Spector29
It Only Gets Worse From Here
I'd consider it, but in a format like this all it does is basically give people two votes.
[X] I want to be a magical girl!
[X]How to fight. You want to be able to protect yourself, in case anything bad might happen and Uncle isn't around.
[X]How to fight. You want to be able to protect yourself, in case anything bad might happen and Uncle isn't around.
O.1- The Three Amigos
Spector29
It Only Gets Worse From Here
I said I'd update, and I didn't. Well, I didn't really promise anything, but this idea was kicking around so I made it anyway. Hopefully you can pick out who Uncle is from all the clues so far. I'm still not going to tell you without sufficient evidence to your guess, though. 
Omake: The Three Amigos
The Throne Room was a horrible place to hold meetings, in terms of security. The old Cathedral Sanctuary was built to be impressive, with stained glass and architecture to maximise the echo effect of the preacher. Now, the glass is broken and re-boarded, but there has been no attempt to soundproof the room.
It's very telling that the lord of the house holds his meetings here.
Said man was also sleeping, pitched over in his throne and napping soundly. It has been a long day for him, after all.
Of course, there were meetings to be held, and he never sleeps that much anymore, anyway.
Two cloaked figures walk in, one carrying himself with a straight back and the other just looking around, as if in a small reverence to the Sanctuary. The master of the house sleeps lightly, and is awoken by the intruder's loud footsteps. He immediately draws a gun, before growling as he puts it away.
"Put down your fucking hoods, we're inside. Aren't you hot as balls?" He says, sitting up.
They both comply, with the one who was paying respect to the surroundings taking of the cloak entirely. He was a strongly-built man, all muscles packed in a 5'10 frame. The other plopped down into a pew, he was less developed yet taller. The un-cloaked one spoke first.
"Hayes, why are we even wearing these? It's not like people don't know who we are. Well, Levi is probably more unknown than me, but still."
The house owner- Hayes- shoots a flat look back at him. "Daniel, why is it after all of this-" He motions to indicate the surroundings, "...You still insist on calling me by my last name. Not like people don't know who I am."
The other man-Levi-chimed in, "I'm with Dan on this one. If you're not gonna soundproof this damn room we have to at least try to keep some secrets.
Hayes just rolled his eyes, "Fine. You guys are no fun." Having said that, he gets up and slides down the lead-up to the throne to be on the same level as the others.
"What did you find?" Hayes asked, trying too hard to sound nonchalant.
Both of them groan at the same time, "Jesus christ man, just give it up. We didn't find anything, we won't find anything, and all we're doing is making people ask questions. Even if she's not dead, she's probably not going to come back to you." Levi said.
Hayes wants to get mad at him, to hit him for talking down to his better. Yet, they've all been friends for so long, and frankly Daniel could kick his ass, so he's more among equals here than anyplace else.
And Levi's probably right. That too.
Daniel pipes up next, "Dude, I get it. I was friends with her too. But she left you for a reason, you know that. Face it, we're not the good guys."
Hayes looks at him, "There are no 'good guys'. Only degrees of guilt."
There was a pause. "Uh, Rood." Levi says.
...
Hayes moves on, "Where's Connor?"
Levi smirks, "We ditched him. He's still looking, probably thinks that finding her would earn him a book." He flashes his Necronomicon to provide context.
Hayes rolls his eyes at the mention of the final 'apprentice'. "Great. Awesome. Maybe he'll get killed."
"Aw, now that's a bit harsh man." Daniel says weakly, as if he himself didn't quite believe it.
There was a moment of silence before they all burst out laughing.
A while after they all settled down, Hayes went into the final bit of news, "Oh, and I'm adopting a girl. She's sleeping in the Monk Cells."
That got the others attention, "So you're a dad now? Grats. How long before she becomes a psychopath?" Levi asked.
Hayes smiled, "Too late."
Daniel laughed as Levi rolled his eyes. "So who's child is it?"
Hayes smirked. "Mine."
Levi deadpanned a look, "So who's child is it?"
