Nagisa Quest Twelfth Scene

    [01:41] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> Last time on Nagisa Quest, you went insane. Or atleast you thought you were. After seeing something odd - a frail looking girl in place of the ever confidant Yui, whose albino red eyes glared daggers at you - and following that oddity to the Loading Bay, you spied someone bleeding from a stab wound. Made from the highest professionally made material, her outfit spoke of how she ruled the world: with an iron fist, a confidance exuding grin, and
    [01:41] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> an unnatural light in her eyes. And yet no one - not the schoolgirl with a presence that spoke to you with the power of a thousand kings to die; not the overly ripped muscle girl who looked capable of flicking your head off; and not the golden hero, Yui - including the empress herself, took any notice to this.
    [01:41] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> All of this after Fuu brutally kicking you while you were down, bruising your pride more than anything else, despite leaving a small amount of blood on the ground. A quickly summoned health potion cured all ails, but the relationship between you and her just became that much more severe.
    [01:41] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> You were Midorikawa Nagisa, or Pretty Idol Beautiful Nagisa, and you sought sanctuary in the compound's cafeteria, hoping to catch a meal to eat. Through magic, they perserved each and every bit of foodstuffs to their freshest. Getting a tray of randomly selected food, you sat at some table and slowly ate your fill, analyzing the situation.
    [01:41] <Tarot-chan> I always was more of a fan of siphoning a river and using a couple of floodgates
    [01:41] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> What was the bloody empress' power? That crate was metallic, and she was using her hands... was she magneto? Magnetoette? You shook your head to clear the silly images forming. Maybe she could manipulate metals, or maybe it is a case of anti gravity. The hands weren't directed dead on to the crate, but outside the crate. Around it. What was with the stab wound, too? You swore it was fresh, still leaking even! A shiver ran through your body at t
    [01:41] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> he person's existence. Something was bad with those three, especially with that one. She was most especially dangerous.
    [01:41] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> Sifting mentally through the profiles of each girl working here, you found her. A girl who possessed no name, only a magical girl title, a girl who clad herself in white but is ultimately covered in red, a girl who wielded a terribly effective power, a girl who surrounded herself with killers: Pixie Power Devil Mari.
    [01:42] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> Another shiver went through your body as your third eye stared at the profile picture. Brown eyes, hooded with eyelids, alive despite being photography, with her crimson hair weaved in a bizzare fashion, she grinned at the camera with a cockiness that could only be called Swag.
    [01:42] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> Usagi stepping into the cafeteria broke you free from your investigation. Watching her, she, in rather tame attire, walked over to the food and began making herself a tray of food. Spying, you noticed that she examined each piece before frowning at it and setting it on her tray. What was with that frown? Didn't she enjoy oranges?
    [01:42] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> When she's finished, would you wave at her, Nagisa, or try blending to the background by remaining motionless?
    [01:43] <Tarot-chan> wave her over, might as well try and find some common ground since we obviously have to deal with her
    [01:44] <Israelhexen> Call her over, aye
    [01:44] <Israelhexen> Also, >not liking oranges
    [01:44] <Israelhexen> shit character 2/10 quest dropped
    [01:45] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> ./kick Israelhexen 0/10 Quester butthurt
    [01:46] <@Mai_Ikari> Ask if you can eat her oranges.
    [01:47] <Israelhexen> Offer her lemons~
    [01:47] <@UdzPhone> I like Mai's
    [01:49] <Tarot-chan> I would rather Usagi's Sunny D's
    [01:49] <Tarot-chan> not usagi
    [01:49] <Tarot-chan> Yui
    [01:49] <@Kiri-chan> A were moose
    [01:50] <@UdzPhone> It is Usagi in the cafeteria, isn't it Denton?
    [01:50] <Tarot-chan> he just said it was
    [01:50] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> Yep, this one is Usagi
    [02:10] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> Usagi picked up and stared at a few other items, some placing them back, some placing them on her tray, and even glaring down at one portion of roast beef before simply walking away with her tray.
    [02:10] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> You held your hand up and waved at her. She caught sight of you and visibly perked up, beelining over to your table.
    [02:10] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Hey, Nagisa, I didn't figure you would be here." Usagi placed her tray on the table and sat down, then lifted herself up and sat down again, in a different spot.
    [02:10] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "... Where's Mami?" You asked, eyes flipping over to the side to see if Mami would come strolling in. She didn't.
