out to hunt a witch on her own. Even though she can fight just fine, it's safer to have a friend there to help.
-[X] What do you say to Kyoko?
---[X] Abashedly ask if you said too much to the others: she was uncharacteristically quiet, back there. You think it worked out okay, but if she's mad at you, she has to tell you, okay?
Regrettably, you think it's time to go. Sayaka needs time to think, and pushing any harder would just be rude.
"Well, it was fun talking with you guys," you say. "But I guess it's about time to go our own ways, at least for now."
"Yeah, seems so," says Madoka. "Do you two have a phone, or anything we could use to contact you? Wait, no, the whole… Okay, stupid question."
You laugh, and wave it off. "No worries," you say. "Besides, can't we just talk with telepathy?"
"Would it even work for long-distance?" says Sayaka.
"The city we are currently in is not nearly big enough for calls inside it to be called 'long distance', not under any circumstances," says Homura. "And seeing as how telepathy can be used to contact magical girls in other countries, I believe that it would work perfectly fine for us."
Madoka and Sayaka turn to look at each other, obviously confused.
"It can? But then…" Sayaka trails off, deep in thought. Speaking of Sayaka…
"Hey, Sayaka," you say. "Before we go, Yuma has a favor to ask from you."
"Oh-uh, sure, what is it?" says Sayaka.
"The next time you go hunting a witch, could you call Kyoko, or Yuma, or even Homura for help? Witches can be really tough, even for super-cool people like Big Sis Kyoko. Even though you can fight just fine, it's safer to have a friend there to help."
"I-I'll think about it," says Sayaka. "Still not sure if I like you guys or not, remember? Anyway, see you later."
She walks away, and Madoka waves goodbye as she follows.
It's just you, Kyoko, and Homura now. Homura sighs, rubbing her forehead as she turns her gaze to you.
"I wish you the best of luck, Yuma Chitose and Kyoko Sakura. Do try not to get yourselves killed while I'm gone"
She runs a hand through her hair, flipping it over her shoulder as she turns to walk away. Your senses are on full alert, but you still can't sense any magic being used.
She must be really good at hiding things.
Now that you and Big Sis are alone, you wonder what to say to her. She had been a bit quiet lately. Was she angry at you for saying too much? Did she hate you for giving away to many personal details?
Oh, you sure hope not.
"Well, what're ya waiting for?" says Kyoko, who has rudely started walking in the middle of your internal monologue. "Are you just going to stand there, or are you going to come with me?"
You jog over until you're standing beside her, joining her on her walk. She stays quiet for a few minutes as you tear your mental hair out, trying to figure out what you did wrong.
Well, you were telling Big Sis to be more open about this kind of thing, so you figure you might as well just ask her.
"H-hey, Big Sis?" you say.
"What is it, twerp?"
"Back at the restaurant, you were… you were really quiet. Did I say too much about, you know, everything?"
"Yuma, what are you-"
"Kyoko, are… are you angry with me? Because I-"
Ever rude, Kyoko doesn't wait for you to finish before bursting out in laughter.
"B-Big Sis…"
"Oh, Yuma. You are one weird little hug-monster," says Kyoko. She reaches down, roughly tousling your hair as you try to bat her hands away.
"Soooo… you're not angry at me?"
"No, Yuma, I'm not angry at you."
Whoohoo! Mission success!
"It's just…"
Houston, we have a problem.
Kyoko sighs, running a hand through her hair.
"It's just, you brought up a lot of heavy shit, Yuma. And I'm not angry at you, the situation really did call for it, I'm just… Remembering a few things I don't want to."
So she is sad because of you. Well, poop.
"Then Big Sis, why aren't you angry with me? If I brought up some things that should have stayed down, then shouldn't you- shouldn't you be angry at me?"
There, you said it. You're the first person to say you don't want Big Sis angry at you, but you also know that you must have messed up to get her like this, and you deserve some blame for it.
"Yuma, you don't get it. When you started talking about how we had to do shit to survive, and how we're all alone, it got me thinking. And sure, maybe they weren't happy thoughts, but I don't blame you for making me have them."
"But, I did other things too! I said way too much personal stuff about you, like, like how your parents are dead, or even about you being gay! I, I shouldn't have just said that, but you're acting like it was no big deal!"
"Because it was! Yuma, do you honestly think I'm gonna be mad at you for saying I'm gay?" Kyoko quirks her eyebrow, as if teasing you.
"You don't care? But you really didn't want me to say it, and then you got embarrassed, and, and, you got sad when I mentioned your family, and, and-"
Kyoko interrupts you, crouching down and putting her hands on your shoulders.
"Yuma, calm down. I'm not angry at you, and I shouldn't be angry at you, so just take deep breaths."
You do as she says, shoulders trembling as you breathe in and out. Looking around, you can see that no one's around to see your almost-breakdown.
