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That's... that's impossible!
I'm just saying that Helltaker ripped off Urusei Yatsura.
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Puella Magi Adfligo Systema
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Torgamous
Aspiring Gynoid
- Pronouns
- She/Her
That fits pretty well. Just need to stretch "secretive paramilitary organization" until it applies to one person acting alone.
Jonen C
F.M.D.G.
- Location
- Lincopense, Ostrogothia, Suecia
Pretty sure she has possession of a submarine. That's an automatic pass.
- Location
- The Surface Of A Hostile Planet
Actually, Hitomi is secretly god and controls the entire universe, but she's only subconsciously aware of this, and a multitude of magical girls, time travellers, aliens, and espers have been dispatched for the sole purpose of making sure she doesn't awaken her power and rewrite reality.
King Washington
Semi-Depressed Lurker
- Location
- Indiana
Homucifer: There can only be one.
Kyoko and Sayaka: [incoherent screaming]
I assume it doesn't have the weird slavery stuff another similar plot has?
Architect Iront.
Verified Cosplayer, Verified Living Doll
- Pronouns
- She/Her
Of course not! Only heathy relationships in this story. They'll just gross everyone out with their constant saccharine sweetness.
- Location
- USA, Midworld world line
A good description, of a problem that needs a solution. Maybe not every observed difficulty is beyond our ability to alter? Serious politics time is coming up, and it would be good to up our Social power output. I think we have enough pro-moves in thread to make that a clever goal? It would also be good to avoid waking up with a wet towel wrapped around our head in a dingy Tokyo safehouse.
[X] Kaizuki
Our deliberation finally juuuuust touches on Madoka! I have to reward even a scent of that.
Can we go further to complete our consensus thinking next? The time will come to do an in-depth scene with Madoka. We will either avoid it, or choose to make an attempt. Go beyond! Start planning long in advance, because she deserves our best efforts. "Now" would work for that.
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Nightmare Fuel?
Had plenty of tension in-plot from last time - I'm hoping that Sabrina pacing around using magical flooring high over the city isn't a metaphor for our conversation actually "lacking support." It would be killer humor, but OTOH the backlash of failing to help Homura would be a feeling I don't want.
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Lowlife pt. 39
The smile that spreads across your face is slow and wide enough that someone could probably make a pretty good go at knocking the top of your head off. Then you shake yourself, and wipe it off your face so that you don't scare Homura too much.
It might not be what you'd come into this meaning intending to teach Homura -you're not even entirely sure whether you were on the right track with that any more- but you've convinced Homura to try. And as you told her not five minutes ago - that's enough. And even should the worst case scenario should come to pass, well, you hope you've given her enough reassurance.
It won't, of course. You're here to help. But fear isn't rational. Offering Homura a lifeline, offering her a way to hedge her bets against the ever-present fear of but what if is more than worth the effort. And heck, it's not like you don't understand wanting to protect yourself and your friends against the neverending what ifs of the world.
"Good," you say. You force yourself to not dance with absolute glee, rocking back on your heels and just smiling - at Homura, at Mami. "I'm glad."
"Do remember to take it at your own pace, Homura," Mami cautions gently. "It does no good rushing into it."
Homura nods once more, still silent and thoughtful and thinking, expression just a little strained.
You catch Mami's eye, quirking an eyebrow and raising both hands slightly. She raises her eyebrows right back at you, her expression quizzical as she tilts her head just a fraction towards Homura. You grin, and nod, and grin a little wider as Mami's eyebrows contrive to climb a little further. She nods slowly, gracing you with a tiny, secret smile.
"Homura?" you say. "Would it be OK if I gave you a hug? Would you feel better for it?"
Homura's eyes flicker from you to Mami, a tiny crease on her brow. She nods, uncertainly at first, then seems to find resolve from within herself to nod once again, more firmly this time.
Mami moves at the same time as you do, and you both engulf Homura in a hug. She stiffens for a second before she realizes what's happening, making a confused noise.
"We're your friends, Homura," you murmur. "We want you to be happy."
"And we'll help you in your goals," Mami promises. "That's what friends are for."
"... Thank you," Homura mumbles, leaning into the hug after a long pause. She doesn't hug back, stiff and awkward, but neither does she pull away, either. And maybe your position's a little uncomfortable, balanced on Grief platforms and leaning forward so you can wrap your arms around Mami and Homura, but...