    [02:10] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "She's still sleeping. I couldn't get back to sleep so eating is for the best right now." She said it as if she didn't even want to try eating. She wasn't this way before, what happened? Frowning, you thrust your chin at the two oranges.
    [02:10] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Going to eat those?" Usagi blinked once at you, then debated over how to answer.
    [02:10] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "I don't know."
    [02:10] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Can I have them?"
    [02:10] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Are you sure you want to?" She asked, looking down at the oranges as if they were flesh balls. You nodded, reaching out to grab the two orbs. "Here, a trade." You gave her your lemons. A fair trade, at the end of the day.
    [02:11] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Th-thanks, Nagisa..." Usagi stared down at the lemons now, brows furrowing.
    [02:11] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> Now what do you do?
    [02:11] <Tarot-chan> ask her if there is anything else we should know about this place that isn't classified
    [02:12] <Tarot-chan> and say we seem to get along with Yui at least partially well
    [02:19] <@Udz> Inquire as to the quality of her rest
    [02:44] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "How was your rest?" You inquired, much to Usagi's surprise.
    [02:44] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "How did you know I was sleeping?"
    [02:44] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "You said it was a long night for everyone, that no one got any sleep while I only did. You know, before the prompt check up. I figured you and Mami would catch up on some sleep before tackling whatever the computers told you about me."
    [02:44] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Ah, good guess." Usagi began to eat her food - much more slowly and cautiously than you were. "My rest was good! I feel revitalized but very, very hungry." Neither tray can be compared to Yui's, which was a mountain, but Usagi brought over very little. Did she have a tiny stomach, or was it something else?
    [02:44] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> When she was taking care of you, she ate with gusto at larger amounts of food. Did something change in her?
    [02:44] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "So, Usagi, what... can you tell me about the compound that isn't classified?"
    [02:44] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Mmm, I'm glad you asked me that, Nagisa." Usagi savored the food a moment. In that moment you groped an orange, kneading it in your palm. It wasn't Fuu's, but the orange felt succulent nonehtheless. "On my way here I was waylaid by Komugi, who reported to me that our computer system suffered a possible hacker attack. An attack in which everything was copied. Everything."
    [02:44] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> Your nervous system locked up as she went on, your eyes going from the orange to Usagi's eyes, who stared dead on to you. "Before I answer your question, I need to ask you one. Was that hacker possibly you, Nagisa...? No need to lie, I know how you love sleuthing about."
    [02:44] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> Heart beating hard, how did you reply?
    [02:45] <@Udz> (She also said she couldn't get back to sleep)
    [02:48] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> Yeah?
    [02:48] <Tarot-chan> well I sat down and flicked through a computer earlier but nothing I would have called hacking
    [02:49] <Tarot-chan> I mean I barely know how to use them let alone break into them
    [02:49] <@Kiri-chan> Udz
    [02:49] <@Kiri-chan> You are punching this cow to death
    [02:51] <@Udz> Spill it. Spill it all. It's so embarrasing to have gotten caught. "W-well... I guess? Sorry. Y-you told me that the command center would be good, because of all the extra shielding, and there was a free terminal, so I just poked around a bit, figuring maybe someone had put some games on there? You never know, right? I found some fascinating reading material, and I guess I accidentally copied
    [02:51] <@Udz> too much? Sorry to worry you."
    [02:56] <@Mai_Ikari> In the end, we hacked a closed system a day after we arrived, trying to copy the everything was a terrible idea. Udz has the right of it. Mention when we realized how overboard our tool went, we disposed of it, not wanting to pry further into secrets than we already had. Or... something like that.
    [02:57] <@Mai_Ikari> As much as I'd like to deny it, that's just us getting caught later instead of now.
    [02:59] <@Udz> Yes, definitely say it was wiped. Meant to include that
    [03:20] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> You were caught. That was the simple reality. And you wouldn't be able to shake Usagi off your trail, she knew you too well. She knew you did it and was simply waiting for you to confess to it. To be up front with it, and not be in the shadows like some thief.
    [03:20] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> So, composing yourself, you placed the orange on the tray and stared back at her, forming your expression into regret.
