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Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 3
« Reply #450 on: December 07, 2012, 08:09:14 AM »
>Take it.
>"Thank you."
>Accept the proffered umbrella with a smile
>"It's nice to know I have such earnest people looking out for me."

>Luna straightens, still blushing furiously but smiling. Knowing her, you don't think she can speak at the present time. Her voice seems to abandon her when she gets flustered, and takes a bit to come back.
>Or at least it normally does, but she manages to find enough it to say, rather quietly, "Happy to help..."

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 3
« Reply #451 on: December 07, 2012, 08:24:52 AM »
>"Well, I should be heading home now. I hope you have a good evening, Luna."
>Give her a little pat on the head, then depart the school and head home

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« Reply #452 on: December 07, 2012, 09:48:30 AM »
>"Well, I should be heading home now. I hope you have a good evening, Luna."
>Give her a little pat on the head, then depart the school and head home

>Luna laughs a small, brilliant laugh, then flutters off down the hallway, pleased as punch at her valiant defense of your property.
>The rain outside seems to have slackened a little, but the wind is still fiercely blowing. You keep a tight grip on your umbrella as you exit the school and make your way off of the school grounds, down the road towards the Moonside apartments. Traffic on the road outside of school is light, both on the road and in terms of foot traffic. In fact, the only body you see between the school exit and home is Meiling, nailing tarps over a few of her flowers. You consider stopping to offer help, but you know she has things well in hand. She's done this before.
>The lights are on in most of the Moonside apartments, save Letty's and yours. Your apartment being dark doesn't surprise you too much. Rin said she was going to start on supper, but if the lights are off, that probably means she's stepped down to Minoriko's for advice, or supplies, or assistance, or perhaps all of the above. You've no doubt she'll give you an update soon.
>Less mundane, however, is the sight that awaits you sitting outside your apartment door, which you spy as you climb the stairs. It is the doll-like form of the Purpose.

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« Reply #453 on: December 07, 2012, 09:51:51 AM »
>Slight frown
>Does it seem to have noticed us? Can we make out anything about its bearing?
>No one else is around, yes?
>Is the doll getting rained on or is it beneath shelter of some sort?

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« Reply #454 on: December 07, 2012, 09:55:24 AM »
>Slight frown
>Does it seem to have noticed us? Can we make out anything about its bearing?
>No one else is around, yes?
>Is the doll getting rained on or is it beneath shelter of some sort?

>It is sitting with its back leaning against your door. It has not looked in your direction.
>No one else is around.
>There is an awning over your front door, and the rain is not blowing sideways onto the balcony. For the moment, neither you nor it are being rained upon.

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« Reply #455 on: December 07, 2012, 09:56:31 AM »
>Approach
>Quietly: "What are you doing here?"

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« Reply #456 on: December 07, 2012, 09:58:59 AM »
>Approach
>Quietly: "What are you doing here?"

>As I mentioned earlier, in this form, I have no means of defending myself from demonic attack. All things considered, proximity to you would seem to be the safest place for this extension of myself to be.

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« Reply #457 on: December 07, 2012, 10:01:30 AM »
>That does make sense, but until now you had not done this. I assumed you were in a safe location elsewhere. Has anything changed?
>How animate does the doll look, again?

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« Reply #458 on: December 07, 2012, 10:13:30 AM »
>That does make sense, but until now you had not done this. I assumed you were in a safe location elsewhere. Has anything changed?
>How animate does the doll look, again?

>The ability of the Champion of Water to detect and corrupt the link between is a cause for concern, as you would say. I cannot permit that to happen again.
>It looks like a finely crafted doll, perhaps of Bonn-manufacture. But it doesn't look animate at all, at least not at the moment. You know it can move, but it shows no sign of it at present.

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« Reply #459 on: December 07, 2012, 10:17:59 AM »
>That is a fair point. Does this mean that I should carry you around with me as I travel about my daily affairs?
>Is it small enough that we could comfortably put it inside our backpack, with the rest of the stuff still inside it? Assuming the environs wouldn't be a little off-putting to a 'living' thing....

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« Reply #460 on: December 07, 2012, 10:21:01 AM »
>That is a fair point. Does this mean that I should carry you around with me as I travel about my daily affairs?
>Is it small enough that we could comfortably put it inside our backpack, with the rest of the stuff still inside it? Assuming the environs wouldn't be a little off-putting to a 'living' thing....

>That decision is yours to make. I believe this extension of the barrier should be safe in your home, provided the demons do not locate it. However, if you desire my proximity, then that is acceptable.
>It would fit quite easily in your backpack, or one of the larger pockets in your usual coat.

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« Reply #461 on: December 07, 2012, 10:24:25 AM »
>So it's quite a small doll, then?
>Whatever you think most tactically sound. Though for now, I suppose I should let you inside.
>Open our door, then glance awkwardly at the doll
>I understand that you can move without my help, but given the reactions this could draw from passersby, I think it best if you let me carry you instead. I hope you don't mind?

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« Reply #462 on: December 07, 2012, 10:28:10 AM »
>So it's quite a small doll, then?
>Whatever you think most tactically sound. Though for now, I suppose I should let you inside.
>Open our door, then glance awkwardly at the doll
>I understand that you can move without my help, but given the reactions this could draw from passersby, I think it best if you let me carry you instead. I hope you don't mind?

>It is.
>As you wish.
>I do not mind. That is why I remained stationary once I reached this location. I am aware of the complications of a Terran being seen with a 'living doll'. It is my aim to make your task easier, not more difficult.

