[Len then frowned]] "rin. you wnated to be here. So did I. we're here now. We came to support Miku. We can't just up and leave like that!" "Len, you don't understand. A wicth is about to be born!" "And I don't believe you! I don't believe any otf this! We're just going crazy! "Damn it Len!" "You are not a magical girl Rin! snap out of it!" their mother looked on wearily as they started to fight.
"Because she's a magical girl too. I saw her" Sayaka whispered back "However, it seems like it was taking a toll on her, she was acting a little psyhco!" "Oh my..." "Dont worry Kyosuke, it wont happen to me!" sayaka chuckled. Mami frowned. Yess,the witch aura did seem to be coming up from somewhere onstage...
[And then, she looked to the other side of corridors, where a red eyed white critter was watching them, as impassive as ever.]
[Len almost choked as he saw what she was looking at.]
...That's...not real, Rin!
[Rin patted his shoulder, with a sad sigh.]
......Just remember what I said, Len. OK?
[Their mother, in the meanwhile, was scowling a bit as she looked in the direction her children were looking at. She saw a flash of white with red eyes, and sighed as it faded away just as she tried to concentrate on it.]
[...Where her family all going mad?]
[And on the concert stage...]
[Miku leaped and sang, as her fans cheered her on.]
[Oh, yes - This was what she was born to do, this was her destiny!]
[...Who cared what that other girl thought? She, Hatsune Miku, was a star - The star of the century! Everybody knew her name, and everybody sang her praises -]
[And that was how it was going to be, for ever and ever and ever.]
[And that was when she saw a white something, looking at her from behind the stage wings.]
(For ever and ever and ever? But that wasn't what you Wished for, Hatsune Miku!)
[The Kyubey hopped right onto the stage, then, though only a very few people could see him while he had his shields up.]
(What you Wished for was for your talent to be discovered, and to become the best and most well known Idol Singer in Japan, bar none!)
[And then, the Kyubey smiled, it's smile getting wider and wider.]
[Miku frowned as she danced and sang, trying to focus on it as she responding telepathically to that dark fluffy creature] "Oh just what do you wnat now, you thing! can't you see I'm busy! And I know what my own wish was and that it came true!" "I know. I was just reminding you." [Kyubey said simply, swishing his tail] "Well you don't have to. now scat!" "very well." "What is Kyubey doing on stage?" [Sayaka wondered. Kyosuke shrugged ib response.] Homura gripped the seats of her chair, her eyes narrowing. What was that furry demon scheming this time! Could this singer be one of the witches they fought? She did seem fmailair,] M[Miku ignored Kyubey and focused on her performance. She had to do it, everyone wacthing her, yes, she was the star here, the people loved her. forever, encaued in their memories, the star,,,, she missed a step and stumbled. some people murmured at that
[Aand that was when there was a chuckle from the back stages.]
...She's really losing it, isn't she?
[A girl with big poofy hair said, laughing.]
- And Sara-san's time is coming, sure enough! In 5 years, nobody's going to remember Hatsune Miku anymore, ha ha ha - She'll be lucky if she could make ends meet, singing on the stages in onsens!
[One of the other girls sweatdropped at that.]
...Hey, hey, I like Sara-san too, but I don't think Miku-san's going to be forgotten all that easily...
[The poofy haired girl laughed again.]
- Sure, sure, whatever - Make that 10 years, then. Or maybe she'll end up owning her own mini-company and trying to sell stuff, 'cause nobody wants to deal with her. I mean, even her own manager doesn't want to put up with her anymore - He said she gives him the heebie-jeebies, especially since he has a little baby daughter now...
[Miku almost tripped again at that, but put on her concert face, and gamely carried on. She hadn't even realized that Kondo-san's wife had had their baby already! And...]
[...Could it be true, that Konko-san didn't want to put up with her anymore? It couldn't be true, she said, blinking back tears while she waved the mike around - He'd been her manager from the very beginning! She'd first met him the day after she'd made the Contract, and -]
[Hatsune Miku-san! Did anybody ever tell you you have the aura of a star? ]
"Ah, really?" Miku blinked and smiled at the manager "you certainly do! everyone thinks yso after they saw your demon tape. I'm glad our recording company recieved it!And since you're a fresh face in this business, I'm going to do my best to help the world see your shine!" Soon after Miku released her first single. "Good news Miku! People love you, it's a hit!" So her popularity and fame grew, she was a star! One day her soul gem flickered a bit and she sensed a presence that can only be described as dark. "what's going on?" the gem seemed to be pulling her towards an alleyway "could this be for one of those witches Kyubey told me about?" "yes, it is a witch presernce" two girls showed up, one was a girl about her age wearing a ribboned smock and a beret and carying an art kit, the other was a litte girl with a red and blue tutu and striped stocking and stars in her fluffy hair "Oh hey, aren't you Hatsune Miku? You're one of us?"
