Puella Magi - Memento Mori (PMMM quest)
Thebigpieman
I've got this, I think.
- Location
- United States
I'll commit to it then.
[X] It would be hypocritical for me to get angry at you after I pestered you with the same question, wouldn't it?
-[X] I'm... well, not exactly fine. That talk about curse was hard. And Tokyo trip will be even harder, I afraid.
--[X] But that doesn't mean I can't be with my friends and be happy. It was fun, hanging out at Evelyn's home, wasn't it? Which means, today was a good day.
-[X] And no, Mariko, you being here is in no way related to my emotional distress. Believe me, I had enough distress before you moved in, before we met.
--[X] You know what you being here actually means for me? It means there is another person here, with me, who knows me, and worried about me, and wants me to feel better. And that's... that's incredible feeling.
---[X] Thank you for this.
-[X] I'm... well, not exactly fine. That talk about curse was hard. And Tokyo trip will be even harder, I afraid.
--[X] But that doesn't mean I can't be with my friends and be happy. It was fun, hanging out at Evelyn's home, wasn't it? Which means, today was a good day.
-[X] And no, Mariko, you being here is in no way related to my emotional distress. Believe me, I had enough distress before you moved in, before we met.
--[X] You know what you being here actually means for me? It means there is another person here, with me, who knows me, and worried about me, and wants me to feel better. And that's... that's incredible feeling.
---[X] Thank you for this.
Chapter 2 - The day that no one wanted 34
DrZiztah
Mumu
- Location
- Europa
[X] It would be hypocritical for me to get angry at you after I pestered you with the same question, wouldn't it?
-[X] I'm... well, not exactly fine. That talk about curse was hard. And Tokyo trip will be even harder, I afraid.
--[X] But that doesn't mean I can't be with my friends and be happy. It was fun, hanging out at Evelyn's home, wasn't it? Which means, today was a good day.
-[X] And no, Mariko, you being here is in no way related to my emotional distress. Believe me, I had enough distress before you moved in, before we met.
--[X] You know what you being here actually means for me? It means there is another person here, with me, who knows me, and worried about me, and wants me to feel better. And that's... that's incredible feeling.
---[X] Thank you for this.
You fall into a contemplative silence, before following with a tired sigh of your own. Despite you wanting to disagree, Mariko still has something of a point there. "I would be a hypocrite if I got angry at you, right?" you ask. These days have been such a roller coaster of events. "I mean, I've been pestering you with the exact same question a lot."
"...I will not argue that," Mariko offers neutrally, drawing a small smile from you in spite of the topic at hand.
"Figures. But, well, I… I'm not exactly fine, if we're being honest here." But when have you ever been truly fine anyway? "It's hard for me to talk about the curse - I don't think I've even fully grasped it all myself. And the upcoming Tokyo trip… It will probably be even harder, I'm afraid."
"You sound pretty calm about it now, however," Mariko notes.
"I think I've run out of tears for this evening," you offer. "But really, all of that doesn't mean I can't just be with my friends and be happy. I mean, it was fun hanging out over at Evelyn's house, wasn't it? And that means that this was a good day."
"I can't help but to feel that the bar's pretty low for that one," Mariko asks with a quirked eyebrow.
"No, it's really not. And to return to an earlier point brought up..." you begin, continuing by casting a long stare at the girl. "Mariko, you being here is in no way related to any of my emotional distress. Believe me, I had enough of that well before you moved in, yet alone before we even met."
"And I do believe that," Mariko says, looking as if she's struggling to contain the deadpan tone at the same time. "But what it looks like is that you're overextending yourself, and wearing yourself thin."
And she's not wrong. You don't think most people have lives this eventful or hectic, not even close! But you've already resolved to squash out that mindset out of your friend. No one under the roof of your home will ever have to think of themselves as a burden, you'll make sure of that!
"You're wrong," you say it bluntly. "Mariko, do you know what you being here actually means for me?"
You pause to wait the girl's answer, before suddenly having some doubts about the idea. On a second thought, it might be better not to let her answer that one. You know full well how she sees herself.
So you intercept whatever she was going to say. "...It means that there's another person here with me. Someone who knows I'm here, someone who's actually worried about me and wants to make me feel better. And that's… It's just an incredible feeling. Thank you for this."
"...You're going really hard on that guilt trip angle, aren't you?" Mariko asks you reluctantly with an accompanied sigh.
"But it's true!" you protest. "Don't you think so too?"
"...You know what, I think I'm going to go and brush my teeth now," the girl announces hastily, and jumps up from her futon. She doesn't wait for a reaction as she sulks away from your room to gather her nerves. It's pretty transparent, to be honest.
But the night is closing in. Perhaps you should also consider getting ready for sleep now?
What do you do?