    [03:20] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "W-well... I guess? Sorry. Y-you told me that the command center would be good, because of all the extra shielding, and there was a free terminal, so I just poked around a bit, figuring maybe someone had put some games on there? You never know, right? I found some fascinating reading material, and I guess I accidentally copied too much? I mean, yeah, I read a bit of what it gathered, and realized just how much it copied. It copied everything! S
    [03:20] * Tarot-chan ([email protected]) Quit (Ping timeout: 240 seconds)
    [03:20] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> -so, I wiped it clean. It's now totally blank. Sorry to worry you, Usagi." Your mouth was a thin line, eyes shimmering with tears. A gambit that went terribly wrong, and you ended up being trapped by it. The truth would always set you free, right...?
    [03:20] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> Usagi remained quiet throughout your confession, observing you. She continued observing you, examining your sincerity, until smiling a tiny smile.
    [03:20] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Thank you, Nagisa. I appreciate your honesty." Usagi skinned her lemon with her knife and bit into it. "You won't be punished, this time. I ask you don't do it again. A lot of delicate information is in that system, and attacks like that will stir up this beehive. Understand?"
    [03:20] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Y-yes, Usagi, I understand. I won't try that again." Without thinking, you just promised to Usagi. Frowning inward, you wondered if you could keep that promise.
    [03:20] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> Usagi nodded and ate a few more portions, swallowing as if it were cyanide.
    [03:21] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> Now you were observing her, and through that, you realized she didn't enjoy eating at all. It was almost torture for her, a chore required to keep her body from dying.
    [03:21] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> [+1 Usagi Relationship]
    [03:21] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> What would your next move be, Nagisa?
    [03:22] <@Mai_Ikari> Well, that turned out... better than expected, really. Let's try some kind of talking thing.
    [03:26] <Tarot-chan> yes talking things sound good
    [03:27] <@Udz> Yeah, try and keep her mind off just what she thinks she's putting in her mouth.
    [04:17] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> The two of you ate in silence, from across each other. You ate slow, picking at your food mostly, while Usagi forced herself to gag everything down. Her jaw would tighten. A disgusted frown would come and go at the taste.
    [04:17] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> Putting aside your thoughts on the Loading Bay and the oddity and anything else, you spoke to her. You figured talking to her would improve her eating, get her mind off whatever it was, and you wanted to see if that would work. And so far it was. She still had problems but was more lively than before, discussing silly stuff with you. Also serious stuff.
    [04:17] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Usagi, what is it that you two do around here?"
    [04:17] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "We're the founders, so we have that going for us, but," She licked her lips of the lemon juice, wincing when she did so, the taste apparently too bitter to her liking. "We're also the leaders. A committee of two, really. Mami tends to take care of the more critical details while I take care of the overall details."
    [04:17] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "And what about that pentagram middriff from the medlab?"
    [04:17] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Hmm? Pentagram middriff...? Oh, right, Fuu. She's our bodyguard, and advisor. She tends to the financial matters of our organization."
    [04:17] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "What's the name of this place, anyway?"
    [04:17] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Hammer of the Lady of the Night Sky. A big name, yes, but very appropriate for what our mission is. Don't you agree, Nagisa?" She giggled, grinning ear to ear at you. You shrugged.
    [04:17] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "I don't know who this Lady of the Night Sky is, honestly, so it's lost on me."
    [04:17] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Oh wow, you don't? Y-you sure? You're not fooling me here, are you?" Usagi is surprised over how you didn't know about the Lady of the Night Sky. You nodded, you weren't fooling her here. Usagi grew concerned, forgetting her terrible food. "S-She's our Patron, so to speak. We... well I can't say worship, but our main... hmm... The reason... no... With everything we do, we do for Her. Everything I do, is a small tribute to Her as well, not sayi
    [04:17] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> ng that my entire drive is her." She had problems with conveying the importance the Lady of the Night Sky was to her, so you nodded.
    [04:17] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "I understand, Usagi." That put her a little bit at ease, but you didn't tell her that she confused the message on transit.
    [04:17] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Hey, Usagi, mind if I join you two? You see, the cafeteria is empty." A silken smooth voice interrupted your talk, and you and Usagi both looked to the source. You hit a brick wall. There stood the bloody empress: Pixie Power Devil Mari, smiling down at Usagi and you. Her stab wound was still there.
    [04:17] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Hey, Mari! Please, your company would be great!" Usagi happily chirped. You remained quiet, but Mari turned to you and pressed. "May I please join you, Miss?" Your eyebrows twitched a tiny bit. "Y-yeah, sure. You can join me-- us." You stuttered, spaghetti overflowing from your pants pockets. She smiled wider. "Thank you." And left to gather up her own food.