Eh.
A bit of discomfort is an utter pittance of a price to pay.
None of you speak for a moment, the slight creak of the metal platform under Mami and Homura's weights the only sound to accompany your breathing. Mami feels a little tense under your arms, uncomfortable still in the timestop, but she's hiding it well for Homura's sake.
You're really, really glad to have Mami by your side. Not just here and now, but... in general. And it's not like you don't already have plans to take her out for dinner tomorrow, but... you want to do nice things for her. It's that simple.
Hah.
Still, that's for later. You have more things to sort out before then.
Homura stirs a little, and so you release her from the hug, still smiling as you swing yourself over to sit on the platform once more, by Mami's other side. Mami nestles against your side with a happy sigh, tucking herself under your arm. Her hand finds yours, fingers intertwining.
"There's... two more things that I'd like to raise before we head off tonight, if that's OK with you, Mami, Homura?" you say. "They're... well, they're just as serious as the other stuff we've been talking about, but uh... different serious. I... we could talk about it another time, if you don't feel up to it right now, but since the three of us are here...?"
Homura makes a noise of vague agreement.
"I would be alright with it either way," Mami says, despite the tension in her shoulders, and you smile at her.
"There's not too much to it, just... Walpurgisnacht," you say, and that has Homura jolting upright. "So... this is slightly speculation, but only slightly."
You bite your lip, thinking, then nod decisively.
"Homura, do you recall how I described it, the first time we spoke?" you say.
"The Stage-constructing Witch," Homura murmurs. And if her voice is quiet, her eyes are sharp and alert, once more back on familiar ground.
"Yeah," you say, nodding in agreement. "That epithet is... kind of literal, as far as I know, and... I'm going to caution, again, that this is somewhat speculative. I'm willing to stake a lot on this, and I have been, with all the preparations I've been making, but it doesn't mean that we shouldn't prepare alternatives."
"Understood," Homura says. Mami's pulled herself upright, peering at you with curiosity.
"So: stage constructing Witch," you say. "And that's literal, insofar as Walpurgisnacht runs on drama. On, on narrative terms. And that's why it's so strong, that's why Madoka's the person who can defeat it. The... the self-sacrificing, pure-hearted heroine is... well, it's a powerful story, isn't it?"
"Are you sure?" Homura says. There's a tremor in her voice, a crackle of worry in her posture and a tightening of her brow.
"Not completely," you say, shaking your head as you reach across Mami and beckon for Homura's hand. Wordlessly, she presents the back of her hand to you, and you drain her Soul Gem as you continue. Mami's too, just to be sure. "But if I'm right on that front, then we are going to beat Walpurgisnacht this time. Because we're going to, uh, metaphorically change the genre - switch it up from tragedy."
You grin at Homura, kicking your feet and letting the Grief swirl in a theatrical spiral before you, thick and viscous and syrupy as you 'drain' it away into hammerspace.
"And following that logic, just... working on the problems you've had will help," you say, and hold your hand up. "I'm not staking everything on it, and we're still going to recruit more allies and more firepower and everything to our side, but - I genuinely think this has a good chance of helping. The hero fighting to improve herself and overcome past difficulties and all."
Homura looks askance at you, expression tightening, and you can guess at her thoughts - she's not a hero, she's a failure, and... Wonder of wonders, you watch her swallow those thoughts, violet eyes hooded by her brows but nevertheless relaxing by the tiniest fraction.
"Witches do often have themes," Mami muses thoughtfully. "And sometimes playing along is the best way to defeat them, but it's rare that a Witch can't be overcome by force. A story-based theme doesn't sound too unlikely."
"Mm," you say, leaning forward and propping your elbows on your knees and your chin on your hands - at least in part so you can watch Homura out of the corner of your eye. "Part of it is Walpurgisnacht's seeming invincibility schtick. I think... well. Homura, you'd have better knowledge than I do - it's nearly invulnerable to mundane weaponry, right?"
"Not completely," Homura says. "Enough force can push it around. Superficial damage." She exhales slowly, shaking her head, and when she speaks again, it's through a clenched jaw. "I've only seen Madoka hurt it seriously. You've... damaged it before, Mami."
"But not enough, I imagine," Mami says. She nods slowly. "It adds credence to Sabrina's theory."
