Nagisa Quest Ninth Scene

    [14:09] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Last time on Nagisa Quest, you learned fragments of your past life from your stalker. Your connection to SHE, a Nagisa Yuna. And much more, now that you had the entire computer's drive stored inside a freshly summoned book of digital knowledge. You hadn't given it a name yet, but that placeholder title fit for now, you felt.
    [14:09] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> SHE and HER. You and Yuna. Friends at the least, possibly more if what the implications in AFTER CONTRACT.txt were to be believed. Yuna bullied by stalker, Yuna saved from stalker by you. Yuna, in gratitude, became your friend? That made it sound selfish on your part, but you couldn't put it any other way. It just felt right.
    [14:09] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> At the entrance, you met a white rabbit with red eyes. You talked to it, and it hissed at you. It even threatened to bite your feet off. You walked by it with an ignoring shoulder, face firmly in your book.
    [14:09] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> You were Midorikawa Nagisa, or Pretty Idol Beautiful Nagisa to those surrounding you, and you were wondering if you should name your book.
    [14:09] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Should you? It is a bit juvenile but it is rather charming to name something you summoned from your bag. Which you should also give a name to.  Should you name your bag as well?
    [14:10] <Israelhexen> The Bag should remain nameless.
    [14:10] <DragoonExMachina> If we name the Bag, we'll be tempted to refer to same in public. Let's not.
    [14:11] <DragoonExMachina> ALso, the book is going to disappear at some point, so likewise let's not.
    [14:11] <Israelhexen> As for the Book, I'm half-tempted to carry on a very silly joke from my childhood
    [14:11] <D-> The bag is the bag, it needs no name.
    [14:11] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> And that is?
    [14:11] <Israelhexen> Annoying but helpful talking book that knows everything, goes by the name of Yakov. Some of those properties were optional.
    [14:12] <Israelhexen> It showed up fucking everywhere.
    [14:12] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Hah
    [14:12] <Israelhexen> That smug fucking book
    [14:13] <Israelhexen> But no, let's not name our book.
    [14:13] <DragoonExMachina> >mfw we turn the book over and it has "YAKOV" on the spine
    [14:13] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> :D
    [14:14] <Israelhexen> Seriously, Yakov is a fucking dick, and does not distinguish between right and wrong. Let's not.
    [14:32] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> You decided to leave them nameless. Once given a name, you would slip in conversation and speak of them. That wouldn't be good, especially if dealing with new magical girls. This bag was your only strength. You have your air gun but compared to your imagination it was a peashooter.
    [14:33] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Flipping a page, you turned a corner, and had the book slammed into your ribcage. Air escaped your lungs, leaving you winded as your forehead hit something with a resounding crack. Seeing staic you fell to the ground. The book was no longer in your grasp, disappearing into the snow that covered your eyesight.
    [14:33] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Nnnn... watch where you're going, Sister." Rubbing your forehead, gingerly sitting up, you could see past your sleaved arm another girl sitting across from you doing a similar action. Red short hair, orange slitted eyes, and a labcoat with an intricate red circuit pattern to it. You slammed right into a scientist from the looks of it.
    [14:33] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> How do you respond to her?
    [14:33] <ZeBob> "Whoopsie. Didn't see ya there. You alive?"
    [14:34] <D-> What about the one I thought up? I wasn't thinking and didn't save either.
    [14:34] <Israelhexen> Get up, help her up. Apologize.
    [14:34] <Israelhexen> Ah
    [14:34] <Israelhexen> hold on
    [14:34] <Israelhexen> [17:51] <D-> "I have knowledge enough, you would forget your own name. I have seen enough of this universe, that your eyes would gloss over. I have seen enough bloodshed, that you would pall at the sight. Do you truly think a fight against me is wise?"
    [14:34] <D-> Thanks Hexen.
    [14:34] <Israelhexen> yw
    [14:35] <D-> Yeah, help her up and apologize. Then ask what her name is.
    [14:35] <Israelhexen> Give ours first!
    [14:36] <DragoonExMachina> Help her up, apologize, retrieve book, introductions.
    [14:36] <Mai_Ikari> Dragoon has the order correct.
    [14:36] <Israelhexen> Aye
    [14:36] <D-> Yeah. Draagons looks good.
