...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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>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:
“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.
“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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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, 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.
“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.
“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?
“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
“Who.. Do you know her?”
I can’t help but laugh at the insinuation.
“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
“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.
“That’s so mean to him! Wasn't he your best mate or something?” Alex lets out an hearty chuckle
“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”
“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?”
“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.
“You okay Hop? You’ve just been… staring..”
I look over to him, nodding slightly.
“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.
“The aroma in this room’s pretty relaxing right? Almost as if you could drift away to sleep,”
Alex shrugs casually.
“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.
“Eh, I’ve always been a sucker of those scented candles, even though I’ve never had the chance to buy one.”
“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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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
“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.
“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.

>>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..

2/6 Hop 2025/01/05(Sun)13:24 No. 1102018 ID: 3f89df
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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

3/6 Hop 2025/01/05(Sun)13:24 No. 1102019 ID: 3f89df
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.....

…. Wait…. Dad? Da-

.......

4/6 Hop 2025/01/05(Sun)13:24 No. 1102020 ID: 3f89df
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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.

5/6 Hop 2025/01/05(Sun)13:24 No. 1102021 ID: 3f89df
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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.

6/6 Hop 2025/01/05(Sun)13:24 No. 1102022 ID: 3f89df
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“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,
“Well, it’s the only way of getting your attention, dummy! Don’t think anything more you horn dog!”
“Bark, Bark, Ruff! I wanna hunt that Rabbit Thigh! Ruff!
We chuckle with each other.
“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.
“Yes?”
“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:
[color=#D33E37] “Of course you do…”
Before turning to me, pausing and then sighing, his face becoming much less tense
“*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.

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.

>>1102023
Yeah that seems bout roight

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?

1/14 Hop 2025/01/17(Fri)18:17 No. 1102532 ID: 3f89df
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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.

2/14 Hop 2025/01/17(Fri)18:17 No. 1102533 ID: 3f89df
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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.

3/14 Hop 2025/01/17(Fri)18:17 No. 1102534 ID: 3f89df
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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..

4/14 Hop 2025/01/17(Fri)18:17 No. 1102535 ID: 3f89df
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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..”

5/14 Hop 2025/01/17(Fri)18:17 No. 1102536 ID: 3f89df
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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.

6/14 Hop 2025/01/17(Fri)18:17 No. 1102537 ID: 3f89df
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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.

7/14 Hop 2025/01/17(Fri)18:17 No. 1102538 ID: 3f89df
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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.

8/14 Hop 2025/01/17(Fri)18:17 No. 1102539 ID: 3f89df
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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?

9/14 Hop 2025/01/17(Fri)18:17 No. 1102540 ID: 3f89df
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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?

10/14 Hop 2025/01/17(Fri)18:17 No. 1102541 ID: 3f89df
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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.

11/14 Hop 2025/01/17(Fri)18:18 No. 1102542 ID: 3f89df
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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.

13/14 Hop 2025/01/17(Fri)18:18 No. 1102544 ID: 3f89df
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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.”

14/14 Hop 2025/01/17(Fri)18:18 No. 1102545 ID: 3f89df
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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.)

>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!

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?

1/5 Hop 2025/04/21(Mon)16:10 No. 1106653 ID: 3f89df
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>>1102561


>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?

I reflect that Question onto Magicli, who smirks:
“Well, that’s all up to potential interpretation; It’s just one glimpse into one of many possibilities of what can happen, for every step or action you take no matter how mundane, it turns into an future, foresight gives you an future based on your current actions, and experiences.

You can change it but sometimes, how you got there is more confusing then you think.

Essentially, it will transport you about ten minutes in that metaphorical future, which you can not react or influence anything. The foresight goal will be at a random time, but most likely chooses, an time that the gods would love for you to see.”

With a hint of sarcasm in his voice, he chuckles.
Of course, the goddesses don’t love you no matter how hard you devote yourselves to them.


I look at the Foresight Potion ignoring his comment regarding Ultrivisc, He’s just messing with me, I know that he hates the idea of me knowing what comes next, Even if I don’t use it now, the possibility, no, the concept feels like it’s always useful.