"Now, Yuma, you've got to listen closely now. I don't care that you said some personal stuff about me. I'm not angry that you brought up my parents, or that you said I was gay, or even that you shouted it at the top of your lungs. I trust you, Yuma, and if you thought that my family was relevant to the argument than it probably was. Hell, you didn't even say what happened to my family, or even that I didn't have one!"
"I-I know, but still… and what about telling them you're gay! You should have done that once you were comfortable enough to say it, not have to watch me scream it at the top of my lungs. Especially after you tried to stop me."
"Oh, you think I care about that? If they're going to make a big issue of it, then better they do it now, before I have the chance to start liking them. And honestly, who the hell cares if some random restaurant people who I'll never see again know that I'm gay? I'm not going to lose any sleep over it, and you shouldn't either."
"But… then why didn't you want me to say anything?"
"Honestly?" she looks around, making sure the path is clear. Leaning down, she whispers in your ear. "I thought you were going to say I had a crush on Sayaka."
Oh.
"But then why were you so embarrassed once I had said something different?" you say. "Unless... Big Sis, did you think they would suspect you're crushing on Sayaka now that they know you're gay?"
"Well, if you think I have a crush on her, what's to say they don't think the same?"
Kyoko's smiling, back to her usual cheery self. That's good, right?
"Big Sis, I think there's a good reason why I think you're crushing on Sayaka, and why you worry about them thinking that. Kyoko is it possible that you… have a crush on Sayaka?"
Kyoko scoffs, thumping you on the back in what you think is supposed to be a friendly gesture.
"Yuma, why are you so hung up on that?"
"Because I want you to be happy, and you seem attracted to her?"
"Oh. Well, that was pretty direct."
Kyoko stretches, looking up at the sky as she balances on the tips of her toes.
"But Big Sis, if hearing Yuma talk about Sayaka all the time is getting on your nerves, then I can stop…"
"Nah, it's not that bad," she says. "And yeah, I guess she is kinda cute…"
Oh?
OHOHOHO?
"WELL WELL WELL WELL, WHAT HAVE WE HERE?" you yell, leaning in as far as you can go.
Kyoko stumbles back, surprised by your sudden closeness, and you step forward to make up for the difference.
"Yuma, what are you-"
"Could it be, just maybe, that my amazing Big Sis has been overpowered by her own Big Gay, and is simply being a whatchamacallit, a tsundere?"
"Yuma, you're being weird,"
"I'M ALWAYS WEIRD!"
Big sis begins chuckling, and you join in on her laughter. The two of you lean on each other for support, too preoccupied with laughter to stand on your own.
Her laughter suddenly cuts out, and you look up to see her carefree smile morphing into a terrible, terrible grin.
"Hey always weird," she says. "I'm Kyoko."
Did she just...
No...
"Kyoko, I don't think I can call you my Big Sis anymore," you say. She's laughing even harder than before, proud of her joke.
Shaking your head, you patiently wait for her eventual return to sanity and hope that someday, somehow, you can find it in yourself to forgive her for this atrocity.
After almost a minute, Kyoko's calmed down.
"So, Yuma," she says. "What should we do now?"
Truly a question for the ages.
You still want to get something done today, but the temptation to go back to the hotel room and watch movies with Big Sis is rather strong. It's been a long.. Day? No, you've only been up for a few hours, and the bit before lunch was rather pleasant. Lunch? Sure, you'll go with that. You've had a long lunch, and some relaxation may be in order.
It is one in the afternoon, and your schedule is free.
What do you do?
[ ] Hunt a witch with Big Sis Kyoko.
[ ] Train with Big Sis Kyoko.
[ ] Watch movies with Big Sis Kyoko.
--[ ] What to watch? Write-In.
-[X] Ask Sayaka to get Homura or Kyoko or Yuma before going out to hunt a witch on her own. Even though she can fight just fine, it's safer to have a friend there to help.
-[X] What do you say to Kyoko?
---[X] Abashedly ask if you said too much to the others: she was uncharacteristically quiet, back there. You think it worked out okay, but if she's mad at you, she has to tell you, okay?
Regrettably, you think it's time to go. Sayaka needs time to think, and pushing any harder would just be rude.
"Well, it was fun talking with you guys," you say. "But I guess it's about time to go our own ways, at least for now."
"Yeah, seems so," says Madoka. "Do you two have a phone, or anything we could use to contact you? Wait, no, the whole… Okay, stupid question."
You laugh, and wave it off. "No worries," you say. "Besides, can't we just talk with telepathy?"
"Would it even work for long-distance?" says Sayaka.
"The city we are currently in is not nearly big enough for calls inside it to be called 'long distance', not under any circumstances," says Homura. "And seeing as how telepathy can be used to contact magical girls in other countries, I believe that it would work perfectly fine for us."
Madoka and Sayaka turn to look at each other, obviously confused.
"It can? But then…" Sayaka trails off, deep in thought. Speaking of Sayaka…
"Hey, Sayaka," you say. "Before we go, Yuma has a favor to ask from you."
"Oh-uh, sure, what is it?" says Sayaka.