    [14:52] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Rubbing your forehead some more, you stood to your full height. That was quite the impact, the spot tender and the muscle torn, bruising the brain underneath. You still saw stars. You reached out for one, and offered to help the scientist up. She gladly took it and with a pull you got her onto her feet.
    [14:52] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Sorry about that. You still alive?"
    [14:52] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Obviously. Or maybe I'm a corpse and I don't know it." She laughed at that. Maybe it was her slitted eyes or that good natured smile, you swore she was extremely laid back about everything around her. She had recovered from the head impact, and was staring straight into your eyes. You stared right back and felt the need to introduce yourself.
    [14:52] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Hi, I'm Pretty Idol Beautiful Nagisa."  "Wedding Strawberry Elegant Komugi" Komugi shook your hand. You shook her right back. The break was clean and mutual.
    [14:52] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> You scanned around for the book and found it laying pages first, creasing into problematic shapes on the floor. You retrieved while Komugi spoke.
    [14:52] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "It was a good thing I was taking my time getting there, or both of us would be unconscious right now." She rubbed the corner with a hand, which incidentally had a wrist warmer covering it.
    [14:52] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> You turned, two pairs of eyes meeting once again. Komugi looked down. "Ah, a book. I hope it isn't too ruined, yeah?"
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    [14:52] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Response?
    [14:53] <DragoonExMachina> "It looks like it's in okay shape.  Where were you heading?"
    [14:54] <Israelhexen> [x]Dragoon
    [14:54] <D-> Yeah. Draggon's got it.
    [14:55] <Mai_Ikari> ^
    [14:58] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "It looks like it's in okay shape." So much for first edition, you passively thought. Smith Weston would stick his nose up at the damage and not buy it ever. "Where were you heading?"
    [14:59] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "To the Command Center. Apparently one of the computers went on the fritz and started trying to infect the entire system." Komugi shrugged, smiling as if it wasn't a problem. It was, you might have been the cause. "So it requires investigating, y'know?"
    [14:59] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Response?
    [15:00] <D-> Should we tag along or get the fuck out of dodge?
    [15:00] <Mai_Ikari> Being not-there is ideal.
    [15:00] <D-> Oh wait, ask what 'infecting' means.
    [15:01] <DragoonExMachina> "Wierd. Good luck with that!"
    [15:01] <Mai_Ikari> "That sounds bad, hope you get it sorted out quick."
    [15:02] <DragoonExMachina> ..I like Mai's better.
    [15:02] <Israelhexen> Yeah.
    [15:17] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "What do you mean by 'infect'?" You gripped the book closer to your side, holding the infector.
    [15:18] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "It bears investigation before any solid answer can be given, but from how I was told, it appeared to be DDoSing the system, copying every bit of data it can. This computer may have placed something like a trojan horse or a worm in this process. Not a good thing considering what's inside and outside this meager compound."
    [15:18] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> You nodded. "That sounds bad. I hope you can get it repaired quickly."
    [15:18] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Komugi flashed a grin, waving a wrist warmer hand at you. "Thanks, Nagisa. It'd be a synch, but I appreciate the vote of confidence." With that she told you it was a pleasure and continued on her way, hands in her labcoat pockets.
    [15:18] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> You kept it cool. You patted yourself on the back for a job well done. You checked your book, and it was in alright shape. The tendrils were gone, and some of the pages bent oddly, but otherwise, alright. You held the book, and didn't read it, not wanting to run into someone.
    [15:18] <Midorikawa_Nagisa>  You could hear Komugi in the background talking to the rabbit.  "Hey there, Tim, what has you in a huff?"
    [15:18] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> ... That rabbit has a name?
    [15:18] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Where to next?
    [15:19] <Israelhexen> Find somewhere quiet to read the n- the book.
    [15:19] <D-> Why not to our room to read the book?
    [15:19] <Israelhexen> But people who want to bother us will look in our room.
    [15:20] <D-> Which is a reason not to, that I didn't think of.
    [15:22] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> {No don't, Nasiga's waiting to give you FREE LOVE in there]
    [15:23] <D-> ...how? We haven't summoned Nasiga yet.
    [15:23] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> {I was joking. You haven't]
    [15:23] <Israelhexen> OR WERE YOU
    [15:24] <Israelhexen> [not really]Pull out a spare Nagisa and send her to our room as a distraction.
    [15:24] * Midorikawa_Nagisa waits for more votes.