Out of the remaining potions I do consider beans input about the potions, Out of invisibility and Polymorph potions both of them seem useful, but I guess I haven’t considered someone else getting an hand of them, considering that in the upcoming days, or even currently could be breaking into others, then it could give too much power, even if it something that Wilabo could do, then it’s important to only consider her in an case of identify theft, in all. It is too risky.

I give Alex invisibility, I think Alex is going to say something, but then Magicli hovers and then immediately shatters the Potion in an dramatic fashion.

“Why did you pick that potion for me? Hop- What were we just talking about? I-“

I just playfully tap his nose in his response

“That’s for the future, think about the repercussions if someone steals that, or it goes wrong? You’d be both implicated, and it could be used against you…”

“I guess your right…..” [c/] Alex sighs and then looks to the side.

[color=#D33E37] “Hmmm, you seem to be missing an opportunity…”
He points to the experience potion but to the ground. And I pick it up to stare at it.

2/5 Hop 2025/04/21(Mon)16:10 No. 1106654 ID: 3f89df
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>
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.


Your right. It is what I’d do. But I-I can’t explain it. It’s almost as if it's a part of me. I don’t even know if it’s one of you influencing me. Or even Magicli wishes to take it. It’s a slight feeling like the tightening of my chest, but I couldn’t, I shouldn’t; someone, a victim of magicli, shouldn’t be erased from existence, Ultrivisc or Ultaninan. Unless… No, that’s stupid. Don’t even let that thought pass for a second.

I should destroy it. It’s the right thing to do.

I toss the bottle back to Magicli, who catches it quickly.

“We-I don’t need this.”

Magicli snickers, examining the bottle.
“Are you sure? You don’t even know whose soul is trapped within? Or what they did to deserve such execution.”

Magicli has a dry, sly voice in almost a marketing manner.
“Not everyone has a heart of gold; you two, of all people, should know such a thing. You don’t know the sins they have, the secrets they kept. But I guess you still wish to think that you're the good guy, and that you hoped that someone would wish to do the same to your soul.”

Alex steps forward boldly, pointing his finger at Magicli’s chest.
“Why did you think we’d even do such a thing to those people? Do you see us as monsters? No, Psychopaths?”

Magicli attempts to speak, but cuts him off.

“You talk all this about cheating, but how do you know this? Have you used such an potion? do you not have one ounce of compassion in your soul, and you are an hypocrite of your own making?” He snaps.

chuckles to himself, a hand resting on his face, before outstretching it before him.
“No, of course not. There’s nothing worse than a hypocrite, No, I know because It’s what those who say that protect you do.”

What is he even saying? Is it even a lie?

“What do you think happens to criminals, war, deviants, or whomever your governing body says? Do you think they just allow those put to death to roam free within the afterlife? “No.They turn them into a potion or use magic to add to their power, in exchange for their soul, The fact that their existence is being erased is only secondary.”
[b] “Of course, it doesn’t happen all the time, but it is something the royals partook in.” [/b

There’s a set of silence in the air, before his creeping voice, ounce again stabs into our ears.

“I’ll destroy it, since I seem not to have changed your mind, but just know, within your final hours, walking this plane of existence, the regret that’ll overtake you is immense, your morals that you think define you as so high and mighty, will be broken, overtaken by abuse from the treachery brought upon you.”

“You’ll wish, for once you see everyone’s color’s, that you had done more when you had more time.”

And with that, he breaks the experience potion with his hand, eye’s blood, and various parts of other organs gushing out onto the floor. And with a snap, the evidence of its near existence is gone.

And so remains the three of us; Magicli looks expectantly as if he is fishing for more confirmations for his sick game.

3/5 Hop 2025/04/21(Mon)16:10 No. 1106655 ID: 3f89df
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>Little confused since we're doing F? Like is this changing things going forward? The last one is hard. Discuss with Alex why it feels wrong. Seems like it wants to be used?


