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1070092 No. 1070092 ID: 770f88

An Elimination Style Quest (Like Danganronpa)
Nsfw: Nudity, Blood and Gore, Intense themes.
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No. 1095456 ID: 3f89df
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1095456

>>1094948
>Wait, wait, wait, you're jumping to conclusions! We're harmless! Doing a thing like this to get you to doubt what you've done is exactly how Magicli wants this to go! First, you kill us out of paranoia, and with that, you can see how psychologically easy it is to kill people! Even harmless ones begging to live! Just because Magicli hit you from an unexpected angle doesn't mean we're bad! We're on your side! Please, just give us a chance!

Their word gives me pause; that's true; that does seem like something magicli would do. However, I don't fully trust that your "Harmless."
The main question I just have to trust you to be truthful is when you've appeared a backstory, esentially.

>>1094955

>I have no idea why or how. The best I can do is give my educated guesses, at least at the when part, based on what I witnessed.
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No. 1095457 ID: 3f89df
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1095457

>Magicli, both of them, wanted us spirits to vote which students would be sent to their school, and then let us vote who to guide. You were chosen to be guided, and we ended up in your hindpaw around the time you woke up the day you got sent to this school. If I had to guess why, maybe just like you, he sees us as playthings in his little game? He was taunting us earlier.

>My guess is that if you decide to rid of us, we'll be guiding another student, so we won't truly go away. We can try to help you from their perspective instead if you choose to. full disclosure, I voted to guide Iceli. Popular vote was you though.

That's.... that's a lot to take in. Still, you've accurately told me your involvement, so I understand that you are most likely being truthful; as much as a part of me is angry that you picked me for this death game, I know that if it wasn't me, it was someone else; It could have just been Alex all alone by himself, my mom, fuck; Noon, Fli? Any of which would have scared me shitless if they left and never came back. Most wouldn't even have the mental fortitude to talk to you now.

Was he taunting you? What did he say? You don't have to answer right away, but I guess you may also be a victim of Magicli.
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No. 1095458 ID: 3f89df
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1095458

The thing that I don't get, and that's stopping me from truly believing you, is how this whole "Guiding" thing works. Have you been guiding me all this time? How much influence do you have over my decisions? And if so, what events, positive or negative, have you helped influence? You don't have to go through them all; just give me some bullet points, you remember.
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No. 1095459 ID: 3f89df
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1095459

>We were also there to help get you out of the kind of shitty situation yesterday too, but sure, just believe we're another bad thing out to get us and that the moment you ask for help from someone to amputate a limb that they won't *also* kill you to do the whole murder-to-escape thing.

I am actually offended by this voice. Sure, Well sure, I was going to find a way to get rid of you, I wasn't going to amputate myself; my magic relies on my speed, and getting rid of a foot without any sign of an equivalent replacement, I can be quick to jump to conclusions but I'm not stupid.
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No. 1095460 ID: 3f89df
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1095460

>I'm pretty sure the most we can do is nudge you when you're at a point of indecision. And the choices we nudged you towards were ones you were thinking of.

I disagree. My inner monologue was egging me on to take off my pants when I was at the pool, and the only reason I caved was some weird round-about way of keeping Alex on my good side. Yes, in the end, I made some friends and learned how to swim. But also, I committed multiple sins against Ultrivisc, ones that will not be quickly forgotten.

Before you say that Ultrivisc is less important than my friends, I'll let you know that if Ultanian's creations ran rampant, the reason my father was killed, this magical school, and many other monstrosities would be much more common in the world.

Besides, she's always watching, and if I tutor with Magicli, maybe I can communicate with her directly someday.

But okay, a nudge makes sense; I guess I'll just not listen to you when it comes to things that I'm not entirely comfortable with or seem like a bad idea, such as the whole skinny dipping pool incident, or if you do give me an excellent reason as to why, I should do something I'm actively insisting, No "what if shtick"
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No. 1095461 ID: 3f89df
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1095461

>>1094955

>Hmmm, well, I think I should point out that Dark Magicli called us spirits, not demons. So we can probably be redeemed for our sins. Given that fact, is your goddess a forgiving one? What if we atoned for our sins in some way to make it up to you?

>Anyways, the choice is up to you. Right now, I'll only guide you if you want us to guide you, so I can't pick which you want to do. But keep in mind, I do want to atone for the sins we caused you, if you will allow it.

Hmmm, you're probably right, and like you've said before, given you're also trapped in my foot, there's not much I can do to really get rid of you without hurting myself, mind you I will try to find a safe way to get rid of you, I don't want you in my foot for the rest of my life.

Well, if you wish to atone for yourself, You can do two things, Tell me about dangers and risks/ discuss things with me, or two if Magicli tries to manipulate You in any way. Don't listen to him, and that is all.

I get up from my bed and do a good stretch. Well, good things don't come to those who wait; Alex and I's survival chances increase each hour I put into training, studying, making connections, or learning.

[Author's Note:
After the First Day, you have about 6-8 actions of places or people you can specifically visit using your Energy; you can use that Energy to do specific actions, find someone, study etc, and most of the time, hang out with someone for about a couple hour 2-3 costs energy, however depending on what happens, during that, you may gain or lose more enrgy then expected (Each little choice you make does not cost Energy) (Going around the school; or Tutoring with Magicli Does)(Although Certain Restrictions Reply As in going to somone and then walking with them right away to another location does not cost additonal Energy)(Tutoring depending on difficulty can cost much more Energy) Events such as Breakfest, Lunch, Dinner and Day Specific events such as This Week's Rule, Gym, or some other weekly event will be told as a Global Telepathic Event, the optionality of the event will be discussed, failure to do so may result in sudden teleportation or in worse cases punishment, This Week and Next Week's Weekly Events will be shown on the calander inside the main lobby (Right in the middle of the school) however ??? One's and Week's Rules are entirely random in what they contain.

Upgrading Speed Magic and generally being fit means you get more maximum Energy at the start of a day; using Speed Magic gets rid of Mana but allows you to get to a location or find someone without the energy penalty.

Finally, Energy and Time are closely related but not entirely needed;
the more Energy you use, the closer Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, (Morning Afternoon and Evening are) if you wish to plan most of your Energy for a specific time or event in a day, vote for the event or Vote [Time] to get a lore accurate clock, that shows in the following updates [image.]
Unless a Murder Occurs (and is very long), Threads Will most likely be on a two-day/three-day basis (Unless not much happens in a day)


Hop:
Energy: 6/6
Mana: 4/4

I should start the day with the following:

[1] Trying to find Alex:
I've not seen him since, well, last night, he's probably just having breakfast, but wherever he is, it's good to keep him close, in case posini or someone else with malicious intent.
[2] Trying to Find [Someone/ A Group]:
I.e: Wilabo, Iceli, Senuia, Spi, Otter, Posini?, the Ultanian "Yuck", Etc.
[3] Visiting an [Unespecified Location]:
Such as:
The Dream Room:
Honestly, I don't want to go in there; my dreams have been and always will be chaotic, and knowing of your new existence, I don't want you experiencing them.
Magicli's Casino/Gambling Room:
Make friends, and get whatever money magicli promised from there, Or get something delicious, or if I really wish to, I could leave, although I don't want to leave Alex behind even if I do.
Magical Cewties Adoption Centre:
Even though I saw abomonations there, There could possibly be very valuable loot, and Intel, Why is Magicli Growing those abomonations, and what is he planning to do with them? He might also hide some treasures there purposefully since this is all just a game to him anyway.
Spectral Reflection (Isn't no one dead though?):
I can't find any reason to use this unless someone has already died. if I wanted to talk to my father? No, Hop, that's stupid. Are you stupid owing magicli a favour to talk to him? That's too much, but knowing that someone is dead on the second day before everyone else finds the body could give me an advantage.
Punishment Room:
Alex said that it was just a blank room, and despite it looking reasonably creepy, maybe I can look through it and find out how it works, just in case Magicli puts me in there; if there's already someone in there, then that will let me have a hook over them, which could be invaluable.
The Fake Outdoor Field And Forest/Magical Traning Area:
Since I rarely spend time indoors, this school's claustrophobic nature is already contributing to my rapidly declining psyche. Running through a false forest may help calm me down and enable me to think through my past.
Empty Stands Location:
Maybe there are new stands that Magicli has set up shop in. Of course, I don't know what type of money Magicli would use besides his "Magi-money" in the casino, but no one should really have that. Either way, it can be a way to check in and potentially buy something before anyone else can if it is open.
Other Classrooms of Magical Study
[4] Having Breakfast:
I'm not hungry right now; besides, if I have too much, I'd really go against the gains I've made, but a lot of groups will be there. So I'll be able to scope potential alliances or groups other students have made and make new ones or reinforce my own.
[5] Going to the Library:
Maybe I could learn about diffrent types of magic, reinforce by learning existing ones, learn some history, or find that book that magicli was referring to about the "True" Story of the Goddesses.
[6] Tutoring with Magicli
I could learn new types of magic or get stronger quickly, reinforcing my new takes on magic.
[7] Find Magicli
I have some questions that I've been meaning to ask Magicli, and I'm confident he/she won't answer some of them, but I'd also like to know some other things about the school.
[8] Practicing Magic:
I am reinforcing my current magic by training by myself in my room. There is not much time for growth, but I won't get pooched on Mana and Energy as easily and am generally safer afterwards.
[9] Going to the Gym/Magic Practicing Area:
You've had a routine for exercising and getting in tip-top shape since you were a little kit, and a change of scenery won't let you stop it.
[10] Going to the Pool
Practicing my swimming might be good if I get targeted or attacked near/in the pool. Also, a tiny part of me has a hunch that those three are skinny dipping again.
[11] Going to the Main Lobby to look at the Calander:
Have an idea of the events that will be going on today and will be upcoming
[12] Talk more with the Lucky Foot Spirits (You):
Part of me wishes to learn more about you now that it's enforced that we'll at least be stuck together for a couple of days.
[13] Other [Suggestion]
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No. 1095469 ID: 15c3de

3. Lets go get you exercising to start the day at the fake forest. Youve been through a lot yesterday, and we kinda started out on the wrong foot with freaking you out... sorry for accidental pun. This will be best to calm you down to prepare for the day.

>Magicli tries to manipulate You in any way. Don't listen to him, and that is all.

Can do. Does that go for both Magicli? Or just the dark one?
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No. 1095476 ID: 64c536

Well in our defense we're unfamiliar with Ultrivisc religious doctrines. We can only apologize and ask that you educate us so we can avoid such errors.
>the reason my father was killed
Especially if you have such a personal reason to be so devoted! We're sorry for your loss.
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No. 1095556 ID: 8f9bc4

If it helps, Magcli already tried to manipulate us. They told us you would remove your foot, if you knew we were here. Whatever we are was... unimpressed with the threat, because you deserved to know. He also said we can manipulate you to do whatever we wish, which cannot be true, because you're not currently streaking through the school naked singing "baby baby baby" at the top of your lungs. So he's kind of a liar. Your mind is your own, Magcli is a wanker, and if we ever steer you wrong, well... you know where we live.

And it's not that your feet are mystically controlling your mind and want exercise or anything, but wouldn't a nice jog through the forest be just so refreshing?
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No. 1096207 ID: 3f89df
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1096207

>>1095469

>3: Let's get you exercising to start the day at the fake forest. You've been through a lot yesterday, and we kind of started out on the wrong foot by freaking you out... sorry for the accidental pun. This will be best to calm you down and prepare for the day.

>And it's not that your feet are mystically controlling your mind and want exercise or anything, but wouldn't a nice jog through the forest be so refreshing?

As much as I initially expected a choice that I would be dramatically opposed to, I'm surprised at how much I agree with that statement. Yeah,
A good jog without the burden of being a victim is something I'd need right now.

Without using my speed magic, I dash towards the ramps that lead to the other floors, which, given the distance from my chosen dorms, is around 15 minutes away. Thankfully, the ramps make it reasonably easy to go through the floors quickly; as I go up the ramp, however, I notice that on the sides of the ramp/stairway to the floors, the stands seem to be open; the contents of which I don't focus on, still looking out for any potential threats, or places to hide, however despite that, this is all good cardio.

Since I've not gone up there, only heard about it, I have to guess which way to go when I'm at a crossroads, but my intuition leads me to the right place.
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No. 1096208 ID: 3f89df
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1096208

It's a large cased opening. I'm about eight feet tall and lying on my back or stomach, twelve feet wide.

Before I go in, I notice a large caution poster near the entrance. It reads.

"Students, The outdoor simulation room is open from 5:00 a.m. until around 9:00 pm When that occurs, both entrances will close automatically and be impossible to open. This curfew is enforced for two reasons. One, so that it is harder to hide the body if a murder is committed outside this room in the middle of the night, and two, if you are some unlucky smuck who gets trapped with someone else, then it's a perfect room to murder in! Cliffs, Water, Trees; you name it, there are so many basic and frankly dull ways to kill here that it's closed so that you can use your magic and have creative ways to kill.

- Signed Magicli W

Huh, White Magicli. I haven't seen much of her, and honestly, I don't really have much of an impression, but she seems to be in on this murder game and doesn't seem to care. The curfew is something to consider for later. However, knowing the magic, I'm guessing there is another secret way, inside and out, to make any possible Judgments more interesting.


But enough that, I came here to not think about my current situation and to just jog it away, and with a quick step, I entered the simulation.
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No. 1096209 ID: 3f89df
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1096209

I'm immediately hit with the smell and feel of fresh air hitting my skin and a rather weak sun shining light on my fur. It's almost rejuvenating in a way. I had spent the entire previous day indoors, with the only smell of chlorine being something that smelt natural. I had almost forgotten how beautiful the sun is and how great it feels to be outdoors.

The calming aura of this place makes me feel as if fairies live in my ears and are singing me sweet lullabies. I feel a primal urge to retreat to the nearest hilltop and go to sleep with the sun as my blanket.

Of course, I'm still in a death game, and if someone saw me napping like that, I'd, of course, be toast, As I finish that thought, I enter the forest, It's a bit bumpy and really rough on my soles, and the trail is clearly intended to be incomplete, with roots, and bumpy roads full of fallen debris from the trees, but I prefer a challenging terrain, it makes you stronger;

This place already makes me feel much calmer and much easier to think critically about things that have happened. Ever since we began the run, you've been a bit quiet, Carrot. Yes, that is your new name because I don't wish to associate you with my lucky foot anymore and with casual discussion with whoever I talk to about my current predicament room.

But as I've been saying, if you wish to talk about something, Let me know:
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No. 1096210 ID: 3f89df
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1096210

>(Magicli tries to manipulate You in any way. Don't listen to him, and that is all.)

>Can do. Does that go for both Magicli? Or just the dark one?

I'm not sure. Obviously, the Ultimna Spawn, Dark Magicli, should never be trusted for numerous reasons you probably know by now, but for White Magicli... I'm not sure; from what I've seen about her, she's as psychopathic and distant as Dark Magicli, but she seems to be quite insecure about being forgotten or treated as a lesser to her dark counterpart; I mean, she did threaten to beat me up, but that may just be due to her insecurity.

It's a clear No for now, but I will tell you if I change my mind about her.

>Well, in our defence, we're unfamiliar with Ultrivisc religious doctrines. We can only apologize and ask that you educate us so we can avoid such errors.

You've probably heard of some already, but now that I have the time to think, I'll give you a quick rundown of history and faith.

At the beginning of Time, there was nothing except for Ultrivisc; Ultrivisc first started by creating our world, in which we stand, breathe, and live; she spread mountains, rivers, oceans, plants and more, using her paws, after they had finished, she dotted the land with animals and fur-kin reflections of her in both size and stature, Ultrivisc is a goddess of many faces. Hence, she individually gave each fur-kin a diffrent face to represent her own and fostered unique communities across each race. As such, the furkin and animals lived in harmony for centuries, building the kingdom's tribes and cultures unique to each region, and for that, Ultrivisc was happy.

However, among gifting our intelligence, she had also gifted us sin, jealousy, avarice, lust, wrath, glory, envy, sorrow, apathy, decision, honour, and cowardice, all festered among the population of her people, until eventually, it would decay into a physical form, Ultimnia; Unlike Ultrivisc, who was content from watching her children from afar Ultimnia wished to be worshiped by all mortals as a living god, Ultimnia power, rivalled that of Ultrivisc, and as such she quickly spread across Muani, Creating her own race, the scaled-skin, and converting those of Ultimnia through sin, and plague, until she covered half of Muani; Finally with half of her people, either dead or corrupted through her influence, Ultrivisc went back to the mortal world, and with her people, and the heroes, the roots and their party; they struck down Ultimina and reconquered the lands; spreading her word and cleansing the populace, weakening Ultimnia who went into hiding deep beneath the earth. Knowing that Ultimina had been dealt with, Ultrivisc returned to Helua, where she came from.

As such, peace again fell towards the realm for centuries, but Ultrivisc and her faith were soon forgotten, so Ultimina took this opportunity. Ultimina awoke from her resting place in the guise of a long-limbed serpent and began the Red-rock calamity, which lasted for a week and killed billions. It would have resumed, but a champion was chosen by Ultrivisc, the Protector, who came and Fell both himself and Ultrivisc's physical form. There's more that comes after that, but that's a quick summary.

While Ultimina has fallen, some say her body still rests underground, awaiting strength. They say she will be resurrected using the sins of her followers and her scale kin.

As followers of Ultrivisc, we follow her tenets and rules to fight back against the resurrection of Ultimina, which are as follows.

You must lay with those of the opposite sex; failure to do so will fuel the lust of Ultimina.

You must remain monotomous to your partner; multiple partners weaken Ultrivisc's hold on your soul, Adultery brings you closer to being corrupted by Ultimina.

Masturbation attracts the lustful demons of Ultimina towards you, and doing so connects your soul with Ultimina.