    [04:17] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> The schoolgirl wanted you to die, the bloody empress exuded desires of intimately getting to know you. Her charisma was off the charts, and you felt it. Magic, this was why you stayed away from everyone else, they weren't human anymore.
    [04:17] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Usagi," You turned to stare at Usagi, and she returns the stare.
    [04:17] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Yeah?"
    [04:17] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "What's with her stab wound? Seriously, do you see it?" Usagi looked over at Mari for a minute, studying her, then turned back to you with a shake of her head.
    [04:17] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "No, Nagisa, I don't. She's wearing a perfectly intact, white robe. Are you alright? Are you feeling anything unusual?"
    [04:17] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "No. I'm perfectly fine. I'm perfectly sane." You retorted, taking a quick glance at Mari. She was getting a bunch of oranges, a slice of roast beef, a couple of lemons, and a side of mashed potatoes. She was bleeding, even through the back her uniform was red.
    [04:17] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> Mari walked over, sitting beside Usagi. Usagi took a look at her food and visibly paled, her presence shrinking next to the empress.
    [04:18] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> The empress smiled at you, hands at the side of her silver tray. Wait, when did this place get silver trays?
    [04:18] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Hello, my name is Pixie Power Devil Mari, or Mari for my friends, and you are...?"
    [04:18] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> How do you respond?
    [04:19] <Tarot-chan> stumble a but over our introduction, ask if she minds if we see whether we are hallucinating a stab wound in her chest or not
    [04:20] <@Mai_Ikari> Stumbled introduction yes, investigating stab wound no, I like our hands attached to our arms.
    [04:21] <@Mai_Ikari> We are in deep enough shit here, let's not go off the deep end (again, for the third time)
    [04:22] <%AFaceInTheCrowd> "Under your spell, my dear devil."
    [04:23] <%AFaceInTheCrowd> The crazy follows her, it's probably her power
    [04:23] <@UdzPhone> Take a deep breath, calm down. There's no need to stumble over introducing ourself
    [04:23] <%AFaceInTheCrowd> and if it's not, then we just sound like we're trying to be charming.
    [04:28] <@Mai_Ikari> Man. THere's like a dozen explanations for why we seem to be the only ones who can see that wound, and none of them are good. We're going crazyyyyyyy D:
    [04:29] <Spymaster_Purple> Face is correct.
    [04:51] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "... Under your spell, my dear devil." You let that out in a whisper, a dry rustle from between your lips. Usagi didn't hear you fortunately, but unfortunately Mari did.
    [04:51] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Oh?" Her eyebrows shot up minutely, the smile turning into something that the actual devil would wear. "I should use my power wisely, and not for meager desires."
    [04:51] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> Taking a deep breath, you repeated again...
    [04:51] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "I am Beautiful Idol Pretty Nagisa." Mari extended her hand, not in a handshake, but as if wanting to give you something. YOu eyed it for a second, analyzing what she wanted, before realizing and placing your hand in it. She gripped it tenderly, and rose it to her lips, from which a kiss was planted. You felt your cheeks faintly burning.
    [04:51] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "L-lewd!" Usagi whispered, biting into her whatever-she-got-for-food. It went far too quickly for you to see. All you could see was Mari's face, that smile, those brown eyes caressing you.
    [04:51] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "A very apt and wondrous title for you, Nagisa. Can I hear you sing sometime?"
    [04:51] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Uh, uh... pardon?" You managed.
    [04:51] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "You're an idol, were you on the radio? I bet you were."
    [04:51] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Ah, oh, no, I'm no idol. I'm not a singer, either. I can't sing." You explained, taking your hand back. She chuckled low, hands picking up her silverware and digging at her food, which looked ten times better than yours. It was as if a gourmet made these things for specifically her, which was leagues out of the military chop shop you and Usagi were eating. The empress ate her Manchu Han Imperial Feast upon her gold gilded silver tray.
    [04:51] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "S-so, Mari." Usagi spoke up, having troubles looking at Mari's tray.
    [04:52] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> Mari turned her attention to Usagi but didn't speak, waiting patiently for her to speak.
    [04:52] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Did you get the... THAT... here?"
    [04:52] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Yes. Just came back with it, even. The trip made me hungry."
    [04:52] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Explains you being here."
    [04:52] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Mmhm. However, I haven't been told about Nagisa, is she a new recruit?"
    [04:52] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "No.. she hasn't joined us yet. She's still thinking it over while examining our compound."