    [15:25] <Israelhexen> READ THE NOTE NAGISA
    [15:25] <Israelhexen> (mfw my finger slipped and that was almost "BAGISA")
    [15:25] <Mai_Ikari> Quiet place to read sounds good. Use our room if there isn't a better option.
    [15:26] <D-> Yeah, exactly what Mai says.
    [15:26] <Israelhexen> Aye.
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    [15:30] <DragoonExMachina> Honestly, I think heading to our room and reading is a good plan.
    [15:30] <DragoonExMachina> Though we should set up the proximity alarm thing again.
    [15:37] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "A scratch behind the ears keeps the moods away." Komugi's voice trailed off as the distance increased. You walked to your room with the book clutched closely to your bosom, keeping your eyes firmly on your surroundings. No need to repeat that. Your head wouldn't be able to stand up to that kind of abuse. It was tender still, a hand rubbing the small bump.
    [15:37] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> On your way there, you noticed this compound was empty. A little too empty. Did they just have a few magical girls working for them, stashed away in their various occupational rooms, or was something going on, something big that you were excluded to know about?
    [15:37] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> The book would tell you. Entering your empty, spartan room, you placed the proximity beacon outside, since you couldn't exactly lock yourself in. Earpiece in ear, you sat the desk, opened your book to the first page, and read.
    [15:37] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Do you remain with Nagisa, or see what's going on elsewhere?
    [15:38] <D-> Depends on what elsewhere entail.
    [15:38] <Israelhexen> [x]Be Komugi
    [15:40] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> {I knew I was forgetting something. For now you can be either: Mami, Usagi, Komugi, or Yui}
    [15:41] <D-> Usagi or Komugi. Komugi because she's solving our oops, Usagi because she's technically the area boss... and because I like Usagi.
    [15:42] <Mai_Ikari> I'm gonna say Usagi
    [15:42] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Komugi II, Usagi II
    [15:42] <Mai_Ikari> We're going to find out what Komugi finds out regardless, if it's relevant to us.
    [15:43] <Israelhexen> Anyone else? Dragoon?
    [15:43] <DragoonExMachina> Eh, let's go Usagi.
    [15:43] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> USAGI
    [15:43] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> LOCKED
    [15:44] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Unless anyone else wishes to vote
    [15:44] <Israelhexen> Wouldn't matter, after rethinking I'll go with Usagi too :V
    [15:44] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> USAGI LOCKED
    [15:44] <Israelhexen> Kinky
    [15:45] <Mai_Ikari> And then it turns out she's asleep and we wasted our vote.
    [15:45] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> :D
    [15:45] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Naw
    [15:45] <Israelhexen> USAGI DREAM SEQUENCE
    [15:45] <Israelhexen> WOOOOOOO
    [16:02] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> You were Fancy Knight Elegant Usagi, or Matsubara Usagi to your friend Momomiya Mami, and you were fighting a former friend by the name of Midorikawa Nagisa. Radiating golden light, your tennis racket felt solid in your hearty hands.
    [16:02] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Your heart beat with the force of a thousand drums, your senses sharply tuned in to the nightmareish world that you yourself created.
    [16:02] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Flesh consisted the world, bones the buildings. If it started to rain, bodily fluids would be it. The clouds were hairballs, and the sun was a giant hole that closed and opened repeatedly, nonstop. The air felt liquidy, as if it was trying to become water but wasn't quite getting there.
    [16:02] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> This was the world you knew of, and you were going to destroy it.
    [16:02] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> But Pretty Idol Beautiful Nagisa, bent low across from you, holding her revolver with both hands despite one arm taking a glancing shot from your sun beam, glared cold hatred at you, a snarl screwing her otherwise beautiful face up.
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    [16:02] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "I won't let you destroy this world." She growled, taking aim with her revolver. She fired a shot, the sound of a clap ringing out. Air slammed into you with the force of a hurricane, all triangulated into a singular point, heavily bruising your stomach despite having a heart protecting you there.
    [16:02] <Midorikawa_Nagisa>  You stood from the pulsating ground, gasping for breath, raggedly doing so.
    [16:02] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "I will! For all of us, I will reduce this world to cinders. You with it if I must!" With that you blasted her with your sun beam. You were too quick, or she was too slow, half of her body engulfed in the beam. She dived out of the way, but was heavily burnt for it.
