magicalesbian | 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--]

[Voice - Hoshikyo]
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!

[Action - Hoshikyo/Kari]
[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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[Shu went out on a mission and he returned earlier today. Hoshikyo's question ended up being one of the first things that caught his attention upon his return.]

Whatever would you need magic from other worlds for?

Well see, technically the magic I use already comes from another world. But if I want someone to help train me, they'd need some experience in using other-worldly magic. After all, not all magic works the same. Some worlds use fancy word spells, while others might be powered by magic or love or something.

[She is so glad her magic is not powered by love. Given her genre, she lucked out in that regard.]

Isn't it difficult to teach yourself something that comes from another world? [He already has enough trouble managing magic from his own world.]

I suppose if you're using currently comes from another world, it should come easily enough to you.

Oh, it's totally difficult! I mean, it took me two weeks just to figure out how to activate it.

[And even then she found out how to transform on accident. Best magical girl.]

I used to travel around to try and find more information on how it works, but I can't really do that here... so I gotta take what I can get.

That's not even including the time you use when you need to control it.

You're really strong. [Hoshikyo has amazing persistence and Shu can't help but be astonished.]

Um...keep up the good work. I'm positive you can reach your goals.

Heh. Thanks! [Don't flatter her too much now, her head will swell up and fall off her shoulders.]

I mean, my goals in Luceti are basically to just protect as many people as I can, so I'd certainly hope I could manage that. I wouldn't be much of a magical girl, otherwise!

I'm happy to hear you say that. That's a good thing to strive for. More people will be safe thanks to you. [He half wishes that someone like Hoshikyo was in his world.]

You're the first magical girl I've met in Luceti. Are there any other magical girls from your world?

None who are here, no. And I only know one back home, who's something of a special case... [Though her situation isn't too different from Kari's, now that she knows the truth about the spirit in her pendent.]

But there's a few from other worlds here! I've only had a chance to meet a couple of them myself. I think I'm the only one living openly under my identity... everyone else prefers to civilian life. [There's a hint of sarcasm on that last part -- she'd prefer too, if it were an option.]

What do you mean by special case? By any chance, were they a friend of yours? [He's curious, but if Hoshikyo doesn't want to answer because it's too personal then it's fine.]

It's easier to live a civilian life, but sometimes you just have to do what you need to.

You can say that again... [Though inconveniences aside, it's easier living as Hoshikyo than as Kari.]

But yeah, that girl I mentioned is a friend of mine. I mean, sorta. Technically. See, my friend is the normal girl, but the magical girl she transforms into is a totally different person, and kind of a pushy jerk. We played the whole rival thing for a few months, but we got over it.

Actually, we were just starting to work on the whole "friendship" thing before I got sent here... but that's life, I guess.

You've stopped fighting? [There's a hint of concern in his voice. He sure hopes they aren't arguing anymore.]

I'm so sorry. [Hoshikyo's story reminds Shu of his relationship with Gai. They did argue from time to time, but at the end of the day they were friends.]

What do you mean by pushy jerk? Did she say rude things and annoy you?

Oh, totally rude! [Ranting about someone she doesn't like -- a favorite topic of hers.]

She did all kinds of annoying things around the city, causing trouble with everyone she could to try and lure me out. I mean, I don't think she ever wanted to hurt anyone, but she knew I would never let anyone get hurt, so I had to play the hero in public way more than I ever wanted to. She even got me arrested once! It was terrible! I had to go and beg my old sword master break those handcuffs off for me -- which was totally embarrassing!

[DEEP BREATH because that was all said in one go. Clearly there are some unresolved issues there. She was using the term "friendship" rather loosely, after all.]

Did she really have to go through so much trouble to bring you out in the open? Wasn't there another way? [Shu really hates violence. He doesn't approve of her methods one bit.]

I'm concerned for her behavior. What if she'd gotten hurt? And what about you?

I'm sorry about you getting arrested because of unforeseen circumstances. Wait, sword master? Do you know how to use a sword? [It seems like a harmless thing to ask.]

She had her reasons I guess, but she's not exactly what you'd call "well-adjusted". So talking things out like a sane person was never really an option... buuut it's all in the past now. You know. Mostly. [Mostly.]

Oh! And yeah, that's what I fight with! I wouldn't call myself a pro or anything, but I'd like to think I've gotten pretty good.