"The next time you go hunting a witch, could you call Kyoko, or Yuma, or even Homura for help? Witches can be really tough, even for super-cool people like Big Sis Kyoko. Even though you can fight just fine, it's safer to have a friend there to help."
"I-I'll think about it," says Sayaka. "Still not sure if I like you guys or not, remember? Anyway, see you later."
She walks away, and Madoka waves goodbye as she follows.
It's just you, Kyoko, and Homura now. Homura sighs, rubbing her forehead as she turns her gaze to you.
"I wish you the best of luck, Yuma Chitose and Kyoko Sakura. Do try not to get yourselves killed while I'm gone"
She runs a hand through her hair, flipping it over her shoulder as she turns to walk away. Your senses are on full alert, but you still can't sense any magic being used.
She must be really good at hiding things.
Now that you and Big Sis are alone, you wonder what to say to her. She had been a bit quiet lately. Was she angry at you for saying too much? Did she hate you for giving away to many personal details?
Oh, you sure hope not.
"Well, what're ya waiting for?" says Kyoko, who has rudely started walking in the middle of your internal monologue. "Are you just going to stand there, or are you going to come with me?"
You jog over until you're standing beside her, joining her on her walk. She stays quiet for a few minutes as you tear your mental hair out, trying to figure out what you did wrong.
Well, you were telling Big Sis to be more open about this kind of thing, so you figure you might as well just ask her.
"H-hey, Big Sis?" you say.
"What is it, twerp?"
"Back at the restaurant, you were… you were really quiet. Did I say too much about, you know, everything?"
"Yuma, what are you-"
"Kyoko, are… are you angry with me? Because I-"
Ever rude, Kyoko doesn't wait for you to finish before bursting out in laughter.
"B-Big Sis…"
"Oh, Yuma. You are one weird little hug-monster," says Kyoko. She reaches down, roughly tousling your hair as you try to bat her hands away.
"Soooo… you're not angry at me?"
"No, Yuma, I'm not angry at you."
Whoohoo! Mission success!
"It's just…"
Houston, we have a problem.
Kyoko sighs, running a hand through her hair.
"It's just, you brought up a lot of heavy shit, Yuma. And I'm not angry at you, the situation really did call for it, I'm just… Remembering a few things I don't want to."
So she is sad because of you. Well, poop.
"Then Big Sis, why aren't you angry with me? If I brought up some things that should have stayed down, then shouldn't you- shouldn't you be angry at me?"
There, you said it. You're the first person to say you don't want Big Sis angry at you, but you also know that you must have messed up to get her like this, and you deserve some blame for it.
"Yuma, you don't get it. When you started talking about how we had to do shit to survive, and how we're all alone, it got me thinking. And sure, maybe they weren't happy thoughts, but I don't blame you for making me have them."
"But, I did other things too! I said way too much personal stuff about you, like, like how your parents are dead, or even about you being gay! I, I shouldn't have just said that, but you're acting like it was no big deal!"
"Because it was! Yuma, do you honestly think I'm gonna be mad at you for saying I'm gay?" Kyoko quirks her eyebrow, as if teasing you.
"You don't care? But you really didn't want me to say it, and then you got embarrassed, and, and, you got sad when I mentioned your family, and, and-"
Kyoko interrupts you, crouching down and putting her hands on your shoulders.
"Yuma, calm down. I'm not angry at you, and I shouldn't be angry at you, so just take deep breaths."
You do as she says, shoulders trembling as you breathe in and out. Looking around, you can see that no one's around to see your almost-breakdown.
"Now, Yuma, you've got to listen closely now. I don't care that you said some personal stuff about me. I'm not angry that you brought up my parents, or that you said I was gay, or even that you shouted it at the top of your lungs. I trust you, Yuma, and if you thought that my family was relevant to the argument than it probably was. Hell, you didn't even say what happened to my family, or even that I didn't have one!"
"I-I know, but still… and what about telling them you're gay! You should have done that once you were comfortable enough to say it, not have to watch me scream it at the top of my lungs. Especially after you tried to stop me."
"Oh, you think I care about that? If they're going to make a big issue of it, then better they do it now, before I have the chance to start liking them. And honestly, who the hell cares if some random restaurant people who I'll never see again know that I'm gay? I'm not going to lose any sleep over it, and you shouldn't either."
"But… then why didn't you want me to say anything?"
"Honestly?" she looks around, making sure the path is clear. Leaning down, she whispers in your ear. "I thought you were going to say I had a crush on Sayaka."
Oh.
"But then why were you so embarrassed once I had said something different?" you say. "Unless... Big Sis, did you think they would suspect you're crushing on Sayaka now that they know you're gay?"
"Well, if you think I have a crush on her, what's to say they don't think the same?"
Kyoko's smiling, back to her usual cheery self. That's good, right?
"Big Sis, I think there's a good reason why I think you're crushing on Sayaka, and why you worry about them thinking that. Kyoko is it possible that you… have a crush on Sayaka?"
