Re: Lilith Game [Orignal/CCG Quest]
[ ] Summon Mami for a talk (Write in!) (Larekko12, Scia, Pipeman)
[ ] Work on making a blank card. That way if someone does attack you or something, you might be able to get some more info afterwards. If you win. (Larekko12, Malcolmo, Biigoh, R.A.G. Pipeman)
[ ] Go to bed early, wake up extra early, and then do some morning research on the Magic User Club. (Vindictus)
[ ] Actually, your kinda hungry and don't feel like cooking. Maybe you should get some take out on the way back? Also a second serving for Mami. (Scia, Biigoh, Vindictus, R.A.G.)
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Walking home, you pause at the door to the local McDonald. Given all that has happened today, do you really want to have to cook tonight? After a pause to think, you are forced to admit the answer is 'No, not really'. Fast Food it is.
Hum, what to buy.. Well, all of it looks equally (un)tasty, so.. Happy Meal it is. Yay hamburgers!
So decided, you walk into the joint.. Oh crap your room supervisor is here time to go the other way before she.. To late, she saw you. And.. huh, you didn't know she had an elder sister.. still, damn it and drat, you didn't want another lecture and proper room keeping protocol.. And ugh, sudden dizzy spell.
「Rain forms ripples. Gears turn. The burning lidless all seeing third eye opens for the first time. Behold the World!」
And did the two of them have
fuzzy ears and tails for a moment!?.. Probably hallucinating, right? Been worrying about the magic stuff to much... You hope.
As you shake your head and open your eyes again, you see Miss Minori looking at you with concern. "Mikogami.. Are you alright? You aren't looking to good.." She asks. And then ruins it by frowning and continuing. "As your floor's supervisor, if you get sick it will reflect badly on me!"
Shaking your head, you wave her off. "Just a dizzy spell.. I think the heat has been getting to me. This is one hot summer..."
She snorts and rolls her eyes. "If you say so. But what are you doing out here this late anyway? It's almost curfew!" Her sister then pokes her head over Minori's shoulder. "Cool down sis, he's doing the same as we are. Getting some dinner." "Kojoro, he's my responsibility, why are you poking your nose into.." And so they immediately start squabbling with each other.. Must be true siblings! Still, time to take the chance to get some food and then get out before she remembers that you are here...
Let's see. Happy Meal for you, plain double burger, now.. hum, maybe you should get something for Mami, what would she want-「
Connection」-Ah a happy meal with a big mac and toy.. Wait.
"Miss Minori? Why are you and your sister staring at me?" She freezes. "Uh.. Nothing! Just thought I saw something for a moment! Anyway! Kojoro we're going to be late to the meeting lets go Mikogami don't you dare to be late to curfew again and get that eyesoar off your balcony already we've had more complaints-" And then she's out the door and too far away for you to hear anything else she says. Welp. Time to get your orders, go home, and have a panic attack as everything you've suppressed over the day catches up with you. She did not have fuzzy ears and tails again when she was forcing her sister out the door, and neither did said sister. Really.
And if you repeat that long enough, you might believe it.
-----------Dodadoda Batman-----------
Right! Home at last!
Nice building, behind the swimming pool which means you can often get a nice look at the pretty girls in their swimsuits, at least from your sixth story room, private bathroom and microkitchen, living/studyroom, tiny storage cubbyhole, and a small bedroom.
Setting the food down, you pull Mami's card out and consider it for a moment, now how do you call her out-「
A thousand wheels revolve as one.」-Ah, that's how. "Mami Tomoe." You intone, your voice, for but a second, echoing as if from a deep and dark cavern.. But more solid then steel at the same moment.
And there is light! Fortunately, not to much light, and you'd closed the curtains first.
But it is done, and so it is that a maiden fair stands in front of you. "Happy Meal?" You offer her, she that is bound. "It has a cheeseburger."
And so it is that the fair maiden thanks you for your mercy, and you both set to feasting. "..What is this?" "One of those beepy electronic toys. You push the buttons to do things." "Such wonders of future..."
Aaaand you poke at the happy meals toys a little, admittedly. I mean, they are beepy and fun! What more could you ask for? But during the meal, you also ask her a question. "..So." You ask, and so she responds. "Master?"
Pausing for a moment, you realise "...I never did tell you my name, did I? Mikogami Hayato. Please be free to use my name instead of a title." And so, with a smile, she replies."..Mikogami. Thank you." You shrug. "If nothing else, having you call me that could spread sad rumors... Anyway, I had a question."
Once more focusing on you, instead of her food, as hungry as she seems to be.. "Yes?" With a frown, you continue. "...Earlier today.. this floor's supervisor.. She seemed to, for a moment, have furry ears.. and a tail."
Mami blinks. "Already?" You blink. "Wait, it's normal for people I know to randomly grow tails?" Waving her hands, she denies that with embarrassment."No No! I meant Breaking the Veil. The Veil is a common form of minor illusion.. well, common forms, its more of a collective name for a host of minor spells then a spell in and of itself.. But the point is that anyone with active mana can easily see through it. As such, it veils the world of magic from the world of.. well, not magic."
"Wait." You state as you realize something. "..That means she's always had... animal bits?" She nods. "Probably, Mikogami-Sama, it's just that now that you are practicing a form of magic.. you probably did something with the cards, asked a question and got an answer when you saw them, right?"
Shaking your head, you inform her. "No, not really.. though I did see them again just after I did be informed of what food you would like." Pausing for a moment, she blushes. Slightly. "Really? Um.. thank you. But.. I guess the left over mana from last time you used the spell was still in your system then. Or something... I'm not really an expert. Sorry Mikogami-Sama. But now that you've broken the veil once, you can probably do it again.. just try to see the truth when you look at something... Skilled people can sometimes feel having their veils seen through though, so.."
"Be careful. Got it." You nod.
Well, that's interesting. And somewhat disturbing. But also interesting. And then you finish dinner. "So.." Mami looks at you. "..Um. What do you want me to do now?"
Opening your mouth, you pause for a moment.. You were considering offering her the couch if she'd prefer spending the night out, but.. well, you seemed to have embarrassed Minori a bit. What if she does a surprise inspection in the morning?
[ ] Offer the couch, warn her she needs to unsummon herself if someone else gets in.
[ ] Banish her back to her confines for the night.
Still, once that's settled.. well, you have a project to get to. A new blank card.. you know how to make it, as much as you know how to talk, to move your hands, to walk and run.. it is as natural as breathing. Pull the power forth and weave, stitch by stitch, whisper the words of binding in that forgotten tongue, confine and bind, shape and mold, give form and purpose, to break and seal, control and master.
And once done.. you can feel it, heavy in the back of your mind. Empty. Waiting. Hungry. A pressure as deep as the sea, an emptiness that desires only to be filled. Patience as eternal as the mountains.
..You probably should be careful with these things. If you make to many, you don't know if you'd be able to keep in control if an opportunity knocked... You think that making another wouldn't take as long though, now that you have some practice. Maybe..a half hour instead of an hour?
Also, you've been hearing it for a while, but it is only know that you finish that you really notice the panpipe music waffing in from somewhere outside. For a moment, you feel the urge to go out and find the source.. but No. You're sleepy. And with a grumble, you close the window and go to bed,
But in the morning...
[ ] You make a full breakfast for you and Mami. And talk to her a bit (Write in questions)
[ ] Go go visit the commons, steal some food, see what everyone is talking so loudly about.
[ ] You go do some preclass studying in the library
[ ] You watch the people out the windows for a bit. Some swimmers like to take advantage of the pool in the morning before it fills up, and a few are quite cute.
[ ] Maybe you should glance at the morning news?