[The Magical Girl in the smock grinned, waving a paintbrush.]
- Introductions can wait for later - First, we fight the Witch!
[The Magical Girl in the tutu laughed, then.]
...Yeah, we're in luck - There's more than one Witch in this Witch Barrier, if I haven't misread things - We could probably get 2 Grief Seeds if we manage to deal with them, or even more!
"Huh? Grief seeds? what are those?" [Miku asked curiosuly as she followed the two other girls] "They're the dark remainders that a witch leaves behind when she is defeated" ]the girl in the smock responded] "ok. And why does she sound excited about it?" "Brecause grief seeds we collect are used to rrestore our magical energy, so they're very useful!" "Oh. Yes, it does sound good" they go in. the girl in the smock soon come to a stop at a wall and waves her soul gem. a glittering portal opens,. "here we are. the wicth lair. Stay close to me." she goes in, the oother two following. Miku was nervous what kind of figth would this be? she's enevr really fought before. In fact, she's never really tried out her new powers yet either! well, she'll stick close to the other two. Though the little girl in the tutu seemed to young to be a magical herorine. ]
[The young looking Magical Girl, however, was looking at Miku quizzically as they walked through the Witch Barrier.]
...Oh, cripes. This is your very first Witch hunt, isn't it?
[Miku got red in the face, while the other Magical girl in the smock looked somewhat apprehensive.]
- It is? Yikes!
[And then, she sighed a bit, smiled, and patted Miku's arm.]
...Um. You shouldn't worry, though - Everybody has to start out sometimes, right?
[And then, she looked at the other girl, and shrugged.]
- OK, I changed my mind - We probably do have time enough for introductions after all, as long as we keep it short and sweet.
[And then, she looked back at Miku with a grin.]
...My name is Shirakaba Miyu, and I draw and paint things when I'm not going to school or fighting Witches or whatever.
[The little girl in the tutu sighed at that, and held up something that looked like a magical wand from one of the older Magical Girl mangas or animes, pouting.]
- Sure, fine - My name is Tomioka Maria, and I'm not an 8 year old, jeez...Just stop treating me like a kid, OK? I've been fighting Witches for almost two years, now!
[Miku stared at her, then. So how old was she, anyway?]
...Yeah, yeah, you're almost 11 years old now, which is still a kid by almost anybody's standards, OK?
[The other girl laughed, and then turned back to Miku.]
...And you're Hatsune Miku, yeah, we know, but - Why don't you introduce yourself anyway?
[Miku got red in the face, then.]
- Um - I - My name is Hatsune Miku, and I'm a middle school student and a Idol Singer, and my favorite food is negi! Though leeks are fine, too...
[The other girls laughed at that.]
...What, you really love long onions that much? I thought it was just a gimmick!
[The girl in the smock said, laughing. Miku smiled at her.]
Um, no, I really love them! My parents used to think it was weird, too, I know...
[And then, she remembered her parents, and became a little sad, remembering the accident that had taken their lives. If only they could have seen her like now!]
[And then, Miku looked at the other two girls, and made herself grin brightly.]
...And I'm - I'm going to be the most famous Idol Singer in Japan! I mean, that was my Wish, and...
- Good for you, Miku-san!
[The girl in the smock said, and clapped Miku on the arm.]
...Well, you didn't waste your Wish, at the very least, it seems...
[The younger girl said with a sigh, and then paused, and slowly held up her wand.A small screen blipped in front of her, with many dots of light moving about.]
- Uh, oh - There's no more time for talk, now! Familiars incoming!
"familiars? what are those?" [Miku asked as the scene changed to what looked like something out of a goofy classic western cartoon] "Familiars are a witche's minions that she creates" [Miyu explained as she took out a large paintbrush from her art kit. What looked like deformed cartoon hamsters scurried up to them. she twirled her paintbrush sernding out globs of magic paint as an attack. Maria skipped along and shot out stars from her wand at the familiars. Miku focused on bringing up an attack. squares of energy crackling electricty formed around her hands]"Ah! cool!" She shout out energy atatcks at the familiars. eventually they got rid of the swarm of fmailairs in the area] "We did it!" "We did! good job girls! But it's not over yet Miku, we still need to find her witch herself. Let's go." and off they went through the labyrinth. Finally they came upon the center like a cartoonists studio. The witch was sitting at the desk, drawing. she looked like a female stick figure wearing a beret and polka dotted skirt and big white gloves . "Ah, a kindred spirit in art" Miyu commented
[The Witch said something to Miyu in Witchspeak, then, and quickly drew a gigantic hole in the ground, and three stick-shaped Magical Girls falling into it.]
[And then, she turned it toward them with a grin!]