“Why did you give us the option for tutoring? I know that I’m alright tutoring with you-” Alex gives me a side-eye, But I continue.

“Is something going to change? Why give us the option?”

Magicli walks up to me and looks down upon me.
“Oh, Hop, always so self-interested, I was also referring towards your swain.”
He looks towards Alex.

“I had asked him before, but he wasn’t interested, was he? Is it because he was thinking of his relationship if word got out? Or was it other things?”
Magicli outstretches a hand towards Alex.
“I still give you the offer. Won’t you take it?”
Alex looks down at his hand then to me, and then towards magicli.

“One moment. I need to talk to Hop.”
He then walks over to me; I don’t know what he’s to say or think. I just hope it doesn’t spark another argument again.

“Hop. Should I take it? I.. I didn’t want to because.. Well, what has happened… But if it means, that we have an chance to stay together an bit longer…”

It’s weird to think about it now, and if this were yesterday, I would have rejected such a proposition, but now..
Rejecting him would be hypocritical.

“Go for it, I-I’m doing it, even if I wished to tell you earlier, I’d accept it.”

“Maybe… but Hop, I want to know something.”

“Yes?”

“What did you learn? You’ve been kind of secretive regarding it? Is it…”

“Oh, I just wanted to say it in private, I was learning time magic.”

“Time?”

“It’s not anything special, basically in exchange to stop time for up to 15 seconds, but it costs a lot of mana so far. But.. I think you understand why I couldn’t tell.”

“I see.. I guess that makes sense…”

Alex looks over to Magicli, and then slowly steps in front of Magicli. And with an big hearth sigh.

“We aren’t even, if that’s what you're hoping for, but I accept.”

Magicli nods:
“Good, Good! It’s good to see your pride still at an all time high, but I don’t care for it, now.. before I leave you two cheaters alone… there’s the overflow of mana in the room.”

>Discuss with Alex why the mana feels wrong. Seems like it wants to be used?

Oh in an odd way, I almost forgot about them, and their presence.. Yet as my attention turns back to them, I can feel the beckoning.

4/5 Hop 2025/04/21(Mon)16:11 No. 1106656 ID: 3f89df
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“Alex, Why does the Mana Feel Wrong to You?”

“Hop, It isn’t yours, and it isn’t mine, it’s somebody else's.. What do you think it’ll happen if it get absorbed into you?”
“Wouldn't it just combine with myself, and that’s that? Like that one Time magicli gave me Posini’s mana.”

“But this mana, I don’t know if I’m crazy or- but the mana oddly feels… alive..”

“But can’t it not do anything without an body?”

“Yeah, but think about how long-lived this piece of mana has been, what makes you think of how it lived so long without anybody there?”

“How old is it? And, now that I think about it, It’s almost if it’s remnants of what was ounce somebody.”

Magicli interrupts our conversation.
“Those for whom this mana ounce belonged aren’t needed anymore, there are no morals in or without this mana, if that was a thing you were wondering, of course.”

“Potential morals, and questions aside Alex, what’s the underlining reason you don’t trust the mana?”

“It’s just, It feels too easy, and that there must be some catch to the properties on why it’s still alive, and in all, I just don’t want to see you get hurt.”

“I-”

5/5 Hop 2025/04/21(Mon)16:12 No. 1106658 ID: 3f89df
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“Tick-Tock.” Magicli loudly states.
“You know, I enjoy the discussion between my students, but I do have other more important things to turn my attention to, so I’ll give you one last chance to decide, before this opportunity leaves you.”

“There are some thing’s I’d wish to consider-”
Magicli’s tone enters my head, uncharacteristically annoyed.
“You’ve had more than enough time to consider, my student just chose.

We decided to choose:

[A] Go to the Concentrated Mana, and try putting it inside of a potion.
[B] Ignore it/Reject Magicli’s Proposal Altogether.
[C] Try Connecting/Putting an a part of my body inside of the mana.
[D] (Additonal) Convince Alex to do {Number} As well.
[E] (?) Try to push magicli into the mana?
[F] Other.

