Meduka 3.xx: Humanity Preservation Reserve

[18:14] <Sakata_Ginko> Ginko was in the shower. Her body was slippery because of all the sugar that seeped out of her pores. Her clothes were hastily tossed into the washing machine, the fabrics of which had hardened. She would have liked to forget the change, but a bit of sweet water flowing from her face into her mouth reminded her that reality, in fact, is not to be escaped from.
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[18:15] <Shirayuki_Akiko> Akiko had just finished having a nice chat with Nezumi about the consequences of overusing magic, and they apparently already started happening! On the way back to Ginko's apartment to meet up with everyone, feeling kind of too tired to make dinner, she decided to stop by a restaurant to buy some take-out for dinner, and...before she knew it, she had already put some distance between herself and the
[18:15] <Shirayuki_Akiko> restaurant, carrying...what was probably someone else's order, judging from the rather heavy weight and excessive number of boxes!
[18:20] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "Urk....I've really done it..." The guilt finally set in! Though, it had already been a few minutes since she left the restaurant, so walking all the way back there and handing them back the food would be super awkward..."At least I paid for my (smaller and probably substantially cheaper) order, I guess...Oh well, let's just let the other enjoy it..."
[18:21] * Yuna_Mizuno wasn't feeling anything odd other than a slight tingling sensation and a bit of a headache from the fight, but that was to be expected... Yuna turned her head towards the bathrom door, letting out a sigh, "I hope that stops happening..." she muses out loud, "And it also makes me wonder what kind of magic I've built up..." Indeed it would be scary if, for example, she grew cat ears and a tail...
[18:22] * Yuna_Mizuno did suppose it would look cute, and she'd fit in at anime conventions...
[18:26] <Midorikawa_Misao> "Hrm..." Misao sat on the couch, deep in thought and muttering to herself.  "What can this magic cause...?"
[18:31] <Shirayuki_Akiko> Akiko let herself into the apartment, and deposited the bags of take-out food onto the dining table. "There...I don't really feel up to cooking anything tonight, so I bought this from a restaurant for dinner. Also, I stuck around to talk with Nezumi-san a bit. It seems that overusing magic CAN cause a bunch of weird things." Akiko sat down on the other end of the couch, and scanned the room. "I'm assuming
[18:31] <Shirayuki_Akiko> Ginko-senpai is in the shower?"
[18:32] * Yuna_Mizuno nods, "For exactly that reason, it would seem..."
[18:33] <Sakata_Ginko> Ginko shut off the tap and wiped her body dry. The weather isn't exactly accommodating; it had remained warm in the apartment. She picked up a bra and a pair of panties to cover her important bits, and then emerged from the bathroom: "Oh, you're all here. Good."
[18:34] <Midorikawa_Misao> "Yup!" Misao nods in earnest.  "Are you okay, onee-san?"
[18:36] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "...Senpai, being at home doesn't mean it's fine to practice exhibitionism," Akiko facepalmed.
[18:39] * Yuna_Mizuno "Given the current state she's in..." she trails off, referring to her syrupy secretions
[18:42] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "Well, anyway, Nezumi-san said that apparently if we need to regularly, uh, let the magic out after using it or something. It seems it gets worse the longer we hold it in. And it seems it already...deformed some of her companions. Her looking black-and-white like that is a part of the consequences, as well."
[18:42] <Sakata_Ginko> "Well, yeah, I seem to sweat syrup now," Ginko examined her hands and arms. They didn't seem to be different. "I dont' want to soil any more clothes."
[18:43] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "So...um...That's not the worse thing that could have happened, but you might be stuck with sweating syrup forever..?"
[18:43] <Sakata_Ginko> "I fucking hope not," Ginko grimaced at that and walked toward the fridge. "I need a drink."
[18:43] <Midorikawa_Misao> "Don't worry, onee-san," Misao hugs Ginko.  "We'll find a way to fix you back.  I promise!"
[18:45] <Sakata_Ginko> "Hey, no hugging," Ginko shook Misao free as she grabbed a carton of coffee milk from the fridge. "I'd rather not sweat while I'm in this state."
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[18:48] <Midorikawa_Misao> "Oh, I see..." Misao's head drooped, but it was soon supported by her hand.  "Gh..."
[18:49] * Yuna_Mizuno puts a hand on Misao's shoulder, "The rest of us are syrup-free..."
[18:50] <Sakata_Ginko> "Well, you'd better figure out what changed for y'all quickly. This place's gonna become a freakshow soon," Ginko leaned against the fridge door and chugged the milk. "I don't want to wake up one night having a swarm of cockroaches in my mouth.