[Miyu groaned as the hole formed beneath them, and they began to fall into it, just like in the drawing the Witch had just made.]
...Cripe - Everybody, hold on!
[And then, she grabbed Maria with her left hand and Miku with her right, and began to float them to safety...]
[the magical girls managed to reach out of the hole safleyand landed on solid ground] "whew, that was a close one!" [Miku eyed the witch] "So witches are western cartoons?" "Well this one is, but withes come in all shapes and sizes and themes. Hmph, well, two can play at this artistic game! "[e She whipped out her paintbrush again and some more art supplies. The witch giggled and drew up more of her familars, which materialized into thin air and attackeed] "Miku! Maria! Cover me and take care of the familairs! I'll handle the witch!" [Miyu jumped to the witch and started drawings of her own.] "right!" Miku and Maria continuied the battle with the familairs.
[Miku, however, was having a hard time figuring out what her powers were in the first place, much less how to use them in battle.]
- Yikes!
[She said, rolling away from a Familiar's attack in the nick of time. Maria saw Miku roll across the floor and scramble to her feet, and laughed.]
...You've got good instincts, at the very least!
[And then, she paused for a moment.]
......Say, Miku-san - Why don't you try singing to them or something? It might work - I mean, your Wish was to become an Idol Singer, right?
[Aand that was when the Witch jumped away from Miyu, and started to paint again! She moved her brush over a canvas conjured on thin air, and grinned as she showed them a painting of two-mouse-like figures made of thorny roses. One of the figures were supposed to be wearing pants, judging from the siluette, while the other one was supposed to be wearing a skirt and had a bright red rose blooming on "her" head.]
[Miyu groaned as the two mouse-things materialized, too, becoming more "real" by the second.]
[flashback] [miku had an idea and shot up more magical electrical boxes, entrapping the newly made familiars in them] "There!" "great job Miku! I'll finish them off!" [Marisa twirled her magical girl wands and shot out a stream of colorful stars, finishing off the familiars, which enploded in a cloud of smoke and the literal words 'poof!'] "Get back here!" [Miyu shot more globs of paint at the witch and drawing up her own painted images to send out to attack.now that the familiars were going, Miku and Marisa jumped in and joined the battle against the witch] "Ok! I think we're wearing her down!"
...OK, then - It's my turn to kick some posterier!
[And then, she spun around, her magic twirling around her - And Miku's jaw dropped as a bright and colorful cartoonish tank appeared in the air! Maria quickly crawled into the magical tank, and grinned bloodthirstily.]
- Final attack grand alpha!
[She said with a grin - And the Witch blew up with a boom, with magical flowers and candies and glitter flying everywhere!]
[Miyu, in the meanwhile, had gotten out of the way of Maria's attack at the very last moment, and was now coughing up a storm, covered with the magical glitter and whatnot.]
...Maria - I've told you and told you to warn me when when you fire any of your final attacks, geez! Are you trying to blow me up with the Witch on purpose?
[Miku grinned, then, as the Witch Barrier started to melt around them.]
...We won!
[And that was when she paused. Most of the Familiars that hadn't been blown up yet were melting away with the Witch Barrier...]
[But at least 3 of them weren't melting away at all. Wait, wait, wait - What in the world was happening!?]
"Why aren't those familiars leaving?" <Miku asked, stiffening.
"They must be leveled up familiars!" Miyu exclaimed "They're strong emough to last a bit longer after their mistress is taken out."
"Obviously e gotta take care of them too!" Maria bounced and blasted them. After some more hits, they were finally gone.
"There we go!"
"now for the grief seed." Miyu found it and picked it up.
"What's a grief seed?" Miku asked
"It's an item witches leave behind when they're defeated. They're very useful to us magical girls as they restore our magical energy. Here Maria."
[Maria nodded and held up her soul gem. as the grief seed touched it it absorbed some darkness, leaving the gem shiny and clean.]
"One grief seed can usually be used several times, so here you can use this one too Miku. Just hold it to your gem like this."
"Oh, wow!" As the gem was cleaned she felt reenergized "Thank you Miyu san!"
"you're very welcome" Miyu cleaned off her own gem "Just make sure to give it to Kyubey once it's all used up. He'll safely dispose of it.Otherwise if left alone the witch will reform again."
[Miku had nodded, and then, they had all gone for tea and cakes. They'd all exchanged their phone numbers and emails, and then had started chatting.]
...Oh, you're going to that school were all the Idol Singers and actors and actresses go now, right? How's it like?
[Miku laughed aloud at that.]
- Oh, yeah, there're so many famous people there, it was sort of scary when I first tranferred, but now - I barely have enough time to go to school and avoid flunking!
[And several weeks after that, she'd asked Miyu to draw some illustrations for one of Miku's official fanbooks, and Miyu had been happy to comply. But then...]
