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Arrival: So you've just arrived in Nyoi-Cho. Congratulations! You must be so excited about having your wish granted. Or maybe you're upset that the result wasn't quite what you expected? If that's the case, then that's too bad! There are no take backs and no redoes, so you're stuck with what you have! Maybe you should have been more careful about how you worded that wish...

Oh well. There's no use in dwelling on it. You're a magi now, and that means adjusting to a whole new lifestyle! Maybe one of the townspeople can help you out.

Only... they're acting a bit strangely, aren't they? They're all too happy to show you around, but there's something unsettling about the way they're behaving. Almost cheerfully dissonant. Any questions about the history of the town are met with blank stares and brief silence, before they plaster a smile onto their faces and change the subject. Any attempts to tell them about your duties as a magi or anything else that relates to the magical will get similar reactions.

Isn't there anyone normal here that you can talk to at all?

Home Improvement: The houses that the magi are given access to really are something, aren't they? There's almost no limit to what they can do! Why don't you create the house of your dreams, or maybe recreate and relive your favorite childhood scenes? Invite some spectators over to marvel!

A Corrupted Soul Gem: You neglected to take care of your soul gem, and now you don't feel quite yourself anymore. You feel like you're losing your sense of self - all you seem to be able to focus on is your old regrets and past failures. What's happening to you?

A Successful Mission: Congratulations! You met up with your first Witch, and you fought valiantly. For your efforts, you've been awarded a grief seed - and with it, access to a brand new power! What sort of power did you get? Is it a useful one, or is it not so useful? Maybe you've mastered it beautifully, and now you're showing off to all of your friends. Maybe you're having a hard time keeping it under wraps, and now you're wreaking havoc across the town without meaning to!

A Dreadful Nightmare: You had an absolutely horrid day. As you drift off to sleep, your mind dwells on all the injustices you've had to endure. In response, your bed swallows you up, and your room shifts into a horrific Nightmarescape. What sort of Nightmare are you? What kind of Nightmarescape do you create? Hopefully your fellow magi can stop you before you cause too much damage!

Wildcard: Feel free to use any information from the FAQ or the World Info page to make your own prompt!

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a - arrival;
[ Much like any other sensible person, Tokiya had found most of what had happened rather improbable. Was it a mass illusion, or something orchestrated by Shining himself? As he walked around and inspected the buildings, the possibility of that being the case was rapidly decreasing.

The people here were creepy. The cat being was creepy. Shining did the implausible, but he never did the inhuman.

About that wish, though... He didn't feel any different from before. Nothing had changed. ]

Excuse me. Do you know where I can find Kyuubey, the white cat creature?

[ He has some Things to settle. ]

b - abilities;
[ After a long search around the town and no sight of the trickster alien, Tokiya had finally gotten tired of walking around and decided to take a break. At least the park is calming, with its greenery and relative lack of the creepy people that populated this place.

It is only now that he starts examining the ring on his hand again, squinting a little at the runes carved around it. There are six symbols in total, and he can somehow guess at what it means. What a strange ring. He had been warned against leaving it too far away, and it hadn't done anything to him just yet. But he could be wrong. But then again, he could be doubly wrong.

I want to be able to succeed as my true self.

How could he do that without even being home?

As if in response, light flares from his ring and a purple glow settles over him. There is a very short transformation sequence involving crystallization and said crystallized shell shattering; and suddenly he's standing in the middle of the park wearing a rather flashy prince uniform.

Well. Have a teenager with blue hair examining his clothes with one of the most equally balanced mixtures of confusion and suspicion possible. ]

Edited 2015-11-30 05:24 (UTC)

[ Her wish had been granted, so she's told, but still very uncertain of the actual results, she's wearing a hooded cloak, long blue hair visible as she studies the crowd of people, wondering. Tokiya's approach is unexpected, and she whirls around in shock, looking upwards with wide green eyes before turning her eyes to the side. ]

N-No. [ How long has it been since someone approached her out of their free will and without any disgust in their voice. ] I'm sorry...

[ Swallowing the lump in her throat, she tries to make an offer, ] But I can help you look. ...I-I mean, only if you don't mind me helping!

[ Perhaps he had asked the wrong person. She certainly was very stunned by his approach - if she was one of the cripplingly shy ones, it could make things difficult. ]

You didn't do anything wrong. There's no need to apologize.

[ Tokiya knew he could be intimidating; its effect seemed to be magnified on her. ]

If you're busy, it's fine.

[ It's not that he's intimidating, she just hasn't had human contact in so long, it's hard getting used to. ]

I'm not!

[ It's over-excitedly she denies it, but she's just as quick to calm down. ]

U-Um, I'm not busy. This place is bright and filled with people. It's a little...overwhelming, so I was trying to take it all in.