Bedding, Romance, or having sexual or romantic desires or acting among sexual or romantic desires towards an Ultimnian; Creates further Ultminans and corrupts you entirely.

Gifting land, property, jobs, magic, money, or anything else is fed to Ultimina, making her bigger and stronger.

Being happy while committing sinful acts against the tenants or committing sinful acts allows Ultimina to puppet your body.

Giving into any of the sins:
Jealousy, avarice, lust, wrath, glory, envy, sorrow, apathy, decide, honour, and cowardice.

If you commit any sins, you must repent to Ultrivisc and explain why you committed them. If there is no reason for your sins, then your soul is forever doomed to Ultimna.

If you die sinful, you are reborn as an Ultimnian, your form representing the sin that you most did in your mortal life.

You must follow the teachings of Ultriviscs, the chosen and her heroes, as they were the ones who fought back against evil.

If you are a devout follower of Ultrivisc, and do everything to protect yourself and others from Ultimnia's grasp, you are ascended to Helua.

There are, of course, many diffrent tenants depending on which section and virtue you go to; one Virstic that lives near me, for example, outlaws bedding and most Ultimnian sins to ascend to Scale-skins. However, my Virstic calls that since Scale-skins have been redeemed from Ultimnian's grasp since the First War, then they have the right to live in Ultrivisc's light unless they are devout followers of Ultimina or breach the lessons taught by Ultiminians.

Uhmm, you may have noticed, carrot, that I kind of like bad boys, not beat you or your friends up, lousy boy, lock you up so you only with his kind, more so evading the law, living life to the fullest, or under-dog fighting against the big man kind of bad boy.

My first boyfriend was a King Cobra lousy boy; the Relationship ended pretty badly, but he taught me a couple of things in the end.

But yeah, I'm sorry for going on a tangent; I think we're nearing the end of the trail. Anything you wish to add?
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No. 1096211 ID: 3f89df
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1096211

>If it helps, Magcli already tried to manipulate us. They told us you would remove your foot if you knew we were here. Whatever we are was... unimpressed with the threat because you deserved to know. He also said we can manipulate you to do whatever we wish, which cannot be true because you're not currently streaking through the school naked singing "baby baby baby" at the top of your lungs. So he's a liar. Your mind is your own, Magcli is a wanker, and if we ever steer you wrong, well... you know where we live.

Pffft, well, count me lucky then! Maybe you would have been a better fit for Iceli after all, considering how much she wants to take off her pants all the time. I mean, I don't know what you are, and maybe if you don't know either, we won't ever know until you get out of my foot one day.

I agree with your stance on magicli. I thought you were just him talking through you, but maybe you are. And I'm just talking to you for nothing. Still, he can probe my mind anyway, so I don't think he'd go through all this work just to "form an connection," I'm just some fat, poor kid who grew up mainly in the back-streets, so my magical prowess is entirely non-existent If he wanted a slave orally. Posini would be much better, considering I think, if I remember our poker game correctly, that he went to a previous magic school; despite living decently well, he had the means to go to a magic school.

I still have no idea why he's so fascinated with me. Maybe it's because of you, or maybe he's giving that much attention to everyone. I don't know because he only speaks through mind-probing. That's most likely the case, considering he told me he's tutoring multiple people when I asked him that earlier.

However, right as I'm about to reach my destination, I hear an unfamiliar high-pitched voice reverberating through my mind.
[color=##696969]
"Greetings, students! Teleportation to the Main Room for Weekly Rules, will begin in one minute, if you are nakey then get dressed, otherwise you'll be dressed in your old clothes, orrrr I may forget, So get off your asses and make yourselves decent!" [/color]

Before I can process anything else, I feel an alien force, which feels like someone else's mana, pull me up from my skin and fur from each side of me, making me levitate off the ground, I then feel a harsh pressure as the mana digs inward, increasing by pressure through the microsecond, crushing my vital organs, contorting me and squishing myself, An surge of pain throbs throughout me, but in a blink, the pain is gone, and I feel myself seated;
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No. 1096212 ID: 3f89df
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1096212

It's a rising room with only chairs, almost equivalent to a theatre.

I can see White Magicli on the stage, with a big grin on her face; I look around to see if I can see Alex in the distance. However, I quickly noticed that Magicli had sat me next to Posini; I almost immediately leaned myself away, which caught his attention.

Posini glances at me and then turns around to look at Magicli, who has begun speaking.

"Greetings, Students! Now, you may have noticed that Darky is not with us today; I mean, he is. he always is But Darky talked to me last night and gave some concern that most of you haven't met me, So I'll mostly be doing everything today! minus particular tutoring

My name is L- My name is White Magicli, and I'm way more fun than Darky over here; he's all like, ooooh scare the students, make them work harder; *Blah*, That's just not fun, this place is a place of unparalleled freedom from the rest of the world, and making it so... cold? calculated? It's just not for me.

Oh, I've just gotten sidetracked. Today is Tuesday, so it's time for...
Weekly Rules!

Let me explain Weekly rules before I reveal the first rule,
Every week on Tuesday, You'll all be summoned here first thing in the morning at around 8:00 Am, or Iengui-Nie Uwe, If you prefer Old speak; And in which case we'll reveal a rule, event, place, thing, or most likely a challenge or effect that is either permanent or temporary.

When declared, permanent rules will apply throughout your stay here—and maybe even after your stay, who knows?

Meanwhile, Temporary Rules are declared Last for usually the entire week or throughout our specified time, usually temporary rules are a challenge of some kind, and failure in these rules/challenges usually results in punishment, and, depending on the challenge, facing the wrath, or dying in the most part. Still, those ones are rare, and punishments are fun to watch anyway."


White Magicli says that all without straying from her demeanour. Her voice is high-pitched and cartoony, as it always has been as if she wishes for us to lower our guard, but she is just as sadistic as Dark was.

*Ahem* Now todays rule isssssssssssssssssssssssss!!
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No. 1096213 ID: 3f89df
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1096213

She mime's pulling a curtain with her hands, and when she releases, a giant magical billboard appears above her, with some minor smaller ones appearing near a Callander and the doors.

The (Permanent) Magic Ranking!

S = 50 points
A = 30 points
B = 20 points
C = 10 points
D = 5 points
having a minus modifier subtracts five while having a plus adds five

With this, you can track your progress or find your next victim . Just because someone is lower in rank does not mean they are weaker. Magic is complicated, and someone may have mastery over a potent yet hard-to-learn magic type, which results in a lower score. However, the opposite may also be true, so go where your heart tells you to; this also doesn't include physical strength, but bringing fists to a magic duel may not work out for you. Oh yeah, so unless you can't read the giant billboard on the wall that you're all looking at, here's the following scores:

(1'st?)Gurier: 110/0 Points
(True 1'st) Posini: 80 Points
(2'nd) Umbra 70 Points
(3'rd)Xeno: 65 Points
(4'th) Wilabo: 35 Points
(4'th)Succuis: 35 Points
(4'th) Spi: 35 Points
(7'th)Senuia: 20 Points
(7'th) Note: 20 Points
(9'th)Furry: 15 Points
(9'th) Top 15 Points
(9'th) Alex: 15 Points
(12'th Iceli: 10 points
(I won't tell) Otter: ??? Points

I can feel my fur rise and anxiety enter my heart as White reads out the rankings; I feel so weak again. Even all the training that I did yesterday has made it so that I've barely moved up in the rankings, and Alex, who has used magic in his career, is still tied right next to me.

Wilabo is twenty points ahead, and Iceli being the weakest was something I wasn't expecting; all of that teasing I did, and she could have easily whooped my ass yesterday, and almost everybody is reading this.

White yawns a bit. "The magic ranking Board is probably the most boring weekly rule. I am cooking it up, but next week will be much more interesting!" She says this in a sing-song voice, treating almost the most significant news of this school as nothing but a joke.

I feel as if an enormous tidal wave is about to strike this school, and I am deeply dreadful about what will be cooked up next week.

White snaps her fingers, and with it, the entire stage and seats we were sitting on are gone, leaving a decently large but quite dull room with only the magical ranking board and the calendar, leaving all of us standing up, Magicli speaks:

"So that brings an end to this week's weekly Rules, the magic ranking can be found here in the main lobby, or once an day, by saying either internally or externally, "magic ranking," Which will then show up as a complete list in front of your vision for about a minute before disappearing."

I'll stay to answer any questions you have. Hint: It doesn't just have to be about the magical ranking, although if it isn't, I have the right not to tell you. She sticks out her tongue playfully. Among the crowd of rushing people, I notice Posini just staring at me but also waving me over with what I think is a neutral expression; the scab from last night, still throbbing semi-occasionally in pain, reminds me of what happened that night, yet a part of me thinks that with his magic returned, we may have a less antagonistic chat, although him knowing my rank compared to his, maybe diffrent in general.

Although with the information I've just gathered from the weekly rules, I have some more decisions that I could make; I decide to:

Author's Note: Free actions don't cost energy, and you can chain multiples together. However, doing multiples will lower the chances, and mood of the person, or lock the free action out entirely

[1] (Free) Finding Alex:
I've not seen him since, well, last night, he's probably just having breakfast, but wherever he is, it's good to keep him close in case posini or someone else with malicious intent.
[2] (Free) Talking to Posini:
As much as Posini freaks me out, knowing the extent of our power differences does put me at a disadvantage. We are in a much more crowded room than the casino, and I don't have his Mana this time.
[3] Trying to Find [Someone/ A Group]:
I.e: Wilabo, Iceli, Senuia, Spi, Otter, Posini?, the Ultanian, Etc.
[4] Visiting an [Unespecified Location]:
Such as:
I am exploring new areas, Considering I haven't had an entire look around, and I haven't explored the western side. For most of floors 2 and 3'rd, some are discovering what I can do. Also, I could find a way around/out of the barrier that magicli put on the other floors.
The Dream Room:
Dreaming wouldn't do much; just reminds me of painful memories.
Magicli's Casino/Gambling Room:
Magical Cewties Adoption Centre:
Like last time, I could look for treasure, or if this is a future weekly rule, I could shortly sabotage this place or look for clues.
Punishment Room:
Alex said that it was just a blank room, and despite it looking reasonably creepy, maybe I can look through it and find out how it works, just in case Magicli puts me in there; if there's already someone in there, then that will let me have a hook over them, which could be invaluable.
The Fake Outdoor Field And Forest/Magical Traning Area:
I already went through a jog through here; it was pretty nice, and while I could scout the area and get a lay of the land, there are more important things to do.
2'nd and 3'rd floor Stands Location:
Now that it's open, I could investigate and possibly steal items or find something in the unmanned stands themselves and see if this is either a trick, or a plan to go too.
Other Classrooms of Magical Study:
No point right now when I can tutor with Magicli.
[5] Going to the Library:
Now that I've explained Ultrivisc, we should go to the library if we want to learn more about Mythology and Ultimina. When I used to go to the library, they had a pretty good selection of religious books, despite Ultri-Vian not being as popular a religion as it used to be.
[6] Tutoring with Magicli
Although my look-alike will be a lot more suspicious while everyone's here, It will save time and energy If I ask magicli now; instead of trying to find her later, we may also be able to set a time for later.
[7] Talk with White Magicli (Free)
I have some pressing questions that I want to ask her, mainly about how I learned time magic, whether or why that didn't count towards my ranking, and what my grades are or how I should check.

While she seems a freak, I could better understand her personality and how she differs from dark magic. Also, being on the teacher's good side may be invaluable, despite how impossible that might seem.

[9] Going to the Gym/Magic Practicing Area:
Even though I've already done a run, maybe increasing my physical strength is better in the long term because when everything's up close, Knowing how to fight is way better than casting spells.
[10] Going to the Lockers
While I don't have intense P.U., at least compared to Alex, I just went for a half-hour run. If I want to make an excellent first impression, showering and wearing new clothes could prevent me from being stinky.
[11] Look at the Calander (Free):
It would be good to see if Magic has planned even more "events" ahead of time so I can prepare ahead of time. Also, there might be dates for daily schedules that I should know about.
[12] (Free) Talk more with the Lucky Foot Spirits (Free) (You):
I'll do this anyway, but if you want to stop, sit down and have a complete discussion, rather than multi-tasking while I'm talking with you, then that'll be a good option.
[13] Other [Suggestion]
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for free actions:

find alex: yeah, might be your best free action. That way we can plan what you and he wants to do for the rest of the day, whether it be splitting up to learn or train or other stuff, or stick together

talk to Posini: He's scary. Just ignore him. Don't even look at him. Until he genuinely apologizes, you're avoiding him. You can tell him that much if you want to say anything to him, but otherwise, just ignore him, and walk away. If he approaches or stalks you afterwards, run. don't use time magic to get away, keep that hidden for now as a secret power in case you're in danger or in a fight.

It is odd you keep running into him though.

Talk with White Magicli: I don't think you need to. Thinking logically, it probably didn't effect your rank too much because you need to master it. It's like being given a gun, but first needing to know how to get better aim. You've just learned it after all. I say the best way to master it is by mixing it with your physical abilities, especially your speed. Time magic and speed is a real good combo. If you're wondering about your grades, WM said 10 points was a C, and 20 points is a B, so I say with you at 15 points, your grade is a C+

Look at the Calander (Free): Yeah, do this. best for planning ahead when we talk to Alex after finding him.

a couple things

1. Don't worry too much about the magical ranking. You're here mainly to learn magic, and get better at it so you can find better jobs back home after school. This is just mainly to spark jealousy and stuff, plus you are strong in other ways, like physical speed, and you did win at poker against Posini. you're more skilled in ways than others. If you want to compete with somebody as a rival, try somebody closer to your rank, but also, maybe be careful around the higher ranked magic users, especially Posini. Wilabo is a good friend to have here considering she is on the top 5. Be nice to her.

2. Carrot is a cute name for us. But what about Beans as another option for a name? I'm fine with either really though.

our main plan, I'm thinking either
[9] going to the gym to train your time magic, and seeing how we can mix it up with your physical strength and more importantly your agility and speed. (Alex can come if he is interested in training with you).
>maybe increasing my physical strength is better in the long term because when everything's up close, Knowing how to fight is way better than casting spells.
Well, just remember what WM said: bringing fists to a magic duel may not work out for you This is why it is important when you train your physical strength, you should also see how your time magic can improve your speed by mixing it up. Nobody will be able to catch or hit you once you master your time magic with your speed.

or

[3] find Wilabo, and Iceli, and see if they want to go to the gym with you to train as a group.

After training, you can hit the locker room. that way, you don't have to shower twice.

We'll hold off on tutoring until later when people like Posini isn't around to judge you.
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No. 1096225 ID: 962e69

>>1096213
Finding Alex: Definitely
Look at the Calander: Why Not?
Going to the Gym/Magic Practicing Area: Seems necessary given our bad rank
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No. 1096271 ID: 0f14ab

>>1096223 Thinking it over, I think I'll stick with finding Wilabo, and Iceli as my main choice to ask them about going to the gym with you while doing the free actions i chose too. Going to the gym is my secon choice

One more thought came to mind too: I do not think Posini would dare try to kill you, as there were witnesses who saw what he was doing to you. If you are killed, he is pretty much going to be the prime suspect of your murder. Still, I'd rather not talk to him until he apologizes and means it. The witnesses on the otherhand, if they are very malicious, they might try to take that as an advantage and kill you, and then place the blame on Posini. Vice versa if Posini is killed and they blame you or Alex for wanting revenge against him. Thise are worst case scenerios though. But this is partly why i want to see about finding Alex, Wilabo, and Iceli since your friendship has already been built with them after the first day and strengthening that bond will be important as you can all protect each other and vouch for one another in case something bad happens
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>Find Alex:
>Finding Alex: Definitely

I initially ignored Posini for now; even if he's not planning anything nefarious, I shouldn't have to be the one to talk to him, considering he's the one who attempted to extort me and sliced my neck, which is still having a buzz of pain, despite it being most likely a scab by now. Instead, I look to find Alex.
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I quickly find Alex among the crowd of other students; I instinctively
run up and hug him tight; I can feel him initially shutter in surprise but then relax as he notices me and holds me tight; after a couple of seconds, we break and look at each other.
"There you are, Alex; where were you this morning?"
"Oh Hop! pleasant seeing you, well erm..."
He pauses for a second, looking away from me before resuming.
"You stayed in pretty late this morning, and I know how rough yesterday was for you, so I let you stay in while I went to the Gym. I invited some pals, but no one came; guess they ain't workout types.
His talking about his pals intrest me; while I know that his relationship with Iceli and Wilabo is tight, and he's most definitely sexually interested in them, there could also be more that I've not met within our sparse time apart.
"Who?"
Alex looks at me as if to read my expression or the possible reaction to anybody he says. After several attempts of looking him straight back with a neutral expression, he replies, "Well, I invited Iceli, Wilabo, Furri, and Noti."
I playfully tease him a little. "That's an lot of girls Alex, you sure it wasn't to do "other" workouts?"
Alex, not seeing my playful demeanour, immediately gets defensive. "Well there's an lot of girls in this school, Hop! You'd think this would be an all-girl school, when there's only like four guys including me! I'm not cheating on you Hop, I just happen to have an lot of girl." He deliberately pauses "Friends"
His defensive attitude does make me suspicious, but I'm honestly quite tired of this song and dance; I attempt to change the topic;
"I've been seeing Posini everywhere, and it seems like he wants me to talk to him, even after the incident at the casino last night, I don't know what he wants."
Alex seems to change from seeming ashamed and aggressive to just full-out aggressive. "Did he hurt you? Is he stalking you? Do you know where his now? Cause I'll show him to fuck off from harrasing my girlfriend."
"No, I'm okay, Alex; he's just making me uncomfortable and-"
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1097085

Just as if from a divine sort of punishment, Posini, who had been stalking me for quite some time while I was finding Alex, Finally decides to approach; Alex immediately recognizes him and gets in front of me. "Has he been following you?"
"Maybe, but let him talk first, maybe he'll leave us alone, but get ready Alex."
As Posini approaches talking distance, Alex Barks at him to Step away. Posini Obliges raises both hands to show he's not hurt; we know that's a farce, but we allow him to speak anyway.
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"I won't bother you with introductions; I just wish to speak to Hop to apologize for what happened last night, It turns out it was Magicli's doing, and for that, I sincerely apologize"
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1097087

Alex runs up to him, screaming, and preparing his magic; "Are you going to apologize for cutting her neck? For almost murdering her? For stalking her? For accusing her"
"Now, now Alex-"
"Do not call me Alex, Toad."
"Alright, Christopher. I will say that the whole situation was accidental; I did not mean to cut your significant other, whatever you two may be; she ended up squirming and cutting herself; I just wished to ask some questions, but it ended up escalating, from there."
"Asking questions with an knife to my throat."
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1097088

"It was necessary, you can't be too careful in these schools, there's many, many diffrent types of mages, all of which are cut-throat if given the chance, while it turns out you wheren't a threat i did know one thing Hop."
I don't like the direction this conversation is going. "And what's that?"
"That you've also been tutoring with Magicli."
Alex looks dumbfounded and surprised as if he had suddenly realized it.
He looks over at me with a sincere expression of betrayal. "Is that true Hop?"
With that, Posini had put me on the spot. If I lied, there would be repercussions, but if I told the truth, Alex would get curious and ask more questions, and I would confirm Posini's suspicions.