    [16:02] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> You stood fully, and walked to her. She laid on the tumors that infested the ground, trying to stay alive with all the strength she had, which wasn't much. She continued to glare at you, teeth gritted as if she had lockjaw.
    [16:02] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> You pointed your racket at her. The light radiating off it bore the aura of finality.
    [16:03] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Do you kill her, or spare her?
    [16:05] <Israelhexen> We wouldn't have said it if we didn't mean it.
    [16:06] <Israelhexen> Still, we should hear her last words, at least.
    [16:06] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> {Ah these adjectives, I suck at them :3}
    [16:07] <DragoonExMachina> Give her one last chance.  We don't WANT to kill her, but we will if we have to.
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    [16:08] <Israelhexen> Hi Udz!
    [16:08] <Israelhexen> Nagisaquest is on!
    [16:08] <UdzPhone> Yo!
    [16:08] <UdzPhone> I'll have to read it later
    [16:08] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Last Words Before Striking Her Down II
    [16:08] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Anymore?
    [16:09] <D-> Last words.
    [16:09] <Mai_Ikari> ^
    [16:09] <UdzPhone> Okay what?
    [16:09] <Israelhexen> We Usagi now
    [16:10] <Israelhexen> We're fighting Nagisa-except-maybe-not in Saya-world
    [16:10] <UdzPhone> Huh
    [16:18] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> A faint aura of light off your racket. Glinting in her dying eyes, you would be the last thing she would see in this world. A grave's calmness shrouded you. If it had to be that way, so be it. But first, since you had the upper hand, you might as well give her a chance to explain herself.
    [16:18] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Speak, Pretty Idol Beautiful Nagisa, speak and tell me why you want to rule the world."  She was having a hard time breathing, let alone talking. But talk she must, and talk she would.
    [16:18] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Fancy Knight... Elegant Usagi... why? I'll tell you why," She spoke from her teeth. "I lost everything I held dear... My father... My lifestyle... Yuna... Everything. Destroying the world... would be stupid. Too quick, too... too quick. I want everyone to suffer what... I have suffered."
    [16:18] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "And what is that?" This time she had enough strength to lift her head and look closer into your face. She looked fierce, but it had death tainting it, dulling the edge.
    [16:18] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Eternal loneliness."
    [16:18] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Do you strike or leave her be?
    [16:19] <Israelhexen> Two things might happen if we leave her, now.
    [16:20] <Israelhexen> Either she survives and comes at us again someday, or she dies slowly.
    [16:20] <Israelhexen> Make it quick.
    [16:23] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Strike I
    [16:23] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Anymore votes?
    [16:24] <D-> Make it as quick as possible.
    [16:24] <DragoonExMachina> Clean death.
    [16:25] <UdzPhone> I feel I'm missing too much to actually vote, but, why "leave" her? Why kill her? Let her live, but don't leave her alone again. Which is to say, befriend her.
    [16:26] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Strike III, Befriendment I
    [16:26] <@Pillowtablet> Befriending!
    [16:26] <Sleepy> I like the cut of your jib, Udz
    [16:26] <Israelhexen> Yeah.
    [16:26] <Mai_Ikari> I'll put my vote Befriending's way.
    [16:26] <@Pillowtablet> That is the true meguca way.
    [16:26] <Israelhexen> Well, I was trying to be noir
    [16:26] <Israelhexen> but I can't resist Friendship
    [16:26] * Israelhexen turns coat
    [16:26] <Mai_Ikari> Silly Israel, Sayaworld is not noir, it's lovecraft.
    [16:27] <@Pillowtablet> Take her to Friendship Gulag for Re-Education!
    [16:27] <Israelhexen> Is Sayaworld not just how Usagi perceives Black City?
    [16:27] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Communism need not apply
    [16:27] <Israelhexen> Black City is very noir.
    [16:27] <DragoonExMachina> I'm pretty sure this is all a fever dream or other nightmare...
    [16:27] <Israelhexen> Pretty sure that's 4:2 on Befriending now
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    [16:28] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Yeah, massive switch to Befriendment
    [16:28] <Israelhexen> You either FRIENDSHIP HARD or you don't friendship at all
    [16:28] <Israelhexen> Friendship is to be done at maximum power
    [16:28] <DragoonExMachina> This is true, she's an old friend.  Bring her back into the fold.
    [16:29] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Alright. Curiosity getting the best of me: How do you, Usagi, befriend her?
    [16:29] <Israelhexen> You start with a princess carry.