[ But she doesn't sound unhappy at all. She's smiling instead. ]

I was thinking of taking a walk around the city. Maybe if we go together, we can find him?

[ At least this provided a slightly better explanation. Tokiya can understand to some extent; he preferred quiet places. ]

Do you have somewhere you're heading to?

[ If she doesn't mind, he doesn't mind. But he needs to make sure he isn't intruding first. ]

[Speaking of sensible people, Kongou is... sensible when she wants to be. And right now, that isn't really the time. After running around for an hour or so screaming ADMIRAAAAAL and trying to find her guns, she's simply resigned herself to getting a cuppa and sitting in the park. The radar on her head isn't working, only serving as a pretty decoration, and her flotation boats have ceased function as well.

She found this out the hard way. It's okay, her clothes are mostly dried now.

In any case, Kongou's just enjoying her cuppa on a bench in the park, when there are BRIGHT LIGHTS, WHY ARE THERE BRIGHT LIGHTS, THIS NORMALLY MEANS AN ENEMY SEARCHLIGHT-- oh wait, she's not back home. Still, she looks up from her cuppa, putting it down for a moment.]

Wow! Is this a fashion show?

[n-no its not kongou pls dont]

Or a parade, maybe? Heeey, mister! [why is this obnoxious girl waving to you pls go]

[ If it wasn't for the universal translator, Tokiya would definitely have picked up on Kongou's use of mixed language. Instead, he just hears it as a little strangely intoned - which results in him needing a few seconds to fully understand what she had just said.

And then his eyes actually fall onto Kongou, her radar accessory, her entire uniform. She looks like a miko in her ordinary dress, except it isn't exactly a miko outfit given how short her skirt was. It was very confusing. ]

- no, of course not. [ Quickly, recover... ] I was just testing something that Magi are supposed to do.

[ Yeah he totally intended to transform and everything. It's on purpose. ]

[The short skirt is in style! It's fashionable!!! (Or rather, some butchered Englishwoman view of the miko outfit. Her sisters just follow along because Kongou's the onee-san.) She tilts her head for a moment, before a light bulb practically pops up above her head.]

Oh! So you're a Magi, too! Not one of those nice locals! [Y...yeah, 'nice'. Look, they mean well, so Kongou doesn't question it.] How did you do that? Tell me! Tell meeee!

[She assumes he just made pretty lights... little does she know........]

[ It's not fashionable, it's indecent. Mikos are supposed to dress with floor-length skirts, it's called cultural appropriation...! Or rather, he might have called it cultural appropriation if he 1. knew and 2. cared.

Tokiya didn't quite have time to roll his eyes at her mention of 'nice locals'. Instead, he holds out his right hand to her, palm facing up, so she can see where his ring had been.]

You don't know? It's simple. Just will it and you'll change.

[ She probably won't be able to see his gem right now, it's hidden cleverly as one of his lapel pins. ]

[Ah!! Okay, then... Kongou closes her eyes, taking in a deeeep breath.]

I just have to will it! Like in the houses... alright! Burning... loooove--

[A bright light shines from the inside of her... uh. Chest area. Beaming out through the cloth and sarashi wrapped around her... chest... area.....

Why did she stuff her Soul Gem there?!

But in any case, it certainly does the job. Her entire chest is enveloped in a bright, soft yellow light, then her neck, going down to her feet. With bursts of light, dissipating as quickly as they came, white gloves with yellow accents along with knee-high boots of the same color scheme form on her. And her dress is...

...Wait. That's a...]

Ta-daah! [Her soul gem has taken the form of a big, fat topaz ring on her finger. O...h...] How do I look? Do you have a mirror?

[ Because she just invoked Victoria's Secret Compartment, obviously.

Tokiya raises one slender blue eyebrow at her transformation line, and that eyebrow raise proceeds to evolve into some sort of half-disbelief-half-judging look that is dampened only somewhat by the fact that he's wearing something only a tad less flashy. ]

Any particular reason for this dress?

[ Does he have a mirror? He might have a mirror. He closes his right hand and opens it again, revealing a seed crystal which proceeds to float between them and expand quickly into a long panel. While it's tinted very slightly purple, the surface is reflective enough for Kongou to see herself.

Tokiya thinks it's very tacky. ]

[It's true, she does have a.... reasonably large... compartment. ~~At least she's not one of the Takao-class?~~

In any case, Kongou highly appreciates the mirror. She takes a moment to check her face, fix the non-working radar on her head, and then--]

Eh?

[Please wait. Kongou.exe is loading.]

--W-wait! Isn't this a bit too early?!

[Why is she in a wedding dress why why why the Admiral hasn't even proposed to her yet--!!! Even though she knows he will. Even...tually. Maybe. (Okay, it's not a given, but she loves him anyway ;~;)] I look like I'm going to...! A lady shouldn't be dressed like this until...!