After thinking it over, I eventually decided what I'd say: "Yes, I have, but I'll tell you what I've been learning later in private; let's talk over this at a future date, alright?"

Posini grins slightly. "It makes sense then when, after the tutoring, a percentage of my Magic gets stolen from another tutored student, and since you can learn ANY magic at Magicli's, you can connect the dots of why I did what I did."

"So what? you came over here, to justify what you did too me, when it was all magicli's fault from the beginning, yet you still wish to spin it as if you where the victim of circumstance."

"Not particularly. I do sincerely apologize, and I wish that we could connect shortly, but that is ultimately your call; I just know that with how weak you are, You'll easily be a target, and I hate to see the weak exploited by stronger forces."

"Therefore, I wish to tell you of my new tutoring and potion-selling program, which I host in my dorm for now the potions can be bought using your magi-money from last nights poker game, however tutoring is free, I will preface by saying that I pefer one on one tutoring sessions."


"Yeah, one on one, so that there are no witnesses when you kill me."

I can't read Posini's expression through his mask. "Hop I assure you and I say this truthfully from the bottom of my heart, I do not wish to murder anybody, if I did, I wouldn't be talking to you right now, And I especially wouldn't select you with the arrow that's been planted on my back"

"Besides, there's no point anyway; why would I wish to leave? I wouldn't risk my own life to leave, and the outside is just an metaphorical reflection of this school anyway."


"So what, you wish to "Be friends"" I say in air quotes. "Because if people murder me, you'll be the first one convicted? Due to your actions?"

"Not particuilarily, but I see no point in convincing you otherwise. As I've Reitreated, I apologize for what I did to you last night. Please consider my offer; otherwise, everyone else in this school will eat you like wolves."

Posini then turns around and walks away. Alex and I wait until we can't see him or his shadow before speaking.
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"Creepy, Do I have permission to beat him up if he tries to harass you again?"
Posini seems to want him and me alone again, and that terrifies me in multiple diffrent ways, I don't necessarily trust him, especially since he tried to manipulate me into coming into his dorm and was generally being odd and creepy.
"Yeah, I don't want him near me, just be careful, Alex; Posini's may look unassuming, but he is rated as the top magician here, so don't hurt yourself, alright? I want us to leave this place together."
"Okay, will do Hop, but if he tries to hurt you again, don't leave me accountable for what I do next."
"Alex, if you murdered Posini, I'd be more concerned with what would happen to you during trial then Posini's well being, your fine."
The air in the room is especially tense after what just occurred, and Alex and I take a second to let it all in, which is a luxury compared to yesterday's.
"So... Hop about the Tutoring..."
"Later, Alex; Now's not the time, maybe when were back in our dorms."
"Well, is this another blackmail thing? Considering the dirt that magicli said he had on you-"
"ALEX, CAN YOU SHUT UP ABOUT THAT? NOW'S NOT THE TIME."
"Okay, but I think what happened to your dad wouldn't be considered blackmail, and now I know you've been hiding more stuff. It's just getting harder to trust you, Hop."
"Alex, you also have secrets, some of which I might not know; I know we have a relationship, and all relationships are built through trust, but how'd you like it if, every three hours, I wished to pry into your private life?"
Alex holds off on the questions but eyes me suspiciously.
I try to break the ice, and move on
"How about we look at the calendar real quick, and see if we can plan out these future days?"
Alex nods and we move over to the calander.
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1097090

Quickly skimming the calendar, it seems that Magicli writes it in two-week increments, most likely to keep us on our toes. A couple of dates catch my attention. When I focus on a particular day, one of Magicli's voices echoes. "It is currently Tuesday 9:45 Am, the upcoming dates are:

Week 1:
Tuesday 12:00 am

Location:
Magicli Q&A and meet and Greet:
Meet your new Teachers and Fellow students after our onboarding process. Ask any of us burning questions that may be on your mind, and we'll answer them with 100% accuracy and Truthfulness unless we deem your question to be a threat to the school, faculty, or students.

Tuesday 3:30 pm
Location:
Magical History:
Learn more about Magic and its ties to theology, how the goddesses affect certain types of Magic, the racial differences between their spawns, and how this affects their Magic; this will be as much a history lesson as a theology lesson.

Wednesday 12:00 am

Location:
School club Voting:
Add your club to the calendar and vote for other club ideas to be officially added; your club can be anything you wish it to be! At any time and in any location. (All clubs will show up as public events on the calendar.

Wednesday 3:30 pm
Location:
Magicli's School of Treachery Orientation:
We, the Magicli's, will orientate you on all objects about the current floors and their uses and purposes, including some rooms that I did not show on my initial tour around the school, which maybe you'll gain a competitive advantage over the other students?

Thursday 12:00 am
Location:
Play's at the Theater (If you need prior time to contact and set up an appointment and accommodations, please contact your local magicli for accommodations.)
Has the outside world left you out to dry? Have you, for instance, had a dream, skill, or other talent that society has dejected due to poor taste? Well, Magicli's Theater will allow you to showcase your talents to crowds of willing, adoring fans; winners will get a special reward!

Thursday 3:30 pm
Magicli's Personality Test of god-hood:
Location:
Do you wish for a little bit of fun on a Thursday night? Learn more about your other students, form connections, and learn a little about yourself on the way; for a couple of hours, you will be put into a mini simulation in which you gain god-like abilities and will allow you to live your anything that you wish inside of the simulation, Other students will have other simulations which you'll be able to view, and potentially influence.

Friday 12:00 am
Magicli's Demon History and Summoning:
Location:
Do you wish to learn more about demons, the undead and spectres? Do you wish to know how demons are tied to the goddesses, what each demon represents, and what power they bring? If you take this class, you two can have your advisor with familiars, learn about contract magic, and gain the power to survive in the modern-day chaotic magic environment.

Friday 3:30 pm
Location:
[Important! Everyone will be Teleported!] Exam Day!
Learn more about your [field of the Magic of your choice?] and wish to test your knowledge and skill. Well, you can during Exam Day! During exam day, you'll do an exam based on your magic field; Students who pass the average grade are up for rewards, while the worst student will be punished.

The entirety of next week has been crossed off; there are some names for the events, and they are barely legible.
Under the calendar, there are times for daily activities and classes near some dates; they stress that these aren't required, but they may help with your education and keeping a consistent schedule.
8:00 am Breakfast
8:30-11:00 am (Optional) Basic Magic Schooling/Class
11:00 Lunch
1:00-3:30 pm (School of Magic Schooling/Class)
5:00 pm Dinner

After a few more minutes, I look over to Alex, who has also read the schedule.

Any thoughts, Alex?
"Hmm, well, our plans could change depending on what happens today; I don't think any of the modern events could work for us, Mainly the "Daily" Rules and Magicli's Q&A, for everything else; maybe we could plan something around that, at a later date Hop, but the Orientation, and the School club voting does seem something that'll help us later, for today, our schedule should be pretty accessible."
"I think that's a great idea, Alex; we shouldn't waste the opportunity of today doing simple busy work to distract us."

I now have a couple of things that I should attend should it be viable, and I can plan accordingly in the future, I don't think I'm going to attend the "Normal" Schedule, as I think I've got a good idea what we'll need to do to survive this place.

One thing that does concern me, though, is Exam Day. While I do have a bit of magical know-how, with yesterday and using my own Mana, the worst student getting punished adds an extra layer of stress to our timeline. Still, I think that'll I do alright, especially since I have a disembodied spirit in my foot to answer questions I don't understand, right, Carrot?

>Carrot is a cute name for us. But what about Beans as another name option? I'm okay with either, really.

Hmmm, Beans is a cute name for you; I initially named you a Carrot just so I could warm up to you quicker; it's my father's name, and I thought it'd allow me to open up to you quicker, but thinking it through. It is weird and too fantastical for a situation where I should be grounded in reality.

It's better to call you beans. Do you have any advice on what we should do next?
>going to the Gym to train your time magic, and seeing how we can mix it up with your physical strength and more importantly your agility and speed. (Alex can come if he is interested in training with you).
>Maybe increasing your physical strength is better in the long term because when everything's up close, Knowing how to fight is way better than casting spells.
.>Well, just remember what WM said: bringing fists to a magic duel may not work out for you. This is why it is important when you train your physical strength; you should also see how your time magic can improve your speed by mixing it up. Nobody will be able to catch or hit you once you master your time magic with your speed.
>Going to the Gym/Magic Practicing Area: It seems necessary, given our lousy rank
>to find Wilabo and Iceli and see if they want to train with you to train as a group.

I do think that's a good call; Time magic is definitely
my most significant advantage over the rest of the competition, unless there's another, I'm afraid I have to disagree with your stance that physical strength won't be helpful during magic fights, I'd bet you my foot that 85% of the students here have never even taken a PE class in their life, or self-defence courses, meanwhile I'm an athlete, who's taken all of those and more, Magic isn't useful if you don't have the time to cast it before getting pinned down to the ground.
Mind you, I don't know how you could besides using your Mana inside and around you, Like Verbal, Enchantment, Ritual, and all that stuff you see on billboards and in books.

Inviting Wilabo and Iceli is a tad awkward, especially considering what happened yesterday and the sin I committed. While I may be civil with you beans for the time being, I won't forget that as quickly, and I refuse to participate more in those sinful acts; you have to
promise
me that you won't be weird around them or lead my boyfriend down the temptress of the serpent again;

But you do make a good point; I do think it's essential to reinforce the group's bond, especially since the initial shock of the first day has worn off, and now everyone is starting to plan their next move; anything that can give us the advantage, we should capitalize; Wilabo being the strongest magician out of us is concerning, but she already used up her favour, and she couldn't blackmail me, and to be honest, with all of the stuff that's happened, her knowing my secrets, or sexual preferences isn't even that important anymore.

Besides, I was thinking of going to the Gym anyway.

I scan my surroundings, picking apart the crowd and scanning for any features resembling posini or the Ultanian from before; when I can confirm there are none, I go up to Alex and ask him, "Hey Alex, Do you want to go to the Gym? And do an couple of rounds? We could also the Magic we learned yesterday? Also, I was thinking of inviting Iceli and Wilabo, maybe they'll tell us about what their planning in the upcoming days."

Alex's face lights up again, and his cheeks flush red, probably remembering a lot about them. "Sure! That sounds like an great plan! I mean, whatever works best for you, Hop it's your idea."

I roll my eyes. I'll never understand men, or Alex, for that matter, and what's going on in that little noggin of his. I scan for anybody who matches Wilabo or Iceli's appearance, focusing down corridors and the crowd.
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"So, the thing I've discovered about Senuia is..." Wilabo's ear twitches, and when she hears Alex and me come down the hall, she turns around and smiles. "Oh! Heya! It's Super Bunny Gal and Dangerous Bull Man; How's it been, peeps?"
Iceli doesn't really say much; just waiting for a response.
I take the initiative:
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"Not great, Posini has been most definitely stalking me. Lately, I saw him four times yesterday, and last night he tried to stab me and sliced a little of my neck; thankfully, he didn't brush any of the arteries."
Wilabo's ears lower. "Oh, I heard about that; it happened in the casino, right? Posini got angry that you won the poker game and attempted to slice you for it. Are you hurt?"
I rub my neck, where a dull pain still exists. "A little bit; my Magic has been helping in the healing process, but it still stings from time to time."
"That's good, I haven't really seen posini at all, just when we all entred this school, and from even today, I don't know what he's really like, but from what I heard he's dangerous."
Iceli chimes in
"Do you think he's a serial killer? Or one of those other badguys? You the one who strips his victims bare after killing them, takes out their organs, and uses them for his potions? He does wear an mask all the time."
"Maybe, maybe or! Maybe he takes off their skin cleans their skulls, and then use them as a mask, his mask seemed very, bone-like, and his name would be the Bone-Wearer."
*Cough* They look right over to me; it seems they got their attention again.
"Iceli and Wialbo, me and Alex were wondering if you wanted to go the gym with us?"
Iceli stomps her feet in excitement. "Sure! I haven't really gone to the Gym that much, but I'm always ready to try new things!"
Wilabo hesitates a bit "I don't really know; I'm not really that much of an exercise-heavy type, heck I don't even play Tanks in games that much, so I'd instead prefer if-"
I take the opportunity and run with it . "Yeah, no, it's a tiny bit obvious that you don't go to the Gym. I just wanted to ask."
Iceli smirks a teensy bit, and Wilabo's face immediately turns red "Hey! You take that back! I'm not Fat!"
"Oh, I'm not saying you are; there's just a little tiny almost barely noticeable lump hanging off of your stomach, that I just wanted to tell you about, since I care."
"Okay, Okay! That's It Miss "Athlete" ! Once we reach the Gym, I'll Trounce you!"
"Alright, to the gym we go." Alex says in a singing voice reminiscent of a children's book
We begin walking to the Gym; after walking down a few halls, Alex asks Wilabo a Question.
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No. 1097093 ID: 3f89df
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"So Wilabo, how's it been living with Iceli?"
"Oh, it's been good, I've learned a lot more about her, that's for sure."
Iceli adds on:
"And we've been doing some other things as well besides anime, like games! Such as-"
Wilabo immediately begins fluttering her arms back and forth in front of Iceli's mouth, her face blush red. "Oh Uhmm Iceli! All that stuff's too dull, and they don't want to hear about it. Let's talk about ummm.... The magical rankings! Yeah!"
I think letting my imagination run wild was Wilabo's first mistake; her second mistake was being Wilabo, I think I get a decent idea of what those two are doing, and as much as I want to press them on it, I think allowing you to give suggestions on what should I say to tease her.

What should I ask Wilabo or Iceli during our walk, Beans? Having more information on them would be suitable for getting a good scope on them, both friendly and for any future plans.
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No. 1097107 ID: a6d0a5

Eh, give her a break, as funny as teasing is, i think its time we got serious. Talking about the magical ranking is a good stepping stone. Talk about any concerns you might have on your ranking, and how its partly why you want to go to the gym, to train your magical abilities with your physical strength together and come up with some good combinations.

From there, you can talk about what kinds of magical abilities everyone has, and agree to keep each others' a secret within this friend group. Tell them you'd like to know so that we can come up with some fun training exercises and regimes based off of what abilities everyone has
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No. 1097198 ID: 3d8568

Ask wilabou how she'd feel about having a hypothetical bundle of spirits shoved inside of her that could give her protips and also opinions and thoughts and watch anime with her.

y'know, purely hypothetically, as if that was something magicli could do to a random person.

you could even ask iceli too
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No. 1097213 ID: 6e329e

>>1097198
And Alex too... you know, just so he doesnt get left out. Dude can also use some of our advice now and then... (dont say that part out loud)
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>>1097107

I'm unsure if I'm comfortable spilling the beans regarding my Time magic. Anyone who's stepped a toe into most theology regarding the goddesses would know that I'm using Ultimina's domain, and that would open the door to more pressing questions: About Religion and my relationship with Magicli, I'm unsure of how religious or religiously inclined Wilabo and Iceli are. But somebody in the know, such as Senuia and Posini, would be among a few people I'm not comfortable knowing about it.

While this may be a blossoming friend group, I met them yesterday, and my sense of self-preservation remains high; therefore, I will keep it a secret, in training and outwardly, until I can't anymore.

That said, I returned to the group and put on my best poker face: "Hey everyone i'm just wondering, what's your opinion on the magic ranking?"
I can see Iceli and Alex's faces slightly tense on the subject, but Wilabo remains undeterred.
"Oh! Well... I'm just surprised I'm just so high up, I guess mom and pops did a good job there, heh." She lowers her ears and tail before quickly switching around when Iceli begins speaking.
"Well, all throughout my life, my uncle occasionally took me to Plieria for tutoring, and I HATED It; he was super strict, didn't allow what was most comfortable for me, and did flashy bubble magic instead of practical magic, I learned almost nothing from him, and instead did magic that helped my hobbies, that being; magic that manipulates the water to have less drag on me while I'm swimming and more thurst." [/color]
When Iceli finishes talking, Wilabo, looking all giddy, rushes up to her.
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No. 1099731 ID: 3f89df
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1099731

"You went to Plieria?!"
"Yeah?"[/color
[color=#FAA73F] "I lived just across a bridge from there!"

