What you see is Misaka - or rather, her lower half, jutting out from the gaping chest of the powered armor you've seen her tromp around on. As she is currently wearing what looks like a school uniform with a short skirt, you're treated to a not very flattering view of the arms dealer from behind.

You avert your eyes. Blue and white striped isn't your thing, anyway.

The second thing you see is Sakura Kyoko. she seems to be back from her assignment. While it's only been hours since you last saw her, you're not at all surprised that she'd quickly accomplished her task - it was, after all, a cut-and-dried kill request, and if there's anything an Eversor is good at it's reducing a room full of dudes into a charnel house. There would have been nothing left to bury.

She seems to be in a good mood, at least, as she always is after the simple assignments. Enough that she's still standing and putting what looks to be a golden spear - or rather a halberd, topped with a brutal knife-like spearpoint - through its paces. There's a gun barrel jutting out from underneath the blade, and what you think looks like a slot for a magazine. That's as much as you can tell, since its wielder is currently making it spin and twirl fast enough for the damn thing to blur.

Kyoko notices your arrival first, and grins at you. "Hey, Murderface! I see you got your arm back! I guess we've..." She pauses, her grin going wider, showing off her canines. "...got to give you a hand for that!"

Yeah. Hand gags. Very funny, Cyclops.

"Haw! I was only jokin'!"

[]Ask her about her assignment.
[]Ask her about her new toy.
[]Ignore her and call Misaka's attention, who's currently ass-deep in her new garage experiment.

[]Ask her about her new toy.
Oh God. Oh God why.

Shit, party's cancelled guys.

Share the Vodka around, ask about the golden gunspear.

>>19789263
>>Shit, party's cancelled guys.

Could be a double celebration: Post-retirement celebration inebriation and Kyouko can join in too cause of completing her assignment or something.

[]Ask her about her new toy.

>>19789235

[X] Ask her about her new toy.

then,

[X] Ask her about her assignment.

"Nice to see you still have an eye for comedic timing, Kyoko." Set the bottles out on a nearby table to invite her into the spirit of celebration.

>>19789235
[X]Ask her about her new toy.
then
[X]Ask her about her assignment.

>>19789235
Ask her about her new toy.

Make a mental note to tell that little fuck we work for about this, we might not be able to convince her the weapon is bad news so we might need to do someone bitchy to help her

Aw yeah, MGNQ!

Also, since we left our cursed golden deagle and katana with QB, we're more-or-less unarmed.

While we're here, let's remember to load up. And let Misaka look at our damaged time-stop shield.

> No forgetting to bring a parachute to a skyscraper fight this time.

>>19789311
Might get Kyoko killed. Maybe try to talk to Sayaka about it. Try to get her to help us tell Kyoko that hit is bad news. Even if things go south (who am I kidding, it's "when"), we might be able to get it away from Kyoko w/o killing her, or at least we'll possibly have Sayaka on our side since we went to her about it.

But shit, this is why we have to have a meeting with the others and warn them about this shit.

>>19789235
[X]Ask her about her new toy.

Ask if it has Roman Numerals on it.

>>19789334
Wasn't Sayaka the one that wanted to check out the golden katana last time?

Golden spear? Well, shit. That's going to ruin the celebrating, isn't it?

Can't we ask about her toy and make moves to get ready to fend her off if she suddenly goes batshit on us?

>>19789235
[x]Ask her about her assignment.

>>19789349
All the more reason to giver her a heads-up. People were acting retarded though saying shit like "fuck her" "why help her" etc. but seriously, being able to prevent another Kirika style incident would be fantastic if you ask me.

>>19789351
That takes a bit longer I think, we wielded the eagle for almost a week before it got to us. Not sure with Kirika how long it took since she was mostly crazy to begin with

>>19789416
Exactly, we want to avoid the attitude those chucklefucks had thinking they were being edgy and noir trying to make us toss away any advantages we have

>>19789416

I agree on this. I feel we did build up some rapport with Sayaka from our short-lived cooperation, and it definitely shows that Blue can have a good head on her shoulders when she wants to. She'd be very inclined to help Kyoko out and would stand well in getting through to her. The less problems we need to deal with in the future, the better... not to mention that having to retire anyone else would be terrible for Mami.