    [16:30] <DragoonExMachina> Start with hugs and comfort.
    [16:30] <Israelhexen> Mm. Yes.
    [16:30] <Israelhexen> And then you take her home.
    [16:30] <DragoonExMachina> (also: exposition through warped lenses, awsome.)
    [16:45] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Nagisa rested her head, going back to working on breathing. Damage was severe. You tanked her to the ground and this was the result. your brain churned away at what she said.
    [16:45] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> You were a knight. A FANCY knight at that, and a knight always showed mercy when there was a sliver of hope in their opponent. A sliver of a chance to saving them. Of Redemption. You weren't a fancy paladin, but you were the next best thing.
    [16:45] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> You sheathed your tennis racket. Nagisa stopped glaring so hard, confusion entering her expression. Then her eyes narrowed.
    [16:45] <Fritzkrieg> then after running it and the mods loading you just add the icbm and ww2 files in one big folder
    [16:45] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Oh... I see... going to let me die... slowly."
    [16:45] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> You shook your head. You bent next to her, arms sliding under her prone body, scooping her up in your embrace.
    [16:45] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "OOOOOOWWWWW.... owowowowow..." You had touched her burnt, tender, vulnerable skin. The air itself must be bringing her pain. You noticed how she trembled. Her entire body shook. Indeed, dying.
    [16:45] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "Shhh... it's alright, Nagisa... shhh... I'll help you if I can." Tears welled up in her eyes, threatening to flow down her cheeks. She didnt' have the strength to fight you, so she simply allowed it, resigned to what fate you had in store for her. "Shh.. You're my friend, Nagisa. Let's... not fight again... I'll make you better, and have you see it my way."
    [16:45] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> "N-n-n-never..." She muttered.  With a quiet smile you....
    [16:46] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> You woke up, seeing the still slumbering Mami facing you. She had a peaceful look on it, the polar opposite of the scenary you saw just a moment ago. Your hands trembled. That wasn't something you wanted to remember. You helped her but...
    [16:46] <Midorikawa_Nagisa>  You shook your head, and sat up in bed, rubbing your forehead. You had been sweating. Weird...
    [16:46] <Midorikawa_Nagisa>  What do you do?
    [16:46] <Fritzkrieg> fap
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    [16:46] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> yer a girl :B
    [16:46] <Israelhexen> schlick (no)
    [16:46] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> yer a boy :B
    [16:46] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> VOTE
    [16:47] <Israelhexen> hey I
    [16:47] <Israelhexen> just got done reading
    [16:47] <Israelhexen> geez
    [16:47] <Israelhexen> Shower.
    [16:47] <Israelhexen> Being sweaty isn't nice.
    [16:47] <Israelhexen> Then cheekrub Mami.
    [16:50] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Anymore?
    [16:52] <UdzPhone> Think about what's happened since then. While showering.
    [16:52] <Israelhexen> Lewd.
    [16:53] <UdzPhone> That's not lewd, that's making good use of shower time
    [17:09] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> A shower was in order. You had to wash off the sweat, think over what happened so long ago. You stood up, rummaged through your drawer, and fished out your towel. You then made your way to the showers.
    [17:09] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Inside you washed the memories off, and inspected them. That fight. Former friends fighting for frivolous fantasies. You nearly killed Nagisa, a thing that would have haunted you for the rest of your life. You probably wouldn't be able to live with yourself if you had.
    [17:09] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Nagisa left after being healed by you, but you had the feeling she left with a little piece of you in her.
    [17:09] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> In the library where you awaited her, you saw it in her eyes. The light of surprise, of shock, of fear and nervousness. A pang of guilt rebounded in your heart, but with a befriending hand you wished to start off on a better foot with her.
    [17:09] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Done with the shower, you went back wrapped up in the towel. You wanted to snuggle with Mami for a bit, even thought you just got clean.
    [17:10] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> The act fades, the curtains fall. Past ordeals were given light, grim decisions were weighed with extreme prejudice, and new persons were found.
    [17:10] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> New problems arise from the tampering of the living, plots morph and form, then disassemble to recreate themselves again. The projector burns while the film goes up in a puff. The audiance is both indifferent and impatient at it.
    [17:10] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> Events were happening, cargo being carried, and gravity torn asunder with the whim of the personable devil.
    [17:10] <Midorikawa_Nagisa> [Chiuwa.]