"Really?!"
"Yeah! Hylei!" "Wait, then, where did you actually live?"
"Oh! I lived in the Hylexian Lakes!"
"Your Hylexian? Awesome! I mean, I know the lakes are kind of an independent zone cause of the danger surrounding them, but the fact we lived so close is spectacular- Wait! are You the Blue dragon that travellers and scholars talked about?!"
"Probably!"
"You're a lot less imposing and benevolent in person than those accounts say of you, and maybe a bit less...Attractive? I mean, gosh, Realizing all of this kind of makes those accounts seem like they're from horny old men now.
"That's cool!" Iceli seems to have no idea what Wilabo is talking about and is just rolling with it.
"Oh, we have so much to talk about later, Iceli! Oh yes! Whoops! We totally just left Alex and Hop out of this."
They both stop talking and look at us, most likely hoping to either indulge them in their rant or get back to the original subject; I decided to keep my original perspective going.
"Well in terms of the ranking. My family was relatively poor growing up, so I couldn't really afford tutors and magic schools, none of those rich kid things; most of my research was done in my local library, and after a long time, I got pretty good at it, Magic is heavily bared from the competitions I compete in, but It's been an good skill to have, for training and for getting around, it's disapointing being near the bottom, but considering my backround not suprising."
After I'm finished, Alex begins his tale: "I'm the same as Hop, but I was born into a long line of wrestlers, and with my father gone, I stood up to the plate as the heel version of him; I was trained in magic from my tutorage, but I mainly use it for show and special effects, so I'm not really surprised where I ended up."
I decided to allow the elephant in the room to be more explicit. "This is why Alex and I decided to go to the gym/magical training center in the first place: We wish to train our magical abilities alongside our physical strength. While the ranking doesn't mean anything about our actual Magic, it's good if we work on it so we don't seem like easy pickings, and to practice any combinations of our Magic in case of an emergency."
"I was wondering if you wish to join in on the combinations as well because you're joining us. Any mention of your Magic will stay within this group; you don't need to worry about that too much. If you do tell, then we can make fun regiments and exercises based on your abilities."
Beginning to let the ball roll, "My magic domain is Speed-based magic." "What's yours?"
Wilabo hesitates a little, looks around her as if she's looking if no one's around, but then resumes, "Mine is Transformation/Polymorph Magic; I'm an Neko-Cat, so it's our species specialty, especially among my family... What about you, Iceli, What's yours?"
Wilabo says, obviously shifting the subject away from her family.
"Oh, didn't I already tell you Already? I specialize in water magic, not anything spectacular, but enough so that I have an back-up plan."
Alex chimes in after Iceli: "Mine is Fire, but as I've said before, I've mainly used it for showmanship rather than anything actually advanced."
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1099732

Thinking through their magic types, I did think that was what they specialized in, mainly due to some little clues, but it is nice to be reassured about their type, even if some may be hiding another specialty underneath, like I am with my Time Magic. Although, given their explanations alongside their rankings, I think that everyone, except for Wilabo, is believable; even though Wilabo does seem silly and not a threat, she is more potent than me, alex and Iceli, but she still has a hidden side, that I'm not entirely sure about, and deep down wells me with anxiety.

We agree that we won't tell anyone about our magic specialization and that it'll be hidden among ourselves. Then we go around to regiments. It takes a while of brainstorming, enough so that we reach the gym by the time we get there, but we eventually do a regiment of endurance training with me, Wilabo, Iceli, and Alex doing minor powered magic clashes.
It's a speed-based track, again with me, Wilabo, and Iceli, with Alex staying behind to work on his muscle strength.
And finally, reaction time using a mixture of all three of ours.

As we walk inside, the surprisingly frankly state-of-the-art gym and go to sit down at a nearby bench while we all stretch and get ready, I decide to ask the question that you had told me beans.

>>1097198 

"Before we begin, let's think of some more hypothetical scenarios hypothetically; if you woke up tomorrow or just randomly right now, that Magicli forced a whole bunch of spirits within your body, which gave you advice, opinions, and was also aware of the world around you. What would you do?"
Wilabo looks at me strangely but immediately begins to ponder the question. "Hmmmm.. Well, I'd have a whole bunch of anime buddies, so that'd be nice, and I'd never really get lonely since I'd always have someone to talk to. But also, they'd be aware of the world around me, right? Would that also be myself?" "Yeah." "Yikes, what if the spirits where really horny? And everything they got dressed, they'd catcall me; heck, I'd not even be able to shower or even do anything without annoying spirits in my brain. And oh no- What if they were incels? Everytime I think about it this hypothetical situation would get worse."
"So what whould you do?"
"Well, I guess it depends on the spirits, and what they are because it was just some demons, I'd get a priest, and they'd be able to remove it for me; if they are actual ghosts, then maybe I'd ask magicli, heck even try to remove them myself, if I knew what magic type I'd need to study for it."
"Would you keep them?"
"Well, even if they were practical and not as creepy as I'd think, I wouldn't keep them, just because I already got so much going on inside my own mind all the time as well that adding that extra load wouldn't be helpful and-"
Iceli interrupts her, "Well, I think that the lil guys would be helpful, just in general; I mean if they can see what's going on around you, they can notice the little things that you'd usually not see; it should be as little as just a piece of gold on the ground that someone dropped, to as crucial as someone coming up behind you with a dagger. And they'd be able to give you life advice; Heck, that'd make it so they could be your own personal trainer and cheerleader, and because they don't have to worry about bodily functions like we do, they can really read people, and think about plans way better then we chould."
"Yeah, but- what would they even be? I don't feel comfortable with something inside my body that I whoulden't even know about-"
"Yeah, but do the positives outweigh the mystery?"
"No not really-"
Alex, having stayed away from the conversation and eyeing me suspiciously when I first brought up the subject, gives his two cents. "I believe that just overall, I'd be neutral towards the spirits until I find out what they were; then when I find out they were, I'd act and do something about them, or none at all. Before fully acting on my intuition or gut, I'd research or find ways to know about them."

I wasn't expecting such a catalogue of answers, but overall, I am funnily enough thinking of Alex's opinion; I am mainly neutral with you because we are both in a situation that we can't control. I do wish to know more about you, though, because while your advice has been helpful, with a few exceptions, you must understand that I can't fully trust you and put 100% of my faith in you. After our gym lesson, I may look into who you are if I can.
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1099733

And so with an initial whiff of hesitation in the air, we begin our training;
It comes as an initial shock to me that while we are training, Wilabo shifts in and out of forms while rapidly jabbing against a punching bag, even though we had planned it, Mostly focusing on her legs and arms, but shifting her form to spread her weight evenly, even against my rapid punches and kicks using my speed magic, I can feel the constantly changing weight and pressure, Nothing is the same, and It's honestly quite disorienting, Looking to Alex and Iceli, they start their session with a Magical duel of sorts, Alex and Iceli spawning small quantities of Water and Fire respectively, which clash together to form steam.
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No. 1099734 ID: 3f89df
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1099734

After a couple of minutes of clashing with Wilabo, a sudden noise from the steam catches my attention, enough so that the Dumbell hits me square in the jaw and sends me back an little. Wilabo peaks her head over.
"You alright?" She looks at with me with genuine concern.
"Yeah, I'm alright."
"Ready to move on?" I feel like she's getting bored, and I oblige.

But as we go towards our next exercise, A feeling of dissociation can't help but wash over me. It's an almost tickle-like sensation that raises along the edges of my fur As if my spirit is leaving my body, but I feel partially present.
It persists even as I pedal alongside a bicycle bike with Wilabo and the others by my side. Why? Why do I feel this way? This is my art of strengthening my Core, Body and Soul, Fighting against the societal expectations that I'll never amount to anything, just 15th place in any competition, a participant yet no winner. Fighting against Exhaustion and Going even if my Mana and Body Fail, Yet this thing That I used to love and cherish feels alien.
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No. 1099735 ID: 3f89df
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1099735

It has to be this school, my senses, my instinct; It's in overdrive; in the world outside, I could rest, plan, and strategize, but here, There's always a looming threat of failure, to be murdered, cannibalized, prey. There's no Time for fun to let my guard down, even If I wish to run from reality, It will always bounce back.
I look at the body language of my fellow athletes. They all seem to be relaxed as if they had just finished a significant accomplishment and were basking at a pub; the only difference is Wilabo, who, under her mask, seems to hide a great deal of anxiety. A grimace swayed away, and a droop suddenly perked.

Even if I wish to pretend otherwise, we are trapped here, and I feel as if Magicli is willing to test us to see what it takes for us to break. Am I wrong for feeling this way? Everyone else seems happy, or at least they try to do an excellent job of hiding it. No one wants to accept our reality. To do so would mean existential dread.
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1099736

Even as we move on and continue our regiments, I can't help but look at Alex; he was murdered, went to Helua, and then was reanimated in what I could only assume in gruesome detail for him, yet here he is, chatting with the other girls, telling stories of the ring, and of his family. He doesn't want to think about what happened to him, what happened to us.
But am I wrong for thinking this way? To live in the present would make it any pain feel much worse, yet to live in the future could forgo connections.

Are connections even valuable? Obviously, if you know someone, it makes it that much harder to justify killing them. Even that creep Posini; if I knew who he was or his goals, he wouldn't have felt like a threat, or I could have an accurate assessment, but if we are to form allies, does Magicli wish to break them down? He called this the Magical School of Treachery; after all, we are only here on our second day, and their weekly rules could change on a dime and change the entire presence of the school as a whole. Or should I instead prioritize connections and greet myself to most of the school so that they know me and won't think of me as a target, especially with my low magical ranking.
That's a question to ask the voices inside my foot, but it's hard to know what I should do.
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1099737

It's hard to break free from my mental containment, the questions that may not be answered until they come, until I can react to them, as tough a pill that may be to swallow. But I have to return to the present When I do. We are all finishing our last regiment of exercises together, and I'm absolutely drenched with sweat, my muscles aking, and my mana to a bearly useable amount; I make sure to prioritize keeping some to use for later, even for emergencies. Iceli seems to be hit the hardest; it makes sense. She's most likely not used to heavy-duty exercise like Alex and me, and Doesn't have as much magical ability to compensate as Wilabo. When we eventually finish, we all breathe heavily, but Iceli is full-blown panting, bending down, she states weakly and quietly as if talking to herself. "I think that was an little too much..."
Before looking up in the direction of me and alex, and gasping with weariness "How the heck do you guys do that all day?!"
Alex responds, "Well, it's kind of my job. That's alongside the planning and training all day. My coach does like 80% of the boring stuff with the head of my local championship. Still, I couldn't really go to a world level, though, despite spending about 8 hours or more an day on just training." He says this with a certain amount of fulfillment.
I respond, in which I think is rather blankly when compared too Alex's boastminship "I'm an Endurance, Long Form Marathon Runner, with an couple of indivual races, so I'm used to this kind of activity."
Wilabo looks akwardly at the ground, as if she dosen't want to say, why she's good at magic; Iceli dosen't seem to press any futher.
"So what now? Are me and Iceli calling it quits? Or do you two want to hang out an bit further-" Iceli interjects.
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1099738

"I'm not going to go for another round with you two, It was good to try something new, but this hurts almost as much as building something." She stretches, meanwhile, very clear pops and creaks of muscle can be heard, as soon as she finishes she contiunes: "Me and Wilabo were doing our own separate things, and just so happened to be going down the same hall! I was planning to see the newcomer Noti, better knowing someone then hearing about them from someone else!" she chuckles. "But if you wanted to do something else, that I don't know, doesen't cause an incredible urge to nap right after, then I'd be up for it! You guys are pretty cool to hang around with anyway, and I don't have much on my plans."
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Wilabo adds: "Welp, I was orignally planing to study for the really important question that's been on my mind, but then the whole, y'know- forced teleportation thing happened. Not saying that I'm against the whole most of my day be spent doing something else, but it kind of has to be important, or something I'd like to do; Not saying I didn't enjoy the exercise break Hop, Don't get me wrong, but I've been spending an large ammount of time goofing off." She looks at both of us with a weird glare.
Alex looks at her back defensively. "Hey don't get the wrong idea, me and Hop were just thinking of doing our regular exercise routines; and decided to add you guys and put a sprinkle of Magical training alongside it, There's no obligation to continue our group like we did last time. No need to put all the Obligation on Hop, specifically, If any of you guys wished to continune, We could vote again, or just do something I personally wish to do, or be the leader."
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"I also had some ideas on stuff to do today, but in retropsect, It's not as important as my connection with my lil fluffy friend he says putting his arm around to mine. Of course, if that's what you want" He looks at me his eyes almost pleading for me to come along, but not showing any direct decisions, as to not look controlling.

And then like most things the decision; turns to what I should do next.

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No. 1099791 ID: e972bb

>>1099740
Are...are we supposed to choose? We should go with him.
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No. 1099795 ID: a3152e

How cute. Yeah, go with him. Will continue strengthening your bond with him
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No. 1099807 ID: f6a008

Huh. Well Iceli either prefers to be carefree or is in denial. Wilabo seems to be a good match for her as she can keep her safe. Or at least less unsafe. Either way we're Wilabo's wingman (winggal?) because tight bonds lower the odds of a kill by either as one escaping means risking never seeing them again at all. Stay with Alex but do suggest the two should "go have fun" as a group. Er perhaps with less implications. Oh by the way Hop. Since that whole thing with the ultinian I'm curious if ultinians can be redeemed? Perhaps you could convince her to swap to ultravisc or at least stop... being one of the ultinians? (Do I have that backwards? Either way question stands.)
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>>1099791
>>1099795
>>1099807

Huh, I guess there was a choice in the matter; I know that Iceli's not saying anything, but the choice between Wilabo and Alex is the most obvious. I still feel a teensy bit bad about my aggression towards him, although I still feel mad about his clear signs of cheating. But that was yesterday, and I don't think he'll consider that again, hopefully.
I should spend more time with him, considering the last time we went out, Posini almost chopped off my windpipe thing, so unless anything terrible happens while walking, a little time with him would be excellent.

>Huh. Well, Iceli either prefers to be carefree or is in denial.

I'd say probably both; she is the weakest out of everybody here, so she may just be looking for fun, knowing that she could get murdered at any second, and is attempting to compensate by introducing herself to everyone. Hence, she's not the biggest target.

>Wilabo seems to be a good match for her as she can keep her safe. Or at least less unsafe. Either way, we're Wilabo's wingman (wing gal?) because tight bonds lower the odds of a kill by either, as one escaping means risking never seeing them again at all. Stay with Alex, but I suggest the two "go have fun" as a group. Er, perhaps with fewer implications.

What Iceli and Wilabo do by themselves isn't any of my business; I'm personally against homosexuality if they are practicing it, but it's not my business to snoop, to be honest, while I'd be a little sad, I wouldn't be balling if either of them died, with Alex it may be another story; but I don't care too much, I don't care for Iceli, She's a bit too lazy and carefree for me or my friends liking, and Wilabo freaks me out, if they want to do things, they'll do things. Not saying I'd murder them, I care that much, but What they do isn't any of my business, I've mainly been hanging with them because of Alex and you.
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1101116

>Oh by the way, Hop. Since that whole thing with the Ultinian I'm curious if Ultinians can be
redeemed? Perhaps you could convince her to swap to Ultravisc or at least stop... being one of the Ultinians? (Do I have that backwards? Either way the question stands.)

Well, you're technically correct if a bit misguided. The Ethic’s change from worship to worship, but Most reptiles are creatures of Ultinian, but not all of them are—most of the poisonous variety, to be specific—but their worship differs heavily. Being a creature created by Ultinian or Ultrivisc is a Blood thing and can't be converted. Worshiping any god can be done, with some public scrutiny, of course; But how most see the ethnic problem depends on each subsection of the religion, some are very anti reptilian, and I guess you could say Racist? In their beliefs, some talk about the reptilian demi-god Snukel, an poisonous creature, that with a single bite could allow Ultimnia could worship their mind, my church doesn't really talk about Snukel, my idea is that we’ve been long all enough that, if you can prove your not actively an Ultimina worshiper, the blood’s been so convoluted of both that it’s hard to tell.
Some reptiles can cast Ultrivisc magic and contain mostly Ultrivisc blood, and others can only cast Ultinian. One of the great Ultrivisc heroes, Moak, was from a long-eared reptilian race and was blessed with Ultrivisc blood. From the magic I saw from Iceli, I couldn't tell, but unless she becomes fantastical, does something crazy, or becomes possessed, it's not my business to pry—at least not yet.
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If there's a choice between these three, I'll choose my boyfriend any day.
"Well, sorry if you wanted to do anything Iceli, but I think some time with me and my boyfriend is preferred."
Oddly enough, Wilabo looks relieved, while Iceli looks a bit disappointed, however she just shrugs, and begins to walk away, Wilabo just gives me an silent nod, and walks away down a hall, not really saying else before leaving, from the little glances I’ve seen of her, It’s almost uncharacteristic, From her response it’s clear that Iceli who’s a couple steps from leaving feels the same way, she looks to me, and then back to where Wilabo left, and an concerned expression fills her face, before sprinting after Wilabo.
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It makes me wonder what she’s planning, or what her “Research” Is. Even if I may dull my responses in order to experience something with Alex, being careful is a must.

However something interested me beans, you seemed uncertain, you seemed uncertain of what to do, or where to go? It’s almost as if I didn’t mentally go through every checklist of what I could do, and you reacted to it. It may sound cheesy to say, but it’s something interesting to consider regarding your input.
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I turn to Alex, giving a small glance to the Hallway with a concerned but neutral expression, but then back to him with a bit more of a cheery demeanor
:hop_happy_anims: “So, now that we're alone, what do you want to do?”
I leave it open-ended so I can accurately see his response. The only thing I would judge him for, is if he wishes to pry about my secrets, or have sex, now’s not the time for that, it would ultimately just raise my suspicion.