[She probably even has a veil over her head. It falls over her face, and she stares at it for a moment before... sneezing it off.

And when she does, she accidentally sets off a pulse of energy that feels like a gigantic gust whacking everything around her. Oops?]

[ Unfortunately for Tokiya, he hasn't practiced enough with his crystal powers to react fast enough. The pulse completely shatters the crystal panel, scattering minute twinkling shards all over the grass which then evaporate into rapidly fading wisps of purple mist. ]

Watch yourself!

[ It hurts when your projections are shattered. Tokiya learned this the hard way. ]

[Kongou doesn't realize what's happened until she looks up and the veil falls over her face again. The mirror is completely gone, and the leaves on the trees are all whooshing in one direction, as if there's been a blast of wind. Kongou tilts her head in confusion for a while, before looking at Tokiya's face.]

...Oh! Did I do that? Sorry, sorry! Forgive and forget, yes?

[But, inside of Tokiya's head, he'll hear a Cool! I need to try that again!

That's... incredibly disorienting when you're not expecting it. She can receive his thoughts, too, but only if he projects them towards her with the intent of letting her hear it. No mind-reading abilities here, folks.]

[ The crystal shattering comes off as a very curious, if painful sensation. It's a dull pain where his heart should be, as if someone did just drive some sort of stake through and broke something - but much more mild.

Very strange. Made even stranger by a voice inside his head that's definitely not his. ]

Don't pull these sorts of things on me. Keep yourself in check, wouldn't you?

Okay!

[She flashes him a thumbs-up. He will also hear an OK resound in his head at the same time, as if he's hearing it from earphones and from Kongou's mouth too. This is the worst, Kongou, stop it.]

You're not hurt, are you? Do you want a cuppa to soothe your nerves?

[While she's waving her hands around, her dress suddenly lights up, before poofing away so that her miko outfit returns. Her yellowish-brown soul gem becomes a bracelet around her wrist instead.

She doesn't even seem to notice this.....]

[ He pauses for a moment and considers whether he should actually mention it to her, and the conclusion seems to be yes. She could get into trouble. ]

You haven't stopped projecting your thoughts.

[ The fact that she hasn't noticed seems to suggest to him that this comes relatively easy to her. In response, he wills himself to go back to normal, his regal outfit vanishing to reveal a very simple but still colour-coordinated ensemble. The ring is back on his hand, too. ]

I'm fine. [ A bit winded, but fine. ] You're drinking tea?

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...Eh? [She blinks in confusion for a moment, before looking down at her Soul Gem. She's still confused, until she suddenly realizes.

Ohhh, you mean like this?

Kongou makes her brain shut up for a while, just so she can go back to the second, more important topic.] Mhm! Earl Grey is the best! And I've got a steaming pot, right over here--

[She turns around to fetch her cup, only to realize... with her energy wave, she knocked it over, spilling the contents onto the wooden bench.

Oops.]

Huh?! Nooo! And I boiled it to perfection...

[ Tokiya sighs.

That's right. He hopes he's doing it correctly. ]

You should clean it up before someone sits on it.

[ The spill, he means. He can't disagree with Earl Grey being the best, though. ]

[Sobs... he's right, though, she should. Even as a Magical Girl, there's no reason why she should leave public property drenched! She takes a moment to wonder about what would serve as good material to soak it up, before deciding to... plucking the bigger leaves off the plants and kinda just. Shoving any liquid she can scoop up off the seat.

Wow.

While she does this, she tries telepathy again. Wow, this is like a radar, but in your head!] You heard that, right?

[And she repeats the words she says out loud in her head, too. She's still trying to get used to this, okay...]

[ This is getting kind of stupid.

He fishes out a handkerchief from his pocket and offers to to her. ]

Use this. And yes, I did. You shouldn't project at random into people's heads, you know.

[ It's rude. Especially if it's unnecessary. ]

Ah, thank you! [Kongou smushes the handkerchief onto the seat, soaking up her unfortunate spill.] And I'm not doing it on purpose! A lady knows when to keep her thoughts to herself.

[She smiles sheepishly.] But new abilities are hard to get used to, you know! [Kongou gets up, wringing the tea-soaked handkerchief.] Hm, you're a nice gentleman! If only you smiled more.

[ Not doing it on purpose, you say... Right.

Her question, though, is a little jarring. ]

And this concerns you because...?

[ He isn't going to smile more if there isn't a reason to. ]

It's a big shame, you see?

[Kongou puts a finger on each side of her lips.] Girls like boys who smile more! I mean, Admiral smiles at me all the time. [She presses the sides of her lips up, making a kinda grotesque smile.]

Go on, just try.

Tokiya Ichinose | Uta no Prince-sama

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b; so we meet again...

INDEED WE DO....

can i never run away

you can't

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i'll always be here

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kongou why...

why not?!

goddamnit

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