Kyoko scoffs, thumping you on the back in what you think is supposed to be a friendly gesture.
"Yuma, why are you so hung up on that?"
"Because I want you to be happy, and you seem attracted to her?"
"Oh. Well, that was pretty direct."
Kyoko stretches, looking up at the sky as she balances on the tips of her toes.
"But Big Sis, if hearing Yuma talk about Sayaka all the time is getting on your nerves, then I can stop…"
"Nah, it's not that bad," she says. "And yeah, I guess she is kinda cute…"
Oh?
OHOHOHO?
"WELL WELL WELL WELL, WHAT HAVE WE HERE?" you yell, leaning in as far as you can go.
Kyoko stumbles back, surprised by your sudden closeness, and you step forward to make up for the difference.
"Yuma, what are you-"
"Could it be, just maybe, that my amazing Big Sis has been overpowered by her own Big Gay, and is simply being a whatchamacallit, a tsundere?"
"Yuma, you're being weird,"
"I'M ALWAYS WEIRD!"
Big sis begins chuckling, and you join in on her laughter. The two of you lean on each other for support, too preoccupied with laughter to stand on your own.
Her laughter suddenly cuts out, and you look up to see her carefree smile morphing into a terrible, terrible grin.
"Hey always weird," she says. "I'm Kyoko."
Did she just...
No...
"Kyoko, I don't think I can call you my Big Sis anymore," you say. She's laughing even harder than before, proud of her joke.
Shaking your head, you patiently wait for her eventual return to sanity and hope that someday, somehow, you can find it in yourself to forgive her for this atrocity.
After almost a minute, Kyoko's calmed down.
"So, Yuma," she says. "What should we do now?"
Truly a question for the ages.
You still want to get something done today, but the temptation to go back to the hotel room and watch movies with Big Sis is rather strong. It's been a long.. Day? No, you've only been up for a few hours, and the bit before lunch was rather pleasant. Lunch? Sure, you'll go with that. You've had a long lunch, and some relaxation may be in order.
It is one in the afternoon, and your schedule is free.
What do you do?
[ ] Hunt a witch with Big Sis Kyoko.
[ ] Train with Big Sis Kyoko.
[ ] Watch movies with Big Sis Kyoko.
--[ ] What to watch? Write-In.
Acclimitization 2.5
Lord Chungus
God of Nutella
- Location
- The Hague (it’s where all the cool people are)
[X] Train with Big Sis Kyoko.
"Want to go train?" you say.
"Sounds good to me," says Kyoko. "But that raises a different question, that being where we should go to train."
Hmm. You hadn't considered that.
"Maybe we can find some abandoned place," says Kyoko, beginning to walk down the street. "But where would one be?"
"Why don't we just ask Homura?" you say. "She lives here, and she's been a magical girl for a while, so she should know some good training spots."
"Yeah, that sounds good," says Kyoko. "You wanna do the honors?"
You shrug, and call out telepathically.
"Hey, Homura, I've got a question," you say. "Do you know if there are any good places to train? Abandoned, hidden, that kind of thing?"
"Yes, actually, I do know of some. There's an abandoned junkyard over on the south side of the city, near where you are. Just head south and it should be past the warehouse."
"Thanks!" you say. "See you later!"
"Try not to get yourself killed," she says.
You start walking in the direction you think is south, but stop when Big Sis Kyoko calls out your name.
"Yuma, where are you going?" she says.
"To the junkyard!" you say.
"What junkyard?" says Kyoko.
"The junkyard Homura told us about!"
"Wait a second… You mean the junkyard she must have told you about over telepathy?"
"Yes!"
"The telepathy that I couldn't hear?"
"Y-Yes?"
Kyoko sighs, shaking her head as she pats your shoulder.
"Do you see the problem with that?"
"Yes…" You hang your head, defeated, and Kyoko lets out a laugh.
"Now, where did you say the place was?"
"South side of the city, just past the warehouse…"
Big Sis Kyoko grabs your hand, dragging you along with her. She's not walking too fast, but she does keep a brisk pace; you may have all day, but acting like you did tends to leave you wandering around in the middle of the night, wondering where the time went.
As you walk, you mentally prepare yourself for the training. You'll be using your magic, most likely, and you can never be too safe.
You wished to help Big Sis Kyoko, and your magic reflects that. Your main ability is your healing magic, but it's not your only ability. Your magic abilities are built to complement Big Sis, to shore up her weaknesses and rely on her strengths. Your weapon is weird, an odd cross between a staff and a mace. It's pure white, with a large orb on the top. The orb's got eyes, oddly enough, and something you think might be a tail coming out the top, but you are no master of orb biology. You can use it to cast your healing, but you can also use it for some strong attacks, infusing it with magic and then smashing whatever's in your way. You can also smash it on the ground and use your magic to stun anything near you, giving Kyoko ample time to tear her way through the immobile opposition.