"I'd say it's a hypothesis," you correct. "I've got... some knowledge supporting it, but it's something I haven't really tested properly, and it's not exactly something that's easy to test anyway. So. Hypothesis, not theory, albeit one I think is reasonably well founded, but still not something to totally rely on. So it's... one of our prongs of attack."
"Hypothesis, then," Mami says, accepting that. "Perhaps there's a magical girl out there with a similar kind of power, too, that we can recruit."
"It's more data," Homura says. "Thank you." After a pause, she hesitantly adds, "It's good that it's not the... core of your strategy."
"'course," you say, grinning. "I know I goof off a lot, but hey. I don't goof off on the important things."
"Yes," Homura agrees.
"It's part of your charm, Sabrina," Mami says, slipping her hand into your elbow. You cover her hand with yours and beam at her, but just for a moment as your mind turns to the last thing you want to raise for now.
"So, I said two things," you say. "Walpurgisnacht was the first, and the second..."
"Kyuubey?" Mami guesses, her expression hardening.
"Yeah," you say, squeezing her hand as you exhale a slow, drawn-out sigh. "So. You know how it always tells the truth?"
"Yes?" Homura says and there you go, that's why you wanted to bring this up before more damage is done.
"Well... doesn't it?" you say.
"... No?" Homura says, now hesitant and unsure. "I've never caught it in a lie."
You nod.
"That's an important distinction, don't you think? Just because it doesn't lie doesn't mean it always tells the truth," you say. "And yes, there is a pretty important difference. I..." You search for an example, but many of the ones you could use are off the table, given that Mami doesn't know the secret of Witches. "I, um, Mami, would you mind if I used an example from a... a private moment a while ago?"
Golden eyes lock onto yours, uncomprehending for a second before widening a hair in realization. She nods slowly, but something in the set of her shoulders and the twixt of her lips has you shutting up before you say anything. The silence stretches out, a looking between the two of you in confusion.
"I... this was a while ago, as Sabrina said," Mami murmurs at last, her back straight and head held high, gaze fixed on the skyline beyond. As steady as her voice and bearing are, though, her fingers are tight around yours. "Sabrina was comforting me. Kyuubey showed up, and said that Sabrina was an excellent actress."
A steady undercurrent of raw fury simmers beneath Mami's calm voice as she speaks.
"It was telling the truth, I think," Mami says. "Sabrina is an excellent actress. But in the moment, I was afraid that Sabrina was acting, only pretending to care about me. That she wasn't truly my friend. Kyuubey didn't say anything untrue, but still it lied to me."
"Kyuubey uses its 'truths' to mislead and to hurt," you say. You're proud of how even your voice is, really. And if Mami's grip on your hand is enough to make your bones creak, well, it's only fair to return the favour. "And we frankly have no guarantee that it only tells the truth - it's useful to have a reputation for it, and even more useful to be able to break that when the situation aligns perfectly."
You look at Homura. "The right word to the right person at the right time, that's all it takes," you say. "It uses its words to hurt. To kill. What I've just told you about Walpurgisnacht, for example - it could have told you that and implied that you would never beat it."
"It's an enemy," Homura says, deadly soft and dangerous. "It's always been the enemy."
She doesn't look upset. Not really. Nor does she seem worried or dismayed or anything at all, but then her response is reason enough: she's always considered Kyuubey an enemy. This just makes another avenue for her to be wary of.
"It's an enemy," Mami echoes quietly. You close your other hand over Mami's, running your thumb gently over the delicate skin between her knuckles.
"And we treat it as such," you finish. "Words included."
Homura shrugs, a sort of vague tilt of her shoulder that's mostly agreement and very slightly tinged with the tiniest smidgen of a soupcon of reproachful 'I was going to anyway'.
"Strength in numbers," you add. "One of its key tactics is to isolate people, and use that to pick them apart. If something comes up, if it starts telling you things... reach out. Treat it as hostile action, because Kyuubey is willing to kill us with its words, and... strength in numbers the best remedy to that."
Homura nods sharply, eyes flickering to Mami.
"I will," Mami says quietly. She exhales. "We should tell Sayaka about this too, soon."
"Definitely," you agree. "Heck, Madoka and Hitomi too - they need to know to be wary of Kyuubey, if it wasn't already abundantly obvious."