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« Reply #463 on: December 07, 2012, 10:30:20 AM »
>Very well, then.
>Pick up the doll and enter our apartment.
>Then find a place in our room to stash it for now.

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« Reply #464 on: December 07, 2012, 10:52:46 AM »
>Very well, then.
>Pick up the doll and enter our apartment.
>Then find a place in our room to stash it for now.

>Scooping the doll off the ground, you get out of the cold and safely indoors. Once you get your dripping raincoat and umbrella tucked away and your shoes off, you make for your room and place the doll on your bookshelf, in front of one of your anatomy books.
>Rest assured, Hero, the doll continues, none of the other Terrans who occupy this building will know of what this form is.

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« Reply #465 on: December 07, 2012, 10:56:42 AM »
>Nod
>Thank you.
>Oh, one other thing I meant to ask. The demon who is still at-large... do you know where she is?

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« Reply #466 on: December 07, 2012, 11:00:53 AM »
>Nod
>Thank you.
>Oh, one other thing I meant to ask. The demon who is still at-large... do you know where she is?

>At the moment, that demon is concealing itself from me. I tried to locate it when you were battling its youma, but my efforts failed.

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« Reply #467 on: December 07, 2012, 11:02:49 AM »
>Very well. Please notify me if this changes.
>Exit our room and head towards the kitchen. Does it look like supper has gotten put on yet, after all?

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« Reply #468 on: December 07, 2012, 11:05:31 AM »
>Very well. Please notify me if this changes.
>Exit our room and head towards the kitchen. Does it look like supper has gotten put on yet, after all?

>Immediately.
>A glance at the kitchen reveals a small pan and a large pot placed upon the stove, and a cutting board in place on the counter next to them, but no food is in evidence.

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« Reply #469 on: December 07, 2012, 11:08:19 AM »
>Go plop on the couch and let ourselves rest for a little bit, and wait for Rin to show up

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« Reply #470 on: December 07, 2012, 11:14:28 AM »
>Go plop on the couch and let ourselves rest for a little bit, and wait for Rin to show up

>You do not have a couch.

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« Reply #471 on: December 07, 2012, 11:15:41 AM »
>Well, presumably we have some sort of place to comfortably recline. Go do so.

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« Reply #472 on: December 07, 2012, 11:21:49 AM »
>Well, presumably we have some sort of place to comfortably recline. Go do so.

>You do have two chairs in the living room, one at your desk and one in the corner of the room facing the TV. That one being the comfier of the two, you take a well deserved flop and relax, glancing outside at the clouds streaming past.
>May I ask you a question now, Hero? the Purpose speaks into your mind.

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« Reply #473 on: December 07, 2012, 11:22:39 AM »
>Certainly

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« Reply #474 on: December 07, 2012, 11:23:34 AM »
>Certainly

>What do you intend to do with the demon you captured?

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« Reply #475 on: December 07, 2012, 11:30:55 AM »
>Ideally? Somehow find a way to encourage it down a path different than the one it had taken; teach it that its given role is not a foregone conclusion and that there are other ways to live than at the expense of innocent lives. I... do not think I harbor any illusions about how difficult this may be, but as long as it is a freely sentient being, it has the capacity to choose. I do not understand it very well yet, and I suspect it does not understand me, but I would like to live in a world whether neither of us had cause to fear the other. If there is some possibility that this could be so, I feel I must pursue it.

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« Reply #476 on: December 07, 2012, 11:33:27 AM »
>Ideally? Somehow find a way to encourage it down a path different than the one it had taken; teach it that its given role is not a foregone conclusion and that there are other ways to live than at the expense of innocent lives. I... do not think I harbor any illusions about how difficult this may be, but as long as it is a freely sentient being, it has the capacity to choose. I do not understand it very well yet, and I suspect it does not understand me, but I would like to live in a world whether neither of us had cause to fear the other. If there is some possibility that this could be so, I feel I must pursue it.

>Is this also your intentions towards the rest of its kind?

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« Reply #477 on: December 07, 2012, 11:37:23 AM »
>If that is possible. I do not think living beings need be defined by their race or their given doctrine. I understand that their intentions towards us are hostile and I will not hesitate to stop them where innocent lives are in the balance, but I cannot condemn someone based purely on how they were born if they have any capacity at all for change and growth. Maybe it will not be possible to deal with all of them in the manner we have thus-far dealt with this one, but I wish to strive towards a better end than their deaths.

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« Reply #478 on: December 07, 2012, 11:49:22 AM »
>If that is possible. I do not think living beings need be defined by their race or their given doctrine. I understand that their intentions towards us are hostile and I will not hesitate to stop them where innocent lives are in the balance, but I cannot condemn someone based purely on how they were born if they have any capacity at all for change and growth. Maybe it will not be possible to deal with all of them in the manner we have thus-far dealt with this one, but I wish to strive towards a better end than their deaths.

>That path will be a difficult path. the dry voices cautions you. Are you certain you possess the power to achieve this goal? Conflict with the demons is inevitable, regardless of your intentions, and they will see your desire as only a weakness to use.

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« Reply #479 on: December 07, 2012, 11:53:50 AM »
>Certain? No, I am afraid I cannot say that; I am too new to my power and still too unfamiliar with the full extent of the threats that I face. But I am determined. If they wish to try and exploit my hope as a kind of weakness, I will do my best to ensure they find no purchase there; offering them another path does not mean I will tread lightly upon their present one. People are depending on me to keep them safe, whether they know it or not, and I will not let them down. One way or the other.