You're not as skilled with your weapon as Kyoko is, not even close, but any witch too tough to be impaled by Kyoko's spear can usually be beaten down by your mace. To top it all off, your magic is incredibly cheap. If you ended up putting Big Sis in danger because you went through magic faster than she did, that wouldn't be very helpful, and you specifically wished to help her out.
You're rather well-rounded in terms of magic, with healing, crowd control, and even some offensive power, but without Kyoko you would have a hard time finishing off witches; spears are much better than maces when it comes to giving killing blows.
"Earth to Yuma," says Kyoko. "You there?"
You snap to attention, nearly tripping over yourself.
"I'm here, I'm here!" you say. "What's happening?"
"We're here, ya big doof. Good thing I was holding your hand, or you might have wandered off into nowhere. Now, are ya ready to train?"
You nod your head enthusiastically, and the two of you manifest your soul gems at the same time. You race to transform before she does, but when the light fades she's smirking and holding a spear.
"I win again," says Kyoko. "You've got it down to under two seconds though, so you're getting better."
The two of you do this, seeing who can transform the fastest, because Kyoko says it could be important if you fight a magical girl. Whoever transforms first attacks first, so you can't waste any time looking silly.
"So, what are the rules?" you say. "Are we doing the usual?"
"Sure, why not," says Kyoko. "No magic on my part, and you can enhance your weapon. We start five feet apart, and we go on one."
The two of you walk away until you're at the proper distance and drop into battle stances.
The first time you had brought up training, Big Sis had laughed it off as impractical. She said it would waste too much magic that could be used hunting witches, and that you would get better with time anyway. But once she figured out just how cheap your magic was, she had decided that you needed to learn how to fight. "No sciency bullshit," she had said. "You've got to learn to use the tricks you have now before you come up with new ones, and you need to learn how to actually fight before anything else."
Seeing how she routinely beat you with nothing but a spear or two, you were inclined to agree with her.
"Three, two, one!"
Kyoko blasts forward, spear held to her side as you keep your weapon in front of you. The two of you play an incredibly dangerous game of chicken, waiting to see who flinches first.
You've learned by now that attacking Kyoko when she's expecting it is a waste of time at best, as she's quick enough to dodge your slow swings and eager to capitalize on your defenseless back. Likewise, Kyoko's learned not to attack too wildly, lest you take the opening and land a solid hit. So now the two of you wait, goading the other into attacking.
You don't have much time to goad, seeing as how she's practically flying at you, but magical reflexes make things far more dramatic.
In the end, it's you who blinks first, stepping to the side and bringing your mace back to swing at her midsection. Kyoko slams the wooden part of her spear onto the head of your mace, using the momentum to flip over and poking you in the back of the knee with her spear but as she lands. You fall down onto that knee, partly out of respect for Kyoko using the blunt end and partially because it hurts anyway, and Kyoko spins around to face you.
She rushes, spear pointed at your throat, and you keep your mace rested on the ground. Only two more seconds until you can get up, the amount of time it would take for you to heal the injury if this were an actual fight, but Kyoko's intent on ending the spar before then.
She sticks her spear but-first into the ground, using it to propel herself over you, but you've expected this. You roll forwards as she leaps, keeping your mace on your back to block her swipe and turning around to see that she's too far away to hit you, at least for now.
One second until you can stand.
Kyoko rushes forward, keeping her spear level for a stab, and you smash the bottom of your mace into the ground. The magic you've imbued it with creates a shockwave, just strong enough to make Kyoko stumble, but that's all you need.
You whip your mace forward, pushing magic into the tail at the head of your mace and watching as it smacks Kyoko in the legs, sending her even further off balance.
You use your mace to hoist yourself up, using the momentum to swing it as hard as you can at Kyoko. There's no magic, but a solid hit from this should be enough to put her down for a bit. Kyoko reels back, dodging your swing but ending up falling on her back. You grin, and bring your mace above your head for a devastating downward blow.
Despite your strength, you know Kyoko can take it. You're not sure if it's because of your wish, or just because you don't want to, but you've found that nothing you do can seriously hurt Kyoko.
You bring your mace down, and the clang of metal on metal at the same time you feel cold steel press against your shoulder.
Kyoko's manifested a second spear and pointed it above her, so that you almost impaled yourself on it. Her first spear is grasped in one hand, and currently holding your mace above her head. Both spears are pressed into the ground, giving them good support in a usually awkward position.
"Game over, twerp. Looks like I win, again."
You sigh, and straighten yourself up. You offer her your hand and she accepts your help up, still grinning.
"That makes it what, ten-nil for me?" she says.
"Yeah yeah, laugh it up," you say. "I'm a healer, not a fighter!"
"For a not-fighter, you smash things pretty damn hard," says Kyoko "And what was that trick with the tail thingy?"
"Just something I came up with," you say. "Oh, we forgot to check! You still have our grief seeds?"
She nods, pulling two clean grief seeds out of her pocket. One was a spare that you had been able to save, and the other was from the last witch in Kazamino.
"I got em right here," says Kyoko. "How's your gem doing?"