Homura's lips thin, but after a moment, she nods. Because this is something she can see the value of, or so you hope. Anything to push Madoka further from the Incubator. She nods again, sharper this time.
"Then... with that out of the way, that's pretty much the last of what I had to say," you say. "Thanks for being here, and... thanks for listening, Homura, Mami. Is there anything you wanna talk about before we head off?"
"No," Homura says, shaking her head. "Thank you."
Mami shakes her head too.
[x] Hug Mami
[x] Confirm Grief Seed clearing with Ishinomaki for the morning
[x] Check with the University Group about the Tome group
[x] Book restaurant for dinner tomorrow
[] Turn in for the night
[] Write-in (word count limit: 150 words)
So, a slightly early break because there's housekeeping for Sabrina to sort out before sleeping, but other than that, the next update will probably bring you to Sunday!
It might not be what you'd come into this meaning intending to teach Homura -you're not even entirely sure whether you were on the right track with that any more- but you've convinced Homura to try. And as you told her not five minutes ago - that's enough. And even should the worst case scenario should come to pass, well, you hope you've given her enough reassurance.
It won't, of course. You're here to help. But fear isn't rational. Offering Homura a lifeline, offering her a way to hedge her bets against the ever-present fear of but what if is more than worth the effort. And heck, it's not like you don't understand wanting to protect yourself and your friends against the neverending what ifs of the world.
"Good," you say. You force yourself to not dance with absolute glee, rocking back on your heels and just smiling - at Homura, at Mami. "I'm glad."
"Do remember to take it at your own pace, Homura," Mami cautions gently. "It does no good rushing into it."
Homura nods once more, still silent and thoughtful and thinking, expression just a little strained.
You catch Mami's eye, quirking an eyebrow and raising both hands slightly. She raises her eyebrows right back at you, her expression quizzical as she tilts her head just a fraction towards Homura. You grin, and nod, and grin a little wider as Mami's eyebrows contrive to climb a little further. She nods slowly, gracing you with a tiny, secret smile.
"Homura?" you say. "Would it be OK if I gave you a hug? Would you feel better for it?"
Homura's eyes flicker from you to Mami, a tiny crease on her brow. She nods, uncertainly at first, then seems to find resolve from within herself to nod once again, more firmly this time.
Mami moves at the same time as you do, and you both engulf Homura in a hug. She stiffens for a second before she realizes what's happening, making a confused noise.
"We're your friends, Homura," you murmur. "We want you to be happy."
"And we'll help you in your goals," Mami promises. "That's what friends are for."
"... Thank you," Homura mumbles, leaning into the hug after a long pause. She doesn't hug back, stiff and awkward, but neither does she pull away, either. And maybe your position's a little uncomfortable, balanced on Grief platforms and leaning forward so you can wrap your arms around Mami and Homura, but...
Eh.
A bit of discomfort is an utter pittance of a price to pay.
None of you speak for a moment, the slight creak of the metal platform under Mami and Homura's weights the only sound to accompany your breathing. Mami feels a little tense under your arms, uncomfortable still in the timestop, but she's hiding it well for Homura's sake.
You're really, really glad to have Mami by your side. Not just here and now, but... in general. And it's not like you don't already have plans to take her out for dinner tomorrow, but... you want to do nice things for her. It's that simple.
Hah.
Still, that's for later. You have more things to sort out before then.
Homura stirs a little, and so you release her from the hug, still smiling as you swing yourself over to sit on the platform once more, by Mami's other side. Mami nestles against your side with a happy sigh, tucking herself under your arm. Her hand finds yours, fingers intertwining.
"There's... two more things that I'd like to raise before we head off tonight, if that's OK with you, Mami, Homura?" you say. "They're... well, they're just as serious as the other stuff we've been talking about, but uh... different serious. I... we could talk about it another time, if you don't feel up to it right now, but since the three of us are here...?"
Homura makes a noise of vague agreement.
"I would be alright with it either way," Mami says, despite the tension in her shoulders, and you smile at her.
"There's not too much to it, just... Walpurgisnacht," you say, and that has Homura jolting upright. "So... this is slightly speculation, but only slightly."
You bite your lip, thinking, then nod decisively.
"Homura, do you recall how I described it, the first time we spoke?" you say.
"The Stage-constructing Witch," Homura murmurs. And if her voice is quiet, her eyes are sharp and alert, once more back on familiar ground.