Hayes rolled his eyes, "One of my underlings. He let his daughter listen in on his plans to assassinate me, and thought he was going to kill her. So I helped her get rid of her problem."
Another pause, again with Levi speaking up, "That'll do it."
Hayes leaned back against the Throne-Walk, "Wanna meet her? You guys can stick around if you want."
They both shrug.
--
Omake: The Three Amigos
The Throne Room was a horrible place to hold meetings, in terms of security. The old Cathedral Sanctuary was built to be impressive, with stained glass and architecture to maximise the echo effect of the preacher. Now, the glass is broken and re-boarded, but there has been no attempt to soundproof the room.
It's very telling that the lord of the house holds his meetings here.
Said man was also sleeping, pitched over in his throne and napping soundly. It has been a long day for him, after all.
Of course, there were meetings to be held, and he never sleeps that much anymore, anyway.
Two cloaked figures walk in, one carrying himself with a straight back and the other just looking around, as if in a small reverence to the Sanctuary. The master of the house sleeps lightly, and is awoken by the intruder's loud footsteps. He immediately draws a gun, before growling as he puts it away.
"Put down your fucking hoods, we're inside. Aren't you hot as balls?" He says, sitting up.
They both comply, with the one who was paying respect to the surroundings taking of the cloak entirely. He was a strongly-built man, all muscles packed in a 5'10 frame. The other plopped down into a pew, he was less developed yet taller. The un-cloaked one spoke first.
"Hayes, why are we even wearing these? It's not like people don't know who we are. Well, Levi is probably more unknown than me, but still."
The house owner- Hayes- shoots a flat look back at him. "Daniel, why is it after all of this-" He motions to indicate the surroundings, "...You still insist on calling me by my last name. Not like people don't know who I am."
The other man-Levi-chimed in, "I'm with Dan on this one. If you're not gonna soundproof this damn room we have to at least try to keep some secrets.
Hayes just rolled his eyes, "Fine. You guys are no fun." Having said that, he gets up and slides down the lead-up to the throne to be on the same level as the others.
"What did you find?" Hayes asked, trying too hard to sound nonchalant.
Both of them groan at the same time, "Jesus christ man, just give it up. We didn't find anything, we won't find anything, and all we're doing is making people ask questions. Even if she's not dead, she's probably not going to come back to you." Levi said.
Hayes wants to get mad at him, to hit him for talking down to his better. Yet, they've all been friends for so long, and frankly Daniel could kick his ass, so he's more among equals here than anyplace else.
And Levi's probably right. That too.
Daniel pipes up next, "Dude, I get it. I was friends with her too. But she left you for a reason, you know that. Face it, we're not the good guys."
Hayes looks at him, "There are no 'good guys'. Only degrees of guilt."
There was a pause. "Uh, Rood." Levi says.
...
Hayes moves on, "Where's Connor?"
Levi smirks, "We ditched him. He's still looking, probably thinks that finding her would earn him a book." He flashes his Necronomicon to provide context.
Hayes rolls his eyes at the mention of the final 'apprentice'. "Great. Awesome. Maybe he'll get killed."
"Aw, now that's a bit harsh man." Daniel says weakly, as if he himself didn't quite believe it.
There was a moment of silence before they all burst out laughing.
A while after they all settled down, Hayes went into the final bit of news, "Oh, and I'm adopting a girl. She's sleeping in the Monk Cells."
That got the others attention, "So you're a dad now? Grats. How long before she becomes a psychopath?" Levi asked.
Hayes smiled, "Too late."
Daniel laughed as Levi rolled his eyes. "So who's child is it?"
Hayes smirked. "Mine."
Levi deadpanned a look, "So who's child is it?"
Hayes rolled his eyes, "One of my underlings. He let his daughter listen in on his plans to assassinate me, and thought he was going to kill her. So I helped her get rid of her problem."
Another pause, again with Levi speaking up, "That'll do it."
Hayes leaned back against the Throne-Walk, "Wanna meet her? You guys can stick around if you want."
They both shrug.
--
1.5- Duty Calls
Spector29
It Only Gets Worse From Here
Duty Calls
--
You were still sleepy, but you remember being perfectly clear when giving your answer.