    [04:52] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> You let the two talk, not interrupting, yet. You were busy analyzing the whole situation. It appeared to you that Usagi felt threatened by Mari, while Mari felt right at home. Something wasn't correct, either. Looking at Usagi, you had taken your eyes off Mari, and when returned to Mari, suddenly her portion of the table looked ridiculously high class. Something you would see out of a soap opera.
    [04:52] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> Her eyes were almost always on you, it frankly unnerved you. Why was she so interested in you?
    [04:52] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "I hope she doesn't decline your offer. Beautiful Pretty Nagisa, will you please join us with our eternal endeavor?"
    [04:52] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> It suddenly dawned on you that you told her the wrong title. You totally screwed introducing yourself. Gritting your teeth, you kicked yourself.
    [04:52] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> How did you respond to her offer? It appeared she was genuine, with her hand held out to you in a gesture of friendship.
    [04:58] <@Mai_Ikari|zzz> As for accepting the offer, uh, that's a tricky thing.
    [04:59] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> Very tricky. Usagi's willing to wait, to a certain extent. Mari's looking to recruiting you here and now.
    [05:00] <Tarot-chan> well we already had figured we would join her right!
    [05:00] <Tarot-chan> *?
    [05:00] <Tarot-chan> say we are definitely leaning towards it so we don't offend Mari
    [05:01] <Mai_Ikari|phone> We already figured we'd betray all these people and 'save' the world.
    [05:02] <@Udzframe> I don't think we'll get answers staying "outside"
    [05:02] <Mai_Ikari|phone> Yeah, that much is true
    [05:03] <Mai_Ikari|phone> Rabbit hole, etc
    [05:03] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> Remember: There's Joining, "Joining", and outright declining
    [05:03] <%AFaceInTheCrowd> something whispers in my ear
    [05:03] <@Udzframe> Take Usagi's hand at the same time we take Mari's, and say that we've decided we shall accept the invitations extended to us.
    [05:03] <%AFaceInTheCrowd> that "Joining" is less an option with a devil
    [05:04] <Mai_Ikari|phone> #2, and hope brainwashing isn't in the initiation
    [05:04] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Joining" is basically a lie. So it goes Correct, Lie, Correct
    [05:06] <@Udzframe> I think of "Joining" as "correct until we decide otherwise"
    [05:06] <@Udzframe> And is entirely what I'm suggesting here
    [05:06] <%AFaceInTheCrowd> i like "joining" the one that doesn't seem to be actively messing with our ability to percieve reality.
    [05:07] <Mai_Ikari|phone> What Udz said. Free will and tbhe american way~
    [05:29] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> Mari's hand reaching out to you in a majestic manner, an arm that belonged to an empress. Usagi staring at you, food forgotten. One was warping reality against you, demanding you to join right now, the other had reality warped against herself, patiently waiting for you to join on your own.
    [05:29] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> Two sides of the same coin, but one was lesser than the other. So you took Mari's hand, gently squeezing it, then took and gently squeezed Usagi's hand. You stared at both before answering. You took a breath.
    [05:29] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "I have decided to join the Hammer of the Lady of the Night Sky, and humbly accept both of your invitaitons."
    [05:29] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> Usagi was first surprised, but brightened up. Mari, smug, smiled, pleased with reading you correctly. As if she knew you would accept. As if, she won. What an odd feeling for you to be having.
    [05:29] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> Usagi tightened her grasp on your hand, smiling.
    [05:29] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "I'm glad you joined us, Nagisa! Oh, I have to tell Mami about this. We need to subject you to a series of documents and tests, is that alright? Do you understand?"
    [05:29] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Yes, I understand, it wasn't that hard to understand, Usagi!" You said, frowning at her. She laughed a little, genuinely pleased looking. "Forgive me, Nagisa, I'm getting overly excited. Although we must get ready to initiate you into our group. Please excuse me." Usagi let go of your hand and hurried out of the cafteria, persumably going to see Mami.
    [05:29] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> That left you and the stabbed magical girl alone. Holding hands. You took your hand back, relieved she didn't warp that oddly too.
    [05:29] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Oh my, she IS really excited." Mari commented, staring at the entrance. "So what's your power? How useful will you be to us?" She almost said me, you swore to your bag that she almost said me.
    [05:29] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> Things look positive. How do you respond?