"Yeah," you say, nodding in agreement. "That epithet is... kind of literal, as far as I know, and... I'm going to caution, again, that this is somewhat speculative. I'm willing to stake a lot on this, and I have been, with all the preparations I've been making, but it doesn't mean that we shouldn't prepare alternatives."
"Understood," Homura says. Mami's pulled herself upright, peering at you with curiosity.
"So: stage constructing Witch," you say. "And that's literal, insofar as Walpurgisnacht runs on drama. On, on narrative terms. And that's why it's so strong, that's why Madoka's the person who can defeat it. The... the self-sacrificing, pure-hearted heroine is... well, it's a powerful story, isn't it?"
"Are you sure?" Homura says. There's a tremor in her voice, a crackle of worry in her posture and a tightening of her brow.
"Not completely," you say, shaking your head as you reach across Mami and beckon for Homura's hand. Wordlessly, she presents the back of her hand to you, and you drain her Soul Gem as you continue. Mami's too, just to be sure. "But if I'm right on that front, then we are going to beat Walpurgisnacht this time. Because we're going to, uh, metaphorically change the genre - switch it up from tragedy."
You grin at Homura, kicking your feet and letting the Grief swirl in a theatrical spiral before you, thick and viscous and syrupy as you 'drain' it away into hammerspace.
"And following that logic, just... working on the problems you've had will help," you say, and hold your hand up. "I'm not staking everything on it, and we're still going to recruit more allies and more firepower and everything to our side, but - I genuinely think this has a good chance of helping. The hero fighting to improve herself and overcome past difficulties and all."
Homura looks askance at you, expression tightening, and you can guess at her thoughts - she's not a hero, she's a failure, and... Wonder of wonders, you watch her swallow those thoughts, violet eyes hooded by her brows but nevertheless relaxing by the tiniest fraction.
"Witches do often have themes," Mami muses thoughtfully. "And sometimes playing along is the best way to defeat them, but it's rare that a Witch can't be overcome by force. A story-based theme doesn't sound too unlikely."
"Mm," you say, leaning forward and propping your elbows on your knees and your chin on your hands - at least in part so you can watch Homura out of the corner of your eye. "Part of it is Walpurgisnacht's seeming invincibility schtick. I think... well. Homura, you'd have better knowledge than I do - it's nearly invulnerable to mundane weaponry, right?"
"Not completely," Homura says. "Enough force can push it around. Superficial damage." She exhales slowly, shaking her head, and when she speaks again, it's through a clenched jaw. "I've only seen Madoka hurt it seriously. You've... damaged it before, Mami."
"But not enough, I imagine," Mami says. She nods slowly. "It adds credence to Sabrina's theory."
"I'd say it's a hypothesis," you correct. "I've got... some knowledge supporting it, but it's something I haven't really tested properly, and it's not exactly something that's easy to test anyway. So. Hypothesis, not theory, albeit one I think is reasonably well founded, but still not something to totally rely on. So it's... one of our prongs of attack."
"Hypothesis, then," Mami says, accepting that. "Perhaps there's a magical girl out there with a similar kind of power, too, that we can recruit."
"It's more data," Homura says. "Thank you." After a pause, she hesitantly adds, "It's good that it's not the... core of your strategy."
"'course," you say, grinning. "I know I goof off a lot, but hey. I don't goof off on the important things."
"Yes," Homura agrees.
"It's part of your charm, Sabrina," Mami says, slipping her hand into your elbow. You cover her hand with yours and beam at her, but just for a moment as your mind turns to the last thing you want to raise for now.
"So, I said two things," you say. "Walpurgisnacht was the first, and the second..."
"Kyuubey?" Mami guesses, her expression hardening.
"Yeah," you say, squeezing her hand as you exhale a slow, drawn-out sigh. "So. You know how it always tells the truth?"
"Yes?" Homura says and there you go, that's why you wanted to bring this up before more damage is done.
"Well... doesn't it?" you say.
"... No?" Homura says, now hesitant and unsure. "I've never caught it in a lie."
You nod.
"That's an important distinction, don't you think? Just because it doesn't lie doesn't mean it always tells the truth," you say. "And yes, there is a pretty important difference. I..." You search for an example, but many of the ones you could use are off the table, given that Mami doesn't know the secret of Witches. "I, um, Mami, would you mind if I used an example from a... a private moment a while ago?"
