Not bad, Kyoko seems fairly chill, if not borderline friendly - I am intrigued and cautiously optimistic.
So, first thing's first - who has a list of things we need to talk to her about?
As far as I'm aware the things we have expressed interest in discussing with her include but are not limited to:
- Update on Oriko (did we ever tell Kyouko that she isn't a problem anymore?)
- Update on the One Day War
- Try to get a cleansing arrangement going like with Sendai/UG (& Ishinomkai?) - seed exchange and offer to help hunt (backup in case - extra eye on Yuma).
- On that note, just in case, no more familiar farming - also please don't give filled seeds to QB if you can help it <out of earshot of Yuma>
- Mami's in a bad way ATM - it'd be super cool if you were interested in rebuilding some burnt bridges *hint hint*
- Possible collaboration on our enchanting research into grief seeds or CQC training or whatever the suggestion was a while back
- Possible assistance when the circus comes to town <optional>
- Possible setting up of and cooperation with a new Healing Circuit using Yuma's skillset
- Set up playdate with best mini-me ("Hey, I've got a friend about your age who's really going through a rough time of it - maybe you'd like to meet up with her and play sometime?")
Some things are optional, some completely unnecessary, and some not especially urgent - but at least we've got a jumping off point, hey?
Re: Vote - I love the 'Ask around, I'm just poking my nose into everyone's business' - it's a little flippant and a little humorously self-depreciating, perhaps Kyouko will appreciate someone who isn't afraid to throw a little cheek back her way?
That said, I'd also like to seriously address her question with something along the lines of:
"Yes and no. She didn't put me up to it - in fact she would probably have a fit if she knew I was here with you - but I'm here to hopefully help her. See, she's been having a bad time of things recently - certain truths of the Magical Girl system that she didn't know were revealed to her and she didn't take them particularly well.
"You may have some suspicions as to which truths specifically, considering the state in which I found you when we first met (de-limbed and being chewed on - yet still survived), and I'm sure you can guess how she feels now that she knows precisely
what she was acting as glorified recruiter for.
"Basically, I was hoping that re-establishing some kind of friendly contact with an estranged former friend would go some way to cheering her up and help her pick herself up again after the betrayal of the white rat that she thought was her only remaining friend."
Bah, way too many words, too much micromanaging word choice and moving way too fast, but that's the general gist of the message I want to get across to her.
Will vote later once I've got a better idea of what we want to accomplish in this meeting and how. (I.e. once the posting picks up during the middle of the night - and on that note, where the hell is everyone? 3 hours and only one page? What, you all asleep right now or something?
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Certainly, only mentioning some of them, or even in different order would have much different tone.