    [05:29] <%deculture> []Grope Mari
    [05:36] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> What power did you have? You obviously had to demonstrate your power to her. It was the only way. Nervousness forgotten, the piles of spaghetti on the floor out of your pockets, you reached over the table with one thing on your mind, one thing in your crosshairs. Your hand held the warm breast of the bloody empress, palm squeezing it simply from how curved it was. You felt how sticky her blood was, thumb teasing the hole in the fabric.
    [05:36] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> You felt Mari's hand on the back of your head, and suddenly you were upside down, with her lips locked onto yours. She took your breathe away, your body laying flat out on the table, hand still on her chest. Breaking the kiss, she grinned like the devil at you, letting out a breathe smoothly.
    [05:36] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "So, this is your power? You'll become my personal servant, then."
    [05:36] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> [PLAYTOY END.]
    [05:40] <Mai_Ikari|phone> Anyway, yeah, call it a bag of tech gadgets. That's our primary use of it anyway.
    [05:41] <Spymaster_Purple> But srs time, what Mai said is about right.
    [05:41] <Mai_Ikari|phone> Because that gets us pkenty of flex without hinting at its reality-breaking powers
    [05:44] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> So, everyone good with "Bag of Tech Gadgets?"
    [05:46] <%AFaceInTheCrowd> i would be more general with the specifics
    [05:47] <Mai_Ikari|phone> Too general and we risk our concement not working
    [05:47] <Mai_Ikari|phone> We want something specific but reasonably broad
    [05:48] <Mai_Ikari|phone> So, among other things, we can stay within our own boundaries
    [05:48] <%AFaceInTheCrowd> no, no, tech gadgets yes
    [05:48] <%AFaceInTheCrowd> but not specifically "all the tech gadgets"
    [05:49] <%AFaceInTheCrowd> "The tech gadgets that do the thing i kinda want to happen at the moment."
    [05:50] <Mai_Ikari|phone> Nah, that's handtipping, see.
    [05:51] <Mai_Ikari|phone> Any sort of "it gives us what we want" suggestion is what we're trying to conceal
    [05:52] <%AFaceInTheCrowd> Also true.
    [05:52] <Mai_Ikari|phone> Tech is a broad enough category to give us wiggle room without hinting at the mental connection
    [06:03] <@Udzframe> We should deflect her question. Ask about the bloody hole in her chest
    [06:03] <@Udzframe> But otherwise, "bag o' devices" sounds fine
    [06:10] <Tarot-chan> mention the gun and say we seem to have good luck when looking for things
    [06:10] <Tarot-chan> then ask why we see a giant stab in her chest
    [06:17] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> What power did you have? Obviously it was your bag, the only power you could claim yours in the entire world. A one trick pony, if discovered, won't be good for you. You had to keep it secret, even from the prying eyes of the devil empress. But you couldn't just claim your airgun was your only power, every magical girl had at least one power, at a minimum, nothing less. So how to deal with this...
    [06:17] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> Mari waited patiently, staring at you. You shouldn't... give in so readily. Gathering nerves, you gazed at her with steely determination.
    [06:17] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "First thing's first... does it hurt?"
    [06:17] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Oh, this?" Mari's eyebrows shot up a little before she looked down at her chest, a hand brushing past the wound, and the blood. "It doesn't hurt. I appreciate you asking, Nagisa, and am pleased you were concerned over my being."
    [06:17] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> You nodded. "And the regal transformations around you?"
    [06:17] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> Mari stopped smiling, but didn't frown. "A mutation due to my magical ability."
    [06:18] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> You nodded again, not wanting to pry so quickly. Actually you did, but you knew you wouldn't get far with that reaction, so you let it slide.
    [06:18] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "So your power, Nagisa, or are you unwilling to divulge it?"
    [06:18] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> Before you answered, in came Usagi and Mami, the latter looking freshly woken up and in her uniform.
    [06:18] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Nagisa, the initiation process begins now. Sorry Mari, but I must take her."
    [06:18] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> "That's fine, Usagi. We can always catch up later." Mari looked at you with a knowing smile, a conspiratorial glint in her eyes. Usagi grabbed ahold of your hand, and pulled you away from there, from the cafeteria, with Mami in the lead. You were swept off your feet, and carried away to places unknown.
    [06:18] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> The act fades, the curtains fall, and the devil claps at her first meeting. A slasher smile on her lips, she grew immensely pleased with how she manipulated you with her majesty. With due time she will take you with her authority and by violence, break you. But first the initiation, a room of unknowns awaited you, and the end of the world would have to wait just two more days.
    [06:18] <%Midorikawa_Nagisa> [Chikuwaaaa]