Author Topic: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 4, Part 3 (Read 46910 times)

Oldmansour · « **Reply #390 on:** January 16, 2016, 03:41:35 AM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on January 15, 2016, 03:07:19 AM

>Report the current year

>Kanako blinks, then laughs. "That old, and it still takes me this much to get really drunk." she extolls as she reaches for a battle of sake, Dokoku label, no less. Powerful stuff. "I held up well for an old woman."

DracoOmega · « **Reply #391 on:** January 16, 2016, 04:19:20 AM »

>Pause a moment to see if she actually answers the original question, and if not, gently remind her

Oldmansour · « **Reply #392 on:** January 17, 2016, 07:33:50 AM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on January 16, 2016, 04:19:20 AM

>Pause a moment to see if she actually answers the original question, and if not, gently remind her

>"I'm in my eighties now. Been eighty-three years since I came down the mountain." Kanako removes the cork from her sake bottle, and the strong smell of it assaults your nose straightaway. "Or eighty-four. Five. Ah, in that ballpark."

DracoOmega · « **Reply #393 on:** January 17, 2016, 07:45:52 AM »

>"And Sanae's... former self - how long ago was it she died?"

Oldmansour · « **Reply #394 on:** January 17, 2016, 08:06:07 AM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on January 17, 2016, 07:45:52 AM

>"And Sanae's... former self - how long ago was it she died?"

>Kanako's expression tightens ever so slightly. "3855. July 17th."
>That's nearly sixteen hundred years ago.

DracoOmega · « **Reply #395 on:** January 17, 2016, 08:26:29 AM »

>"You... remember that quite specifically, after all this time."

Oldmansour · « **Reply #396 on:** January 17, 2016, 08:52:57 AM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on January 17, 2016, 08:26:29 AM

>"You... remember that quite specifically, after all this time."

>"Wouldn't you remember the day your daughter died?" she asks bitterly.

DracoOmega · « **Reply #397 on:** January 17, 2016, 09:06:51 AM »

>"So she was your daughter in that life, as well...."

Oldmansour · « **Reply #398 on:** January 17, 2016, 09:23:38 AM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on January 17, 2016, 09:06:51 AM

>"So she was your daughter in that life, as well...."

>"Not by blood. Not back then." she ruminates as she pours herself a cup of sake. "But I raised her. Gave her a home. And she became my first disciple. I never even asked her to, y'know." she says as she tosses her drink back. "Probably wouldn't have, either. Those were savage times. But she was so damn strong.... Thought I needed her help." Kanako barks out a bitter laugh. "And I did, too. Never would have got as far as I did without her."

DracoOmega · « **Reply #399 on:** January 17, 2016, 09:28:41 AM »

>"What... happened to her?"

Oldmansour · « **Reply #400 on:** January 17, 2016, 09:58:25 AM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on January 17, 2016, 09:28:41 AM

>"What... happened to her?"

>"They burned her. They took her and they burned her."

DracoOmega · « **Reply #401 on:** January 17, 2016, 09:59:53 AM »

>"Who did?"

Oldmansour · « **Reply #402 on:** January 17, 2016, 10:06:29 AM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on January 17, 2016, 09:59:53 AM

>"Who did?"

>"Suwako's people. They were-"
>"Suwako?!" White Rose yells. "Suwako, like-"
>"Like my wife?" Kanako asks as she pours another glass and drinks. "Yes. Like my wife." She flashes you both a humorless grin. "Ain't that a kick."

DracoOmega · « **Reply #403 on:** January 17, 2016, 10:15:58 AM »

>"So, does that mean she's....?"

Oldmansour · « **Reply #404 on:** January 17, 2016, 10:22:11 AM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on January 17, 2016, 10:15:58 AM

>"So, does that mean she's....?"

>"An ex-God, too? Indeed she is." Kanako drinks again. "And as bad as I was, she was even worse than I was, back then. We have changed." The blue haired woman pours herself another drink, but just stares at the milky sake for a moment. "Paid for most of our sins, too. Except this one." She takes the time to down half of her cup before adding, "Until now."

DracoOmega · « **Reply #405 on:** January 17, 2016, 10:29:07 AM »

>"You... said she was betrayed?"