"I wanna be a magical girl..." You mumble, attempting to burrow into Uncle's arms.
There was a silence you noticed, but eventually you remember moving. Uncle must be taking you back, but there's something weird about him. You hear him softly,
"Fighting evil by moonlight, Winning love by daylight, Never running from a real fight, hmm..."
Haha, Uncle is so funny~
[+5 Madness]
--
You thought about what Uncle said. Uncle wants to teach you how to get by, which is something Mommy did before...
...Shouldn't she be here? Hmm, that's something to ask Uncle later.
Anyway, Uncle wants to teach you what he knows. To be honest, you're not really sure what Uncle knows, besides how to fight bad guys and what to say to make people do what he wants. While the last part sounds kinda fun, you rationalize with your pre-pubescent mind that learning how to fight against bad guys is the next logical step to Uncle teaching you his magic!
Obviously!
Getting changed from your sleeping clothes, you look around for your regular clothes. Strange, why aren't they in the closet...
...whoops, all the things you left back home include the clothes...
Uncle seems to have fixed that though, because opening the closet you find all sorts of things to wear. There are some normal white shirts and shorts and stuff, but hanging up you notice a couple things;
That's...weird. How did Uncle get these clothes? Ether he had them already, or he got them on short notice, or...?
Well, they seemed too big for you anyway, but why are they in your closet...? Oh well, no use worrying about it.
--
Wearing a simple white short and shorts, you wander the halls outside your room. It's full of really narrow hallways outside, with no one there. It's getting really creepy, especially when you don't hear anything-
EEK! ZOMBIE!
Just as you're about to turn and run, you take a look back over your shoulder and notice something...
...oh, this is the same zombie you ran into outside Daddy's house! He really scared you then, but what is he doing now...?
He's...pointing? You saunter up to him and peer down the hall, and at the end of the hallway there's another zombie pointing you down a different path.
Ohhh! It's like a scavenger hunt, you have to find Uncle!
You skip down the hallway, eager to start your Quest!
--
Aww, that's no fun! It wasn't even hard to find all the zombies pointing the way!
Pouting, you enter the really big room that you remember from this morning and see Uncle with two other people over by Uncle's big chair. Skipping over to him you call out, "Unnnncle! Why didn't you tell me the zombies would come for me! I almost totally beat one of them up!"
All three of them look at you, making you feel a little uncomfortable.
"Hi there." The guy to your right says. You turn to him, and see that he's sitting down in the pew. He's wearing a black and red cloak kind of like what Uncle was currently wearing, though Uncle was wearing a really ornate suit.
"This is the girl, Hayes?" The other guy asks. You turn to him, and you see that he's wearing regular clothes. You wonder who Hayes is and why he's not dressed like the other guy and Uncle, before you notice a cloak identical to the other one hanging over the...bench? Must've took it off.
"...Yeah, actually. Aria, these are my friends Levi," Uncle gestures to the guy sitting in the pew, "And Daniel." He points to the one with his cloak off.
"We were just talking about you, Aria." Levi says, smiling at you. While he's smiling at you, there's something...off. Like he's smiling at you, but he's just acting like it.
"About five seconds ago, actually." Daniel chimes in. You look at him, and he smiles too. He doesn't smile as wide, but you can kinda see it in his eyes, like he's glad you're here. Even though you've never met...?
"Hello." You smile at both of them and do a little curtsey-bow, a little embarrassed. "Uncle...I thought about what you said. I wanna learn how to fight..." You taper off as everyone in the room stares at you. You shuffle your feet.
"Welp, you're right about it being too late, for sure." Levi eventually says. That doesn't make any sense to you...
"Told you. Anyway, I'm glad. Do you still have your knife?" Uncle asked gently. He's probably expecting that you threw it away, but why throw away such a pretty knife?
[+5 Madness] [-5 Madness]
Huh, as you said that you feel a little...empty. Like you didn't really have the energy to mean it. You're not tired...?