[18:52] * Midorikawa_Misao backed away from Yuna's hand, and headed into the bathroom, closing the door behind her.
[18:52] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "That aside, it was kind of low for Fate to drag us into all this without mentioning any of that..." Akiko sighed. "I'd like to ask it for explanations, but honestly I don't really see that leading anywhere useful." Her mind wandered, and once again came across her earlier conversation with the senior magical girl. "Well...Knowing this, I'm just wondering, is anyone having second thoughts about this whole
[18:52] <Shirayuki_Akiko> deal in general..?"
[18:53] <Sakata_Ginko> "Second thoughts," Ginko repeated with a scoff. "We did sell ourselves to him, after all. Guess this is just part of the price tag."
[18:54] * Yuna_Mizuno shakes her head, "No matter what may happen to us, it's always more tolerable when you have friends at your side..." she glances over at Misao as she heads to the bathroom... Her face fell somewhat as she left without saying a word...
[18:57] <Shirayuki_Akiko> Akiko chuckled a little a the responses. "Immediate reply with movie lines, huh?"
[19:01] <Sakata_Ginko> "If this were a movie, it's a bad one," Ginko drained the rest of the carton and crushed it with her bare hands. "Why can't it be something like cat ears or super strength in human form or something? Why does it have to be a bug attractor?"
[19:05] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "Those would probably come with their own problems, though," Akiko rebutted, while taking out a sketchbook and starting to sketch.
[19:05] * Yuna_Mizuno chuckles, "I do admit cat ears would be adorable..." If you could see Yuna's thoughts, it would be of Misao with cat ears on. "Hehehe..."
[19:09] <Sakata_Ginko> "Oi, your lewd thoughts are visible, Yuna," Ginko glared at her kouhai. "I hope you're not thinking about your siblings."
[19:11] * Yuna_Mizuno blinks at Ginko, then shakes her head. Of course her thoughts were only truely visible to the observers on the other side of the fourth wall... "Of course not,"
[19:12] <Midorikawa_Misao> "Hey, um... onee-san?" the bathroom door cracks open a little.  "Do you have any clothes I can wear?"
[19:15] <Sakata_Ginko> "Oh, yeah," Ginko walked into her room and came back with a set of... was that school uniforms? "I got something out of junior high. Should be your size."
[19:16] <Midorikawa_Misao> "Um, it's uh... I need something /your/ size, onee-san."
[19:17] <Sakata_Ginko> "My size is a little bit too big for you, isn't it?" Ginko was a little confused.
[19:18] <Midorikawa_Misao> "J-just bring it!"
[19:19] <Sakata_Ginko> "... all right, all right," Ginko walked back to her room and then came back with a set of pajamas. "Try these."
[19:20] <Midorikawa_Misao> "Th-thanks," a hand darts out to take the clothes.  "... This is gonna suck."
[19:21] * Yuna_Mizuno looks over at the bathroom door. She stands up and walks over to Ginko, "What do you think happened?"
[19:21] <Sakata_Ginko> "I dunno," Ginko shrugged. "I know my pajamas are going to be way too big for her, unless..."
[19:21] <Sakata_Ginko> "Nah," she waved in dismissal, "can't be."
[19:22] <Yuna_Mizuno> ?
[19:22] * Yuna_Mizuno tilts her head, "What can't be?"
[19:27] <Midorikawa_Misao> "This might be a bit weird, but..." the door opens to reveal... Ginko!?
[19:27] * Yuna_Mizuno blinks... "Wait... what...?"
[19:29] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "..." Akiko doubled over, her face in her palms.
[19:30] * Yuna_Mizuno looks between Ginko and Misao. "I... what... Misao is this a joke you're playing on us?"
[19:30] <Sakata_Ginko> Ginko's jaw dropped. She reached out toward the door, but only touched thin air. The "her" in front of her wasn't wearing just bras and panties either, but was wearing the pajamas she gave her. "The... fuck is this?"
[19:31] <Midorikawa_Misao> "I wish it was, Yuna-chan," Misao bit her lip.  "But... I guess this is what magic does...?"
[19:32] * Yuna_Mizuno looks at her. "Well, all things considered, it's not THAT bad... you're still normal, just... a different person..."
[19:32] <Sakata_Ginko> Ginko took a step forward and poked Misao on the breasts. Then she poked her own right at the same spot.
[19:34] <Midorikawa_Misao> "Ack!" Misao flinches at Ginko's poke.  "Wh-what was /that/ for!?"