Golden eyes lock onto yours, uncomprehending for a second before widening a hair in realization. She nods slowly, but something in the set of her shoulders and the twixt of her lips has you shutting up before you say anything. The silence stretches out, a looking between the two of you in confusion.
"I... this was a while ago, as Sabrina said," Mami murmurs at last, her back straight and head held high, gaze fixed on the skyline beyond. As steady as her voice and bearing are, though, her fingers are tight around yours. "Sabrina was comforting me. Kyuubey showed up, and said that Sabrina was an excellent actress."
A steady undercurrent of raw fury simmers beneath Mami's calm voice as she speaks.
"It was telling the truth, I think," Mami says. "Sabrina is an excellent actress. But in the moment, I was afraid that Sabrina was acting, only pretending to care about me. That she wasn't truly my friend. Kyuubey didn't say anything untrue, but still it lied to me."
"Kyuubey uses its 'truths' to mislead and to hurt," you say. You're proud of how even your voice is, really. And if Mami's grip on your hand is enough to make your bones creak, well, it's only fair to return the favour. "And we frankly have no guarantee that it only tells the truth - it's useful to have a reputation for it, and even more useful to be able to break that when the situation aligns perfectly."
You look at Homura. "The right word to the right person at the right time, that's all it takes," you say. "It uses its words to hurt. To kill. What I've just told you about Walpurgisnacht, for example - it could have told you that and implied that you would never beat it."
"It's an enemy," Homura says, deadly soft and dangerous. "It's always been the enemy."
She doesn't look upset. Not really. Nor does she seem worried or dismayed or anything at all, but then her response is reason enough: she's always considered Kyuubey an enemy. This just makes another avenue for her to be wary of.
"It's an enemy," Mami echoes quietly. You close your other hand over Mami's, running your thumb gently over the delicate skin between her knuckles.
"And we treat it as such," you finish. "Words included."
Homura shrugs, a sort of vague tilt of her shoulder that's mostly agreement and very slightly tinged with the tiniest smidgen of a soupcon of reproachful 'I was going to anyway'.
"Strength in numbers," you add. "One of its key tactics is to isolate people, and use that to pick them apart. If something comes up, if it starts telling you things... reach out. Treat it as hostile action, because Kyuubey is willing to kill us with its words, and... strength in numbers the best remedy to that."
Homura nods sharply, eyes flickering to Mami.
"I will," Mami says quietly. She exhales. "We should tell Sayaka about this too, soon."
"Definitely," you agree. "Heck, Madoka and Hitomi too - they need to know to be wary of Kyuubey, if it wasn't already abundantly obvious."
Homura's lips thin, but after a moment, she nods. Because this is something she can see the value of, or so you hope. Anything to push Madoka further from the Incubator. She nods again, sharper this time.
"Then... with that out of the way, that's pretty much the last of what I had to say," you say. "Thanks for being here, and... thanks for listening, Homura, Mami. Is there anything you wanna talk about before we head off?"
"No," Homura says, shaking her head. "Thank you."
Mami shakes her head too.
[x] Hug Mami
[x] Confirm Grief Seed clearing with Ishinomaki for the morning
[x] Check with the University Group about the Tome group
[x] Book restaurant for dinner tomorrow
[] Turn in for the night
[] Write-in (word count limit: 150 words)
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So, a slightly early break because there's housekeeping for Sabrina to sort out before sleeping, but other than that, the next update will probably bring you to Sunday!
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Honestly, I think it was mostly pointing out something she already knew, maybe an angle she might not have considered in depth. Kyubey has been her primary opponent for years at this point, and we see in PMMM canon that she's perfectly aware Kyubey misleads or lies by omission - see her question after Kyouko's death
Godwinson
"Well, I've got nothing."
Homura already considers Kyubey an enemy, so there wouldn't be much in the way of an emotional reaction to it. We've provided her with a set contingency for what to do if the Incubator starts talking at her, which she's agreed with and accepted -- it's a done deal for Homura.
Mami... well, I want to point out something that supports just how much Mami's reaction to Kyuubey has changed, here.
By bringing Mami's attention to that moment, she's recontextualized the memory as what it was -- Kyuubey attempting to get her to push away Sabrina.
