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Norad the Borad said:
So, Zerovirus made some PMAS things because they we're in the same server and there was an arty secret santa thing going on.


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O.O

That's gorgeous.
Kaizuki said:
Full disclosure, my original:



There's one more line to the original but it ended up heavily edited. I went with Brina's stuff for the first bits instead because I felt it was basically the same thing but more general, but... IDK. Do you feel it needs more fleshing out? Cuz I can always just replace it to my version if people want that. Not like I'd exactly object.



I'm of the mind that this is implied, tbh. Thoughts?

The other change you suggested -- sure.

The shortening of that last section doesn't work at all. You omitted some really key parts outright, among other things.

[X] "What now" is largely up to her.
-[X] Relate your metaknowledge about Kyouko. Avoid directly bringing up painful memories, but make it clear that you know about them.
--[X] Explain how your knowledge covered events-that-could-have-been if you didn't exist.
--[X] This is a part of why you're having Kyouko train Sayaka -- they could have been enemies or close friends -- or both, in that order -- and you wanted to provide an opportunity and a place for them to meet on good terms. (stress that this is a probability rather than "I see all futures!")
--[X] Everything you know about Yuma boils down to her being better off with Kyouko, even if that means being a magical girl. Elaborate as best you can if asked.
-[X] Between what you know about people, and the resources at your disposal, it is a fact that there is a lot you could -- and would -- do for her. What you know has been very accurate so far, and there are could-have-beens where she is-was-would-be happier than she is now. But at the moment, you've basically reached the limit of what you can do for her without her really wanting it.
--[X] Let Kyouko respond to that.
--[X] Clarifications, if applicable/necessary/seem like a good idea: what you're already doing you're going to keep doing no matter what; all of this is entirely up to her with the exception that we aren't going to just stop coming around even if she asks.
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I don't like leaving it implied in the vote: We've had moments where the literal interpretation of the vote was used to the detriment of what we discussed and assumed too many times for me to be comfortable with that.

No, Firn's not as busy right now as he was during the most prominent moments of such incidents but I think this is important enough that we should really state it explicitly.

As far as the last section, the bit I pinged you about, I keep staring and it's kinda opaque to me. I think what's throwing me for a loop is that it feels to me like Kyouko's "what now" is coming from a place still defined by her indebtedness and so she's talking about her actions and plans going forwards. What you wrote is instead focused on how we plan to help her. It's true to our feelings, but I it doesn't actually address her problem.
 
Norad the Borad said:
So, Zerovirus made some PMAS things because they we're in the same server and there was an arty secret santa thing going on.


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Holy fuck those are beautiful. I especially like, in the lower one, the contrast between the darkness of the grief and Sabrina's glowing soul gem. And in both, there's Sabrina's lower half seemingly dissolving into the grief cloud...

Just, wow.

Norad the Borad said:
Do you mean... she's running in the 90s? :thonk:
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I don't understand.
 
The Phoenixian said:
Clearly, the wings and garb in first picture are born of grief formed from the memories of the 80s.

In the second, Brina is running low on 80s grief and is midway through the transition to the 90s.
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So, should we test grief produced in different time periods? It seems rather silly, so I say we should do it. Science.

Shadowhisker said:
I don't understand.
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*whispers into walkie-talkie* Security, I found the mole.
 
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hillo315 said:
So, should we test grief produced in different time periods? It seems rather silly, so I say we should do it. Science.
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This seems like a dangerous experiment. Playing with the forces of zeitgeist and fashion like that could result in the creation of... shutter shades.

Or worse:

cmwatford said:
Fashion option for Brina?
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It was at that moment that Brina knew: She had fucked up.

We should not toy with forces beyond our comprehension
 
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Before I forget again; when mucking about with 4D storage, can Sabrina cause items to pop out anywhere within her sphere of influence, or do they have to emerge in her immediate vicinity?

I ask because when I was taking some trash out the other day my mind drifted to the Sasa Yuki encounter, and I figure being able to just magically drop a note in her bag or something (should Sabrina ever actually run into her again) would probably be the easiest way of dealing with all of that.
 
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Before I forget again; when mucking about with 4D storage, can Sabrina cause items to pop out anywhere within her sphere of influence, or do they have to emerge in her immediate vicinity?
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You know, I thought we had tried doing this with normal objects, but now I think we only tried with Grief:
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Carefully, you fold Grief into a cuboid, and then you... rotate it.

The Grief vanishes without fuss.

To your eyes, anyway. It's still there, in your Grief sense.

Huh.

You start shuffling the Grief around. It seems to move just fine, and with another twist, you pop it back out on the opposite end of the sofa, near Sayaka, who gives you a look. You grin apologetically, and pull the Grief back to you.
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Have we experimented with hammerspace any further...?

Tangentially related, we can summon our hammer away from our person, with effort:
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You concentrate for a moment, focusing your will upon a spot ten meters up. It takes effort, to your surprise, but you manage to form a warhammer ten meters up, and sidestep sharply as it falls to the ground with a clang. You stoop and heft the new hammer, spinning it lightly in your hand. It feels exactly the same as your other one.
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Wonder if we could do the Emiya thing and summon them with velocities different than 0 in relation to ourself?

Why swing a hammer at someone when we could spontaneously summon a multitude of hammers (or hammer handles for a better aerodynamic shape) already flying towards the opponent at sufficient velocity? ;)

(Because that'd take practice, time. :p )
 
Onmur said:
Wonder if we could do the Emiya thing and summon them with velocities different than 0 in relation to ourself?