[] Talk more with Mariko before you go to sleep.
[] Skip to the next morning
[] Write-in
===
Time to wrap up this day soon.
-[X] I'm... well, not exactly fine. That talk about curse was hard. And Tokyo trip will be even harder, I afraid.
--[X] But that doesn't mean I can't be with my friends and be happy. It was fun, hanging out at Evelyn's home, wasn't it? Which means, today was a good day.
-[X] And no, Mariko, you being here is in no way related to my emotional distress. Believe me, I had enough distress before you moved in, before we met.
--[X] You know what you being here actually means for me? It means there is another person here, with me, who knows me, and worried about me, and wants me to feel better. And that's... that's incredible feeling.
---[X] Thank you for this.
You fall into a contemplative silence, before following with a tired sigh of your own. Despite you wanting to disagree, Mariko still has something of a point there. "I would be a hypocrite if I got angry at you, right?" you ask. These days have been such a roller coaster of events. "I mean, I've been pestering you with the exact same question a lot."
"...I will not argue that," Mariko offers neutrally, drawing a small smile from you in spite of the topic at hand.
"Figures. But, well, I… I'm not exactly fine, if we're being honest here." But when have you ever been truly fine anyway? "It's hard for me to talk about the curse - I don't think I've even fully grasped it all myself. And the upcoming Tokyo trip… It will probably be even harder, I'm afraid."
"You sound pretty calm about it now, however," Mariko notes.
"I think I've run out of tears for this evening," you offer. "But really, all of that doesn't mean I can't just be with my friends and be happy. I mean, it was fun hanging out over at Evelyn's house, wasn't it? And that means that this was a good day."
"I can't help but to feel that the bar's pretty low for that one," Mariko asks with a quirked eyebrow.
"No, it's really not. And to return to an earlier point brought up..." you begin, continuing by casting a long stare at the girl. "Mariko, you being here is in no way related to any of my emotional distress. Believe me, I had enough of that well before you moved in, yet alone before we even met."
"And I do believe that," Mariko says, looking as if she's struggling to contain the deadpan tone at the same time. "But what it looks like is that you're overextending yourself, and wearing yourself thin."
And she's not wrong. You don't think most people have lives this eventful or hectic, not even close! But you've already resolved to squash out that mindset out of your friend. No one under the roof of your home will ever have to think of themselves as a burden, you'll make sure of that!
"You're wrong," you say it bluntly. "Mariko, do you know what you being here actually means for me?"
You pause to wait the girl's answer, before suddenly having some doubts about the idea. On a second thought, it might be better not to let her answer that one. You know full well how she sees herself.
So you intercept whatever she was going to say. "...It means that there's another person here with me. Someone who knows I'm here, someone who's actually worried about me and wants to make me feel better. And that's… It's just an incredible feeling. Thank you for this."
"...You're going really hard on that guilt trip angle, aren't you?" Mariko asks you reluctantly with an accompanied sigh.
"But it's true!" you protest. "Don't you think so too?"
"...You know what, I think I'm going to go and brush my teeth now," the girl announces hastily, and jumps up from her futon. She doesn't wait for a reaction as she sulks away from your room to gather her nerves. It's pretty transparent, to be honest.
But the night is closing in. Perhaps you should also consider getting ready for sleep now?
What do you do?
[] Talk more with Mariko before you go to sleep.
[] Skip to the next morning
[] Write-in
===
Time to wrap up this day soon.
DrZiztah
Mumu
- Location
- Europa
Diomedea
A piece of the continent
- Location
- The interblag
- Pronouns
- She/Her
Hey! Mariko is a pretty smart and thoughtful girl! I wont have you slandering her like that!
From an anime obsessed girl's perspective though, she has to be wondering "How do I keep triggering flags with Tamiko?!"
Always Late
Lacking in coffee, sleep, and brains
- Location
- Ohio
Again, how many promises and social activities have we put by the wayside since the quest's started? How far behind are we on harry potter?
Its late, time for the next day.
She did do a lot of social activities lately so I think having a time for herself to wander around would be good plus reading harry potter would felt like a obligation and by-product to our social interaction.
About this, think Tamiko is in a right mind for an casual scroll in the city alone?
She did do a lot of social activities lately so I think having a time for herself to wander around would be good plus reading harry potter would felt like a obligation and by-product to our social interaction.
- Location
- Ural, Russia, Earth
Off the top of my head: Harry Potter's bet with Evelyn and miniatures we bought in Mitakihara trip at the urging of Kishi and never touched since then.
Don't see a reason to text Kishi. We'll see her in the morning anyway.