Alex pauses, scratching his chin before returning to me.
:alex_normal_anims: “Well, I did have an idea to try out some of Magicli’s *Magic* Rooms before to let our mind off things y’know? But…. I think we should talk about something”
I step a bit closer to him, hoping to influence his decision away from me, as I look at him in an hopeful malice's expression. He seems not to respond
“About everything! I know last time we tried doing this, it was after I-”
He gulps, his cheeks blushing slightly
:alex_sad_noanims: “Y’know… And then we talked about magicli and what the whole blackmail thing was about, but then it turned into one of those sob stories, and we never really got to talk about how we feel..”
He looks to the ground, the sky and then walks up to one of the walls of the school pushing on it.
“This feels like a break from the chaotic mess that was yesterday, where we just tried to live and cope with this new reality…” He strokes the wall gently up and down, looking up towards the ceiling “The school.”
He looks back to me with a gentle inviting expression, putting one arm forward, beckoning me to come closer.
:alex_happy_anims: “So let’s not have a specific place to go, maybe we can decide on the walk, but let’s just walk and be open about what’s going on, okay?”
I hesitantly walk forward, and he brings his arm around my shoulder, as we walk out of the gym, and into the halls, there is almost an calming silence, as we walk through the halls, the sounds of our paws and hooves echoing throughout this maze like chamber, as it’s just us.

Alex looks at me, in a calming but in a slightly tense way, as if he wishes to say something, but is going through many different iterations of his words throughout his mind. Finally he takes a deep breath before saying
:alex_sad_anims: “Why have Y- I’ve Noticed that you’ve been acting a lot…. Different lately… why is that?”
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Alex looks to me compassionately in an expression full of love, but also a masked curiosity, as if to discover his own opinions about me is true. It fills me with a silent rage, but I try to mask it under my response, which in retrospect is not clearly hidden.
:hop_angry_anims: “I don’t know… how come you’ve been acting like an Ultinian Hedonist, and not caring about your life or others??”
Alex reacts with rightful shame.. Almost retreating into a shell, but still looking at me even with the hurt amongst the love, trying to understand me, he sighs loudly before explaining, shifting his focus away from me.
:alex_sad_noanims: “Look, I can’t really understand how it must feel to you, And what I did was…”
He trails off mouthing to himself before returning to himself
“I know I must look like an Jackass, but I’m going to be honest-”
I interrupt him, my anger growing, as I feel his tongue spit out pitiful excuses.
:hop_angry_noanims: “Why do you act like the life we’ve built, everything we’ve done is for nothing? Thinking more about your dick then what makes us happy? Why do I see you putting your guard down! Going into the rooms of Girls you barely know Seductresses looking for a way out of Here! Why do I S-”
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No. 1101121 ID: 3f89df
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Alex looks to me compassionately in an expression full of love, but also a masked curiosity, as if to discover his own opinions about me is true. It fills me with a silent rage, but I try to mask it under my response, which in retrospect is not clearly hidden.
:hop_angry_anims: “I don’t know… how come you’ve been acting like an Ultinian Hedonist, and not caring about your life or others??”
Alex reacts with rightful shame.. Almost retreating into a shell, but still looking at me even with the hurt amongst the love, trying to understand me, he sighs loudly before explaining, shifting his focus away from me.
:alex_sad_noanims: “Look, I can’t really understand how it must feel to you, And what I did was…”
He trails off mouthing to himself before returning to himself
“I know I must look like an Jackass, but I’m going to be honest-”
I interrupt him, my anger growing, as I feel his tongue spit out pitiful excuses.
:hop_angry_noanims: “Why do you act like the life we’ve built, everything we’ve done is for nothing? Thinking more about your dick then what makes us happy? Why do I see you putting your guard down! Going into the rooms of Girls you barely know Seductresses looking for a way out of Here! Why do I S-”
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Alex is almost uncharacteristic as of recently, a fit of energy yells out.
:alex_scared_noanims: “Didn’t you see the leaderboards? Where among the lowest here! It’s almost a matter of time until someone stronger than us, like that creepy stalker Posini, targets us, and it’ll all be over! Why do you feel like it is wrong then to try to live our best life, play, have fun, explore new options and be open amongst our final days?”

As much as I wish to continue his futile excuses, he does raise an interesting point, does his behavior stem from the helplessness of the situation? I look forward to meeting him in a fit of honesty.
:hop_normal_anims: “Because we can live onwards from this. Everyone may think we're weak now, but if we are safe, and use the opportunities provided, we can survive Magicli’s weird sick test, and do it, we can defend ourselves, where stronger then we take credit for..”
I point to him, and to his arms
:hop_happy_anims: “Besides… you have fire magic, right? One of the most deadly elements in the world, we’ll be much safer then you give yourself credit for.”
Alex visibly cringes, upon hearing my words, as if he’s trying to hide something, as he turns to me, I can see him masking his face, trying not to cry.
:alex_sad_noanims: “But I don’t want to hurt anybody with my magic hop…… do you?”
It’s weird that he even thinks that, does he not have a backbone to prioritize his own life before others?
:hop_angry_noanims: “I would if it meant defending ourselves or each other? I mean didn’t you try to save me when Posini was attempting to slit my throat?”
Alex is slightly taken aback, stuttering slightly with his words.
:alex_scared_noanims: “Yes, but… that was different. I was only going to attack him if he threatened you any longer, and I didn’t cast any spells, that’s different.” I can’t believe he’s actually saying this!”
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I go up to him, looking him dead center in the eyes, despite being a bit smaller than him, I put my hand up to his face, the tip almost touching his nuzzle.
:hop_angry_anims: “Alex. Grow up, we are living in a death game, nobody’s going to give us mercy, even if you give them mercy, do you really trust that Ultanian, Magicli to not twist, bend us, and force him to our will? No, you’d rather look at tits than accept that fact Alex, and somebody here will take advantage of you, and gut you. And yet you still think that those girls are harmless? Please, I bet you Wilabo’s plotting a way to frame me for your murder, with her shapeshifting powers.”
I look at him with a dead serious expression, before pushing him hard, as he staggers into the wall behind him.
:hop_angry_noanims: “You need to accept that fact Alex, otherwise you're just being suicidal.” I see Alex pause, looking at the ground, and silence fills the air as he hopefully grapples with his way of thinking, he then looks to me, but instead of the love that once filled his expression, it’s filled with a defensive bitterness.

:alex_angry_anims: “This is why I wanted to talk Hop, you’ve been acting incredibly paranoid, seeing everyone, and everything as an potential threat, even when you let your guard down for an second, I see you tense up again afterwards, you question me, and me, over and over again, calling me the villain of your story! Yet the second I try to pry what is bothering you, you immediately shut me down, and call me the problem, over, and over again.”
Ha! It’s because your not entitled to everything about me Alex, I keep you safe, and your repay with endless questions and badgering about my deepest darkest fears, and repressed memories, fuck off. His defensiveness is plainly making me angry, and my muscles begin to tense all over.
:alex_angry_noanims: “Look, I might not be an expert on how girls work, but to be this open… It takes a lot out of me, and you’ve been mentally shutting me down, or demeaning me. It hurts Hop, At least I’m open to when I fucked up, your the hero of your own story, and you can’t be anything else, even when you yourself are acting like an total bitch.”
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I’m about to reply, but I then get a sudden shiver that courses throughout my body, as If When I attempt to defend myself, our relationship will be necessarily broken, it almost makes me retreat back to how my parents used to act, but I immediately attempt to return to our reality so I can assess the situation carefully. Even if he is grossly misleading me, there is a bit of truth inside his words that I can feel. It feels hard, like all of the emotions coursing through me, wishes to either run or fight him, but I feel like a bit of sensitivity is needed within this situation. I step back from him, attempting to breathe, close my eyes and take a step back, however I don’t look at him, my emotions still running high from our heated discussion.
:hop_sad_noanims: “Look, i’m sorry alex, I truly am, I know I haven’t really been considerate for all of our feelings, but…This school, work, everything it’s… been so stressful…. I don’t want to die alex, we’ve worked so hard, and been through so much… I don’t want to throw it all away… we need to be on guard, otherwise, someone will take advantage of us, and it’ll all be over, no second chances..”
I can see Alex’s rage subsiding slightly, clearly indicating that he’s won what he wanted.
:hop_sad_anims: “I know you might not believe me, or heck may not even accept what I have to say, and that I’m just speaking to thin air, but to show you I’m truthful, and that I do wish to be more considerate of what you want, You can ask me any question, and I’ll answer it to the best of my ability.”
I cringe even when saying the words, the metaphorical power imbalance over us is extreme, but I don’t want Alex to go, and I don’t know if I’m in the right or wrong anymore, All I can do is hope that he doesn't ask for anything too personal, and that It isn’t embarrassing or ammunition he can use against me, in case our relationship becomes over, as it’s on a thin wire already. Alex looks initially shocked at my openness, but then looks up to the sky, scratching his chin before looking down at me.

:alex_normal_noanims: “I know this may apply to most of the girls in the school, but to Iceli and Wilabo in particular why are you so scared of them? And why do you keep calling them seductresses?”
I feel the question’s weight etching across my face, the response’s wandering through my mind, I don’t want him to think It’s a slight against him personally, nor do I want to encourage his douchey behavior, with a quick adjustment I begin my reasons.
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:hop_sad_anims: “I’ve noticed how you look at them Alex, you scan them, look at their butts, and at the pool I saw you trying to sneak many peaks, as if you were trying to snapshot their naked bodies with your mind. Look, I know your a guy, and you’ll give the excuse of “Well; men are biologically engineered to reproduce with-” I get it, I get it… and I do have a tiny bit of sympathy of where your coming from, but take a moment to be put in my shoes for an second, You see me look at Guys a lot of them, they give you some tiny flirtatious sings, then they strip naked and I get really invested in their bodies. it really makes you self conscious correct? Not just sexually, but physically too. And with how fat I am, it’s no wonder that comparison to them increases, correct?”

Alex attempts to say something, but then suddenly pauses, also realizing that if he fights back against my explanation, he’s no less a hypocrite, and that our relationship would be broken beyond repair.
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:hop_angry_noanims: “It’s not just the pool incident, I’m confident that they’re self aware about that too, especially Iceli, and is purposefully trying to break us apart, y’know with her shirtless vest, the skin-tight shorts, the fact she was the first one to get naked, and tried manipulating me into thinking I was the weird one for her stripping in front of an taken man, I don’t know what happened during your “Wrestling match” when I was tutoring with Magicli, but maybe she felt something when you pinned her down to the ground, and is purposefully trying to seduce you, so that she can use you against me.”

:hop_sad_noanims: “It’s not just the cheating aspect that hurts me Alex, it’s the fact that I’m alone and unsafe if you’d be seduced to their side, that scares me, it really does; you know a lot about me that I wouldn't want to be shared in a situation like this, including sleeping times, when I eat, what gets me, what my weak spots are, my schedule, many things that indirectly affect my survival. So you can see why I’m so scared Alex.”
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Alex pauses, It’s hard not to feel vulnerable, in this situation, as I attempt to hold back my tears, too not give what I had already, it speaks to the hypocrisy that everytime we try to talk, I have to say something about myself that I’d rather be kept private. Alex then walks over to me and puts a reassuring, if not condescending hand on my shoulder, his hand soft.
:alex_normal_anims: “Sssh shhh… I understand, I do.. And what previous me did, was wrong, and I hope that through our talks, you realize that, I deeply regret what I did. Besides your not fat, you have an rockin body, and you could honestly be an model for an playbunny magazine, your so incredibly hot, I know your religion dictates what you did at the pool was an sinful act, but like- when you were strip teasing me, and you did all those poses, and reactions- man! I’ve never felt so aroused in my life.”
I want to glare at him, to know that what he’s saying isn’t necessarily appropriate in the slightest, but I just roll my eyes and let him give the underhanded compliments of my sins, while ignoring the saint below.

:alex_happy_noanims: “Thanks Hop, for being honest with me”
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He softly whispers, before giving us an lot more space, an silence fills the air, as we both recognize the severity, and weakness of our relationship, I wish to talk more about our relationship, but I feel too tired to do so, maybe we could go somewhere or do something to get our mind off of this, and change the subject.


Beans, I… I know you were listening, I just have a couple questions to ask, who has been in the right? Me or Alex? What should we talk about next, I… I really don’t know where to go from here.. And where should we go and do?

[A] Go to the Lunchroom, for a quick snack to refresh our minds. I'm probably not going to eat much there for obvious reasons, but it'd be a good way to change the conversation into something more casual.
[B] Go to the HotTub/Elemental HotSprings Together: With just me and him, I’d be a good way to get rid of the sweat from our exercises, as we’ve missed showering, and be an way to cool off after our conversation.
[C] Dream Room: I Don’t want too, as I feel like I’d only bring up bad memories, and be awkward if both of us go in, but maybe it would go fine, and being in an alternate reality, even for an bit beats the scary, endless fluorescent lights of the school, and I’d be an bit more of an safe space then through the hall.
[D] Magical Cewties Adoption Centre: This place has always intrigued me, we could possibly look for treasure, or sabotage it so Magicli doesn't use it in the future for whatever torture he wishes to cook up.
[E] The Stands: We could investigate and think of its future use, maybe get a heads up for what magicli is planning to use with those before we arrive.
[F] The Library: What Magicli is talking about with the “Truth of history”, is outlandish but could be true, we should also consult learning about magic, different magic types, spells, mp, or skills that could help us survive.
[G] Any of the Magical Classrooms: Despite how much their emptiness freaks me out, an use for them since magicli seems to prefer to use the field in order to train magic, and the reason that there’s so many could be willing to participate.
[H] Just keep walking until we reach somewhere: It’ll take a load off of where we are going, but
[I] The (False) Outdoors: While I went through it for a simple jog earlier this morning, it could be a way, too forget about how hopeless we are, and to just explore and be ourselves even for a little bit.
[J] The hall of forbidden knowledge: Should we both try to find the truth? Even if it’s something that we may both regret? Magicli teases this room with almost all the answers we seek, but is it enough for our minds? Is it enough for us to do it together?
[K] Our room: It’s nothing special, but it’s a place that, even if it’s a mask of safety, makes us feel safer than anywhere inside this school.
[L] Explore the unexplored areas of the school: hopefully finding something new before the others to take advantage of, I’d also be a good place to chat, while also having a goal to switch away with if the conversation turns uncomfortable.
[M] Go to the Pool: Even if we have already exercised, there’s no point in not doing another row, and increasing my swimming skill may be helpful if my relationship with Iceli begins to deteriorate faster then I’d expect.
[O] Other *[Suggestion for where to go and what to do inside it.]
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No. 1101130 ID: d02433

>>1101128
I think you're both wrong in certain ways. It is true that you are acting...very volatile, to say the least. Oh sure; its perfectly reasonable to be paranoid during such a scenario, but running around like a headless chicken and screaming at people is literally only going to get you more enemies.

On the other hand, Alex *has* been pretty damn inconsiderate of your own feelings. Even besides the chance of them murdering him or you, it's an asshole move to perv over other women when you're already in a comitted relationship.

My final conclusion is that you both need to make up, realize that having someone you can absolutely 100% trust is pretty much necessary to survive in this manner of game, and that you should try talking your issues more instead of playing this cold shoulder game.

In a more pragmatic mode of thought, if he truly is a bonehead who can't stop thinking with his second brain,it might just be a better option to deal with all his urges yourself, so to say. Think of it as less of a reward for bad behavior and more of an encouragement to stay good.

So, I'm gonna say...[B]
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No. 1101131 ID: eb0a9c

>>1101128
Eh.
You and Alex both made scathing mistakes, but that's not the point. You're both in the wrong environment. You are currently trapped in a prison whose faculty literally want to see some of you die. Your volatility has to be kept at maximum to, as you put it, stay alive. The problem is, that's what the faculty is gunning for: they want you to mess yourselves and each other up, so that the graduating survivors can be molded according to their will. I'd say that's the true purpose of this murderfest; I don't know much about magic but in most universes it tends to gravitate towards emotions and willpower. To create someone who is simultaneously hyper-emotional yet submissive to a specific authority, you'd have to truly screw them up - which is kind of what's happening here.

Your usual social circle, your close friends, social services, and the few rational politicians in government, all of that, is not here by design. There is nobody here you can fully trust, even us, and the only authority figures overtly approve of murder, meaning you're constantly in a state of mild to extreme paranoia because you have to be. These outbursts are going to become more common as the game continues. Just remember this: you and Alex are going to be at your worst in this school. What matters is what you'll become when you're out of it.

Seriously, Alex made a scary face but I think that's the stress.

Important note: we may be magical, but we suck at magic. Logic, technology, and psychology are our stronger suits. So if it looks like we're making crucial mistakes? Just remember we're people, not perfect.

More library! Keep studying to keep your mind off this trauma.
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No. 1101134 ID: d02433

>>1101131
Are you sure she'll even be able to remember anything in the state she is? Sweaty, dirty, emotionally stressed...not exactly the best state to be learning in, no? Usually that just leads to you not learning anything because you keep panicking in your thoughts.

I think the girl here needs some rest and relaxation. Especially since she has free time from those two she's so paranoid about.
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No. 1101136 ID: f46d8c

...Wow you guys are so not done talking. Sure you may have overreacted but it's still more appropriate than how he's reacting. Sounds like he's already given up on life longer than a few days and that is bad. For him and you both. So still on your side for now Hop. Still he decided to talk this out so perhaps throw him a bone for that one.
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>>1101130

>>101131

>I think you're both wrong in certain ways. It is true that you are acting...very volatile, to say the least. Oh sure; its perfectly reasonable to be paranoid during such a scenario, but running around like a headless chicken and screaming at people is literally only going to get you more enemies.
>On the other hand, Alex *has* been pretty damn inconsiderate of your own feelings. Even besides the chance of them murdering him or you, it's an asshole move to perv over other women when you're already in a committed relationship.