Anyway, you answer Uncle, "Yes Uncle, I'll always keep it with me." You display the knife for the three friends. You remember slashing up Daddy with Uncle, but it's only a little smile on your face right now...
[+10 Madness] [-10 Madness]
Uncle smiles, "Good. If you like, we can start today. I wanted to teach you how to properly sneak up on-"
Suddenly Uncle goes very rigid. Uncle looks at you very...strangely, like he's looking into your soul, "Aria. Pick someone to teach you. I've got to work, now." Levi and Daniel snap to attention at that.
"Uhh...Aria, why don't you grab one of us? The other will go to work with your uncle." Daniel says, eying both you and your Uncle.
What's going on? Why do you have to choose? I mean, if you did, you'd...
--
[X] Pick Levi. Write In Reason.
[X] Pick Daniel. Write Out Reason.
[X] Insist Uncle teaches you. How will you get a proper education with more than one teacher?
--
You were still sleepy, but you remember being perfectly clear when giving your answer.
"I wanna be a magical girl..." You mumble, attempting to burrow into Uncle's arms.
There was a silence you noticed, but eventually you remember moving. Uncle must be taking you back, but there's something weird about him. You hear him softly,
"Fighting evil by moonlight, Winning love by daylight, Never running from a real fight, hmm..."
Haha, Uncle is so funny~
[+5 Madness]
--
You thought about what Uncle said. Uncle wants to teach you how to get by, which is something Mommy did before...
...Shouldn't she be here? Hmm, that's something to ask Uncle later.
Anyway, Uncle wants to teach you what he knows. To be honest, you're not really sure what Uncle knows, besides how to fight bad guys and what to say to make people do what he wants. While the last part sounds kinda fun, you rationalize with your pre-pubescent mind that learning how to fight against bad guys is the next logical step to Uncle teaching you his magic!
Obviously!
Getting changed from your sleeping clothes, you look around for your regular clothes. Strange, why aren't they in the closet...
...whoops, all the things you left back home include the clothes...
Uncle seems to have fixed that though, because opening the closet you find all sorts of things to wear. There are some normal white shirts and shorts and stuff, but hanging up you notice a couple things;
That's...weird. How did Uncle get these clothes? Ether he had them already, or he got them on short notice, or...?
Well, they seemed too big for you anyway, but why are they in your closet...? Oh well, no use worrying about it.
--
Wearing a simple white short and shorts, you wander the halls outside your room. It's full of really narrow hallways outside, with no one there. It's getting really creepy, especially when you don't hear anything-
EEK! ZOMBIE!
Just as you're about to turn and run, you take a look back over your shoulder and notice something...
...oh, this is the same zombie you ran into outside Daddy's house! He really scared you then, but what is he doing now...?
He's...pointing? You saunter up to him and peer down the hall, and at the end of the hallway there's another zombie pointing you down a different path.
Ohhh! It's like a scavenger hunt, you have to find Uncle!
You skip down the hallway, eager to start your Quest!
--
Aww, that's no fun! It wasn't even hard to find all the zombies pointing the way!
Pouting, you enter the really big room that you remember from this morning and see Uncle with two other people over by Uncle's big chair. Skipping over to him you call out, "Unnnncle! Why didn't you tell me the zombies would come for me! I almost totally beat one of them up!"
All three of them look at you, making you feel a little uncomfortable.
"Hi there." The guy to your right says. You turn to him, and see that he's sitting down in the pew. He's wearing a black and red cloak kind of like what Uncle was currently wearing, though Uncle was wearing a really ornate suit.
"This is the girl, Hayes?" The other guy asks. You turn to him, and you see that he's wearing regular clothes. You wonder who Hayes is and why he's not dressed like the other guy and Uncle, before you notice a cloak identical to the other one hanging over the...bench? Must've took it off.
"...Yeah, actually. Aria, these are my friends Levi," Uncle gestures to the guy sitting in the pew, "And Daniel." He points to the one with his cloak off.
"We were just talking about you, Aria." Levi says, smiling at you. While he's smiling at you, there's something...off. Like he's smiling at you, but he's just acting like it.