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>>19789282 >>19789269 >>19789263
>>19789285

You give the whirling golden spear another glance, your eyes narrowing behind your glasses. Things shouldn't really be happening that fast, should it? Can't the bitch with the pink hair and black eyes give you a little break once in a while?

You shake your head at Kyoko, before moving to a nearby work table, its surface covered with what appears to be hastily-drawn schematics of the armor Misaka is working on. You push some out of the way and place the paper back of happy drinks on the space you've made.

You ask Kyoko about her new spear as you take the bottles out, one by one. You hear the spear's blade scrape the floor as she steps up behind you.

"Oh, this thing?" Kyoko blinks, before tapping the brilliant golden haft with a hand. "Sweet, isn't it? I saw your Desert Eagle, an' Kirika's sword - thought I'd hop on the bandwagon and get this thing prettied up, too! I had Misaka-chan do the detailing for me! Check it!" She holds out the spear to you, one-handedly, and you pass. The things tend to be heavier than they looked, and if you're bad with knives, you're even worse with spears.

So she didn't get it from any strange girl or anything? You ask her this, just as Misaka seems to jolt up from her position inside the armor - a solid thunk indicating that she'd just acquainted her brow against something metal. You hear her cutely swearing in Russian.

"Huh? Naw, I got this from Misaka-chan! Well...I guess you could consider her strange, haha, so probably. But I comissioned this one from her, long ago! Had her give it a gun attachment too, just in case I get a couple'a wiseguys trying to ping me out with guns!"

>>19789235
>rather a halberd, topped with a brutal knife-like spearpoint - through its paces. There's a gun barrel jutting out from underneath the blade, and what you think looks like a slot for a magazine.

Fucking Custodes halberd/NFW. What, was it stuck inside the termie armour?

>>19789485
So it's just a gold-plated spear. Huh.

Ask about to show that gun attachment.

>>19789485
Oh you.
Check for Roman numeral anyway.

>>19789485

Saaaaaafe. Kyouko's too dumb to lie anyway.

Okay, let's get this booze party started.

>>19789485
Laugh, hysterically. Drink half a bottle of the vodka. Then say: "Is that so. Good. Here i thought this was going to be Kirika all over again."

>>19789485
Christ that is a relief

Tell her we need to catch up with her, Sayaka and Mami tonight to have a chat about developments and ask her how her assignment went

>>19789494
That was my first thought

On that, our Misaka is last order grown up right? Been thinking and none of the others fits for the character

>>19789505
But what if Misaka got it from Pinky?

Oh christ.

Regardless, we need to warn Kyoko right now and ask her to get in touch with Sayaka about setting up a meeting when Mami brings Iori back. This cannot wait...but we can still have a vodka party with Misaka and Kyoko.

>>19789485

Well. At least it's not what you thought it was. You let out a small inward sigh of relief, before twisting off the cap of one of the Stolichnayas, giving its contents a sniff.

"Hey, uh, Murderface, are we gonna make her drink that? I mean...she's underage, isn't she?" Kyoko whispers, having moved uncomfortably closer, her one eye wide.

So are the both of you, but you haven't let that stop you before, you reply, before capping the bottle again. It's then that you call out to the arms dealer - and you hear her curse once more as another thunk sounds from inside the suit.

A moment later, and she'd already wormed her way out of the black steel hulk - the armor looking more like a disemboweled giant standing in place, frozen in death. Her face bedewed with sweat, her cheeks flushed pink, Misaka walks up to you, a searching expression on her face. Looking up at you curiously, before reaching up and grabbing your cheeks, staring into your eyes.

"Should...I leave the both of you alone, or something...?" Kyoko asks, lamely.

"Ah! Violet eyes again, Murderface! Not black eyes anymore, that's good, that's good!" Misaka suddenly cheers, all smiles. "Was worried for a moment, Misaka thought she saw black again! But is violet, so is good!"

You don't know whether to be relieved or to be horrified.

"Why is Murderface here, though?" Misaka asks, tilting her head to the side. "Should not be with idol girlfriend at this time of day? Hrm...is curious! Is mystery!"

"What the..." Kyoko snaps in. "...Did she just say idol girlfriend? What the hell, Murderface?"

How do you react?