[Miku was used to being a magical girl by now, nad often shared missions with Miyu and Marisa. They had become fairly good friends. obne day, Miku was finishing up shooting a music video when she recieved a call from Miyu] "hey Miku chan,,," [Miyu's voice sounded worried] "Hi Miyu chan! What's wrong?" "Hace you seen or heard of Marisa chan lately?" "No, I haven't. why?" "Well I haven't either, for a while. And I'm really worried about her Her parents don't know either." "Oh no..." "I heard she's been having issues with bullying recently...." Miyu sighed
[Miku said, and tried to call Maria, but only got a mechanical voice from her phone's answering service.]
- Hey, Maria-chan, I'm sure you can figure out who this is, but - Please call us soon, OK? We're really worried about you!
[She said, and then cut off, sighing. Miku and Miyu talked for a couple of minutes more, but then Miku had to go, as she had to go do her homework, and she had about two weeks worth of it piled up. Her school was pretty flexible about those things, true, but there was a limit, and she did have to take the tests and do her homework, or else.]
[And so, Miku went home, and did her homework for four hours straight - And that was when there was a knock on her window.]
...Maria-chan???
[Miku almost squeaked as she saw who it was. Maria was floating outside her window in her Magical Girl outfit - ]
[- And to put it quite frankly, the girl looked awful. Maria had dark circles under her eyes, and her whole face was twitching, like she was seeing scary things under every bush...]
[Marisa blinked] "h-hi Miku neeesan..." "What are you doing here? " she wet over and opened the window up for her "here, come on in. you must be cold." [Maria nodded and drifted in listlessly. Miku sat her down on her bed and draped a blanket over her] "What happened to you? We were so worried! And you look quite ill" "I...I..." [there was a chittering noise as what looked like crayon drawings of colorful little girls projected into life floated in through the window and headed to Marisa. Marisa moaned and flinched back] "Go away, you! I don't need you anymore! I told you that I'm too old for you now!" "Maria-chan?" [Ah right, Miku remembered MAria telling her about her wish that her imaginary friends came to life. She didn't see them often though.] "Leave me alone!"] Maria covered her face] "I'm not a baby! Im not Im not!"
- People play with their imaginary friends all the time even if they're grownups! It's just that once you're grown up a little, it's usually called "writing stories" or "drawing manga" or stuff like that.
[And then, she gave her a hug again, and looked around for her canteen.]
...Here - You should drink some hot milk tea, OK? That should make you feel better in a jiffy!
[Maria shook her head] "nuh-uh. That's different, Miku..." "Well you express those imagination with those drawings you like to do so much! youre very artistic, just like Miyu chan. She's your sempai after all. " [Miku wondered why Maria had come to her instead of to Miyu. did they have a fight or something?]
[Maria sipped at her tea, and did seem to look a little better after a while.]
...Thanks, Miku.
[And then, she leaned against the head of the bed they were sitting on a little.]
- I feel so tired, these days - It's like I've turned into a raggedy doll for little kids or something! You know those little towel dolls kids for kids, right? It's like I'm all used up now, after the kids and the dog and who knows what all chewed on me and wiped things with me and whatnot...
[Miku nodded, and patted her hair gently.]
...I feel like that a lot nowadays, too - I'm so busy, all the time!
[And then, she sighed a bit.]
- And...Miyu-san's been worrying about you, too, you know. Maybe you should try calling her?
[Marisa groaned at that.]
...I...I dunno...Miyu's getting so weird, these days!
[flashback] [miku blinked] "Wearid? wat do you mean?" [Maria sighed] "Well, she was out of grief seeds for a while, and she was getting so, tired and angry and she seemed sick, and she actually yelled at me..."
[Miku nodded at that, and then, she took a good look at Maria's own Soul Gem. And then, she took a Grief Seed out of her own little bag of Grief Seeds, and held it out to Maria.]
...I think you should use this, Maria-chan. Your Soul Gem isn't looking too good, either.
[Maria nodded gratefully, and put it next to her own Soul Gem with a click.]
- Yeah, I do feel better now - Thanks, Miku-san. Miyu used to be so nice, and we used to share our Grief Seeds all the time, but now... She's getting so weird!
[And then, she leaned over and whispered - ]
...She - She said I stole her ideas, and sucked them away like a vampire or something. I mean, how does one even do that!? And then she made fun of my dolls, and said they were the stupidest things ever, and that they should have been hers, anyway, because she would have been able to make much better versions, and - and -
Re: The continuation of Path 2
Date: 2015-10-22 05:03 am (UTC)"Len, you don't understand. A wicth is about to be born!"
"And I don't believe you! I don't believe any otf this! We're just going crazy!
"Damn it Len!"
"You are not a magical girl Rin! snap out of it!"
their mother looked on wearily as they started to fight.