"About five seconds ago, actually." Daniel chimes in. You look at him, and he smiles too. He doesn't smile as wide, but you can kinda see it in his eyes, like he's glad you're here. Even though you've never met...?
"Hello." You smile at both of them and do a little curtsey-bow, a little embarrassed. "Uncle...I thought about what you said. I wanna learn how to fight..." You taper off as everyone in the room stares at you. You shuffle your feet.
"Welp, you're right about it being too late, for sure." Levi eventually says. That doesn't make any sense to you...
"Told you. Anyway, I'm glad. Do you still have your knife?" Uncle asked gently. He's probably expecting that you threw it away, but why throw away such a pretty knife?
[+5 Madness] [-5 Madness]
Huh, as you said that you feel a little...empty. Like you didn't really have the energy to mean it. You're not tired...?
Anyway, you answer Uncle, "Yes Uncle, I'll always keep it with me." You display the knife for the three friends. You remember slashing up Daddy with Uncle, but it's only a little smile on your face right now...
[+10 Madness] [-10 Madness]
Uncle smiles, "Good. If you like, we can start today. I wanted to teach you how to properly sneak up on-"
Suddenly Uncle goes very rigid. Uncle looks at you very...strangely, like he's looking into your soul, "Aria. Pick someone to teach you. I've got to work, now." Levi and Daniel snap to attention at that.
"Uhh...Aria, why don't you grab one of us? The other will go to work with your uncle." Daniel says, eying both you and your Uncle.
What's going on? Why do you have to choose? I mean, if you did, you'd...
--
[X] Pick Levi. Write In Reason.
[X] Pick Daniel. Write Out Reason.
[X] Insist Uncle teaches you. How will you get a proper education with more than one teacher?
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Spector29
It Only Gets Worse From Here
Exes that you had to break up with because they moved drunk texting you, friend troubles, nothing out of the ordinary. XD
Keep in mind, you're asking this person how to stab other people. Not disagreeing, but the eyes might not be the best reason XD
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- Location
- the netherlands
[X] Pick Daniel. It's the eyes!
LordPanther14
The Definition of Insanity
- Location
- Land of the Free
[X] Pick Daniel. He seemed genuinely happy to meet Aria. Aria doesn't want to be taught by another faker like her Dad, Aria would have to cut someone like that with Aria's Knife.
[X] Pick Daniel. He seemed genuinely happy to meet Aria. Aria doesn't want to be taught by another faker like her Dad, Aria would have to cut someone like that with Aria's Knife.
That'd be kind of a weird outfit.
wdango
Storyteller
- Location
- Bali, Indonesia
GM Ghost probably meant "shirt".
[X] Pick Daniel. He seemed genuinely happy to meet Aria. Aria doesn't want to be taught by another faker like her Dad, Aria would have to cut someone like that with Aria's Knife.
sargentorion
Hunter of bunnycats
- Location
- West Sussex, England
[X] Pick Daniel. He seemed genuinely happy to meet Aria. Aria doesn't want to be taught by another faker like her Dad, Aria would have to cut someone like that with Aria's Knife.
Spector29
It Only Gets Worse From Here
No. Check the mechanics post on Madness in the previous Update.
Hmm, sounds like we're integrating the crazy?
- Pronouns
- They/Them
Obviously, Magical Girls are sane. Since we're changing into one, we can't get crazy because we're a pretty soldier of love and justice.
While it's possible that we're developing Mental Resistance, it seems far more likely that one of the men in the room is a 'Calming Influence' and will cause us to retain some vestige of sanity just by his presence. Probably a good thing.
[X] Pick Daniel. He seemed genuinely happy to meet Aria. Aria doesn't want to be taught by another faker like her Dad, Aria would have to cut someone like that with Aria's Knife.
[X] Pick Daniel. He seemed genuinely happy to meet Aria. Aria doesn't want to be taught by another faker like her Dad, Aria would have to cut someone like that with Aria's Knife.
sargentorion
Hunter of bunnycats
- Location
- West Sussex, England
homura is not sane and homura is a magical girl