[19:35] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "....Well. Uh...Try transforming..?"
[19:36] <Sakata_Ginko> "They're the same softness," Ginko mused, then grabbed a handful of both. "Same feel, too. Damn."
[19:37] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "....Senpai, even if she's you right now, that's still sexual harassment."
[19:39] <Midorikawa_Misao> "Um... what Akiko-sama said!" Misao nods, still blushing.  "It uh... totally did not feel good."
[19:39] <Sakata_Ginko> "... Damn, I look hot," Ginko smiled at Misao. Exactly what that smile meant was up to interpretation. "but yeah, try transforming."
[19:42] <Midorikawa_Misao> "Erm, right," Misao steps back, and declares her signature one-liner.  "For the hope of Mae, I shall pierce the darkness!"
[19:43] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "Pfff--"
[19:44] * Yuna_Mizuno sighs
[19:44] <Yuna_Mizuno> You two, I swear
[19:44] <Midorikawa_Misao> ... Even when she's transformed, Misao looks like Ginko.
[19:47] <Sakata_Ginko> "Ooh," Ginko leaned back and leered at Misao. "Man, I gotta say, this look is smokin'."
[19:47] * Yuna_Mizuno doesn't like it.
[19:47] * Yuna_Mizuno doesn't like it.
[19:47] * Yuna_Mizuno wants the regular Misao back
[19:48] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "...Darn, this is going to be a problem. I hope you two don't start using the same moves..." Akiko commented, with a straight face. A bit /too/ straight, considering the situation.
[19:48] <Sakata_Ginko> "Nah, she's still got her silly one liners, and... well, she's still dressed like that, so there's really no confusion."
[19:50] <Midorikawa_Misao> "But... how am I gonna explain to people that I somehow look like someone?"
[19:51] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "Hm...would it be fine if you just stay here until we figure out whether this is permanent..?"
[19:51] * Yuna_Mizuno puts a hand to her chin, "Well hopefully what Nezumi said is true and it's only temporary..."
[19:52] <Sakata_Ginko> "That's not so bad, you know. Saved you a few years in growth and development."
[19:52] * Yuna_Mizuno giggles at Ginko's words
[19:53] <Midorikawa_Misao> "Huh?" Misao, being Misao, tilts her head in curiosity.  "What do you mean?"
[19:55] <Sakata_Ginko> "See," Ginko glanced at the other two, "Doesn't matter whose skin she wears, she'll always be Misao."
[19:56] * Yuna_Mizuno briefly hugs MisaoGinko, "Well that's good to know,"
[19:56] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "That just means even more reason for her not to run into other people who might know you, doesn't it?"
[19:57] <Sakata_Ginko> Ginko's smile froze at those words. "Yeah," she said, opening the fridge for a beer this time. "She'd best stay indoors."
[19:57] <Midorikawa_Misao> "Oh, I see..."
[20:00] <Sakata_Ginko> "And I, well... I'm not going to be able to make the jobs I usually do, so I'll have to burn the savings and stuff till this thing goes away."
[20:04] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "...Huh? Would there be a problem with Midorikawa-san being here alone while you work?"
[20:05] * Yuna_Mizuno looks at Akiko, "I think she means with the syrup sweat stuff..."
[20:05] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "...Oh."
[20:05] <Sakata_Ginko> "Yeah," Ginko finished her beer and crushed the can, a healthy shade of red appearing on her cheeks. "In this weather, it won't be long before I'm swarmed by bees."
[20:06] * Yuna_Mizuno chuckles a bit, "Just reminded me of a western movie I saw clips of online..."
[20:08] <Midorikawa_Misao> "I see..." Misao frowns for a moment, but then hugs Ginko again, reverting beforehand.
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[20:09] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "Well...Anyways, let's just eat, alright? Before the food gets cold." Akiko set down her sketch pad on the table, and headed over to the dining table to open the take-out boxes.
[20:10] <Sakata_Ginko> Upon smelling the food, Ginko's stomach grumbled. "Yeah, that'll be good. Anyone wants beer?"
[20:12] <Shirayuki_Akiko> Unstacking the boxes, Akiko opened them one by one, revealing...Quite a lot of seafood pasta. As in, boxes of pasta dishes, and boxes of seafood. "Seafood" not referring to something weak and average like fish or shrimp or something, but high-end stuff like mussels, lobster and crab.
[20:13] <Shirayuki_Akiko> ".....Oh," Akiko commented weakly, finally realizing that she probably took food worth A WHOLE FREAKING LOT OF MONEY by accident.
