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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--]

[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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[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?

Hmmm... well, I'm a sucker for a good romance. But there aren't too many that cater to my tastes. [Those tastes being the improbable kind with absolutely no male characters.]

[The more Kari talks, the more animated she gets -- Ginia's stumbled upon her favorite subject.]

But the history books are pretty good too, if you can find one that's not written really dryly. I mean, when it's the history of whole 'nother world, it might as well be a novel. One minute it's going over some boring political uprising and bam! dragons attack!

[With a deep love for books herself, Ginia is happy to listen. She mulls lightly on the possibility of Hoshikyo as a ally. She's young, maybe no older than Natalie, but she certainly seems capable of fighting. Not that fighting is required for an ally.

A tiny voice suggests 'future friend', but Ginia crushes that thought. Friends require more trust and openness than Ginia thinks she can ever give again.]

From one romance reader with selective tastes to another, is there something you want me to keep an eye out for? [Absolutely no judging at all. Because girl, she is so there when it comes to enjoying lesbian romance stories.]

Other world history would be incredibly fascinating. Even reading about the differences between Earths would be amazing.

I might be a little biased, but there's a section of Japanese romance novels that's pretty good. "A Kiss for the Petals" is one of my personal favorites, though some of the books from that series haven't appeared here yet.

[Which goes without saying a serious crime that she should totally complain to the Malnosso about one of these days.]

[Ginia jots down the title in the back of her book. It's an exciting, though odd, idea knowing she can read books in any language and from any represented world.]

Since I'll be spending a lot of time in the library, are there any titles you want me to keep an eye out for?

Oh, they're pretty easy to find whenever they come in. I mean, I'm there a fair amount myself! They've all got the same title, but they separate them by themes and stories. And with the holidays coming up, they should be getting some of the Christmas specials in.

[Mm, Christmas, that most wonderful time of year. It does bring a question to mind.]

Speaking of Christmas - or other holidays - do holiday specific items show up around that time? Like candy canes and Christmas lights around this month or pumpkins in October?

It seems that way for the most part, I think. Which is kinda weird when you think about it, seeing as it's not like all worlds have the exact same holidays.

But like, Christmas and Halloween seem to be a really big deal here, but I don't recall anything special happening for New Year's Day last year.

Maybe it's due to the large amount of people from Earth. I could see that causing a skew in what holidays are used. I'd also imagine people from Earth would be inclined to celebrate certain holidays even here.

It's possible! I mean, it's not totally unlikely for so many similar worlds to be the source of the people brought to this world, if you consider it might be pulling people in from a certain part of the multiverse. And if they already share things like words for things and having humans, it's not that much of a stretch to say they might share cultural bits as well.

Out of curiosity, have you experience any holidays or cultural things from other worlds? Or are there any holidays that have formed in Luceti?

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