You manifest your soul gem, checking how much corruption it has. You're still pretty clean, maybe a quarter of the way through your magic reserves. The magic used from sparing was maybe almost nothing, so little that you would have to get into large fractions to make a full estimate. You've got nearly an eighth corruption from general wear and tear before you arrived in Mitakihara, with the other eighth coming from the sadness you were feeling last night and during lunch. The "magic reserves" thing is actually quite tricky when you think about it; it would seem that you should only cleanse when near full corruption, but Kyoko's explained that your mind goes to bad places if you get over half, and you might not remember to cleanse.
Kyoko herself is doing a bit better than you, maybe a sixth of the way through her reserves. You curse grief seeds and their complete nonsense, not for the first time. Why would they only work three times before expiring, why?
Two more rounds produce the same result, if somewhat more lopsided now that Kyoko's caught on to your trick with the tail. Restraining your magic usage is weird, but very useful for cutting down on magic-reliance.
"So, what do we do now?" Kyoko says after kicking your butt for the third time in a row. "It's getting kind of dark out, actually. Guess getting here took longer than I thought…"
"Why don't we head back where we came from and figure out what to do while on the way?" you say.
Kyoko shrugs, and leads the way back home.
The two of you spend the walk chatting away, teasing each other about anything and everything. Byt the time you're back in an area you recognize, it's almost five-thirty in the evening.
"I say we have something western for dinner," says Kyoko. "Maybe pizza. Pizza?"
"Ehh, we had pizza a few days ago," you say.
"And we've had fried egg and cheese sandwiches for breakfast how many times in a row?" says Kyoko.
"Twelve," you say.
"Then I think we can handle a bit of pizza."
You shrug. Pizza is pretty good, and you're not too peeved with having it again. It's at that moment that a brilliant idea strikes you, and you hop up and down in excitement.
"We should invite Homura to have supper with us!" you say. "Sayaka and Madoka might be all sad and think-y, but Homura isn't sad at all!"
"Are you sure?" says Kyoko. "We just had lunch with her, and Homura doesn't strike me as much of a social butterfly."
"So she's a caterpillar right now, but we have to be the shell thingy that turns her into a butterfly! We have to metamorphis her until she can be a regular human, with passable social skills!"
"You're thinking a bit far ahead," says Kyoko. "Maybe we should just..." she trails off, staring into the distance.
"Big Sis?" you say. "What is it?"
"Oh, nothing," says Kyoko. "Just sensed a witch, that's all."
A witch?
"How close is it?" you say.
"Not too far," says Kyoko. "Maybe a few blocks north?"
"Should we hunt it?" you say, trying to find the witches presence.
"I dunno. If we want to do a big group-hunt with Sayaka and Homura then we should probably wait until tomorrow, give them some time to rest. What do you say?"
What do you say?
You must admit, the thought of supper is appetizing, especially if you can get Homura to eat with you. And yet, can you really just leave the witch be? It could hurt people while you wait, and you can always find another witch to hunt with Sayaka and Homura.
But then there's your grief seed situation. You don't have any urgent need for them this moment, and you're in fact a bit high on corruption right now, but is that enough to make ignoring it a better option?
And if you do hunt the witch, what do you do with Madoka? Do you invite her with you?
What do you do?
[ ] Go back to the hotel and eat supper with Big Sis Kyoko.
--[ ] Invite Homura.
--[ ] Invite Sayaka and Madoka
--[ ] Plan to hunt the witch tomorrow.
[ ] Hunt the Witch with Big Sis Kyoko.
--[ ] Invite Homura to come with you.
--[ ] Invite Sayaka to come with you.
--[ ] Invite Madoka with you.
[ ]Something else? (Write-In)
"Want to go train?" you say.
"Sounds good to me," says Kyoko. "But that raises a different question, that being where we should go to train."
Hmm. You hadn't considered that.
"Maybe we can find some abandoned place," says Kyoko, beginning to walk down the street. "But where would one be?"
"Why don't we just ask Homura?" you say. "She lives here, and she's been a magical girl for a while, so she should know some good training spots."
"Yeah, that sounds good," says Kyoko. "You wanna do the honors?"
You shrug, and call out telepathically.
"Hey, Homura, I've got a question," you say. "Do you know if there are any good places to train? Abandoned, hidden, that kind of thing?"
"Yes, actually, I do know of some. There's an abandoned junkyard over on the south side of the city, near where you are. Just head south and it should be past the warehouse."
"Thanks!" you say. "See you later!"
"Try not to get yourself killed," she says.
You start walking in the direction you think is south, but stop when Big Sis Kyoko calls out your name.
"Yuma, where are you going?" she says.
"To the junkyard!" you say.
"What junkyard?" says Kyoko.
"The junkyard Homura told us about!"
"Wait a second… You mean the junkyard she must have told you about over telepathy?"
"Yes!"
"The telepathy that I couldn't hear?"
"Y-Yes?"
Kyoko sighs, shaking her head as she pats your shoulder.