[X] Skip to the next morning
DrZiztah
Mumu
- Location
- Europa
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Diomedea
A piece of the continent
- Location
- The interblag
- Pronouns
- She/Her
It's to let her know we are thinking about her! She didn't get much Tamiko time due to the whole Mariko living with us thing, and us mostly hanging out as a group. Our poor best friend has been out of focus, and maybe she feels down because of it. A quick text telling her goodnight and we can't wait to see her in the morning will make her feel good, and remind Kishi that Tamiko hasn't forgotten about her.
I'm mostly worried because Kishi's home life is really lonely (from the little we got to see) and she has to be feeling jelly at Mariko for getting to spend so much time with us. Kishi deserves special care.
[X] Text Kishi Goodnight and that you can't wait to see her in the morning. ::smiley::
[X] Get ready for bed and wish Mariko a good night too!
[X] Fall to sleep thinking about all the precious people you have now, and how things have been getting better, even when it's hard.
*is feeling super positive this morning for no justifiable reason*
- Location
- Ural, Russia, Earth
Thebigpieman
I've got this, I think.
- Location
- United States
[x] Diomedon
- Location
- Europe
[X] Text Kishi Goodnight and that you can't wait to see her in the morning. ::smiley::
[X] Get ready for bed and wish Mariko a good night too!
[X] Fall to sleep thinking about all the precious people you have now, and how things have been getting better, even when it's hard.
[X] Get ready for bed and wish Mariko a good night too!
[X] Fall to sleep thinking about all the precious people you have now, and how things have been getting better, even when it's hard.
Chapter 2 - The day that no one wanted 35
DrZiztah
Mumu
- Location
- Europa
[X] Text Kishi Goodnight and that you can't wait to see her in the morning. ::smiley::
[X] Get ready for bed and wish Mariko a good night too!
[X] Fall to sleep thinking about all the precious people you have now, and how things have been getting better, even when it's hard.
With a small stretch of your arms you slide off your bed and move away your school supplies. You're mostly done at any rate, so it's better to just get things ready for the night before it's your turn to go through the bathroom. The conversation could have gone quite a bit worse as well.
You doubt Mariko's feeling any worse than before, at the very least.
But while you wait for Mariko to finish her turn, which she's probably going to stretch out to avoid talking more with you, you turn to other matters. You go over the events of this day in your mind, wondering about how everything went, and how you ended up finally opening up to the rest of your friends.
It makes you smile. You can't wait to see everyone again tomorrow.
A sudden thought occurs to you, and you gaze over at your work table, and the phone that lies on it. It's mostly a silly impulse, but you decide to go through with it nonetheless. You pick up the phone, and flip it open, hastily typing a simple message to Kishi.
'Good night! Can't wait to see you in the morning
'
You smile, and close the phone, feeling a bit bewildered about sending that message. It's probably pretty strange for her, and-
You freeze. What if she takes that as flirting? Your mood drops all of sudden, and you flip open the phone again. It's a vain hope borne of panic, but maybe it has not yet sent the message, and you can save yourself from screwing up your friendship again. But the only thing you see is a simple message of "sent".
You lay down the phone and curl up into a ball of anxiousness, only to hear an equally panicked voice in your head.
'T-Tamiko, d-did someone steal your phone?' Kishi asks you in a hasty tone. You almost fall out of your bed from the incredulousness of it all.
'Uh, n-no?' you begin. 'Wh-why would that be?'
'I-I just got a message- y-your message! A-and you usually do this with t-telepathy, so, um…'
She sounds so embarrassed. No doubt she's regretting the sudden, impulsive message to you. 'Sorry…'
'N-no, no! D-don't apologize!' Kishi says hastily. 'I-I just- G-good night to you too! And, um… I-I can't wait to see you in the morning too!'
...You don't deserve a friend like her. 'Yeah, good night, Kishi!'
And that's that. Kishi mumbles something incoherent through the telepathic link before shutting it off and leaving you sitting there, and wondering what to do next. You can't help but to feel a bit warmer after having heard about her, though you should probably use the phone a bit more often to avoid this sort of thing.
Telepathy is just so convenient, though, when your friends are mostly Magical Girls.
But with that said and done, you move on to finish your evening routines, before heading to bed. The small gap between you going to bed and falling asleep is a quiet one, as Mariko avoids talking with you for the rest of the evening. You still bid her good night, though, and receive a weak response of 'ditto' from her. You don't think she's going to fall asleep very soon, but it's better than last night at least.
You fall asleep with Mr Fluffy in your arms and your thoughts with your friends. It's all better now, and they will get even better in the future. You just know it...
...and then you wake up to the accursed ring of your phone, the blasphemous sound which dares to interrupt you in your precious sleep. You have no idea what you were dreaming about, really, but it was no doubt better than the terrible thought of having to face the early morning of a school day.
The sacrifices you make are steep indeed.