>>19789534
Nah I think she gave it to Misaka to work on from how she said it

>>19789551
First, she's not my girlfriend. Second, she's off with Mami doing something they wouldn't tell me about. Probably shopping for girly-things, I dunno.

>>19789551
>How do you react?

Facepalm. All the facepalms.

>>19789551
Iori isn't my girlfriend Misaka.

She is. Still the principal under my protection

>>19789551
"More like 'roommate who is recovering from a severely traumatic experience'. And she went shopping with Mami. And I'm here to celebrate doing in Little Miss Stab All The Things."

>>19789551

Snort at the girlfriend comment, tell her that our charge is shopping with mami, so there is enough time to get drunk as hell. You even brought vodka!

>>19789551
Start laughing our ass off.

These people think that we are emotionally capable of anything even vaguely resembling a romantic relationship.

Then light up come cigarettes and pour out some vodka.

She's out shopping with Mami.

She's not my girlfriend, we just live together, sleep in the same bed, she seems attached to me and tries to take care of me.

My god, she might think we're girlfriends. Give me more alcohol.

>>19789551

"Not my girlfriend."

Explain that she's just staying over at your place cause it's a more inconspicuous and secure than any safehouse. Then get on with the vodka. Enough distractions.

IM HERE!!!!!

Regardless of how we address our relationship with Iori, now is the principal time to dunk our soul gem into a shotglass and see if we are able to get drunk while we're getting drunk.

>>19789627
Yes! For the furtherance of the science of getting hammered!

>>19789598
Oh please, this.

"She's out shopping with Mami."

No point explaining, they'll believe what they want to.

Ask if she takes her vodka plain or with juice.

>>19789551
But Mami's not an idol...

>>19789598

This. We need more crazy, weve been to reasonable lately.

>>19789598
This. However, I think we ran out of cigarettes.

>>19789454
I hope she listens to us. She liked that thing the last time we had it.

>>19789551
>we don't have a girlfriend

tell them it's

Vodka.

Victory

Party

Time

>>19789702
We might have picked some up while we went out on the vodka run, would've made perfect sense. We need our fucking nicotine.

>>19789598 >>19789588 >>19789579

You've never been one to laugh all-out at anything. Maybe a chuckle or two at the best if you see something as funny as a target managing to knock himself out by running right into a wall in an attempt to get away. But two of the ever-shrinking handful of people you're in speaking terms with, actually suggesting that you're fit to be in a relationship, and with an idol no less? A girl, no less?

You laugh, hard. It feels like you haven't laughed in forever, but you're doing so, now. You're thankful you didn't sneak a sip of vodka before the party itself started, otherwise you'd be snorting it out of your nose.

Both Kyoko and Misaka glance at each other, dumbstruck at what they're seeing, and it's a good while before you manage to compose yourself. You cough a few times, catching your breath, before wheezing out that Iori is definitely NOT your girlfriend. To you, she was just a principal from an assignment, and now she's just...slumming it up with you in concern for her own hide.

"Ah, but idol-san was really worried about Murderface, though," Misaka pipes up as Kyoko seems to recover from the shock and investigate the vodka bottles, taking a sniff of the stuff - and blinking. "Crying all the while! Is like something out of romantic comedy!"

You didn't know about that. Huh. Well, it's probably just the shock of seeing someone without a frickin' arm.

"Yes, but--" Misaka tries again, and you pat her on the head and ask her to get the three of you glasses, and probably a bucket of ice while she's at it. She frowns, grumbling something at you, before moving deeper into the back of the warehouse, where her living quarters are.

"Murderface, this is pretty strong stuff. What if she gets drunk?"

You'll deal with it, you say. What's the worst that can happen?

>>19789717
Well worst that happens is that she starts an impromptu fourth of July party with military grade explosives.

>>19789717
>What's the worst that can happen?
Oh crap.

>>You'll deal with it, you say. What's the worst that can happen?

Oh boy, here we go.

>>19789717
growl at her, she's not the babby

we're perfectly fine being drunk half the time

prepair soulgem for Vodka Dunkage

>>19789732
She said worst thing, not best thing.

>>19789732
i like how u think.

>>19789732
That is the awesomest result

>>19789717
>You'll deal with it, you say. What's the worst that can happen?

She's Russian, those can't get drunk.

>>19789732
She turns into Railgun.