Why swing a hammer at someone when we could spontaneously summon a multitude of hammers (or hammer handles for a better aerodynamic shape) already flying towards the opponent at sufficient velocity? ;)
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This needs to be Sabrina's ultimate non-grief attack.
 
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Nova Prospekt pt. 11
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    • You give Kyouko a thoughtful look. She's... taking this a lot better than you'd thought she would.

    "Eh," you say, rolling your wrist and trying to convey a general notion of ambivalence with that one motion. "That's... pretty much up to you."

    You sit up straight, and grin at Kyouko. She looks back at you, careful mask of irritated indifference hiding what she might really be thinking... mostly.

    "What I'd like for a 'what now' is to tell you what I know," you say. "If you want to hear it. Just so that I can clear the air, so we're fully on the same page and everything. I... honestly, I don't really like keeping secrets from my friends much, which is annoying because I have so many."

    "So tell 'em," Kyouko grunts, scowl deepening. "Tell me."

    "Hah," you snort. "Not quite that easy, Kyouko. I mean, what'd have happened if I just walked up and told you, a week ago, that I knew..." You trail off, grimacing. There's no really delicate way to put this. "I knew about your father?"

    Kyouko sighs, another wrapper crinkling under her fingers as she pops another sweet into her mouth. She crumples it into a ball and flicks it off the palm of her hand, the wind snatching at it to send it sailing away, down, down, down and away into the canyon between buildings.

    "I'll drop the topic the moment you ask me to," you say quietly. "But I don't know how else to prove that yes, I really do know what happened to your family. I know about your fight with Mami, too."

    You fall silent, watching Kyouko for a reaction, and she watches you in turn with hard eyes. The chill wind ruffles your hair and tugs at your clothes, tugs at Kyouko's hair and costume as the moment drags out.

    Kyouko chuffs out a breath.

    "What's your point?" she asks.

    It is unreasonably hard to read her. You can read Homura, for Madoka's sake, but you have no idea what Kyouko's thinking right now, her mouth twisted into a scowl and expression blank for all that. Annoyance, irritation, certainly, but that's...

    That's not what she's thinking.

    "I'm trying to explain why I've done the things I did. Because look, like I said, I don't like lying to my friends." You gesture sharply at them, letting the wave of your hand include Yuma as well. "And both of you are my friends. So I want you to know. Like... you and Sayaka. Don't get me wrong, Sayaka needs to learn, and there really isn't anyone better for teaching her."

    "But." Kyouko asks, giving you a sharp look.

    "But you could have been the best of friends or the worst of enemies, and... not that much leeway in between," you say. "A little to the side, granted. And I'd rather you at least be friends."

    "Feh," Kyouko mutters, blowing the hair out of her face. "Yeah, yeah. She's nice enough, I guess."

    "Is... is that why you were there?" Yuma asks, peeking out from under Kyouko's arm. "That day?"

    "Uh," you say. "Which day?"

    "T-that day. When big sis was hurt really bad," Yuma says.

    Ah. When Yuma made her contract, and the two of you pulled Kyouko out of a Witch's Barrier.

    "Not... really," you say. You meet Kyouko's eyes and reach out slowly to ruffle Yuma's hair gently. "I don't really see the future, you know? I know some of the past, see what could have happened. A handful of... could-have-beens if I hadn't been here to mess things up. Like, the thing with you and Sayaka and being friend or enemies, Kyouko? That was probably the case, not necessarily so."

    "Oh," Yuma says. She falls silent, fidgeting slightly.

    You grin faintly at Kyouko.

    "She's better off with you, you know," you say. "That much I know for sure."

    "Yeah?" Kyouko asks.

    "Yeah. I mean, my knowledge doesn't cover all the possibilities, but everything I do know tells me she's the happiest she could be under your care," you say, and smile at Yuma. "You take good care of her."

    "Big sis is a good person!" Yuma says, nodding frantically.

    "She is," you agree, and smile at her. "Which brings me full circle, I suppose. After listening to me talk so much... my point is that there's a lot I could do, and I want to help. And also, I have no idea what you're thinking. Please don't stab me."

    "Not gonna," Kyouko grunts, and buries her face in the palm of one hand. "Christ."

    "I'm sorry," you say. "I know it's a lot. And I'm not... I'm not going to stop helping you. It's just that I want to help you more, and I can't really do that unless you accept that help."

    "Shaddup," Kyouko snaps. "Thinking."

    You make a zipping motion over your mouth and fall silent. Honestly, Kyouko's been shockingly receptive to your revelations so far, more than you could have hoped for. Then again, none of this really... touches on her emotional baggage. You have knowledge of touchy subjects, but she doesn't seem to hold that against you in the slightest.

    ... Why is it called 'emotional baggage', anyway, when the term 'grief case' could exist.

    Yuma catches your eye. Her hands are fisted in the skirt of her costume, fidgeting with the fabric. You give her a smile, as reassuring a smile you can muster for her.

    You're not nervous.

    You're not!

    Kyouko's not a bad person, and she's pragmatic. She won't push you away. You're just... not sure what it's going to do to your friendship. You're not sure whether she's going to accept your help.

    Finally, Kyouko snorts roughly, and starts to stand before scowling at the roof of your privacy bubble and plopping back down on the spar, making the entire structure ring with the impact.

    "I need to move," she grunts. "Been sitting for too long. You done dropping bombs? If y' are, we're gonna go kill a Witch. Talk on the way."

    [] Anything more information you need to share under privacy?
    [X] Listen to Kyouko while hunting
    - [] Any points you want to hit?
    [] How hard do you hit the Witch?
    [] Write-in (word count limit: 150 words)

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    Bah, I'd wanted to get this out earlier in the week, but I'm coming down with a cold, I think.
     
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