"Do you see the problem with that?"
"Yes…" You hang your head, defeated, and Kyoko lets out a laugh.
"Now, where did you say the place was?"
"South side of the city, just past the warehouse…"
Big Sis Kyoko grabs your hand, dragging you along with her. She's not walking too fast, but she does keep a brisk pace; you may have all day, but acting like you did tends to leave you wandering around in the middle of the night, wondering where the time went.
As you walk, you mentally prepare yourself for the training. You'll be using your magic, most likely, and you can never be too safe.
You wished to help Big Sis Kyoko, and your magic reflects that. Your main ability is your healing magic, but it's not your only ability. Your magic abilities are built to complement Big Sis, to shore up her weaknesses and rely on her strengths. Your weapon is weird, an odd cross between a staff and a mace. It's pure white, with a large orb on the top. The orb's got eyes, oddly enough, and something you think might be a tail coming out the top, but you are no master of orb biology. You can use it to cast your healing, but you can also use it for some strong attacks, infusing it with magic and then smashing whatever's in your way. You can also smash it on the ground and use your magic to stun anything near you, giving Kyoko ample time to tear her way through the immobile opposition.
You're not as skilled with your weapon as Kyoko is, not even close, but any witch too tough to be impaled by Kyoko's spear can usually be beaten down by your mace. To top it all off, your magic is incredibly cheap. If you ended up putting Big Sis in danger because you went through magic faster than she did, that wouldn't be very helpful, and you specifically wished to help her out.
You're rather well-rounded in terms of magic, with healing, crowd control, and even some offensive power, but without Kyoko you would have a hard time finishing off witches; spears are much better than maces when it comes to giving killing blows.
"Earth to Yuma," says Kyoko. "You there?"
You snap to attention, nearly tripping over yourself.
"I'm here, I'm here!" you say. "What's happening?"
"We're here, ya big doof. Good thing I was holding your hand, or you might have wandered off into nowhere. Now, are ya ready to train?"
You nod your head enthusiastically, and the two of you manifest your soul gems at the same time. You race to transform before she does, but when the light fades she's smirking and holding a spear.
"I win again," says Kyoko. "You've got it down to under two seconds though, so you're getting better."
The two of you do this, seeing who can transform the fastest, because Kyoko says it could be important if you fight a magical girl. Whoever transforms first attacks first, so you can't waste any time looking silly.
"So, what are the rules?" you say. "Are we doing the usual?"
"Sure, why not," says Kyoko. "No magic on my part, and you can enhance your weapon. We start five feet apart, and we go on one."
The two of you walk away until you're at the proper distance and drop into battle stances.
The first time you had brought up training, Big Sis had laughed it off as impractical. She said it would waste too much magic that could be used hunting witches, and that you would get better with time anyway. But once she figured out just how cheap your magic was, she had decided that you needed to learn how to fight. "No sciency bullshit," she had said. "You've got to learn to use the tricks you have now before you come up with new ones, and you need to learn how to actually fight before anything else."
Seeing how she routinely beat you with nothing but a spear or two, you were inclined to agree with her.
"Three, two, one!"
Kyoko blasts forward, spear held to her side as you keep your weapon in front of you. The two of you play an incredibly dangerous game of chicken, waiting to see who flinches first.
You've learned by now that attacking Kyoko when she's expecting it is a waste of time at best, as she's quick enough to dodge your slow swings and eager to capitalize on your defenseless back. Likewise, Kyoko's learned not to attack too wildly, lest you take the opening and land a solid hit. So now the two of you wait, goading the other into attacking.
You don't have much time to goad, seeing as how she's practically flying at you, but magical reflexes make things far more dramatic.
In the end, it's you who blinks first, stepping to the side and bringing your mace back to swing at her midsection. Kyoko slams the wooden part of her spear onto the head of your mace, using the momentum to flip over and poking you in the back of the knee with her spear but as she lands. You fall down onto that knee, partly out of respect for Kyoko using the blunt end and partially because it hurts anyway, and Kyoko spins around to face you.
She rushes, spear pointed at your throat, and you keep your mace rested on the ground. Only two more seconds until you can get up, the amount of time it would take for you to heal the injury if this were an actual fight, but Kyoko's intent on ending the spar before then.
She sticks her spear but-first into the ground, using it to propel herself over you, but you've expected this. You roll forwards as she leaps, keeping your mace on your back to block her swipe and turning around to see that she's too far away to hit you, at least for now.
One second until you can stand.
Kyoko rushes forward, keeping her spear level for a stab, and you smash the bottom of your mace into the ground. The magic you've imbued it with creates a shockwave, just strong enough to make Kyoko stumble, but that's all you need.
You whip your mace forward, pushing magic into the tail at the head of your mace and watching as it smacks Kyoko in the legs, sending her even further off balance.
You use your mace to hoist yourself up, using the momentum to swing it as hard as you can at Kyoko. There's no magic, but a solid hit from this should be enough to put her down for a bit. Kyoko reels back, dodging your swing but ending up falling on her back. You grin, and bring your mace above your head for a devastating downward blow.