I'm pretty sure that if Kyuubey shows up to start trying to talk at Mami, she's going to be more inclined to react with violence than with hesitation, now.
SRLYWHYTHO
Tzeentchian Pragmatist, Deutaragonist of my Story
- Location
- A very cold place.
Think the first trap from the movie Cube, only with ribbons, and a bunnycat as a victim.
Godwinson
"Well, I've got nothing."
Kyouko ate it, perhaps.
- Location
- The Surface Of A Hostile Planet
@Firnagzen
Fixed this. (I'm guessing the threadmark autosuggest keeps pinging off of the original title you gave the previous update instead of the corrected version, since this off-by-one error has kept cropping up for a while now.)
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DB_Explorer
Purveyor of alternate realities.
- Location
- San Diego, California
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Homura Quest: Sayaka thinks we're cool, Hitomi's parents are helping us make a cabal and MAMI HATES KYUUBEY. Is this the blessed loop?..also we have friends again which is nice.
- Location
- Earth
And GM's new OC is totally broken.
- Location
- Not the asylum anymore
- Pronouns
- She/Her
The coobie warning was based off Homura's trust of the rat in the Wraith Timeline, right? Well, here, Mom's depression hasn't been upgraded, and there's no doubt inducement of "maybe it isn't so bad anymore, now that there's no witches".
SaltyWaffles
I am dissapoint, son
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Shouldn't we be starting to recruit for Walpurgisnacht pretty much every day, now? It's going to be harder to get people to agree to come fight if we give them so little advanced notice.
We should also be experimenting with the powers at our disposal to work out/test ways to do a lot of damage--or defend against powerful attacks. We need to see how shooting Tiro Finales repeatedly in timestop works--and how far we can scale up the technique. We need to test out specific anti-Witch techniques beyond just grief rending--Walpurgisnacht probably has powerful enough control over its grief for that to not be reliable, but making a Witchy-construct that can handle as much power as we can pour into it and do serious damage could be useful, especially if we use enchanted grief to make several of them ahead of time.
And we should find a Witch barrier to test out just how large of a hammer we can make, especially if we use Grief to handle/accelerate it to deliver an absurd amount of magical force onto a target.
....oh, and of course, we should test out with Kyouko the possibility of using our grief control to accelerate (via "throwing" with grief) one of her giant spears to absurd speeds. Since her spear is obviously magical (and her weapon, no less), and we can apparently accelerate objects to incredible speeds by throwing them with grief, we'd basically get a railgun with a magical payload for use against Walpurgisnacht. One that is focused on penetration and velocity, which is especially good when you already know the actual vital parts of the Witch you want dead.
We should also be experimenting with the powers at our disposal to work out/test ways to do a lot of damage--or defend against powerful attacks. We need to see how shooting Tiro Finales repeatedly in timestop works--and how far we can scale up the technique. We need to test out specific anti-Witch techniques beyond just grief rending--Walpurgisnacht probably has powerful enough control over its grief for that to not be reliable, but making a Witchy-construct that can handle as much power as we can pour into it and do serious damage could be useful, especially if we use enchanted grief to make several of them ahead of time.
And we should find a Witch barrier to test out just how large of a hammer we can make, especially if we use Grief to handle/accelerate it to deliver an absurd amount of magical force onto a target.
....oh, and of course, we should test out with Kyouko the possibility of using our grief control to accelerate (via "throwing" with grief) one of her giant spears to absurd speeds. Since her spear is obviously magical (and her weapon, no less), and we can apparently accelerate objects to incredible speeds by throwing them with grief, we'd basically get a railgun with a magical payload for use against Walpurgisnacht. One that is focused on penetration and velocity, which is especially good when you already know the actual vital parts of the Witch you want dead.
- Location
- The Surface Of A Hostile Planet
That is basically the plan, yes - we're explicitly planning to do Walpurgisnacht recruitment in Tokyo tomorrow, and the entire rest of the upcoming week is going to be basically nothing but maximum outreach to as many groups as we can get to.
AuraTwilight
The Sorcerer of Smiles
- Location
- The Silver City
Wow, Mami, you solved the universal energy crisis, just like that?
Yes, by hurting Kyubey. Over and over and over and over. I don't even need cleansing help. My Soul Gem only BURNS WITH RAAAAGE.
- Location
- The Surface Of A Hostile Planet