4/14 Hop 2024/12/11(Wed)10:30 No. 1101118 ID: 3f89df
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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.

5/14 Hop 2024/12/11(Wed)10:30 No. 1101119 ID: 3f89df
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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
“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.
“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
“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.
“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
“Why have Y- I’ve Noticed that you’ve been acting a lot…. Different lately… why is that?”

6/14 Hop 2024/12/11(Wed)10:30 No. 1101120 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.
“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.
“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.
“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-”

7/14 Hop 2024/12/11(Wed)10:30 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.
“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.
“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.
“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-”

8/14 Hop 2024/12/11(Wed)10:30 No. 1101122 ID: 3f89df
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Alex is almost uncharacteristic as of recently, a fit of energy yells out.
“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.
“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
“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.
“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?
“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.
“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!”

9/14 Hop 2024/12/11(Wed)10:30 No. 1101123 ID: 3f89df
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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.
“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.
“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.

“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.
“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.”

10/14 Hop 2024/12/11(Wed)10:30 No. 1101124 ID: 3f89df
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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.
“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.
“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.

“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.

11/14 Hop 2024/12/11(Wed)10:30 No. 1101125 ID: 3f89df
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“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.

12/14 Hop 2024/12/11(Wed)10:31 No. 1101126 ID: 3f89df
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“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.”

“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.”

13/14 Hop 2024/12/11(Wed)10:31 No. 1101127 ID: 3f89df
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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.
“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.

“Thanks Hop, for being honest with me”

14/14 Hop 2024/12/11(Wed)10:31 No. 1101128 ID: 3f89df
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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.]

>>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]

>>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.

>>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.

...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.

1/9 Hop 2025/01/03(Fri)13:46 No. 1101907 ID: 3f89df
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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.

2/9 Hop 2025/01/03(Fri)13:46 No. 1101908 ID: 3f89df
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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.

3/9 Hop 2025/01/03(Fri)13:46 No. 1101909 ID: 3f89df
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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-

4/9 Hop 2025/01/03(Fri)13:46 No. 1101910 ID: 3f89df
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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.

6/9 Hop 2025/01/03(Fri)13:46 No. 1101912 ID: 3f89df
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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.

8/9 Hop 2025/01/03(Fri)13:46 No. 1101914 ID: 3f89df
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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?

1/6 Hop 2025/01/05(Sun)13:24 No. 1102017 ID: 3f89df
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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.

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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.

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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.”

12/14 Hop 2025/01/17(Fri)18:18 No. 1102543 ID: 3f89df
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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?