>>19789743
>soulgem in our drink

we're gonna die here aren't we?

Let's do it

>>19789717
>What's the worst that can happen?

Nooooo

Murderface, you should know better than to ever say that. Ever.

Do we know which ID number this Misaka is? Or if there even are multiple clones in this setting?

>>19789769
Why do you think she is one of the Railgun Clones? She has a different way of talking and has up to now never shown any ESPer powers. I find it more likely that OP just took her appearance his Original Character.

WE are also in the Officio Assassinorum, and this is definetely not warhammer 40k.

>>19789784
>WE are also in the Officio Assassinorum, and this is definetely not warhammer 40k.

I'm willing to bet that Kyuubey just read it in a book and thought it sounded cool.

>>19789769

Just treat her as a homage character. She hasn't displayed ESP at any rate.

Though I do wonder if she's a magical girl or not. I mean, she IS under QB's employment, but the mutant cat also has regular humans running the day to day alongside the magical girls...

>>19789784
Well it is because characters have kept major details but changed things like personality and minor details to suit the setting.

So Misaka being a clone is still quite possible.

>>19789769
Personally I think she is las order based on her description and actions

>>19789799
Her powers could be more of a tech empath leaning in this.

Makes sense given how much she loves her guns

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>>19789717

"I guess..." Kyoko says, uncertainly, before leaning her new golden pig-sticker against a nearby weapons rack. "It's not like she's somewhere dangerous anyway, isn't it? I mean, she's home right now, and if she gets wasted, we can just tuck her into bed after she throws everything up."

You nod at this, before taking your new pack of cigarettes from your inventory - you purchased it on the way to the liquor store - and you stick one between your lips before offering the pack itself to Kyoko. She takes one, nodding in thanks, and you light up yours before lighting hers.

"It's a bit crazy that we're doing this, eh, Murderface?" Kyoko says after a moment. "I mean, girls our age, we're supposed to be studyin' and thinking about guys and stuff...what happened to us? Why do we have to do the dirty work?"

You grunt your usual answer to this question - which is of course nothing. It's a bit too early in this vodka party to get philosophical.

Misaka returns with the glasses and a Hello Kitty mini-thermos' worth of cube ice. "Do not usually drink vodka, you know. Dulls the voices in head, cannot focus on them talking to me when I work!" She chides as she hands you and Kyoko your glasses.

Funny, because that's the entire point of you drinking.

You pour them each a half glassful, letting Misaka drink hers with ice, spiked with the blackcurrant juice. You take out your own Soul Gem, and to their surprise, dunk it in your glass before sipping the clear liquid.

"That's...uh...is that a thing to do, now?" Kyouko asks, eye wide.

You shrug. It's worth a try.

>>19789822
And there goes Deculture blowing the argument out of the water regarding her having powers

>>19789822
"Dunno, but the I stored the gem of the chick I captured the other day in a glass of whiskey. She was completely legless."

Cringe when we realize the pun we just made,

>>19789822
>Voices in her Head
>Misaka network

Come on OP, just when we where sure she wasnt a clone...

>>19789840
howso?

>>19789822
remind Misaka that's the point. awkwardly thank her for making a bloody mist out of swordbitch after we get a bootle of drink into us

say it worked for that girl you were interrogating, it's worth a try

>>19789850
In Railgun the SISTERS, military clones of the titular character, form a hivemind via networking each others with their electrical Esper powers. They are always talking with all their other "Sisters".

>>19789847
It could be some form of tech empathy seeing as she mentioned specifically them talking to her when she works.

>>19789865
or she could just be obtusely referring to normal coherant thoughts.

>>19789822

And so the vodka party gets underway. Misaka was kind enough to pull up cushions - clean ones, at least - for all three of you to sit on instead of the dusty, rust-powdered ground, and the vodka seems to be kicking in for both Kyoko and Misaka. Surprisingly, you feel just a bit more buzzed than before. Maybe there is something to dunking your soul gem in the drink as you're drinking it, eh?

For a while, you talk about work. At least the funnier aspects of it,not the soul-crushingly bad parts. Kyoko opened it up by sharing a couple of memories, one of which involving Kyoko stabbing her spear through two guys at once. You laugh at that. Misaka, on the other hand, shared about how one of the guns she was working on suddenly fired right in her hands, nearly taking her head of, but instead takes the head off a prospective burglar sneaking in by the windows.