>Eh.
>You and Alex both made scathing mistakes, but that's not the point.-

>>1101131
>Are you sure she'll even be able to remember anything in the state she is? Sweaty, dirty, emotionally stressed...not exactly the best state to be learning in, no? Usually that just leads to you not learning anything because you keep panicking in your thoughts.


Wh- Why do you think I’m- Wait.. I guess, i guess an part of me wishes to say honest, even if I’d rather be defensive, It is true, we’ve both been pretty on edge, and we’ve both made mistakes, even if I feel as if His mistakes are much, much more egregious, that’s not really the truth, It’s just-

UGHH!! Why is this so hard!?! What do I even do that’s right?!?! Is it just me, is it him? Is this stupid school? Is it everybody else?! I Just- It’s so overwhelming! Why can’t everything just be idyllic, and both of us work our jobs and we live a hard but comfy apartment, that’s all I wanted- That’s all I ever wanted!! No more worrying about taxes, prize money, politics, magic, relationship stuff! I just needed to win an championship… I just needed to win an regional…..

Sorry… sorry beans, I just- I need to take a deep breath, assess the situation, rationally not get swept up into emotions, that’ll just end up in me screaming everybody away, so It’s best if I focus on the present,

>Your usual social circle, your close friends, social services, and the few rational politicians in government, all of that, is not here by design. There is nobody here you can fully trust, even us, and the only authority figures overtly approve of murder, meaning you're constantly in a state of mild to extreme paranoia because you have to be. These outbursts are going to become more common as the game continues. Just remember this: you and Alex are going to be at your worst in this school. What matters is what you'll become when you're out of it.

Yeah, your correct in that assessment, it will get worse… fuck.. Why us….why us… why not some homeless person on the street… or some lazy retard who is living off his momma’s money…

I guess by the end of this school, if we take the wish game, if we murder someone, if both of us make it out alive, I guess the thing we can hope for is that our relationship stays intact, It has been an rocky two years, but we’ve been able to stay together in that time; which is an lot longer then most of my relationships, I’d hate if this school took one more thing away from me.
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I feel like knowing what’s the deal with Magicli, and why their even doing this in the first place would help with my sanity, Wilabo did show me an genre of Anime that exists called Death games before, and while I’m not as media literate as she is, I think one of the driving factors of an villains arc is three things:
A Twisted sense of Justice As the Ambition, a chance for Others to watch, and curiosity. The thing is, I don’t think anybody’s watching us, well I guess you, but I’m pursuing you don’t know anything about somebody watching this, In which case you’d better fess up, I haven’t seen any cameras, anywhere, but Maybe he’s casting invisibility on them? I’m unsure of what his motivations are, since he actually is teaching us magic, and magic that most schools wouldn't dare show.

>-You're both in the wrong environment. You are currently trapped in a prison whose faculty literally want to see some of you die. Your volatility has to be kept at maximum to, as you put it, stay alive. The problem is, that's what the faculty is gunning for: they want you to mess yourselves and each other up, so that the graduating survivors can be molded according to their will. I'd say that's the true purpose of this murderfest; I don't know much about magic but in most universes it tends to gravitate towards emotions and willpower. To create someone who is simultaneously hyper-emotional yet submissive to a specific authority, you'd have to truly screw them up - which is kind of what's happening here.

Oh Ultrivisc… Do you. Do you think that’s actually the case?.. I mean it would make sense why I’ve never even heard of magicli until now, and how with his power he hasn't gone and taken over the world for his false god if that was what he wanted, He wants us to be on edge so much that when we eventually break we become his super soldiers to really sweeten the chances of his plans succeeding, I mean I don’t know much about magic, but I think it correlates closer to energy? And Life? Which makes sense, because in a fight or flight response, your blood flows much much quicker, and your body goes on overdrive, so magic getting stronger because of that would make the most sense.

>Important note: we may be magical, but we suck at magic. Logic, technology, and psychology are our stronger suits. So if it looks like we're making crucial mistakes? Just remember we're people, not perfect.

I mean I don’t know much about Magic either, If I trusted Wilabo, or; blech, Posini enough I’d ask them; but I feel like they’d have ample opportunity to lie, Magicli does give off an air of honesty, since he did teach me Ultnimnia based magic, but he could just fuck with me and not say anything or do an half-truth, which in this state I’m in I feel like I would just take it at face value and that sickens me.
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I mean I’m not sure how much you know of the world, what you told me this morning is that you woke up the day that I came to the school, but you also have some information of before? I don’t know your kind of enigma, but essentially.

Magic isn’t something you see everywhere? Well Yes anybody and everybody can cast magic the skills to do so is kind of difficult to find, It’s mostly an thing that the rich can do; You’ve seen me cast and train with magic before, it’s both physically and mentally exhausting and you essentially need to set aside entire days in order to train to get to an high level that everybody notices, well technically you could go full hermit and stay in an hut and train by yourself for days that’s usually what doesn't happen, we still need to pay bills, taxes and eat.

Also the government at least where I live is very anti-magic? I mean back in the pre-industrial era magic was very much needed, sure there was still an class divide but, magic users where important pillars of the community, even if they were shy about it, but nowadays it’s just not good to teach everybody how to cast magic, not just because of crime but also because each race and species has different things that’s naturally easier for them to do, allocating an limited budget to public school would be insane, so most normal people never really learn how to use magic and that’s kind of the norm.

Even so, it’s a simple task to get rich when you get good at magic, everybody loves to see it, it’s flashy it’s showy and because It’s an hard thing to accomplish everybody thinks your an hard worker because of it, Sure you can still work and study hard, and go up in the world that way, but say your an doctor, you really care about your patients and after many years of education and debt, equipment supplies, and working your ass off you open your clinic, and love your job. You still wouldn't do well as the Mc Fancy doctor next door that can cast healing magic and the patients don’t have to deal with pain, side effects from drugs, additional appointments, scars. Depending on the magic type.
Because of that fancy pants, get more people to come to his clinic, and can charge them more because of the demand. It's a losing battle, you can still be successful, but not as much as Mc Fancy.

My dad was one of those hard workers who landed an office job, but I bet you an million dollars that if someone else who on their resume, and could prove they have an magic type where they can move objects or get magical hands; Hell even if they had magic that wouldn't help with the job, they would get hired without any additional certification, or even job or education experience, and could force my dad out of an job if there was too many at his office.

It’s easy to get a high paying job in Tech, Finaciance, Medical, Hell Especially First Responders or the Police and Military, show business/media, anything really if you have magic, Ultin even in some circumstances where you can fake having magic.

The only reason me and Alex have magic is One; Alex’s Father is quite literally a former Heavyweight Champion on the Regional Side, so He taught his son how to cast magic from an young age, and had the time and resources, to do so, and probably his father before, although I’m not quite sure on how Alex’s Family’s Finances are, and it’s his job to learn how to train a much weaker but more flashy version of his magic.
Two: For me, I needed too when I was younger, because of me and mom, I had to start working, and to make sure we didn’t end up homeless since my aunt who owns property was in an rough shape, I needed to drop out of school, and instead scour public libraries, and train anything that related to magic, and train myself and my body for speed, and made it be my brand, essentially.

Also I know what you're thinking, Don’t think I’m stupid and uneducated Beans, I’ve had to work my ass off, and I’ve homeschooled myself. I think my use of grammar shows the contrary that I’m not some bumbling buffoon who uses tech or magic for everything because without it I couldn't wipe my own ass, I’ve worked harder then Posini, Wilabo, or even Magicli has to get this far, and if you think otherwise, then shove it.


Right, I definitely went way off topic, me and Alex are still wandering aimlessly, I still don’t know what to say to him, I can keep talking to you, I’d actually prefer it rather than potentially starting a fight with him. Technology is good, I don’t know how much you’d know.. Especially with your fractured memories, You may just be some medieval spirit that Magicli plucked out of the ground and put into my foot. Well I guess to recap I’d say that technology has been rapidly growing, I mean some places in Muani are still adapting to changes in tech, hell I don’t even know if Iceli knows what a cellphone is, but I’d say where pretty advanced? We haven’t gone to space yet so that’s a sci-fi concept, but we have cars, lasers, 3d printers, television, basic robotics, social media, rockets, engine’s, computers. Basically pretty grounded stuff and stuff that’s been in use for like thirty years? Or more depending on the specific thing?, but I wouldn't be surprised if my future kids would be living in an sci-fi era compared to what we have now, but if you know something more or less that would be great.

I mean I don’t think you’d be insanely great for or with psychology, since you are the same spirits that thought putting my pants down and potentially making me fall into Ultinian temptation at the pool, but you do have some good points occasionally, However I think I have an better read of people then what’s essentially an newborn with fractured memories, Thanks.


I can’t help but glance at Alex, He’s been very lost in thought and expressionless, I don’t really know what to do, or what to say. Ultni, I don’t even know what he’s thinking anymore.

>...Wow you guys are so not done talking. Sure you may have overreacted but it's still more appropriate than how he's reacting. Sounds like he's already given up on life longer than a few days and that is bad. For him and you both. So still on your side for now Hop. Still he decided to talk this out so perhaps throw him a bone for that one.
He’s given up? Heck, he’s been giving up for longer? Then in this school no, no, your wrong in that assessment, he’s been confident, he’s been working really hard at work lately, heck even when he get’s beat up due to the story at his work-
Wait…oh shit, is that why he’s been coming back from work all beat up? Has he given up on life so much so that he’s actively telling the producers of his association to up his heel aspect, so that more damage can be inflicted on him? I mean he’s been getting worse and worse since the last couple of months, but I don’t know that much about wrestling so I thought that was more so just because his association is being greedy and wants views, and he’s been beaten up and working more so that we can get out of our financial situation….

I feel like I’d need to ask him this… but now now, I’d feel like he’d just deflect the question; please remind me about that beans, well; now that I feel a lot more calmer and our recent fights left my emotions, I guess it’s more so where I’d want to go-
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1101910

>More library! Keep studying to keep your mind off this trauma.

I-I don’t know… I’m more so exhausted, I’m just talking to you to process everything. I feel that’s the correct thing to do, and I feel my brain trying to push me in that direction; but my body wants some rest, especially because I don’t know what time it is, and Magicli may call us for lunch or magic training, and I don’t want to see their stupid face again, It may be selfish to me, but..

>My final conclusion is that you both need to make up, realize that having someone you can absolutely 100% trust is pretty much necessary to survive in this manner of game, and that you should try talking about your issues more instead of playing this cold shoulder game.
>In a more pragmatic mode of thought, if he truly is a bonehead who can't stop thinking with his second brain,it might just be a better option to deal with all his urges yourself, so to say. Think of it as less of a reward for bad behavior and more of an encouragement to stay good.
>So, I'm gonna say...[B]

>I think the girl here needs some rest and relaxation. Especially since she has free time from those two she's so paranoid about.

I realize now that I must smell awful, I’m wearing the same clothes that I did yesterday, I just finished exercising twice, and I haven’t showered this morning, and I’m covered head to toe in old sweat from today’s exercise session with the others, actually I can almost smell myself, and it’s not something I like.

That and the hotsprings sound fun, relaxing and hopefully, private. So that we can continue this conversation without the watchful eyes and ears of anybody within the corridor, yeah that sounds like an good plan.

I turn towards Alex and try to look at him without any of the emotion that we left our fight with:
:hop_sad_noanims: “Hey Alex, I know you may still be upset about our conversation, but I think I’d be best for the both of us to actually take a break, to think even for a little while, that we're not into this school that’s actively trying to break us apart.”
I allow him some time to react so that I can judge his expression, he just smirks a little but still seems a bit that he is obsessing over past words.
:hop_happy_anims: “So do you wanna go to the hot springs? Could be a nice way to cool down, and allow us some time to think again, maybe we can exchange a couple kisses or something more while they're there.” Alex seems to be taking the bait, he doesn't respond though, just nods to himself before looking at the wall, the posters of Magicli, upcoming events that he’s promised, and pictures and drawings of random people, things and legends scatter across the halls.
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1101911

As much as I’m curious about what he’s thinking, I think we’ve both been too adamant on knowing too much about each other, too quickly and we should just let things come when it’s safe, and we both begin walking towards the direction of the hotsprings the air around us still being tense, but not as critically breaking that it’ll quickly become sour.
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>> Random Student Encounter: Otter
As we go up the steps to the third floor, we see Otter by herself throwing what seems to be an ball at an wall, and then attempting to balance it with her hand, she seems to be in an odd spot to practice whatever she’s doing, the second she sees us, she excitedly dashes on over, to us obviously not sensing the distance between us
“Oooh It’s Bunny Lady-and somebody new!! Hi Hi! What’s your name?” Alex looks very disinterested, still staring at the wall.
:alex_normal_noanims: “Alex, and that’s my girlfriend Hop.”
She makes obnoxious kissy noises, and seems to pull out a bouquet of flowers from her hat. “Ooooh! Fun! A Little Lovebird date! Where ya two going? To the circus, wedding, baby carriage?”
Alex just sighs heavily like he doesn't want to deal with Otter or her energy.
:alex_normal_anims: “Were going to the Hot Springs And-”
Otter visibly gasps, her head exploding off her body and rolling off the ground, she picks it up and spins it around like a screwdriver, stopping it when it’s facing the right direction, before mimicking her previous expression.
“An HOT Date? Well you two are very Stinky which is bad bad no good, and I’d be able to kick you there to the stinky zone, but I lost my kicking shoe.”
Her shoe seems to just disappear.
“Well Atlas I can if you wish for me to join your Adventure into the volcanic lands of relaxation! An Adventure Of Romance, Dragons, Sausages! Bard Stuff! And Boobie Birds!”
I almost have to blink to process what she said, I don’t know if that was an Innuendo, or if that was just her being stupid or silly.
:hop_sad_noanims: “Look Otter, If that’s even your name, It’s been a hard day, so your..” I try to phrase my next words to see as less insulting as possible. “Jokes?” kind of not appropriate right now, I mean you could hang out with Senia or Spi, they’d seem to like your jokes?”

Otter upon hearing those words starts to pout, with an almost comical expression on her face. “They said I wasn't Punny [Funny] either, why has everyone been so tense lately? It’s not like we're in danger, why can’t we all just kick back, relax, and pretend we're all in the circus?” Is she even aware of the danger? Or is she just in denial like Iceli is?
:hop_sad_anims: “Well I hope you can find someone who thinks your funny, but we have to go.”

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She waves goodbye, her waving seeming to multiply as if she has additional hands “Am I waving goodbye? I don’t know if I have too many hands to keep track of!” And she leaves us be as we continue walking down the hallway. Alex looks to me absolutely flabbergasted
:alex_scared_noanims: “Who.. Do you know her?”
I can’t help but laugh at the insinuation.
:hop_scared_noanims: “No, I don’t- When you went on Tour, Me, Otter, Spi and and Senuia went exploring throughout the school, she’s not really that funny, she says she’s an evil magician from an faraway planet, or an circus performer, or an bard who lost her way, I think the crazy got to her before the school.”
Alex looks to the sky and then chuckles
:alex_happy_anims: “Skel would have loved her, he was a crazy chick magnet back in the day, guess the same people tend to attract each other.”
I playfully scoffed at him sticking my tongue out in response.
:hop_happy_anims: “That’s so mean to him! Wasn't he your best mate or something?” Alex lets out an hearty chuckle
:alex_happy_noanims: “Well, yeah; but that was early high school, and high schoolers are canonically dumbasses, he loved those stupid mafia movies that he thought he was a godfather-like figure; he’d talk in this accent and be like “Aye, Alex my man we’ve got a three o’clock appointment with a couple smokes, just bring them round back, and the family would take care of it.” He never grew out of that”
:hop_scared_anims: “I’m actually surprised by that information. Skel to me was more so an hopeless romantic type, with a weird accent but I thought that was just cause he was dead?”
:alex_happy_anims: “You're joking right? I thought he just did that to appear funny and cool to women.” Alex shakes his head smirking “No, no it’s true! He only acts like a rich kid who knows everything when there’s a woman around, otherwise he’s just a poor crazy little goof like the rest of us where, he’s always been like that, I heard he never grew out of that..”

I let out a small giggle, even though it’s a bit melancholy to think about the friends that we may never see again. It's nice to think about our memories with them, at least they will always be untainted by the school. Fli, Noon, Skel, Toui, Nemo, All names that I’ll keep close to my heart no matter what happens to the both of us, the nostalgic memories of us will always be there with me. I look at Alex, he seems to be thinking the same, we both let out a collective sigh of our nostalgia, and a teensy bit more tension is alleviated from us.

Finally we arrive at the hot springs, we see that weird heart shaped Ultinian, and what seems to be that giant plant girl, leaving the hot springs together; the Ultinian looks an teensy bit shaken, but is chatting up a storm, his sub text about going to the next level is an bit obvious, despite her size, plant girl just giggles, wearing an dress and hat that makes her more look like an elegant victorian girl then an giant plant…thing? she seems to be portraying herself just as well, giggling and revealing in the attention, as she teases the Ultnian, through hugs pokes, and what look to be kisses?

The sight is disgusting and sickens me to my core, I really really hope, that they don’t make abomination Ultnain babies that’ll grow up to become monstrosities, I feel a rumbling in my stomach like something bad’s going to happen, but from his expression Alex seems to think their love is cute, so I keep my disgust in.