[20:14] <Sakata_Ginko> Ginko came to a halt at the table, clutching four cans of beer. "... We should probably open a bottle of Chardonnay or something," she muttered, half dumbstruck.
[20:14] <Sakata_Ginko> Half dumbfounded and half awestricken.
[20:15] * Yuna_Mizuno stares at the food, "Wow, that looks expensive..."
[20:16] <Midorikawa_Misao> "Whoaaaaaa!  Akiko-sama!  I didn't know you were rich!"
[20:16] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "Um, I, uh, probably took someone else's order by accident," Akiko mumbled ashamedly.
[20:17] <Sakata_Ginko> "Didn't know you had it in ya," Ginko placed the cans on the table and patted Akiko on the head. "Finally decided to use them sticky fingers, huh?"
[20:19] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "N-No! Of course not!"
[20:19] <Midorikawa_Misao> "Huh?  Did Akiko-sama get the same thing you did, onee-san?"
[20:20] <Sakata_Ginko> "......" Ginko turned to glance at her body double. That obviously flew right over her head like the plane that rammed into the Twin Towers.
[20:22] <Shirayuki_Akiko> Welp, there goes the last of Akiko's Resolve. Figuratively. "I, um...I feel bad eating all that, so I'll borrow your kitchen to whip something up for myself, senpai," she said monotonously while mechanically stumbling into the kitchen.
[20:23] <Sakata_Ginko> Ginko grabbed Akiko on the shoulder. "Hey," she cooed, "It's okay. Let's not waste all this food."
[20:25] <Midorikawa_Misao> "I'll uh... be at the living room, if anybody needs me," Misao picks up her box, and leaves.
[20:28] <Sakata_Ginko> "Misao, eat in the dining room," Ginko ordered. "Besides, there are enough seats here."
[20:28] <Shirayuki_Akiko> The resident(?) cook sighed. "It'd be fine to save the rest for you and Midorikawa-san for all of tomorrow, right? I don't think we'll finish it all even if I do eat, anyway..."
[20:30] <Midorikawa_Misao> "Oh, um... alright, then," Misao, apparently expecting something else to happen, returns to the table.
[20:31] <Sakata_Ginko> "Yeah, but it'd be a waste if you don't get to taste the stuff you brought us."
[20:31] <Sakata_Ginko> Ginko sat down as well, and cracked open another can.
[20:32] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "You're making it sound like I didn't do anything wrong..."
[20:33] <Midorikawa_Misao> "Well, you didn't, Akiko-sama!  You're not the kind of person to do something awful."
[20:33] <Sakata_Ginko> "Well, it's the intention that counts. You didn't sound like you expected to have lifted that much, so you probably didn't expect this to happen at all," Ginko knocked back a quarter of the can and ate a mouthful of that pasta. "Mmm, this is good stuff."
[20:35] <Shirayuki_Akiko> Another sigh could be heard from the kitchen, then the sound of a pan being put away. "I guess if you two insist, I'll just have some of the pasta, then..." Akiko returned to the table with a plate and fork, and got herself some pasta.
[20:36] <Sakata_Ginko> "There's a good girl," Ginko was still chewing. "So, you think this... kleptomania outburst is related to whatever magic build up you had?"
[20:38] <Midorikawa_Misao> "Huh?" Misao tilted her head in confusion, then came to a strange conclusion.  "Oh... I see."
[20:45] <Shirayuki_Akiko> Akiko shook her head. "That doesn't matter. I still did it."
[20:46] <Sakata_Ginko> "Stranger shit has happened," Ginko mumbled, eating her fill of the seafood.
[21:17] <Midorikawa_Misao> "Hey, so um... Akiko-sama, I wanted to ask you something."
[21:19] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "Hmm? Sure, what is it?"
[21:20] <Midorikawa_Misao> "Uh... never mind," Misao laughs nervously.  "It's nothing important."
[21:21] <Sakata_Ginko> Ginko finished her food, but she didn't butt in. She was examining both of them with some interest, her beer in hand.
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[21:37] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "...Alright?" Akiko looked at Gi- Misao quizzically, and finished up her food before leaving her utensils in the sink.
[21:37] <Sakata_Ginko> "Watching you two communicate is kind of tiring," Ginko sighed and picked up her own plates and cutlery. "Misao, just ask if you have a question."
[21:41] <Midorikawa_Misao> "Ah!  Sorry, onee-san," Misao nods as she follows suit, then faces Akiko.  "W-well, Akiko-sama... do you like Ginko-senpai?"
[21:41] <Sakata_Ginko> "PFFFBBBBBT!" Ginko spat the beer from her mouth out.