Meta note:
[spoiler This will probably be the last decision before the end of the thread.

>>1106658
Probably shouldn't try to push him.

Not sure about the potion, though. Could be a trap. Or maybe not taking it is a trap and shows you're way too cowardly to succeed.

Just Alex's gut feeling huh? Well good enough for me at least so leave it be.

What if we take the concentrated mana in a potion and not drink it, just save it, I have a feeling we might need it, maybe not to drink, but for something else down the line?

And if the mana belongs to someone else, we can find a way to give it back, if it’s alive, it’ll have a little more freedom than being stuck here

Maybe somebody will needs it more than hop

1/5 Hop 2025/04/25(Fri)10:58 No. 1106902 ID: 3f89df
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>>1106668

>Don’t push Alex

>Just Alex's gut feeling huh? Well good enough for me at least so leave it be.

>>1106669

>Just Alex's gut feeling huh? Well good enough for me at least so leave it be.

>>1106687

>Save the Potion, Maybe we/someone else would need to take it.

It’s hard to decide…I understand his concerns, and I too have an odd feeling, but like Magicli said, there’s a chance I’ll never be able to get this opportunity again; So with an sigh and an concerned look from Alex, I pick up the last bottle from Magicli, and peer over to the mana’s edge.

The feeling is hypnotizing, as I gaze into its white shifting depths; like a siren song resonating in my ears, my body wishes for me to jump in. But a primal part of me stays seated to reality, the fear coursing through my veins. Carefully I unscrew the bottle, and hesitantly dip the bottle into the mana below, top up.

Most of it fills into the bottle, radiating power. Still, almost in an instantaneous movement, part of the mana splashes upwards, and forms together almost as an appendage, which then moves up and encases most of my arm, when I try to pull away, It jolts me in place. It begins to attempt to pull me into the pool.

2/5 Hop 2025/04/25(Fri)10:58 No. 1106903 ID: 3f89df
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I struggle and let out a high-pitched shriek, as I attempt to wrestle it for control of my arm again, Alex, thinking fast, immediately lunges towards me, and puts his arms around my body to assist with the weight.

Dark Magicli gives a small chuckle, like he expected this to occur and is teasing me for being so stupid.

As I feel as were about to win the battle for my arm, the mana starts moving towards the hand of the pool, and the pool around it shifts, almost in a typhoon around the arm, as the mana jumps as if to add an shackle to it, we lean forward with the change of pressure, then using all of our might and body weight, we pull backwards attempting to wrestle me free.

Then, there’s an pop of the weight and both of us are thrown backwards, making me tumble into an quite frankly unflattering pose, the mana drips off of the potion and is scattered throughout the edge of the pool, all of the smaller pools seem to either absorb into the floors, while the larger one’s slowly shift, like slime back into the pool; after all of that problem, I’m left gasping for air and fear coursing through my veins, Alex was right yet still I have the potion almost filled up to an tea, I quickly put the hood on-top of the bottle.

Alex quickly goes over and puts a reassuring hand to the back of my head, trying to give me some support, his other hand taking the bottle and putting it towards my side.

“Hop! Are you okay?”

“I'm okay, just a bit in shock, that’s all.”

“That’s good, it’s an good thing I was there, Right? Otherwise, you would have been goop.”

“My Hero.” I say back in a flirtatious tone.

He gives me a left peck on the cheek, before looking at me again, his face torn with countless exhaustion.

“Look, just be.. Careful next time, my suspicions turned out to be correct but if you where only an tiny bit more reckless, I could have lost you.”

“I know, but.. we got the Mana anyway! Who knows maybe we’ll need it one day.”

“That’s no excuse to risk yourself, Hop, in this.. In this shitshow of an school I can’t imagine what I’d do without you.”

“Same.”

We both look at each other's eyes, it is actually kind of making me quite flustered.

3/5 Hop 2025/04/25(Fri)10:58 No. 1106904 ID: 3f89df
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Alex looks down towards my torso, then up towards magicli and coughs.