As we make our way to the highly decorated hotsprings door, I look around to see if It’ll just be me and him alone inside the, hot springs but before we go inside, I see Otter peeking out from behind an nearby wall, she gives me two thumbs up, no party tricks this time, before retreating away. Is-is she aware? Did she purposely act foolish and half-joked so that we weren't so tense around each other, even if it was to the expense of herself? Honestly if that’s true.. I have a lot more respect for that Clown of a Wizard.
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We go inside the hot spring room together, arms on each other’s shoulders, It’s perfectly empty with what seems to be an Hylei themed decorations and general vibe, there’s the scent of lavender in the air, alongside a sent of charcoal, there’s a couple of statues, of various Hylei gods, I don’t understand general Hylexian Religion, but at least they agree that Ultimnia or rather Seperate masks and faces of the One Ultimina is an Evil Godess, the only thing that bugs me is that their version of Ultrivisc is Male.

I feel Alex put my hand on my shoulder, I’ve clearly been lost in thought for awhile.
:alex_sad_noanims: “You okay Hop? You’ve just been… staring..”
I look over to him, nodding slightly.
:hop_sad_noanims: “Just contemplating Hylexian Gods, I’m done, I’ll be right there.”
Alex backs up slightly, and as I turn to look to him his face a bit uneasy, He’s not really religious, so I think he understands why this could be a touchy subject, he doesn't seem to have any opinions on the matter.

I attempt to change the conversation into something a lot more light.
:hop_happy_noanims: “The aroma in this room’s pretty relaxing right? Almost as if you could drift away to sleep,”
Alex shrugs casually.
:alex_normal_anims: “Eh, I’d always prefer a less artificial smell, the smell of a busy countryside farm… away from the manure will always be the best to me.” I shrug back.
:hop_happy_noanims: “Eh, I’ve always been a sucker of those scented candles, even though I’ve never had the chance to buy one.”
:alex_happy_noanims: “Thank goodness.” He chuckles.

I chuckle back, It’s all in good fun, finally we turn our attention to the prize, four separate hallways covered by tapestry of some word in the Hylexinian language, however their color coded so the obvious genders are easy to see, there’s a couple of groups spread across the facility, but me and Alex just choose the closest one to the door, and go our separate ways, it leads to an changing room, it looks the exact same as the one in the gym, I also realize that I didn’t use the changing room there either, there seems to be an couple of larger lockers which when opened seem to not have anything inside, but instead an note in the back that says * “It’s a hot spring idiot! Get new clothes after you're done!” Just as I’m about to strip and put my clothes in the locker I remember something.

You can see me, can't you beans? The paranoia of being watched seems to etch its way into my psyche, and I attempt to hide myself, despite still being fully clothed. It’s a weird feeling, I honestly remember why I haven’t wanted to take my clothes off or even shower, and the unconscious feeling that you’ll be watching still freaks me out, but then again, you did see me buck naked at the pool, so I guess I really don’t have anything to hide, still. It’s weird to be naked in front of strangers….
Oh, Damn It, I’ll just do it anyway. I quickly take off my crop-top, skirt, undies and whatever, slam the pile of clothes into the locker and quickly wrap myself in a towel. You’ll probably just watch me have sex at some point anyway, cause I’m not turning chaste just because of unfortunate circumstances and Magicli being an asshole, You’ll just get so used to it that it’ll just feel like it’s not sexy to you anymore…. Right? Don’t answer that, I’m just gonna pretend like you don’t exist so I have some quality time with my boyfriend.
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1101915

I walk through the ending tapestry and is greeted to Alex beside me on the other side, the air is quite steamy and already feels quite warm, again the Hylexian-inspired apparel is apparent, however there is an rustic outdoors appearance to it all, on each side of the wall seems to be wooden panels? I can feel a sense of magic enemating off of it, as if the walls change when interacting with…. Something? Something that breaks the rustic vibe is an magically projected screen that hovers from the front and exit of the hotspring, going closer it reads:
“Welcome to Magicli’s HotSprings! A place to relax, take a burden off your shoulders, or a place to kill someone in an epic betrayal of trust! Put in a command be, it typed or verbal any the hotspring will change to more accurately change that to be accommodating, including temperature levels to meet that comfort. We allow any type of elements even those that are dangerous because we believe that all students should have access to what element suits their biology best……… Nah where just kidding, it’ll be an funny murder spot ended up as an hotspring, we will give an warning before something switches so you just lose your foot rather then your entire torso if someone wants to play an murderous prank.”

So, it can turn into anything? Or at least a representation of an element? Wait so could it turn to gold, sulfuric acid, water, ice, Lava? Now that I think about it, that sounds really dangerous, I can almost imagine a fight turned murder as someone out of the spring changes it to something more deadly to the other student. On the other hand, can it create something that’s a concept? Into an emotion or sensation? Like the starry night sky, the comfort of a mom's hug, dreams?

I haven’t noticed but Alex coming over and reading it all with me from top to bottom, he has his hoof on his chin, just in contemplation as I am, he hesitates for a moment before turning and saying
:alex_scared_noanims: “You think this stuff is safe? I mean Magicli said it himself that it essentially doesn't have any filter.”
He makes a fine point, however it is just us, so as long as we don’t have another argument and get heated up in the moment, we’ll both be fine. I turn to him smiling.
:hop_sad_noanims: “It’s just us, so I don’t think there would be an opportunity where someone could just waltz in and fry us, I mean they did say that it gives an audible warning before it switches, so no matter what happens we’ll be alright.” We both look towards the hotspring, it looks relatively normal, but just to be safe, I go up to the console and put in: “Water, Hylexian Temperature.” The water seems to ripple slightly as an voice of White Magicli enemates calling: [color=#858585] “Switching” [color] after around an minute the water seems to disappear as it gets drained into the ground itself, while new water slowly starts to fill in, the walls seem to lose opacity, getting replaced with Hylexian inspired art, wood, and memorabilia, the walls also seem to shift to add a 3d aesthetic to them, including statues of the previously defined gods, but if they actually did shift is something to test.

Alex seems to lean over to look at my suggestion, smiles lightly and hesitantly dips his toes in the water, when there’s no reaction, he starts to wade deeper, and deeper in, leaving his towel on the edge of the nearby rocks, While he does so, I realize that I have an ample opportunity, I could test out to see if the more abstract representation could become an actual element, obviously if it’s something dangerous then I would make Alex step out, but the opportunity for an truth, future vision, comfort, dreams, sleep, anything really is something that seems to scratch an certain itch.

However, I’m stuck on the question of whether I should change the settings. And if so, what too? While I don’t actively want them to participate, I guess getting some advice from beans on a conversation starter with Alex would be nice.
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No. 1101954 ID: 38d75c

>>1101915
Hmm, I think a hot spring is plenty comfy enough. Just soak in and relax. If you feel like doing something more, maybe go for that classic "wash my back" thing from those animays?
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>>1101954

It seems you don’t have any specific recommendations… but I guess that’s the thing… I’ve been thinking so much about planning, estimating, and being on alert that I haven’t given myself the time to do what truly matters…

Being in the moment.. Hell, I’m not even in the moment right now; I’m Situated up here getting advice from some random spirits that were shoved into my foot while I could be spending, possibly, my last moments alive away from Him

I approach the hot spring, take off my towel, and slowly sink into the volcanic water below; the sensation is oddly soothing in a place full of quiet desolation, coldness and apathy, and then me and Alex, just… being..
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1102018

Taking in the warm comfort of the water with the safeness of our presence around, closing my eyes, I feel as if I’m comforted by the Skin of Ultrivisc herself, and all of my worries, all of my fears begin to wash away from me, as If I’m a sponge that had been absorbing this energy for a while…

We begin to lose track of time, It doesn’t matter anymore in here, just the sweet, gentle glow of
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1102019

.....

…. Wait…. Dad? Da-

.......
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I’m broken of my trance, still comfortable but shaken of the visage of my dad; Alex remains comfortable.. He didn’t see that, it was just a hallucination, my stupid hallucination.
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I just skooch over to Alex and give him a quick nudge with my hip; he seems to be broken of his trance; a primal part of me feels as if our almost daze-like comfort and the water are closely connected. I feel as if it doesn’t matter anymore.
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:alex_normal_anims: “Hey Hop, I… I was just closing my eyes, watcha doing with that hip of yours?”
He eyes to under the water and gives me a grin; while I get a sudden flush of sensation coursing through me, I don’t think sexy stuff is needed right now.
I just playfully push him,
:hop_happy_anims: “Well, it’s the only way of getting your attention, dummy! Don’t think anything more you horn dog!”
:alex_happy_anims: “Bark, Bark, Ruff! I wanna hunt that Rabbit Thigh! Ruff!
We chuckle with each other.
:hop_happy_noanims: “Alex..”
My expression, hopefully, gives a serious tone but not enough to make him pause.
Alex reacts by dropping his expression and looking at the sky of the wall. After a pause, he looks back at me and asks slowly and methodically, clearly bracing for something to happen.
:alex_scared_noanims: “Yes?”
:hop_sad_noanims: “Is it alright if we take some time to talk? It.. It doesn’t have to be about us.. I know our previous conversation didn’t end up great, but I promise I’ll try not to judge or assess, as long as you promise you can do the same.” [/color
Alex’s Brow Furrows as he mouths what I think says:
:alex_sad_noanims: [color=#D33E37] “Of course you do…”

Before turning to me, pausing and then sighing, his face becoming much less tense
:alex_normal_noanims: “*Sigh* Okay, what do you wish to talk about Hop?”
Now, I think we're at a point where I can comfortably ask Alex Questions, and he can do the same. Our ground rules are not to discuss the points from last time or attempt to pry further if it’s too personal, but I decided to ask him.

(Note:) Please Suggest Any questions or discussions for Alex or Hop! If it’s to Hop, Alex Will Ask, and vice versa.
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No. 1102023 ID: c5529d

I think Alex wants to relax more than talk about serious stuff from how he reacted. You and he are here to relax and not stress about stuff. I think we should keep it brief and to the point.

Ask if he had a vision just now in that meditative state he was in, because you just had one of your father, and it broke you out of your daze...

Also, ask if he wants a [insert body part here] massage after.
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No. 1102037 ID: 1caf46

>>1102023
Yeah that seems bout roight
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No. 1102066 ID: 83a0a3

Stuff to test on settings: Liquid mana, healing potion pool, resurrection potion pool. Perhaps a liquid that is otherwise rare/expensive which perma-buffs your magical skills? Or otherwise perma-buffs? Liquid EXP? Seems like it has no limit on expense. Oh right - topics to discuss. How about plans to even up the magical rankings?
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>>1102023

That’s fair, and considering all that’s happened, I don’t entirely blame him either; I also just want to relax, but I just want to wrap up any loose ends if there are any; it’s just in my nature. I suppose I’ll keep it brief.

“Hey Alex? Did you see some sort of vision when your eyes were closed? I saw one with my dad, so I was just…”

Alex hesitates but then responds: “Yeah, I saw my father there, actually, in the vision; I think he said some things, but I was kind of distracted by the water, and… there were other visions in there.”

“Really? What did he say? And what else did you see?”

“Hop, If you’d be kind, I don’t want really want to discuss it.”

I am disappointed that he immediately wants to change the subject, but this gives me some time to discuss something that’s been on my mind.

“Hey Alex, do you have a plan to even up or increase our scores in the magic rankings? I feel like if we don’t, we’ll be an easy target for somebody higher up.

“Hop, I will be honest with you.. I… I don’t feel like we should care about that anymore.
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1102533

He’s reinforcing the point of him losing his drive, long long ago, I can feel his words tear at my heart.

“Huh? Why?! Alex… are you thinking of giving up?”

Alex sneers at me, almost like an expression you make when you smell a rotten corpse.

“Don’t say it like that, Hop, It’s just… I feel like there’s no reason to keep trying in Magical’s stupid game, We’ll just get stressed out, probably fight and bicker, and end up stabbing each other in the back, I just want to spend time with you and keep you safe.”

[color=#6E4A3B] “Alex, I know this isn’t about me, just be honest.”

I can see he’s getting increasingly frustrated, I back away slightly, his expression flaring and releasing.
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1102534

Hop, I’m going to be real, and I apologize if what I say hurts your feelings, but we’ve been living in a fictional world for years now, our apartment is a mess, we can barely pay the bills and are about to get evicted, and we are working ourselves to the bone? And Why? Because all you can think about is the slight chance of us becoming stars one day, let-let me be real with you, hop I’m going to put this into words.

We are never going to become Stars. We will never be anything but ameutear’s at what we do, and If we keep living in this dream, if we fight hard enough, we’ll become something, but we won’t! our jobs are getting replaced with those who

I don’t want our legacy, and the legacy of our fathers to end up with us being homeless on the street. I hope that’s why we should consider making our current jobs part-time gigs and getting a full-time job working wherever we can so we can pay our bills.

But I guess we can’t do that anymore, can we?”


Seeing this sincere bottled frustration, It’s surprising… Usually, I’d write him off or give examples of those who were nothing but heroes or success, saying that we don’t need to become stars, just enough to scrape by and pay our rent barely..
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1102535

But with all that has happened, all that we’ve lost, the fleeting moment of clarity within days of rapid paranoia, it hits me.

A deep feeling of shame begins to wash over me and the emotions that come alongside it, I feel as if a floodgate has been opened, and it’s hard to keep it in.

Upon viewing my state Alex expression softens to that of remorse, and he skoots on over and wraps his arm around mine, sushing me comfortably while saying.

“Shhh shhhh, Hop It’s okay… I’m sorry, it’s just….” There’s an awkward pause.
“I’ve been feeling that for a while now. I’m not going to take back what I said, but I know you work hard for our accomplishments; we all do; look I know it’s not your fault where in this mess, I signed it too, remember? It’s just.. I care about you, about us.

I feel like our life wasn't sustainable and as much as I don’t want to admit it, I feel like we just had to compromise in order. For you- for us to be able actually to live our life, and not work ourselves to point of becoming disabled, sure we’d be sacrificing our dreams but that’s not enough when you have taxes to pay for being alive..

But I guess that dosen’t matter now..”


“Alex, It’s true.. I know what you saying is true.. It’s just… I.. fuck.. I was naive to think this school would be a chance for us to become something, to become the magical standard that the world expects of us, It’s just.. I know how much wrestling met to you.. But I feel shame for not listening to you earlier..”
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>Also, ask if he wants a [insert body part here] massage after.


“Hey Alex do you want me to wash your back? And we can continue this conversation?”


Alex smiles warmly.

“Sure, Hop, If that makes you feel better, maybe the heat’s just getting to our heads.”


Alex gets out of the water, and stand alongside the edge of the hotspring, I do the same and pick up some soap and a bucket, I was initially thinking of this to be sexy, but for some reason, this feels sincere. I begin rubbing his back with the soap.

“I know you feel like our life wasn’t sustainable.. And in retrospect, it was.. But that dosen’t change anything, right? We can’t go back in time right?”
A part of me eyes the pool, and then the console.. The water almost calling me with endless possibilities, but I resist the call. “Why do you think we shouldn't care about our magic? Maybe… after we leave this school, everything could be magical, and our lives could get into place, or we could do the things you said and try to live our lives. Why do you feel like you want to throw that away, make us more vulnerable to being targeted by those higher up?

Alex sighed as if there was a heavy load in the conversation, and he didn’t even wish to speak of the subject.
“Hop.. It’s just.. I feel like everyone will become better then us; there are already some here that went to school for magic which puts them at a major advantage, and if we worry and train, we become incredibly paranoid.. It’ll just keep us further apart.. It already has, to an extent. Our lives are just on a timer until somebody in the school says so, unless we’d want to kill each other..”
His voice becomes shacky in the last quote, and his words give us pause, as there’s silence between us.
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“But I feel like neither of us would wish that upon the other.. Hop, I feel like, with the limited time we have, we should just live life, form memories, make up for the time we already lost.”

I know what’s been happening to Alex, and a small part of me beckons to join him, but I feel like giving up, throwing away our work, all our life. It’s reckless, and we’ve survived through worse than this school.

“Alex, As much as a part of me wants to think about that assessment, I have another idea: we may be weak and not know about magic more than the other contestants. But I have another idea: who said we had to learn to become powerful? Who said that we are defenceless in this situation? Who said that we have to earn that power? I think I know an way we can… cheat the system Alex.”

Alex spins around to look at me, confused. “What How?”

I point to the hot spring, making sure to emphasize the monitor.
“It can create anything, right?”

Alex eyes widen upon the realization, and he looks at me excitedly, as if he’s gotten a second wind.
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I dump the water on him, and we scamper about to put on our towels; we assess putting on our clothes but decide against it just in case we wish to go in. We both go up to the monitor, and Alex asks an important question.
“So if where not going in, how will we contain it? Or save it for later?”
“Let’s look around for something we can use to contain or use as a container for these makeshift potions.”

We scour the hot spring, putting together vases, urns, I go to the lobby and check the cupboards, Bingo, Flasks that we can use almost like-potions, and chalice’s and cups. I bring them all in bursts, and Alex helps alongside me until we have a decent selection of those items after the hotspring, categorized by size; when we are finally finished, we look towards the monitor.

“So what should we make first?”

“Maybe we should try something simple, but valuable, you know those potion sellers?”


“Oh, that overpriced garbage? Mostly just random shit thrown into an pot and with an pitch of mana? ”

“Let’s “Sample” some of their wares. Get the best quality things there.”

“I like where this is going, but if we when’t in this situation, the law would call you an thief you know that?”

“Well thiefs are hot? You know how many thief cat-girls exist in fiction novels? Too many to count.”

“Well your right about one of those things.”

“Okay Let’s start simple with a Greater Healing Potion Pool.”

The Voice calls, “Changing” And the steamy water is slowly drained away, which makes the steam in the room dissipate over time; the mechanical dragons begin to spit out a red, almost bitter-smelling liquid that begins to fill the hot-springs pool until it settles down.