Despite your strength, you know Kyoko can take it. You're not sure if it's because of your wish, or just because you don't want to, but you've found that nothing you do can seriously hurt Kyoko.
You bring your mace down, and the clang of metal on metal at the same time you feel cold steel press against your shoulder.
Kyoko's manifested a second spear and pointed it above her, so that you almost impaled yourself on it. Her first spear is grasped in one hand, and currently holding your mace above her head. Both spears are pressed into the ground, giving them good support in a usually awkward position.
"Game over, twerp. Looks like I win, again."
You sigh, and straighten yourself up. You offer her your hand and she accepts your help up, still grinning.
"That makes it what, ten-nil for me?" she says.
"Yeah yeah, laugh it up," you say. "I'm a healer, not a fighter!"
"For a not-fighter, you smash things pretty damn hard," says Kyoko "And what was that trick with the tail thingy?"
"Just something I came up with," you say. "Oh, we forgot to check! You still have our grief seeds?"
She nods, pulling two clean grief seeds out of her pocket. One was a spare that you had been able to save, and the other was from the last witch in Kazamino.
"I got em right here," says Kyoko. "How's your gem doing?"
You manifest your soul gem, checking how much corruption it has. You're still pretty clean, maybe a quarter of the way through your magic reserves. The magic used from sparing was maybe almost nothing, so little that you would have to get into large fractions to make a full estimate. You've got nearly an eighth corruption from general wear and tear before you arrived in Mitakihara, with the other eighth coming from the sadness you were feeling last night and during lunch. The "magic reserves" thing is actually quite tricky when you think about it; it would seem that you should only cleanse when near full corruption, but Kyoko's explained that your mind goes to bad places if you get over half, and you might not remember to cleanse.
Kyoko herself is doing a bit better than you, maybe a sixth of the way through her reserves. You curse grief seeds and their complete nonsense, not for the first time. Why would they only work three times before expiring, why?
Two more rounds produce the same result, if somewhat more lopsided now that Kyoko's caught on to your trick with the tail. Restraining your magic usage is weird, but very useful for cutting down on magic-reliance.
"So, what do we do now?" Kyoko says after kicking your butt for the third time in a row. "It's getting kind of dark out, actually. Guess getting here took longer than I thought…"
"Why don't we head back where we came from and figure out what to do while on the way?" you say.
Kyoko shrugs, and leads the way back home.
The two of you spend the walk chatting away, teasing each other about anything and everything. Byt the time you're back in an area you recognize, it's almost five-thirty in the evening.
"I say we have something western for dinner," says Kyoko. "Maybe pizza. Pizza?"
"Ehh, we had pizza a few days ago," you say.
"And we've had fried egg and cheese sandwiches for breakfast how many times in a row?" says Kyoko.
"Twelve," you say.
"Then I think we can handle a bit of pizza."
You shrug. Pizza is pretty good, and you're not too peeved with having it again. It's at that moment that a brilliant idea strikes you, and you hop up and down in excitement.
"We should invite Homura to have supper with us!" you say. "Sayaka and Madoka might be all sad and think-y, but Homura isn't sad at all!"
"Are you sure?" says Kyoko. "We just had lunch with her, and Homura doesn't strike me as much of a social butterfly."
"So she's a caterpillar right now, but we have to be the shell thingy that turns her into a butterfly! We have to metamorphis her until she can be a regular human, with passable social skills!"
"You're thinking a bit far ahead," says Kyoko. "Maybe we should just..." she trails off, staring into the distance.
"Big Sis?" you say. "What is it?"
"Oh, nothing," says Kyoko. "Just sensed a witch, that's all."
A witch?
"How close is it?" you say.
"Not too far," says Kyoko. "Maybe a few blocks north?"
"Should we hunt it?" you say, trying to find the witches presence.
"I dunno. If we want to do a big group-hunt with Sayaka and Homura then we should probably wait until tomorrow, give them some time to rest. What do you say?"
What do you say?
You must admit, the thought of supper is appetizing, especially if you can get Homura to eat with you. And yet, can you really just leave the witch be? It could hurt people while you wait, and you can always find another witch to hunt with Sayaka and Homura.
But then there's your grief seed situation. You don't have any urgent need for them this moment, and you're in fact a bit high on corruption right now, but is that enough to make ignoring it a better option?
And if you do hunt the witch, what do you do with Madoka? Do you invite her with you?
What do you do?
[ ] Go back to the hotel and eat supper with Big Sis Kyoko.
--[ ] Invite Homura.
--[ ] Invite Sayaka and Madoka
--[ ] Plan to hunt the witch tomorrow.
[ ] Hunt the Witch with Big Sis Kyoko.
--[ ] Invite Homura to come with you.
--[ ] Invite Sayaka to come with you.
--[ ] Invite Madoka with you.
[ ]Something else? (Write-In)
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