[X] Talk with your aunt.
-[X] Full details, maybe she can give you a good piece of advice to your Kishi-dilemma.
--[X] They were Magical Girls for about nine months.
--[X] Matsuko can punch the laws of physics away; she uses it to teleport.
--[X] Yuujin has something like a Reality Marble from UBW.
--[X] They did not seem much different from how they were back in the day; Matsuko is still the big sister-type and Yuujin is... well, Yuujin.
---[X] Actually... Matsuko did get really mad back there for a minute, before you could tell them about the curse, when she thought Aunt just up and left for no good reason
---[X] But there is something wrong with Yuujin. She's taking quite strong medicine regularly.
----[X] "Shouldn't magic heal whatever she's suffering from? We should talk about capabilities of magical healing sometime later."
Well, it has been a while since your aunt has even seen your old friends, and it shows. You haven't really caught up with them as much as you could have yourself, but keeping your aunt updated should be a no-brainer. Besides, maybe this can help with your Kishi-related dilemma!
"They've both been at this for about nine months, at least from what they told me. Yuujin's been a Magical Girl a bit longer, but I don't know anything specific about their history beyond that," you explain, summing up what you can remember them telling you. It wasn't much, to be honest, but you spent only a day catching up to them.
You wonder if you should ask them for more details later. Perhaps they have their own advice and tips to offer? You have to become better, after all.
"As for powers, though, hmm…" You pause to think. You don't really have too much insight into their powers beyond simple glimpses. "Well, Yuujin has a Reality Marble, like in that Unlimited Blade Works you got me, except a beach instead of sword-filled hills. And Matsuko, uh… I think she punches the laws of physics to teleport?"
You draw some sense of accomplishment from the minute changes in your aunt's expression. She seems genuinely surprised about your descriptions, and implies as much when she opens her mouth to comment. "Hmm, from the sounds of it, they have quite refined magic at their disposal."
"I guess so," you admit. "We didn't really do displays or anything. Matsuko just used teleportation out of laziness, and we visited Yuujin's Magical Girl Barrier - if I can call it that - to get away from the cold weather."
You can hear Mariko twitch on her seat at the mention of that.
"I hope they've practiced enough to be able to do their magic on the cheap," your aunt notes. "I have never met anyone with a large scale pocket dimension as their primary magic power before, but I honestly cannot imagine that being accessible without a hefty tax attached to it."
"Well, they did say that it's pretty cheap on them?" you offer. It's another thing you don't really know. "Anyhow, they're pretty much exactly like they used to be. Matsuko's still like a cool big sis, and Yuujin… Well, she's still as Yuujin-y as always."
You pause for a moment, before flinching and adding a bit more serious observation. "Well, Matsuko got quite mad after I told her about my life during the last few years. I hadn't gotten to explain about the curse yet, and she thought you had left for no good reason."
Your aunt grimaces very noticeably at that. "All in all, I can't blame her for that."
You doubt she's hasn't felt guilty about that herself, but that's neither her or now. "Yeah… But I guess something's also up with Yuujin. She's on some sort of heavy medication, something Matsuko reminds her to take." You frown and shake your head. "Shouldn't magic heal whatever she might be suffering from? Maybe we should talk about that?"
Your aunt stays silent for a moment, as if trying to figure out how to put something as softly as possible. You don't like where that line of thought is going.
"There are some... relative limits to what magical healing can do," your aunt lets out slowly. "There are always exceptions to everything. I can't claim to know what ails Yuujin, and I do not wish to speculate without seeing anything first-hand. But it might not be a bad idea for you to talk with her all the same."
That's not very helpful, though you doubt your aunt would be willing to explain even if you asked. Plus, it's starting to get late, and you need to leave for school soon.
What do you do?
[] Last minute talks with aunt.
[] Skip to the school trip.
-[] Talk with Mariko and Kishi.
[] Skip to school.
-[] Talk with Evelyn.
[] Write-in.
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Alright, this should be a relatively quick day ahead of you.
