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5TH ☄ s h o o t i n g s t a r ☄ a c t i o n / v o i c e

[Kari was sulking.]

[Or at least, that's certainly what it was, even if she wouldn't admit it to herself. She's been out of sorts since Beardface went home -- the first time someone "close" to her has left Luceti, after over a year of being here. It felt strange, and she wasn't really sure what to do about it. Should she be sad? Angry that he went home while she's still stuck here? Or should she just get over it because that's the nature of this place? She wanted to go home. She could feel it so strongly in every part of her body. And yet no matter how many times she tried, the magic to take her back to her home world just wouldn't work.]

[On the table in her apartment, the notes left to her by the spirit who possessed her body for nearly a week still sat there, staring at her. A voice in the back of her head that she wasn't entirely sure was hers silently urged her to pick them up. She wanted-- no, she needed to be stronger. And if she had to risk a deal with the devil to do it, so be it.]

[Of course, then she finally picks up the notes and realizes they're written in code.]

[Son of a--]

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Hello, Lucetizens! Okay, now that I've heard it myself, that's actually kinda terrible... [/ahem]

So, I know that school thing does some kind of class about magic, but I was wondering if there was anyone out there with experience in teaching the more serious stuff. You know, things not related to the filial magic here. Ideally someone with experience dealing with magic that might not come from their own world... but I'm not being terribly picky here.

Of course, I'm not just expecting someone to offer out of the goodness of their own heart or anything. But, I mean, I don't think I have all that much to offer myself, but I'm sure we can figure something out!

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[Sometime after her journal entry, she reverts back to Kari and goes to the library to get some studying in. She'll need if she's going to figure out exactly what these notes say. Thankfully, it's not entirely code, but the language is pretty heavily ancient. Perhaps if it were written in a nicer hand, it could be picked up by either Luceti's or her own auto-translation power... but for now, it gave her something to do. She's got quite a few stacks of books around her, and no less than 4 open at once. Though every so often, she leans back in her chair with a sigh of frustration. That spirit is a goddamn troll.]

[When she gets too frustrated, she heads over to the battledome as Hoshikyo for some stress-relief. It's been a little while since she's trained proper, so she's a bit rusty -- all the more reason to practice. She'll be focused more on form for her sword fighting, though she may attempt a few tries at magic while she's there.]

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[The battledome was a remarkable place. Ginia takes her time exploring the area, familiarizing herself with the central panel, the rooms, noting where the clinic is. She's up on the second deck, enjoying some water and observing the people below. After all, what better way to get to know your fellow inhabitants than seeing how they fight?

Her attention turns down to the room Hoshikyo is training in.]

[She's doing this for stress relief, but has no desire to go home looking like a pinata. The safety is turned on so she won't have to worry about any quick runs to the clinic between brawls -- but that doesn't mean she's not going all out.]

[There are 4 generic-looking soldiers armed with swords around her, programmed to fall back for a few minutes when they get "defeated" before resuming their attack. She blocks an oncoming attack with her sword, which glows brightly for a few moments as she swipes it at her enemy's arm, knocking his weapon away.]

[But as soon as one is taken out, another takes its place, charging at her full speed. But this time, she stands her ground and raises her sword into the air, the glow from before swirling from the tip of the blade to her shoulder with a soft rainbow light. As the soldier is about to strike, beams of light shaped like stars shoot out from the blade and strike the soldier, knocking him flat on his back.]

[But once the glow fades, Kari staggers back and drops her sword, gripping the hand that had been holding it and letting out a short series of what must be very colorful swear words in her world. Unfortunately, the safety feature doesn't protect her from hurting herself.]

[She doesn't stay much longer after that, waving off the soldiers with a "Good game fellas" before walking back into the main lobby.]

[She's good at fighting. Very good. Ginia's torn between admiration and dread because why are kids so good at fighting?

The more she watches, the less she sees Hoshikyo. She sees another blonde girl, knife in hand, moving with deadly grace and agility as she disarms one guard and takes down another.

The magic take snaps Ginia out of her thoughts. She watches with interest until the end of the fight. As Hoshikyo leaves the room, Ginia moves away from the viewing window and takes to the stairs. She writes as she runs down the stairs.

In the lobby, she whistles and waves an arm to Hoshikyo to get her attention. Moving closer, she holds out her notepad for the girl to read, keeping the notepad at a good height so no leaning is required.]

I was watching from the second floor. You fight very well.

[Kari doesn't immediately realize she's the one being called over until she sees Ginia waving. And she's hardly one to be ignoring the attention of a pretty older woman.]

[Though the notebook does make her pause for a bit... but she rolls with it.]

Didn't know I had an audience. Thanks! But I guess I could have ended things a little better than I did there... I'm still working out the kinks on that last move.

[Ginia writes swiftly, her handwriting much neater now that she's not running down the stairs.]

Was that magic you were using in there?

Yep! I'm what you might call a magical girl. Sparklie bubblegum magic, flashy transformations, and everything else that the genre entails! ...though not as many people have heard of them as I'd have figured in this place.

