souljammed | September / October Test Drive

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Prompts

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 Day in the Life: Everyday hero by day, magician by night! You've got a busy day ahead of you and no time to waste! Maybe it's school, or maybe it's work, maybe it's both! Being magical doesn't make you exempt from paying those shopping bills!

May Day: Uh-oh. This magical girl stuff looked easier on TV. You're in some serious trouble! Or maybe you see someone else who is! It's time to pull up your socks and show them what you have. Be the hero you've always wanted to be, or give in and be that damsel in distress. There's no shame in needing a little help now and then.

A Successful Mission: Congratulations! You met up with your first Nightmare, and you fought valiantly. You even mastered that tricky power of yours! As if in response to your masterful victory, you feel as though you've unlocked a 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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Sounds fun, must be an interesting experience turning into a horrible monster like that.

[Its a little hard to tell if she is serious or not, given how nonchalant her voice is, but it is a a bit creepy nonetheless.]

Not at all. I hope to soon though!

Actually it sounds like they aren't even aware of it. It's a shame right?

I guess the locals don't really pay attention to it so...

[ brushing her fingers dramatically over her soul gem on her collar, a flourish of diamonds connected into a long chain extends from it and into Harley's hand. She twists and spins it like a ribbon for a gymnast faster and faster till her entire body glows. Then inside this blurring tornado of red and white there are flashes of metal, glinting gleaming steel and a wild eyed grin. Finally she strikes her pose in her completed outfit. The entire process took only a second but it seemed longer.]

Ta da!

A tragedy...whats the point if you don't even know you're a horrible monster?

You would think they would, but no to busy watching TV or something to care. Apathy is really the most boring kind of despair.

[Junko watches the other girl's transformation with avid interest. It was the first she had seen since coming her so it was very much a new experience in a sea of boring and trite ideas.]

Very cool, but that isn't an outfit I think I'd ever see in a magical girl anime.

Eh heh, I guess not. But I always really looked up to this one superhero back home and so..now I guess I get her outfit. It's pretty flashy even if it's not normally my style.

[Reaching from behind her back like a cartoon character she produces a massive glowing magical mallet.]

Of course it comes with my trademark weapon which is nice~

Interesting...wonder what she'd say if she saw you dressed up like that and with that comically oversized hammer?

[Another laugh, not a mean one, just one from wherever Junko's brain cooked-up her odd persona.]

Since we're sharing costumes though...

[Junko's transformation is a bit...odd. After clasping her soulgem in her hand, a dark fog engulf her briefly then dissipates revealing an outfit that resembled a rather revealing, swim-suit-like outfit that emphasized her chest.]

Ta dah?

Edited 2016-10-10 21:18 (UTC)

Heh...the last time she saw me dressed like this she didn't say anything right away. Instead the two of us just started brawling with a bunch of thugs who'd been sent to kill her.

It was a real dream come true!

[She sighs happily and then watches with interest as Junk transforms.]

Well now that's a bit more racy ain't it? But the important thing is how you feel!

It is! But Its like a form of bait, people eat this sexy stuff up.

[She understood that fashion itself could be used as a weapon to, perhaps not against the horrible monsters that Harley had described, but fighting other humans, then it certainly wouldn't hurt.]

And just in case they get to close I've got this...

[She summoned a bedazzled teaser that sparked from which a rather flashy looking electrical arc buzzed then faded into nothingness.]

Heh, don't need to tell me twice. There's a reason I normally where short shorts.

[Her eyes light up when she sees the teaser. If there's one thing Harley loves it's a good zap.]

Oooo! Now that's a fun looking toy! Have you used one of those a lot?

This thing?

[She tosses the taser in the air and catches it with little effort.]

I've modified a few to be to be able to kill a person but then I got bored of it. I guess this place latched onto that and gave me a another one.

Wowzer~ Didja have that many people you needed to zap to death?

I mean I guess I can imagine how you'd get bored if you always did it the same way but it's nice to have a trademark weapon.

It was just some security guard who got in my way....

I didn't need anyone tracing it back to me so I just put it in a plastic bag and tossed it out. Whoever came up with me using the stupid thing againmust have a few screws loose.

Ah, security guards. I've been there sister.

[It's probably best not to talk about just how many she's killed. Harley's got a pretty extensive list]

That's a fair plan, not the best way to dispose of evidence but I could see the logic. It sounds like to me this magic stuff has a sense of humor.

It sure seems that way, if it were up to me I'd have chose a gun or something its much more effective then this dinky thing.

Oh sure, I mean guns are made for work like that. But where's the flare? Where's the unique style?

It helps to have a trademark after all. Like me and my masher.

[She produces her magical mallet twirling it skillfully and striking a pose that looks somewhere between silly and sadistic.]

Of course there's the magic thing too. I'm hoping we get more and more the more we use it you know? Like in the video games!

That hammer sure is flashy, but I tend to keep things low key.

[Junko activated her taser again, this time letting it crackle in the air in a rather creepy fashion.]

I cannot wait to try out whever magic this place gave me. I've been alot of things in my short life, but a magical girl certainly isn't one of them!

Me neither!

I mean i've worn a lot of different hats in my career but never the tiara.

I'll say this though I like your enthusiasm. We gotta try and make this fun because some of these other Magi are really taking this seriously. And what's the point of wearing short skirts and calling your attacks if you gotta be all serious bizniz about it?

Exactly! What fun is being a magical girl if you can run around like you're in a anime meant for little girls?

[she laughed.]

Question! Do magical girls ever have to kill each other?

Hmm, well that's a pretty left field question to ask.

[She winks playfully.]

As a matter of fact they do, though it's not considered polite.

They just got tricked into it because some mysterious website offered them a big prize if they did and...well things got out of hand apparently.

And something about these gems can bring us back from the dead maybe? But maybe it only works a few times? That part was really unclear.

September / October Test Drive

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