"Because she's a magical girl too. I saw her" Sayaka whispered back "However, it seems like it was taking a toll on her, she was acting a little psyhco!"
"Oh my..."
"Dont worry Kyosuke, it wont happen to me!" sayaka chuckled.
Mami frowned. Yess,the witch aura did seem to be coming up from somewhere onstage...
Re: The continuation of Path 2
Date: 2015-10-22 05:29 am (UTC)[Rin rubbed her head, then, wearily.]
[And then, she looked to the other side of corridors, where a red eyed white critter was watching them, as impassive as ever.]
[Len almost choked as he saw what she was looking at.]
...That's...not real, Rin!
[Rin patted his shoulder, with a sad sigh.]
......Just remember what I said, Len. OK?
[Their mother, in the meanwhile, was scowling a bit as she looked in the direction her children were looking at. She saw a flash of white with red eyes, and sighed as it faded away just as she tried to concentrate on it.]
[...Where her family all going mad?]
[And on the concert stage...]
[Miku leaped and sang, as her fans cheered her on.]
[Oh, yes - This was what she was born to do, this was her destiny!]
[...Who cared what that other girl thought? She, Hatsune Miku, was a star - The star of the century! Everybody knew her name, and everybody sang her praises -]
[And that was how it was going to be, for ever and ever and ever.]
[And that was when she saw a white something, looking at her from behind the stage wings.]
(For ever and ever and ever? But that wasn't what you Wished for, Hatsune Miku!)
[The Kyubey hopped right onto the stage, then, though only a very few people could see him while he had his shields up.]
(What you Wished for was for your talent to be discovered, and to become the best and most well known Idol Singer in Japan, bar none!)
[And then, the Kyubey smiled, it's smile getting wider and wider.]
(...And now, your Wish has been granted.)
Re: The continuation of Path 2
Date: 2015-10-24 04:36 am (UTC)"I know. I was just reminding you." [Kyubey said simply, swishing his tail]
"Well you don't have to. now scat!"
"very well."
"What is Kyubey doing on stage?" [Sayaka wondered. Kyosuke shrugged ib response.]
Homura gripped the seats of her chair, her eyes narrowing. What was that furry demon scheming this time! Could this singer be one of the witches they fought? She did seem fmailair,]
M[Miku ignored Kyubey and focused on her performance. She had to do it, everyone wacthing her, yes, she was the star here, the people loved her. forever, encaued in their memories, the star,,,, she missed a step and stumbled. some people murmured at that
Re: The continuation of Path 2
Date: 2015-10-24 06:01 am (UTC)...She's really losing it, isn't she?
[A girl with big poofy hair said, laughing.]
- And Sara-san's time is coming, sure enough! In 5 years, nobody's going to remember Hatsune Miku anymore, ha ha ha - She'll be lucky if she could make ends meet, singing on the stages in onsens!
[One of the other girls sweatdropped at that.]
...Hey, hey, I like Sara-san too, but I don't think Miku-san's going to be forgotten all that easily...
[The poofy haired girl laughed again.]
- Sure, sure, whatever - Make that 10 years, then. Or maybe she'll end up owning her own mini-company and trying to sell stuff, 'cause nobody wants to deal with her. I mean, even her own manager doesn't want to put up with her anymore - He said she gives him the heebie-jeebies, especially since he has a little baby daughter now...
[Miku almost tripped again at that, but put on her concert face, and gamely carried on. She hadn't even realized that Kondo-san's wife had had their baby already! And...]
[...Could it be true, that Konko-san didn't want to put up with her anymore? It couldn't be true, she said, blinking back tears while she waved the mike around - He'd been her manager from the very beginning! She'd first met him the day after she'd made the Contract, and -]
[Hatsune Miku-san! Did anybody ever tell you you have the aura of a star? ]
Re: The continuation of Path 2
Date: 2015-10-27 03:18 am (UTC)"Ah, really?" Miku blinked and smiled at the manager
"you certainly do! everyone thinks yso after they saw your demon tape. I'm glad our recording company recieved it!And since you're a fresh face in this business, I'm going to do my best to help the world see your shine!"
Soon after Miku released her first single. "Good news Miku! People love you, it's a hit!" So her popularity and fame grew, she was a star!
One day her soul gem flickered a bit and she sensed a presence that can only be described as dark. "what's going on?" the gem seemed to be pulling her towards an alleyway "could this be for one of those witches Kyubey told me about?"
"yes, it is a witch presernce" two girls showed up, one was a girl about her age wearing a ribboned smock and a beret and carying an art kit, the other was a litte girl with a red and blue tutu and striped stocking and stars in her fluffy hair "Oh hey, aren't you Hatsune Miku? You're one of us?"
