Mind Vault
Kermie
Surprisingly Not A Frog
- Location
- Somewhere On The Planet
- Pronouns
- He/She/They
A collection of all the Memories Rei has had vivid flashbacks to and can use in spells.
In the distance, there's a mansion, tucked all the way at the top of a grassy mountain. It's the safehouse for the Assassin's Guild: your parents, trainers, and watchers.
And both you and Akemi are running down that mountain. You stumble and start to roll down the incline, but suddenly, a hand reaches out to grab you. It's Akemi!
She yanks you back up and motions for you two to move into a small clearing. There's some trees and brush covering you. It's a temporary hiding place, but it won't hide you for long.
"Chances are the Guild bots will switch to heat vision mode as the sun goes down." Akemi gasps, trying to catch her breath. "So…"
Akemi looks away from you. She's doing that thing she does again. Whenever she's planning one of her schemes, she always looks away, and it always seems like she's not quite there, not quite aware.
"We've got to go our separate ways. It'll be harder for them to catch us."
"Are you sure about that? You know that neither of us know much about the civvie world."
"I know, but it's our best shot. Only come and try to find me if you're in big trouble. I'm talking active threat to your life."
"So, see you never?"
"Yeah. Hopefully."
You lock gazes one last time and nod, before getting up and running away in opposite directions.
And both you and Akemi are running down that mountain. You stumble and start to roll down the incline, but suddenly, a hand reaches out to grab you. It's Akemi!
She yanks you back up and motions for you two to move into a small clearing. There's some trees and brush covering you. It's a temporary hiding place, but it won't hide you for long.
"Chances are the Guild bots will switch to heat vision mode as the sun goes down." Akemi gasps, trying to catch her breath. "So…"
Akemi looks away from you. She's doing that thing she does again. Whenever she's planning one of her schemes, she always looks away, and it always seems like she's not quite there, not quite aware.
"We've got to go our separate ways. It'll be harder for them to catch us."
"Are you sure about that? You know that neither of us know much about the civvie world."
"I know, but it's our best shot. Only come and try to find me if you're in big trouble. I'm talking active threat to your life."
"So, see you never?"
"Yeah. Hopefully."
You lock gazes one last time and nod, before getting up and running away in opposite directions.
You put up your hands, making sure to keep your chin protected. It'd be embarrassing if you went down this early, after all.
Across from you, your mentor, Solferina, stands tall and proud. A pink earpiece on both sides of her head glow menacingly, shining brightly as can be.
Her eyes glow red. "Maruki. Get ready. I will be using around 50% of my power for our daily spar today."
Ah shit. This is gonna suck. "Can you… not? Please? I just got out of marksmanship and gunning class."
"That's the least demanding class physically, and I know that you're decently good on the mental side. Prepare yourself!"
Uh oh. She saw right through you.
You duck, as she tries to hit you with a kick. You then catch the blade that comes down as she tries to stab you in the neck with a glowing hard light blade. It sears your hand, but you knock it out easily enough before shoving into her with your shoulder and landing a punch to her chest.
"Hey, by the way, since you're doing 50%, do I have to land 2 and a half hits this time, or…"
She shuffles back, before regaining balance and trying to hit you with a jab, which you just barely dodge. "No, it's rounded down to 2. As a piece of mercy."
The rules of this "game" you play are simple. For every 20% of her power that she doesn't use, you have to land one more hit on her.
It's annoying, but possible. It's also gotten you to realize how bullshit the concept of power levels are.
As for your lose condition… it's whenever you get too tired to keep fighting. You have a 1/100 win rate on average.
Her eyes seem to close for a second. "And before you ask and waste your precious breath, you'll probably need it. At 50%, I can teach you this as your lesson for the day. Watch."
You keep a defensive stance, as she seems to lean in a bit. Her right foot is in front, and it lifts up, just enough to be noticeable. Then, before you know it—
BANG!
You're on the floor, with Solferina slowly shaking you awake. "Hey. Maruki. You lost."
You barely blink your eyes open. "Did you even hit me?"
"No. I simply collided with you using a technique called Flash Step and let inertia take care of the rest."
So she didn't even hit you, she just used one of her disposable hard-light arms to hit you in the chest like a truck and send you crashing into the wall. Thanks. Wonderful.
"…can you at least teach me that formally?"
"You had 0.5 seconds to learn. That is a perfectly reasonable amount of time to analyze a move."
"Uh, yeah, for you Humagears."
"Do you want me to activate 60%?"
"Um, no! Please ignore what I just said…"
Across from you, your mentor, Solferina, stands tall and proud. A pink earpiece on both sides of her head glow menacingly, shining brightly as can be.
Her eyes glow red. "Maruki. Get ready. I will be using around 50% of my power for our daily spar today."
Ah shit. This is gonna suck. "Can you… not? Please? I just got out of marksmanship and gunning class."
"That's the least demanding class physically, and I know that you're decently good on the mental side. Prepare yourself!"
Uh oh. She saw right through you.
You duck, as she tries to hit you with a kick. You then catch the blade that comes down as she tries to stab you in the neck with a glowing hard light blade. It sears your hand, but you knock it out easily enough before shoving into her with your shoulder and landing a punch to her chest.
"Hey, by the way, since you're doing 50%, do I have to land 2 and a half hits this time, or…"
She shuffles back, before regaining balance and trying to hit you with a jab, which you just barely dodge. "No, it's rounded down to 2. As a piece of mercy."
The rules of this "game" you play are simple. For every 20% of her power that she doesn't use, you have to land one more hit on her.
It's annoying, but possible. It's also gotten you to realize how bullshit the concept of power levels are.
As for your lose condition… it's whenever you get too tired to keep fighting. You have a 1/100 win rate on average.
Her eyes seem to close for a second. "And before you ask and waste your precious breath, you'll probably need it. At 50%, I can teach you this as your lesson for the day. Watch."
You keep a defensive stance, as she seems to lean in a bit. Her right foot is in front, and it lifts up, just enough to be noticeable. Then, before you know it—
BANG!
You're on the floor, with Solferina slowly shaking you awake. "Hey. Maruki. You lost."
You barely blink your eyes open. "Did you even hit me?"
"No. I simply collided with you using a technique called Flash Step and let inertia take care of the rest."
So she didn't even hit you, she just used one of her disposable hard-light arms to hit you in the chest like a truck and send you crashing into the wall. Thanks. Wonderful.
"…can you at least teach me that formally?"
"You had 0.5 seconds to learn. That is a perfectly reasonable amount of time to analyze a move."
"Uh, yeah, for you Humagears."
"Do you want me to activate 60%?"
"Um, no! Please ignore what I just said…"