So that's why she boarded them up.

Soon enough, Misaka is pillowing her head on your stocking-clad thighs, singing off-key, while Kyoko seems to be busy blushing and giggling about how she likes the smell of Sayaka's hair.

What do you do? You can talk to either Kyoko or Misaka. You can pose a question to them that you think may be pertinent to what you want to know, or simply a question you think would be fun to ask while they're drunk.

>>19789893
Misaka

fun to ask

don't ruin this for me

>>19789893
Go with Misaka.

>>19789893
Ask if the golden spear is to compensate for anything.

>>19789893
Ask if they really think Iori's is going for us, and if they have any idea of how to let her down, without losing us our personal bedwarmer and (secondary) pancake cook

>>19789893
Sho Kyoko, you made up with Sayayayaka.

That's good, make sure to make each other happy and to keep each other sane. Be an anchor for the other one, jusht because we're magical girls doesn't mean we can't be happy.

>>19789893
We have our arms dealer drunk, time to use this to our advantage.

>>19789822
Ask Misaka if she thinks she could fix our shield if it was broken.
>>19789911
Nyet. We can deal with her on our own.

Maybe we should try to pull something interesting out of the shield.

>>19789912
This

>>19789936
no, it's half broken and we don't want to invite pink to the party

What hair do you like, Kyoko?

>>19789936
Agreed, don't pull crap from the shield.

>>19789912
Are we just drunk, or *really* drunk?

>>19789936
>something interesting
Inb4 we pull out the saints row the third dildo bat and/or chum launcher

>>19789946
We are significantly less drunk then they.

>>19789912
Not this, sounds weak

>>19789951
We should be fixing that problem

We need to get totally smash so we can avoid lori's sexy time surprise

>>19789958
Her surprise may just be some nice clothes for us to wear not her humping our leg

>>19789958
If we get really fucked up, Mami might forgive us a bit faster!

We're not that desperate though. R-right guys?

>>19789983
>>19789983
For Mami's pancakes? Yes

>>19789958
The surprise might Iori and Mami returning early... because of the death commandos smashing through the windows.

Just a thought.

>>19789983
Well we're pretty desperate but I don't think coming home blackout drunk will help us.

We should get to a good sloshed state and stay there.


Also ask Misaka about the possibility of fixing our shield, we really need to get that looked at.

>>19789994
We did piss the yakuza off pretty badly

There is of course the one thing she could be surprising us with

/nospoilersontg Iori is signing a contract with kyuubey so that she can protect us

>>19789994
then she shouldn't have taken a known rape target into public

>>19790006
We went to lengths to stop her from doing that...

>>19790006
> We did piss the yakuza off pretty badly
I hate being proved right sometimes.

> Iori is signing a contract
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

>>19789893
Let's not get too wasted so we don't end up prematurely dead.

>>19789983
... this could work. It's pretty damned desperate.

I'm kinda worried about lori, but pancakes!

give it a shot.

>>19789893
Let's just ask Misaka if she thinks she could fix our shield.
And I'd like to ask Kyoko to bring Sayaka to our little Magical Girls Against Gold Weapons meeting later.

>>19790053
Seconding.

Pet Miska's hair and thank her for saving our ass. We haven't really done that yet.

Perhaps ask the two of them if there's one thing above all else they wish or hope to be able to do before they die.

>>19790063
>petting

I said I would cut back on waifuin. I lied, do it.

>>19790053
Thirding, but we should also thank Misaka for being awesome and saving our asses.

>>19790078
This ain't waifuin this is drunken imoutoin

>>19790078

How is us treating her like a child waifuing? Wait. You are a pedo, aren't you? REPENT, SINNER!

Ask to make sure the Gold Spear really is just a mundane spear Misaka prettied up and not a gift from Pinky. Since they're drunk they're less likely to lie about it.

>>19790137
Why would they lie about it?

>>19790143
Why would a gold weapon drive people crazy?

>>19790150
Because magic

>>19790150

Have you even read this quest?

>>19790150
Because Pinky, also known as Faust, gifts them to Magical Girls and they make them even crazier, more chaotic and so on. It also turns their eyes jet black.

>>19790143
They might not have - but we're paranoid. And buzzed.