[Ginia nods. She's vaguely familiar with the genre, mostly from working in Japan and watching television during downtime.]

I'm only vaguely familiar with the genre I'm afraid, nor can I admit I ever thought I would meet a magical girl here.

Hey, being familiar puts you a step ahead of most people! Some people here just look at me like I'm crazy when I mention it. I mean, come on, we're in a different world living in a bubble with wings growing out of our backs... you'd think they'd be more open-minded.

[Seriously, she's hardly the weirdest resident of this village.]

[Ginia smiles lightly at the comment. Really, who can judge in this place?]

Do you mind if I ask you some questions about being a magical girl? I'm trying to understand the people here and the worlds they come from.

[That, and there's a familiarity with Natalie Ginia can't shake. How is that poor teen doing...?]

Oh, sure thing! I should be taking a break from my training right about now anyway. [As if she wasn't going to just take a break anyway...]

I'm Hoshikyo. What's your name?

[Hioshikyo, magical girl... ah!]

I'm Ginia. Haurhi mentioned you. SOS-Brigade member?

Head up to the break room upstairs?

The Chief mentioned me!? [You can almost see the sparkles in her eyes oh god.]

And-- oh! Upstairs, yeah, that'd be good. Can't get in the way of all the muscle-heads down here trying to train.

[The Chief, huh? Ginia nods in affirmation. There's no one else in the lobby, but the peace and the seating up in the break room will be nicer.

Ginia leads the way up, thinking of questions to ask without being too invasive. Once they're up, Ginia grabs two bottles of water from the vending machine and offers one to Hoshikyo.]

Oh, thanks! [Kari takes the water with a smile, taking a seat.]

So, what'd you want to ask me about? Obviously anything about my secret identity is off limits, but otherwise, ask away!

[Secret identity off limits, gotcha. Ginia nods in agreement as she considers her first question.]

How about the origin of magical girls in your world? Are you the only one or are there others? Do you have a specific task or goal?

[She pauses to think on that for a moment, trying to find the best way to explain. Her situation is pretty weird compared to the typical magical girl, after all.]

Well, actually, my world used to be pretty normal. No magic or whatever. My magic comes from a different world... though I can't say I know much about how or why it came to me. [Dumb luck, probably. Or bad luck, all things considered.]

I was the only one for awhile, and I'd spend most of my time traveling to other worlds to try and find out about my own powers, and keeping away the weirdos who came to my world looking for them. But now I've got a friend back home with powers kinda like mine, except she kinda becomes a different person when she transforms. Like, two souls one body, kinda deal. But I don't know much about how that happened either. Except that she's apparently been that way since she was little...

[She can't help but sigh a bit at that last part. It's been so long now since she's seen Teruko. And things were still so awkward between them back then... as much as she wouldn't want to see her wind up trapped here, she still can't help but miss her.]

[Ginia jots down notes as Hoshikyo talks. It's fascinating hearing the variety of worlds people come from. It also makes Ginia wonder how her life would have turned out if she hadn't grown up in her world. Was there a version of herself on another version of Earth that wasn't a hunter? That wasn't dead?

She pushes her thoughts aside.[

You mentioned traveling worlds. Is that common where you're from or was that only possible after you gained your powers?

Oh, definitely only with the powers. I come from Earth, which seems to be a popular place to pull people from if the data pool in Luceti is assumed to be the norm. Most people in my world probably wouldn't believe other worlds exist.

Most people in my world probably wouldn't believe other worlds exist too.

[Often theorized in books, yes, and there was still the ongoing search for life in the rest of the solar system, but most people saw it as fiction. What would happen if she came back with stories of another world with wings? Get locked up most likely.]

Is there some kind of census or data pool of where people in Luceti originated from?

...you know, as useful as that would be, I'm not sure it exists. But the earth thing -- there's a pretty notable bias when you talk to people. You can get some idea based on the books in the library too. Pretty sure only books from worlds present here get shipped in, with only the occasional straggler.

[A project for the future? Ginia considers it and jots it down. Maybe others would be interested enough in the project to help out.]

I'll have to go there sometime. I think it would be fascinating reading literature from other worlds.

Oh, it is! It's always been one of my favorite parts of traveling to different worlds. The library's probably my favorite place in the village!

Any particular books you suggest I check out?

Ooh, now that's a tough one... I'd say it depends on what genre you're into. But personally, I think the real gems are the ones you find out of order. Like, you find one sitting on the wrong shelf, and then notice there don't seem to be any others like it where it should be!

[Ginia laughs lightly, a soft chuffing more than a real laugh. A nightmare for any librarian, but exciting for anyone browsing the shelves. A treasure hunt in the most mundane.]

That is always exciting. I'll have to keep an eye out for some novels from other worlds.

What kind of books do you like?

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[Action - Battledome] Sorry, should have warned character is mute. DX

[Action - Battledome] I remember her from when you were here last time, no worries! <3

[Action - Battledome] Ahah, okay! ^^;;;; <3

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