[21:45] <Shirayuki_Akiko> ....Dead fish stare.
[21:45] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "...Please at least tell me we can blame this on your magic doing things, or something."
[21:46] <Sakata_Ginko> "Hey," Ginko giggled, wiping the beer from her lips. The spray was all over the table. "The girl asked you a question! Maybe you wanna answer it?"
[21:47] <Midorikawa_Misao> "Uh... actually, I was gonna blame it on yours," Misao backs away from the mess.  "Remember the first time we came here?"
[21:50] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "...No. Of course not..." The artist answered wearily, rubbing her temples. "About that...Well, I thought senpai's living conditions were kind of sad, that's all!"
[21:50] <Sakata_Ginko> "Aww," Ginko continued to giggle. Then the giggle became an uncontrollable laugh. "Wow."
[21:53] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "....Uh, senpai?"
[21:54] <Midorikawa_Misao> "Onee-san, is everything alright?"
[21:55] <Sakata_Ginko> "I'm... I'm fine," Ginko suppressed the laugh back into a giggle again, "Oh god, my sides..." She smelled sickeningly sweet. The laugh was making her sweat.
[21:58] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "It...wasn't something I said, was it..?" Akiko asked uncertainly.
[21:59] <Midorikawa_Misao> "... So, Akiko-sama, are you a tsundere?"
[22:00] <Sakata_Ginko> That question made Ginko break out into a full-blown laugh again. She fell from her chair, and was then rolling on the ground, leaving sugary spots all over the floor.
[22:00] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "Tsundere..?" As she recalled, some sort of anime term, apparently. She didn't really watch them, so she was clueless about the meaning. "I'm not sure, what does that mean?"
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[22:05] <Midorikawa_Misao> "Well, uh, a tsu- Whoawhoawhoawhoawhoa!" Misao got off her chair to help Ginko up.  "Onee-san, you're sweating.  Take a shower."
[22:05] <Sakata_Ginko> "Oh... oh my god, Misao, you're... you're killing me!" Ginko clutched her sides as her entire body twitched. "Oh god... damn it.. ahh..."
[22:21] <Shirayuki_Akiko> Akiko watched the laughing older girl, half-concerned. Was there something she was missing? She felt kind of stupid and left out, sitting there with completely no idea what Ginko was laughing at.
[22:26] <Sakata_Ginko> Ginko collected herself. "Oh, man, that was good," She shook free of Misao, noting the stickiness that was between her and the soft fabric of Misao's pajamas. "Akiko, a 'tsundere' is someone who isn't honest with their feelings. You girls keep chatting; I'm going to go take a shower again..."
[22:29] <Midorikawa_Misao> "Um... yeah, that's what a tsundere is," Misao looked back down to the floor.  "Um... is there anything you wanna talk about, Akiko-sama?"
[22:41] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "Not honest with my feelings..?" Akiko pondered that in confusion. Did she give off that impression? "Midorikawa-san, do I really give off that impression?"
[22:47] <Midorikawa_Misao> "Hm..." Not-Ginko mulled over Akiko's question.  "I'm not exactly sure myself, Akiko-sama.  I mean, you're really skilled and tend to be less... reactive to things than the rest of us?  Maybe it's because we don't know much about each other..."
[22:47] <Midorikawa_Misao> "Then again, I don't know much about myself."
[22:53] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "Hmm...." So, basically, since she tried to react calmly to everything, it came off as a facade to other people? ...Huh, she always thought the reason she was usually isolated at school was because she didn't really expend the effort to get close with most people, but apparently that might not be the whole picture? "So I guess I'm trying too hard at...everything, huh? Do you think it would be fine for me to
[22:53] <Shirayuki_Akiko> loosen up a bit?" Akiko asked while starting on the dishes.
[22:55] <Midorikawa_Misao> "Well, I'm not exactly a people person myself, but if you think that'll help, then sure!" Misao, being Misao, hugs Akiko after this not-very-inspiring speech.
[23:02] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "I see. I'll keep that in mind."
[23:24] <Midorikawa_Misao> "Hum... hey, Akiko-sama.  There's something I need to tell you."
[23:26] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "Hmm? What is it?"
[23:27] <Midorikawa_Misao> "Uh... how do I make this not sound weird?  I... don't remember my past."
[23:29] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "....Huh. Uh...Nothing at all? What's your earliest memory, then?"
[23:31] <Midorikawa_Misao> "The earliest thing I remember?  Um... I woke up, and Fate was there.  It was the day I became a magical girl."

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