I go and scoop it up in one of the small flasks and present it to Alex.

“You think this stuff’s safe?” color=#D33E37alls out.

“Well only one way to find out!” And I chug the entirety of the potion. Much to the chagrin of alex.

Instantly, I begin to feel its effects taking hold. My body immediately attempts to expel the bitter taste, but ounce it settles, I can feel the effects coursing throughout my body; there’s an initial sharp sting of pain, giving way to a pleasurable and almost energetic feeling. As I feel as if any negative thing that resented within my body being burned or disappearing almost instantly. I feel good, really, really good. As if all my exhaustion and personal mana has been restored, and I’ve been given a new body.

The feeling is almost addicting.

“I’d say that worked all right, I feel great-”

“Hop, Look! your neck.”

I can’t see it, but the pain generated from my previous injury at the hand of Posini’s knife has all but faded away, I can’t feel a bump or bruising on that side of the neck at all.

We both smile as Alex takes a small flask and also begins to chug the potion, feeling the same effects, and laughing with renewed vigor. We both get more copies of the potion, putting them in a decent collection of containers to save for later.
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We decided next to try out Liquid EXP; the immediate stench blindsides us, and smells disgusting, as it fills into the room, me and Alex shudder as physical corpses of random people and races, begin to flood into the pool; however, the corpses are beaming with mana, and the console reads: Drink it, this is what experience looks like, I reluctantly get an bottle using the other hand to close my nose, and get around two potions before me and alex quickly shift it back to default water, which gets rid of the stench but not of the memory into our minds
we plug both of the potions, and the smell seems to disappear from there.

Alex looks hesitant yet still excited to try out an idea that has formed inside his head. “If that worked successfully, how about speed, strength, polymorph, magical strengthening, muscle strengthening, future sight, invisibility, flight, magic, Resurrection, and Mana? With some permanent versions thrown in there?

And so Me and Alex put in the command for every one of those, putting them in the containers, drinking the permanent ones, and saving the rest of the ones we don’t need the effects of for later, our bodies crave more potions as we keep getting more and more reinvigorated, the power is intoxicating, and a part me wonders why magicli has the option to do these sorts of things?
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And so Me and Alex put in the command for every one of those, putting them in the containers, drinking the permanent ones, and saving the rest of the ones we don’t need the effects of for later, our bodies crave more potions as we keep getting more and more reinvigorated, the power is intoxicating, and a part me wonders why magicli has the option to do these sorts of things?
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However, just as I’m about to enter the command for the Resurrection Potion, I feel my body stop suddenly. I attempt to move, but my muscles lock still, every push being met with an almost violent resistance, I feel an strong force of mana surrounding me, and the sneer of a familiar voice, I feel the mana slowly coursing away from my whole body and slowly creeping towards my neck, as I begin to float off the ground, and the ounce peaceful and exciting traquility leads it’s way to the same paranoia with his presence.

“Well, look at what we have here?” [/colorolor]
He eyes the potions and containers that are scattered throughout the room.
[color=#D33E37] “My my, so much cheating! I thought I taught you better.” [/colorolor]

Alex yells at Magicli.
[color=#D33E37] “Leave her be, Magicli; it’s your fault for making something that could create this mess.”

He says, going up to a floating me, attempting to pull me away with a futile attempt.

Magicli puts me down, and my knees shake wobbly at the sudden drop. He smirks at Alex.
“Yes, but I just wished to make the bathhouse inclusive; what if there was an fire spirit, or a being made entirely of mana, or anybody else as a student? Yet you used my own Mechanation for your own personal gain! You broke my trust! And you call me the bad guy?”
He snickers.
“Me and White are the one’s using our own Mana to cast the spells for the hotspring. I find it interesting that you trust us so much, to drink something that allows so much access~.”
He raises a finger, and before we can react, I feel every section inside my body open as Magicli uses what feels like a phantom finger and hand to scrape through every part of me.

The pain is agonizing, and my body contracts and squeezes as it attempts to get rid of the intruding force, but no matter what, it still searches and aches, and after what feels like ages, there’s a large yank. I can dimly see a collection of a string of floating liquids in the air, mixed together into a rainbow concoction, which is then promptly thrown onto the floor, my strength and increased capabilities waning by the second.

“Normally, I’d Punish Students like you for your reckless behaviour. However, I’ll let you off scot-free since it is your first time doing something that’s clearly against the rules. I mean, a resurrection liquid? Didn’t you hear my clear rules against resurections? I’d probably not turn out how you’d want to ~” [/color=#D33E37]
He chuckles before looking at me sharply.

[color=#D33E37] “Even still, It pains me to see a student with such a drive and passion for magical learning such as yourself, Hop, stoop so low? Tsk tsk, are you sure it was your own thoughts Hop? That made you endanger Alex like that or was it someone else??”

He says with his tongue between his teeth, clearly teasing me about the existence of beans

Alex looks confused “What?-” Magicli swiftly cuts him off.
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“Still, I’m feeling merciful, So I’ll only do this, Do not think me so Kind to do this again.” [/colorolor]
In a blink, Magicli destroyed almost every single one of our containers, besides the exp potion, spilling the contents off onto the floor; the only remaining three small flasks of Temporary Invisibility, Future Sight, and Polymorph.
[color=#D33E37] “You can each choose one. Think of this as an apology for not disclosing the mana source of your refill Posini, during your personal tutoring.”

Magicli looks over to the hot spring, and looks at both of us, spreading his arms wide, eyeing the experience potions.
“Ooh what’s this little thing?”
He says bringing them closer up to his eyes.
“Experience potions? Oh my, I’m surprised you decided to keep them! Maybe you two are secretly monsters inside. I know the answer I just won’t tell.” He giggles.
color=#D33E37learly having enough of Magicli’s Tone yells towards him.
“Enough!! Of this stupid charade Why does it even look like that? What did you do? Why are you still here?”
Magicli Scoffs at Alex’s Outburst, Dismissing him with a Disinterested Hand
“You Clearly asked for experience. Usually, the experience would come from Hard Work. or training, in magic, it’s best practice to practice on duels in a life-or-death situation; therefor,e the experience potion is the result of the… aftereffects of such duels, about a millennia of challengers.”
He then whispers in a sadistic grin or past students .” “Who thought it wise to attempt to kill me! Depending on your magic, the results of Ultrivisc Magic allow you to suck the essence and mana of those you defeat which produces that potion!”

Alex looks at the experience potion, surprised, and then a wave of disgust washes over his face. “So.. you're saying those are actual dead bodies, of real actual people you’ve killed.-”
Magicli interrupts, clearly not disturbed at the information.
“Of course! They’d just be rotting anyway, it’s better to use them for future purposes… after all why would you not take it?”
I look intently at the experience potion, an eye floating to the top of the potion.
“It will make you stronger! And increase your magical prowess; you want to become stronger right? It’s why you wish to cheat your way to the top? Is it not? But why do you hesitate? Is it because you’d be considered a cannibal? It’s an mixture of ultrivisc and ultantian souls, so there’s no clear bias towards one or the other? Yet if you did so, you’d be damming the souls after-life, making them incomplete chunks of the whole, and in worst case scenario’s second death, both of the godessess whould see you unfavoruably for such an heinous action. And you whouldn’t an life on your hands so early into the game? Of course, I have not done such an thing, so when I inevitably pass on, know that you two, upon an couple of others, will be damned to an certain hell, while I acended to our own heaven.”
He snickers maniacally as he gives us both our bottles into our hands. But without clear disgust I look into my bottle, weighing our options is our life worth more than the life of someone who’s already dead?

We don’t give a response; we just contemplate our potential choices thoroughly. Magicli continues:
“Now, there are many different ways to gain power in this game if power is what you seek. There are multiple ways to pursue it, You can either drink that potion, and forever be labeled an soul cannibal by the goddesses, you can make an deal with me, giving me potential freedoms and control over you within this game, in exchange for boosted power, multiple additional benefits, and the potential chance to leave this school, treachery free, You can tutor with me and learn hidden and forbidden magic, that will make you soar up the rankings, or you can train instead of playing drama queen with the other students in this school, and many many more, just ask me and I’ll give you more ideas.”
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Again, I consider his options but don’t make any mental or physical confirmation of anything.

“Oh? What was the last thing you wished to make an Potion of? Mana I see, oh Hop hop hop, you silly little bunny, the mana potion they sell at stores, dosen’t even contain raw mana, it’s just an mixture of regular garden herbs, and some magical ingredients infused with mana, yet it’s amount is incredibly little. Now this…”
He looks to us, tilting his head and outstretching his arms in anticipation.
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“This is Pure Mana”

He says, clenching his hands in a fist-like fashion and pumping them down dramatically as a deep roar echoes out, and a white, almost goo-like substance begins to emerge into the pool and eventually sits still.

It’s an odd scent, almost bland like licking drywall, but even duller than that, and the mana is pure white, mixed with some pools mixtures of dark grey inside. However, I feel an almost cosmic pull to it, Like a Siren’s Song lulling me towards the pool, I feel.. I feel the collective power, It’s.. It’s the strongest thing I’ve ever felt, and the mana anticipates, it wants to have a body, it wants to be used, it wants me.. I apparently started moving towards it, because I feel Alex put an hand on my shoulder.
“Hop, Dont. That.. that stuff feels.. Wrong..”

Magicli grins.
“It’s intoxicating, Isn’t it? And yet this collective is only 1/1000’th of my capabilities, I’ll also allow you to take, submerge or drink of this, but I warn you.. Mana without a body can get..”
He puts his hand to his chin before chuckling.
“Freaky shall we call it?”
he winks at me.
“I’ll allow you to do whatever you wish with this mana under my supervision, but I’m not responsible for what happens next.”

Alex turns me and around and looks to me deep in the eyes.
“Hop, be serious with me, don’t do it, Do you really trust the guy who put us into this school to begin with? And what did he say about freaky? Hop this isn’t safe, let’s just leave and not give Magicli anything with what he wants.”
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I turn to Magicli, Wondering why he even gives me the option to cheat now if I’m so against it, and why he’s been personally messaging me with a keen interest in me, instead of Alex or anybody else I’ve hanged out with, or even an random student. what brings me apart from anybody else? Is it Beans? Is it because he see’s me as an easy target. Why-

“Why do you keep following me around Magicli? With these Offers and these “exclusive deals?”, why not Alex? Posini or anybody else? Why do you care so much about my life? Is it because you see me as an easy target? Are we in some sort of game and I’m the Audeince’s favourite? Why are you such a stickler for the rules, yet you make me the exception? Just Fucking Tell me Already, Magicli! I’m Sick of it!”

Magicli rolls his eyes and begins clapping.
“My, my, Hop your so self-centred, thinking that the entire world revolves around you, It doesn't even revolve around me, and I’m Magicli; the Greatest magician in all of Muani, and yet you think I care? Pfft.. you make me laugh Hop.”

“You forget, I can read people’s minds, communicate telepathically, split off as illusions of myself and talk to many different people simultaneously. While your brain takes minutes to process anything, I can process multiple things in 10000’th of a second. And I have been talking to other students. However, I’m not publicly open about it, since what would be the fun of knowing who uses my services? I’ve offered Alex my services before; he’s just not talked about it since he’s made it clear he doesn’t trust me. I’ve egged him on, yet he still resists; I guess killing someone and bringing them back from the dead takes the trust out of people.”
He chuckles before quickly snapping over to me and staring me down.

“Although you are right about one thing, a couple of things about you, that seem to gravitate me towards you, rather than Alex, Posini, Senuia, or anybody else in the school.” He pauses, looking at me dead in the eye as if he’s baiting a response out of me, his devilish smile ever creeping. “Don’t you wish to keep your secret Hop? You know your thoughts aren’t only your own?”
I still give him nothing, He sighs and relents.

“I do find… The ones that live inside you are rather interesting. Although they do seem to lack intelligence, or self-preservation you’d expect from such an weak creature.. Their pathetic are they not? Talking to you as if their needly hatchlings in an nest, you know where they live Hop? Why won’t you… get rid of them?”
He says, staring at my lucky foot, staring at you.

Alex steps forward towards me, a hint of concern, curiosity, and a mask of disgust. He’s scanning me like I’m some sort of thing… he hesitates before creeping before me with his hand outstretched, I reflect his touch with my shoulder and stare back at Magicli.

“Aren't you the reason they exist? Didn’t you create them? What am I just some sort of test bunny to you? Is that the reason why? You're just so attached to your abomination of a creation? You wish to check in on them? Because you care about them?”

Magicli laughs, manically as if the suggestion of what I said is the funniest shit in the world.

“Ahhhahahahhaahah, Ah, no. Honestly, I don’t care about them. You may think otherwise, but I can tell you the truth about their existence here and now. And they’d most likely be dead within the day, but I think that’ll be an interesting thing for them to discover.. And I never said that I created them, either. But I’ll let their origin be a mystery… unless… Do you want to do my offer? And lose some autonomy in exchange for knowledge and eventual freedom, all you’ll have to do is a couple of chores and tasks~ to make the school more interesting on certain days.. If you care about alex knowing about our deal, I’ll wipe all memory of it from his mind, and you can live on your tuition normally.”

“Cut the crap Magicli; you never answered my question if you care so much about us not cheating your system, not cheating your “game”, then why give us these options why now? What do you even get out of it, monologuing to yourself when you know I won’t ever take it.”

He cuts me off, as I feel my lips forcefully shut, my yells replaced with grunts as he kneels down to look at me, his jester-like tone replaced with something else.

“I’m preparing you; I’m giving you a lifeline. Do you think you know what’ll happen next? You fill your head with lies and schedules, think you know me, and “beans” fantasize about who I am and my purpose; they all do, but you don’t. You never will; You’ll never know why this school exists, and you can fantasize all you wish, I won’t stop you, but let it be known that I know who you are. Hop, your fear will consume you before anything else Hop, I’m giving you mercy, an effortless way out, I give all of them that your mind will break and shatter once you deal with the real world, what everyone is capable of. You think you can plan and react, but it’s not simple. It’s the Magical School Of Treachery; Someone will betray you, damn you, even the ones you think you can trust unless you have magic; you can’t know what their all thinking, what their intentions are; there is no reaction. You may not trust me, and I don’t expect anything out of this. But I have a message for both of You ” [/colorolor]

[color=#D33E37] “You may try to think you’re the good guy, do the right thing, and plan for the worst-case scenario, even when you are directionless, knowing that no matter what happens, you’ll survive.
This isn’t a game, and you two aren’t special; you won’t survive what is to come; you're not the main character, and you may think the world revolves around you, but that’ll be shattered once you die.
You can’t cheat; everyone here gets the same support you do.And You’ll break; even a simple punishment will ruin your life and change everyone’s perception of you; I know all your secrets and sins; you may never get these options again. Ounce Dawn Breaks and all Hell breaks loose; you’ll be crawling back begging for mercy.”


He Stands up.

“In this school, your true colours will be revealed, whether good or bad. If you don’t wish to lessen your pain, then that's fine. I won’t give you any advantages if you wish for your fragile pride to remain intact, you may search for direction, something to fight towards, something to do other then lazily argue with the other students about trivial matters.”

“Be careful what you wish for.”
And he stands back, looking at both of us with a neutral expression, clearly wishing to hear my response.


So It’s true. Magicli is primarily offering me all these options and choices, not out of spite or genuine pity, but out of genuine curiosity and searching to see if I can break any of my morals for power and safety. I want to just leave with Alex and not give this asshole what he wants, yet the call beckons from another part of me; the power, the protection, the flashes of my dreams feel oh so close, and I feel as If I’m nearly throwing away a chance I may never get again if Magicli decides to become bored of Alex and me.

I eventually decide… with my options provided, to do…

{Note: There are four different required Suggestions/colorhoices this Time; if neither applies, you can vote for either a specified action or a different one by yourself. You can also add if you wish for the hop to try to convince Alex to do a specific action as well, with [Alex] added afterwards.
Your choices may have unintended consequences or benefits for anybody in this room. }

Potions:

[1] Take the Invisibility Potion

[2] Take the Future Sight Potion

[3] Take the PolyMorph Potion

[4] Take none of the additional Potions.

Experience potion:

[A] Drink the Experience Potion Now

[C] Keep the Experience Potion for Later (Added to your inventory.)

[D] Destroy the Experience potion.

[Q] Other

Magicli:

[E] Make a Deal With Magicli

[F] Tutor With Magicli

[G] Talk with Magicli about potential options for more power.

[H] Ignore Magicli.

[O] Other

Mana Pool:

[I] Take the Mana and attempt to make a Mana Potion.

[J] Emerge yourself within the mana pool/touch the mana pool

[K] Drink the Mana

[L] Ignore the Mana Pool and Leave with Alex.

[S] Other

Other:

[T] Suggestion (Other.)
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No. 1102559 ID: 299d90

>It’s intoxicating, Isn’t it? And yet this collective is only 1/1000’th of my capabilities
We haven't even seen his final form!
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No. 1102561 ID: 78682d

Oops forget the rez rule. Still, would have figured he'd be fine with bending the law (since monokuma was) without violating. Especially since playing dirty would be more fun to see. Lot harder to bend rules if the spirit of them is enforced. Oh well. 5 - just break the polymorph too since that might be abused by others. Guess we should take foresight while Alex gets invisibility since... well... sort of afraid what he'd do if he saw a bad future. Just one question - once we see it is it set in stone? D - Pretty sure this is what Hop would do regardless of what we say for good reasons. Existence erasure is crossing a line - or more like thousands of lines. Even by leaving it alone we'd be an accessory if it got used. Little confused since we're doing F? Like is this changing things going forward? Last one is hard. Discuss with Alex why it feels wrong. Seems like it wants to be used?
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