Re: The continuation of Path 2
Date: 2015-10-27 04:09 am (UTC)...Oh! So you're all Magical Girls, too?
[Miku smiled, and bowed to all of them.]
- Yes, yes I am!
...Well, whatever, whatever -
[The Magical Girl in the smock grinned, waving a paintbrush.]
- Introductions can wait for later - First, we fight the Witch!
[The Magical Girl in the tutu laughed, then.]
...Yeah, we're in luck - There's more than one Witch in this Witch Barrier, if I haven't misread things - We could probably get 2 Grief Seeds if we manage to deal with them, or even more!
Re: The continuation of Path 2
Date: 2015-10-27 04:18 am (UTC)"Huh? Grief seeds? what are those?" [Miku asked curiosuly as she followed the two other girls]
"They're the dark remainders that a witch leaves behind when she is defeated" ]the girl in the smock responded]
"ok. And why does she sound excited about it?"
"Brecause grief seeds we collect are used to rrestore our magical energy, so they're very useful!"
"Oh. Yes, it does sound good" they go in. the girl in the smock soon come to a stop at a wall and waves her soul gem. a glittering portal opens,. "here we are. the wicth lair. Stay close to me." she goes in, the oother two following. Miku was nervous what kind of figth would this be? she's enevr really fought before. In fact, she's never really tried out her new powers yet either! well, she'll stick close to the other two. Though the little girl in the tutu seemed to young to be a magical herorine. ]
Re: The continuation of Path 2
Date: 2015-10-28 05:28 am (UTC)[The young looking Magical Girl, however, was looking at Miku quizzically as they walked through the Witch Barrier.]
...Oh, cripes. This is your very first Witch hunt, isn't it?
[Miku got red in the face, while the other Magical girl in the smock looked somewhat apprehensive.]
- It is? Yikes!
[And then, she sighed a bit, smiled, and patted Miku's arm.]
...Um. You shouldn't worry, though - Everybody has to start out sometimes, right?
[And then, she looked at the other girl, and shrugged.]
- OK, I changed my mind - We probably do have time enough for introductions after all, as long as we keep it short and sweet.
[And then, she looked back at Miku with a grin.]
...My name is Shirakaba Miyu, and I draw and paint things when I'm not going to school or fighting Witches or whatever.
[The little girl in the tutu sighed at that, and held up something that looked like a magical wand from one of the older Magical Girl mangas or animes, pouting.]
- Sure, fine - My name is Tomioka Maria, and I'm not an 8 year old, jeez...Just stop treating me like a kid, OK? I've been fighting Witches for almost two years, now!
[Miku stared at her, then. So how old was she, anyway?]
...Yeah, yeah, you're almost 11 years old now, which is still a kid by almost anybody's standards, OK?
[The other girl laughed, and then turned back to Miku.]
...And you're Hatsune Miku, yeah, we know, but - Why don't you introduce yourself anyway?
[Miku got red in the face, then.]
- Um - I - My name is Hatsune Miku, and I'm a middle school student and a Idol Singer, and my favorite food is negi! Though leeks are fine, too...
[The other girls laughed at that.]
...What, you really love long onions that much? I thought it was just a gimmick!
[The girl in the smock said, laughing. Miku smiled at her.]
Um, no, I really love them! My parents used to think it was weird, too, I know...
[And then, she remembered her parents, and became a little sad, remembering the accident that had taken their lives. If only they could have seen her like now!]
[And then, Miku looked at the other two girls, and made herself grin brightly.]
...And I'm - I'm going to be the most famous Idol Singer in Japan! I mean, that was my Wish, and...
- Good for you, Miku-san!
[The girl in the smock said, and clapped Miku on the arm.]
...Well, you didn't waste your Wish, at the very least, it seems...
[The younger girl said with a sigh, and then paused, and slowly held up her wand.A small screen blipped in front of her, with many dots of light moving about.]
- Uh, oh - There's no more time for talk, now! Familiars incoming!
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Date: 2015-11-04 05:21 am (UTC)"Familiars are a witche's minions that she creates" [Miyu explained as she took out a large paintbrush from her art kit. What looked like deformed cartoon hamsters scurried up to them. she twirled her paintbrush sernding out globs of magic paint as an attack. Maria skipped along and shot out stars from her wand at the familiars.
Miku focused on bringing up an attack. squares of energy crackling electricty formed around her hands]"Ah! cool!" She shout out energy atatcks at the familiars. eventually they got rid of the swarm of fmailairs in the area] "We did it!"
"We did! good job girls! But it's not over yet Miku, we still need to find her witch herself. Let's go." and off they went through the labyrinth. Finally they came upon the center like a cartoonists studio. The witch was sitting at the desk, drawing. she looked like a female stick figure wearing a beret and polka dotted skirt and big white gloves . "Ah, a kindred spirit in art" Miyu commented
Re: The continuation of Path 2
Date: 2015-11-04 05:45 am (UTC)[The Witch said something to Miyu in Witchspeak, then, and quickly drew a gigantic hole in the ground, and three stick-shaped Magical Girls falling into it.]