But you can see the early rays of the dawn peek through your curtains, and you have no excuse to snooze for another 5 minutes. So you groggily rise to sit on your bed, gazing around as you rub your eyes.
Mariko's already left your room, a habit which you can't understand in the slightest. Mornings are for sleeping, not for waking! Your aunt is probably busy making breakfast for you as well.
What do you do?
[] Talk with your aunt and Mariko.
[] Telepathy your friends.
[] Send text messages to your friends.
[] Skip to the school trip.
[] Write-in.
===
Well, Kishi certainly had good dreams that night
[X] Get ready for bed and wish Mariko a good night too!
[X] Fall to sleep thinking about all the precious people you have now, and how things have been getting better, even when it's hard.
With a small stretch of your arms you slide off your bed and move away your school supplies. You're mostly done at any rate, so it's better to just get things ready for the night before it's your turn to go through the bathroom. The conversation could have gone quite a bit worse as well.
You doubt Mariko's feeling any worse than before, at the very least.
But while you wait for Mariko to finish her turn, which she's probably going to stretch out to avoid talking more with you, you turn to other matters. You go over the events of this day in your mind, wondering about how everything went, and how you ended up finally opening up to the rest of your friends.
It makes you smile. You can't wait to see everyone again tomorrow.
A sudden thought occurs to you, and you gaze over at your work table, and the phone that lies on it. It's mostly a silly impulse, but you decide to go through with it nonetheless. You pick up the phone, and flip it open, hastily typing a simple message to Kishi.
'Good night! Can't wait to see you in the morning
'You smile, and close the phone, feeling a bit bewildered about sending that message. It's probably pretty strange for her, and-
You freeze. What if she takes that as flirting? Your mood drops all of sudden, and you flip open the phone again. It's a vain hope borne of panic, but maybe it has not yet sent the message, and you can save yourself from screwing up your friendship again. But the only thing you see is a simple message of "sent".
You lay down the phone and curl up into a ball of anxiousness, only to hear an equally panicked voice in your head.
'T-Tamiko, d-did someone steal your phone?' Kishi asks you in a hasty tone. You almost fall out of your bed from the incredulousness of it all.
'Uh, n-no?' you begin. 'Wh-why would that be?'
'I-I just got a message- y-your message! A-and you usually do this with t-telepathy, so, um…'
She sounds so embarrassed. No doubt she's regretting the sudden, impulsive message to you. 'Sorry…'
'N-no, no! D-don't apologize!' Kishi says hastily. 'I-I just- G-good night to you too! And, um… I-I can't wait to see you in the morning too!'
...You don't deserve a friend like her. 'Yeah, good night, Kishi!'
And that's that. Kishi mumbles something incoherent through the telepathic link before shutting it off and leaving you sitting there, and wondering what to do next. You can't help but to feel a bit warmer after having heard about her, though you should probably use the phone a bit more often to avoid this sort of thing.
Telepathy is just so convenient, though, when your friends are mostly Magical Girls.
But with that said and done, you move on to finish your evening routines, before heading to bed. The small gap between you going to bed and falling asleep is a quiet one, as Mariko avoids talking with you for the rest of the evening. You still bid her good night, though, and receive a weak response of 'ditto' from her. You don't think she's going to fall asleep very soon, but it's better than last night at least.
You fall asleep with Mr Fluffy in your arms and your thoughts with your friends. It's all better now, and they will get even better in the future. You just know it...
...and then you wake up to the accursed ring of your phone, the blasphemous sound which dares to interrupt you in your precious sleep. You have no idea what you were dreaming about, really, but it was no doubt better than the terrible thought of having to face the early morning of a school day.
The sacrifices you make are steep indeed.
But you can see the early rays of the dawn peek through your curtains, and you have no excuse to snooze for another 5 minutes. So you groggily rise to sit on your bed, gazing around as you rub your eyes.
Mariko's already left your room, a habit which you can't understand in the slightest. Mornings are for sleeping, not for waking! Your aunt is probably busy making breakfast for you as well.
What do you do?
[] Talk with your aunt and Mariko.
[] Telepathy your friends.
[] Send text messages to your friends.
[] Skip to the school trip.
[] Write-in.
===
Well, Kishi certainly had good dreams that night
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Always Late
Lacking in coffee, sleep, and brains
- Location
- Ohio
Why do I get the feeling 'you're under arrest... for stealing my heart' had something to do with it?Well, Kishi certainly had good dreams that night
- Location
- Earth
None.
Funnily enough, I only caught the fact that this message probably counts as flirting the moment I saw it written in the Update.
Well... not as if my condition during the week would allow me to check votes properly anyway, but still.
I have this nagging feeling that Kishi will have to... uh... woman up (?) and actually talk about her feelings if she ever wants this to become anything. But this was mentioned before already... it still interesting to see it confirmed time and time again.