Oldmansour · « **Reply #406 on:** January 20, 2016, 11:17:25 PM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on January 17, 2016, 10:29:07 AM

>"You... said she was betrayed?"

>Kanako sighs, "It was war. And in war, people make choices. Decisions get made, decisions that send people, tens, hundreds, thousands of people, to their deaths. That's the price of victory sometimes." She pauses long enough to take a small drink. "Sometimes you need to draw.... Lie." she bites off. "Lie to your people. Don't tell them it's a suicide mission. Don't tell them what they're facing. Didn't tell them how many they'd be facing."

DracoOmega · « **Reply #407 on:** January 21, 2016, 12:33:07 AM »

>"You saw no other way, at the time?"

Oldmansour · « **Reply #408 on:** January 21, 2016, 02:22:11 AM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on January 21, 2016, 12:33:07 AM

>"You saw no other way, at the time?"

>Kanako smiles a bitter, bitter smile. "Yes I did. Just none more efficient." She spits the last word.

DracoOmega · « **Reply #409 on:** January 21, 2016, 03:29:08 AM »

>"You valued different things back then."

Oldmansour · « **Reply #410 on:** January 21, 2016, 04:46:28 AM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on January 21, 2016, 03:29:08 AM

>"You valued different things back then."

>"Do I?" Kanako laughs a bitter laugh and refills her cup. "Do I really?"

DracoOmega · « **Reply #411 on:** January 21, 2016, 04:54:35 AM »

>"Don't you? Would the you of today make the same call? Would the you of today be fighting such a war in the first place?"

Oldmansour · « **Reply #412 on:** January 21, 2016, 05:05:09 AM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on January 21, 2016, 04:54:35 AM

>"Don't you? Would the you of today make the same call? Would the you of today be fighting such a war in the first place?"

>"I did." Kanako answers. "I said I was in my eighties, didn't I?"

DracoOmega · « **Reply #413 on:** January 21, 2016, 05:29:37 AM »

>"Yes, and....?"

Oldmansour · « **Reply #414 on:** January 21, 2016, 05:34:23 AM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on January 21, 2016, 05:29:37 AM

>"Yes, and....?"

>"And that means I was a soldier during the second Lunarian War, you fool." she says before tossing her drink back. "And I killed even more people than I did when I was a God."

DracoOmega · « **Reply #415 on:** January 21, 2016, 06:25:20 AM »

>"And were these deaths also for the sake of 'expediency', or because they were the best choice you could see so that others would live? That was a war of survival."

Oldmansour · « **Reply #416 on:** January 21, 2016, 06:35:56 AM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on January 21, 2016, 06:25:20 AM

>"And were these deaths also for the sake of 'expediency', or because they were the best choice you could see so that others would live? That was a war of survival."

>"Every war is a war of survival." Kanako retorts as she pours once more. "Survival of a way of life, of a race, of a planet. A tree, a river. Take your pick." She takes a deep breath as she lowers her bottle. "But you don't want me to go on about the reality of war, do you. No, you want to hear what I did, well, I'll tell you. Ever heard of a little thing called 'Megatron'?" she asks as she drinks again.

DracoOmega · « **Reply #417 on:** January 21, 2016, 06:36:47 AM »

>"Of course."

Oldmansour · « **Reply #418 on:** January 21, 2016, 06:54:49 AM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on January 21, 2016, 06:36:47 AM

>"Of course."

>"Good. But you never heard about who brought down the Lunarian's shields so that the missile would connect, did you." A chill gust of wind blows across the cold roof as Kanako refills her cup. "Never made that part public. Didn't want people to know. Couldn't be sure if we'd be heroes or monsters or both, so they kept the names out of it. But it was me. Me and my crew. We took down their defenses. We're responsible for that hole in the moon where people used to live."
>"And if I'd been in charge, I'd have given the go ahead as well. I approved completely." she says before taking a quick drink. "Quickest way to win, you see. Soon as I heard about the missile, I was all for it. Would have pushed the button to take those shields down myself, if Doubles hadn't done it for me." She finishes her drink. "And now I'll never get to ask him why. I could have done it, would have done it. He did it. Still don't know why."

DracoOmega · « **Reply #419 on:** January 21, 2016, 07:02:37 AM »

>"....Doubles? I... don't suppose you're referring to an oni by the name of Francis O'Donnell, by any chance?"