[And then, she turned it toward them with a grin!]
[Miyu groaned as the hole formed beneath them, and they began to fall into it, just like in the drawing the Witch had just made.]
...Cripe - Everybody, hold on!
[And then, she grabbed Maria with her left hand and Miku with her right, and began to float them to safety...]
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Date: 2015-11-04 05:57 am (UTC)"whew, that was a close one!"
[Miku eyed the witch] "So witches are western cartoons?"
"Well this one is, but withes come in all shapes and sizes and themes. Hmph, well, two can play at this artistic game! "[e She whipped out her paintbrush again and some more art supplies.
The witch giggled and drew up more of her familars, which materialized into thin air and attackeed] "Miku! Maria! Cover me and take care of the familairs! I'll handle the witch!" [Miyu jumped to the witch and started drawings of her own.]
"right!" Miku and Maria continuied the battle with the familairs.
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Date: 2015-11-05 05:41 am (UTC)[Miku, however, was having a hard time figuring out what her powers were in the first place, much less how to use them in battle.]
- Yikes!
[She said, rolling away from a Familiar's attack in the nick of time. Maria saw Miku roll across the floor and scramble to her feet, and laughed.]
...You've got good instincts, at the very least!
[And then, she paused for a moment.]
......Say, Miku-san - Why don't you try singing to them or something? It might work - I mean, your Wish was to become an Idol Singer, right?
[Aand that was when the Witch jumped away from Miyu, and started to paint again! She moved her brush over a canvas conjured on thin air, and grinned as she showed them a painting of two-mouse-like figures made of thorny roses. One of the figures were supposed to be wearing pants, judging from the siluette, while the other one was supposed to be wearing a skirt and had a bright red rose blooming on "her" head.]
[Miyu groaned as the two mouse-things materialized, too, becoming more "real" by the second.]
- Well, shit!
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Date: 2015-11-08 04:49 am (UTC)[miku had an idea and shot up more magical electrical boxes, entrapping the newly made familiars in them] "There!"
"great job Miku! I'll finish them off!" [Marisa twirled her magical girl wands and shot out a stream of colorful stars, finishing off the familiars, which enploded in a cloud of smoke and the literal words 'poof!']
"Get back here!" [Miyu shot more globs of paint at the witch and drawing up her own painted images to send out to attack.now that the familiars were going, Miku and Marisa jumped in and joined the battle against the witch]
"Ok! I think we're wearing her down!"
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Date: 2015-11-10 05:56 am (UTC)[And then, Maria floated up into the air.]
...OK, then - It's my turn to kick some posterier!
[And then, she spun around, her magic twirling around her - And Miku's jaw dropped as a bright and colorful cartoonish tank appeared in the air! Maria quickly crawled into the magical tank, and grinned bloodthirstily.]
- Final attack grand alpha!
[She said with a grin - And the Witch blew up with a boom, with magical flowers and candies and glitter flying everywhere!]
[Miyu, in the meanwhile, had gotten out of the way of Maria's attack at the very last moment, and was now coughing up a storm, covered with the magical glitter and whatnot.]
...Maria - I've told you and told you to warn me when when you fire any of your final attacks, geez! Are you trying to blow me up with the Witch on purpose?
[Miku grinned, then, as the Witch Barrier started to melt around them.]
...We won!
[And that was when she paused. Most of the Familiars that hadn't been blown up yet were melting away with the Witch Barrier...]
[But at least 3 of them weren't melting away at all. Wait, wait, wait - What in the world was happening!?]
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Date: 2015-11-12 06:28 am (UTC)Re: The continuation of Path 2
Date: 2015-11-12 06:42 am (UTC)[Miku had nodded, and then, they had all gone for tea and cakes. They'd all exchanged their phone numbers and emails, and then had started chatting.]
...Oh, you're going to that school were all the Idol Singers and actors and actresses go now, right? How's it like?
[Miku laughed aloud at that.]
- Oh, yeah, there're so many famous people there, it was sort of scary when I first tranferred, but now - I barely have enough time to go to school and avoid flunking!
[And several weeks after that, she'd asked Miyu to draw some illustrations for one of Miku's official fanbooks, and Miyu had been happy to comply. But then...]
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Date: 2015-11-15 04:42 am (UTC)[Miku was used to being a magical girl by now, nad often shared missions with Miyu and Marisa. They had become fairly good friends.
obne day, Miku was finishing up shooting a music video when she recieved a call from Miyu]
"hey Miku chan,,," [Miyu's voice sounded worried]
"Hi Miyu chan! What's wrong?"