“Hop, your Towel.”

I look down, and yep, it must have come undone quite recently with all of the movement, and with my current position, it leaves very little to the imagination. Normally, I’d use it as an opportunity to flirt. Still, Magicli’s currently seeing, more than I’d ever want them to see, so I unceremoniously pick it up and wrap it around myself, before rising to my feet again.


Dark Magicli seems entirely neutral on the matter, surprisingly. However, I can hear light magicli, whining softly to dark-magicli about the unfairness of this being his moment. Dark magicli coughs then looks towards me. And Alex with a grin on his face.

“Let’s see if you’ll come to regret this moment, the ripples of time, that’ll go forth from these decisions,”
Then, after his cryptic talk, he vanishes in a spin, leaving me and Alex alone.

4/5 Hop 2025/04/25(Fri)10:58 No. 1106905 ID: 3f89df
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We look to each other as the weight of the entire discussion weighs heavily on our minds. We look forward to the three potions we’ve acquired, as well as the official declarations of cheating in Magicli’s game. Are they traps? Is it truly a way for us to catch up? Why does he allow such a thing? Unanswered questions lay dormant in our minds.

“Let’s bring these with us, back to our dorms, we can’t tell anybody about these. Right?”

“Uh-huh, Alex, you take your potion, and I’ll take mine, once we're done.. Do you wish to do anything else?”

Alex staggers slightly while holding his head.
“I’m going to be honest, we need some sort of nap, there’s been too much craziness, I.. I can’t really take it anymore.”

“I agree, let’s just get back to our dorms and try to regain our energy K?”

“K.” He says dryly.

We then both go to our respective change rooms and dress in clothing that will allow us to conceal our potions more easily, and go out towards the main hall.

The odd feeling that has remained ever since our encounter with Magili persists as we unceremoniously head back to our dorms. Eventually, we see a face or two, but otherwise, everyone seems as if they wish to be left alone. And enter our dorms.

After we hide our potions and strip into our undergarments, the weight of the day seems to keep crashing down, as both of us collapse into our shared bunk unceremoniously, holding each other tightly in our grasp.

It’s pretty pathetic and embarrassing to be quite winded so early in the day, but we’ve had nearly no rest, and our minds are exposed to so much stress that they threaten to buckle under the pressure despite it.

But no one’s here to judge us, just us lying with each other, encased in the arms of the other, it reminds me of our old apartment.. And I can’t help but stifle a tear, no matter how hard I wish to appear strong in front of Alex, he hugs me tighter.

We came to this school, hoping to fulfill our ambitions that we once thought of, yet it threatens to break us apart, but not just us.. Everyone, Bright, Brilliant, Kind, Hopeful, Smart Minds. Regulated to parodies of our current selves, all in the name of progress, all in the name of His twisted experiment.

5/5 Hop 2025/04/25(Fri)10:58 No. 1106906 ID: 3f89df
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Yet, as I lay drifting off into the comfort of my lover’s warmth, I now wish to return; return to this time, as time passes, and I become more broken. The regrets and agony of past decisions came to haunt me, spurred only by the simple act of waking.

Yet it remains my fault of doing so.

As soon as I awake, Magicli will make our life a living hell.

== End Thread/ Message == Derklord 2025/04/25(Fri)10:59 No. 1106907 ID: 3f89df
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== End Thread ==

Author’s Note: This thread went on for way longer than I initially hoped, and I hope you’ve braved through everything to get to this point. I thank you for everyone who enjoyed this thread up to this point.

I’ve learned a lot through Magical, and a lot of my other quests, and it’s been an incredible learning experience through a retelling of one of my favourite creations that I hold dear, giving new life to characters I had initially made as quite one-note when I was a teenager.

The other threads won’t be nearly as long, and I’ll make sure that there’s clear directives and hooks for the upcoming updates ;> I hope you’ve enjoyed thread one. And hope to see you on the following thread.

Thank you so much for reading, and all of the fanart and suggestions everyone sent, it means the world to me.

-Thanks, Derklord.