"Hace you seen or heard of Marisa chan lately?"
"No, I haven't. why?"
"Well I haven't either, for a while. And I'm really worried about her Her parents don't know either."
"Oh no..."
"I heard she's been having issues with bullying recently...." Miyu sighed
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Date: 2015-11-15 05:43 am (UTC)...Oh, that's too bad -
[Miku said, and tried to call Maria, but only got a mechanical voice from her phone's answering service.]
- Hey, Maria-chan, I'm sure you can figure out who this is, but - Please call us soon, OK? We're really worried about you!
[She said, and then cut off, sighing. Miku and Miyu talked for a couple of minutes more, but then Miku had to go, as she had to go do her homework, and she had about two weeks worth of it piled up. Her school was pretty flexible about those things, true, but there was a limit, and she did have to take the tests and do her homework, or else.]
[And so, Miku went home, and did her homework for four hours straight - And that was when there was a knock on her window.]
...Maria-chan???
[Miku almost squeaked as she saw who it was. Maria was floating outside her window in her Magical Girl outfit - ]
[- And to put it quite frankly, the girl looked awful. Maria had dark circles under her eyes, and her whole face was twitching, like she was seeing scary things under every bush...]
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Date: 2015-11-19 06:24 am (UTC)[Marisa blinked] "h-hi Miku neeesan..."
"What are you doing here? " she wet over and opened the window up for her "here, come on in. you must be cold."
[Maria nodded and drifted in listlessly. Miku sat her down on her bed and draped a blanket over her] "What happened to you? We were so worried! And you look quite ill"
"I...I..." [there was a chittering noise as what looked like crayon drawings of colorful little girls projected into life floated in through the window and headed to Marisa. Marisa moaned and flinched back] "Go away, you! I don't need you anymore! I told you that I'm too old for you now!"
"Maria-chan?" [Ah right, Miku remembered MAria telling her about her wish that her imaginary friends came to life. She didn't see them often though.]
"Leave me alone!"] Maria covered her face] "I'm not a baby! Im not Im not!"
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Date: 2015-11-19 06:34 am (UTC)...Oh, don't say that, Maria-chan...
[Miku said, and gave her a hug.]
- People play with their imaginary friends all the time even if they're grownups! It's just that once you're grown up a little, it's usually called "writing stories" or "drawing manga" or stuff like that.
[And then, she gave her a hug again, and looked around for her canteen.]
...Here - You should drink some hot milk tea, OK? That should make you feel better in a jiffy!
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Date: 2015-11-22 06:50 am (UTC)"nuh-uh. That's different, Miku..."
"Well you express those imagination with those drawings you like to do so much! youre very artistic, just like Miyu chan. She's your sempai after all. " [Miku wondered why Maria had come to her instead of to Miyu. did they have a fight or something?]
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Date: 2015-11-23 06:21 am (UTC)[Maria sipped at her tea, and did seem to look a little better after a while.]
...Thanks, Miku.
[And then, she leaned against the head of the bed they were sitting on a little.]
- I feel so tired, these days - It's like I've turned into a raggedy doll for little kids or something! You know those little towel dolls kids for kids, right? It's like I'm all used up now, after the kids and the dog and who knows what all chewed on me and wiped things with me and whatnot...
[Miku nodded, and patted her hair gently.]
...I feel like that a lot nowadays, too - I'm so busy, all the time!
[And then, she sighed a bit.]
- And...Miyu-san's been worrying about you, too, you know. Maybe you should try calling her?
[Marisa groaned at that.]
...I...I dunno...Miyu's getting so weird, these days!
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Date: 2015-11-26 05:52 am (UTC)[miku blinked] "Wearid? wat do you mean?"
[Maria sighed] "Well, she was out of grief seeds for a while, and she was getting so, tired and angry and she seemed sick, and she actually yelled at me..."
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Date: 2015-11-26 06:06 am (UTC)[Miku nodded at that, and then, she took a good look at Maria's own Soul Gem. And then, she took a Grief Seed out of her own little bag of Grief Seeds, and held it out to Maria.]
...I think you should use this, Maria-chan. Your Soul Gem isn't looking too good, either.
[Maria nodded gratefully, and put it next to her own Soul Gem with a click.]
- Yeah, I do feel better now - Thanks, Miku-san. Miyu used to be so nice, and we used to share our Grief Seeds all the time, but now... She's getting so weird!
[And then, she leaned over and whispered - ]
...She - She said I stole her ideas, and sucked them away like a vampire or something. I mean, how does one even do that!? And then she made fun of my dolls, and said they were the stupidest things ever, and that they should have been hers, anyway, because she would have been able to make much better versions, and - and -
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Date: 2015-11-29 06:07 am (UTC)Re: The continuation of Path 2
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