>>19790157
>>19790159
I was being sarcastic to show that making sure they didn't lie about the gold spear was worthwhile as it could have influenced them to lie.

>>19790167
>>19790143
>>19790137
If they lied about it the best solution is to take a look at it and try to find the number on it. If it doesn't have Roman numerals then it is probably safe.

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>>19789925>>19790053 >>19790063
>>19790090

You refill your glass to the point where your soul gem is bobbing slightly up and down in the drink, suspended by the alcohol, before placing it down on the floor and then patting Misaka on the head, ruffling her hair a bit. She giggles at the sensation, seemingly liking it.

After a moment, you quietly give her your thanks for saving your life back at the Helipad. She squirms slightly on your lap, before turning to face you, a pleased smile on her face.

"Was waiting for you to thank Misaka. Misaka is happy now that Murderface remembers." She lets out a sigh, before reaching up with both hands, fumbling for your own. She then presses your hand tightly against the top of her head.

"Do it more. Say Misaka is a good girl."

You laugh lightly at this, before indulging her, making sure to look like you mean it. And you do.

"Misaka is happy. This is nice once in a while, Misaka thinks."

Yeah. Once in a while.

Before you can ask her about your shield and if she could fix it, though, Kyoko pipes up, having noticed that you're not really listening.

"Hey. HEEEY! Murderfaaace!" The red-haired Eversor frowns at you, brandishing her half-empty glass. "We've been talking all this time, and you're just quiet! How about you, eh? What kinda girl do you like, huh?"

How do you respond?

>>19790193
.50 caliber minimum with decent accuracy and-

wait.... Girls?

Is that a... thing?

>>19790193
Love how she automatically assumes Matsuda is a lesbian. Is it a requirement for magical girls?

>>19790193
"Doesn't matter. I'm living on borrowed time and its not like anyone would want to be around a failure like me anyways. I'm contend with drugging myself silly. Another Vodka?"

>>19790206
given the themes of friendship and close relations prevalent throughout the genre?

probably

>>19790193
I'd like a girl who isn't involved in a giant political scandal, or maybe someone who doesn't try to kill me. Or maybe just one who canhold her liquor. So nobody really.

>>19790206
yes

>>19790193
errr

mutter about quiet people, guns, and pancakes

>>19790202

This.

>>19790206

Well, canonically Sayaka was head over heels with a guy who ended up ignoring her....

That being said, Zombie-lich girl with magical powers kinda puts a damper on having close physical interactions with normal humans. Probably the lack of a pulse.

>>19790220
Pancakes. We'd do anything for pancakes.

>>19790206

It's more likely that it's just a perpetuation of the perceived undertones of the anime. There's also the theme that magical girls in Madokaverse only really have each other to turn to based on the nature of what they are and what they do. Then again, Kyoko would have fair reason to think Matsuda is a lesbian given what's happened so far in the quest.

>>19790228
We like guns too

We could go for the russkie

>>19790202
This

>>19790230
The undertones in the anime were pretty fucking heavy
To the point of "JUST FUCK ALREADY" at times

>>19790206
Pretty much.

>>19790193
Well, lets say we ignore the fact that I am far too fucked up in the head for a relationship.

Someone who is willing to put up with my myriad flaws. Who takes care of me even when I don't take care of myself. Who makes me feel like I could be a good person instead of what I am.

>>19790193
"Dunno, never gave it much thought.
"Nice girl, pancake cooking a definite plus, and...wait, why is it girl instead of guy?"

>>19790228
This is truth

>>19790252
You did just describe Iori so I am pretty sure that's intentional

Also Mami

>>19790214
Sayaka liked a boy

Someone who make me forget
>>19790193
>>19790193

>>19790290
In the original Madoka yeah

She still seemed very "friendly" to the girls so it is always debated by people wearing their /u/ goggles

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>>19790193
>Blond
>Refined
>Motherly and kind
>Well equipped in the important places.

"But that`s only a what if. Even I know that it`s a bad idea to stick to me."

>>19790272
I suppose so, but it's also what we need.

We need someone who gives us a chance to be better than what we are. We need a dame that we are willing to be a hero for.

Given that this is noir it'll probably fall apart and unravel on us, but that's all part of the fun.

>>19790314
>that pic
can someone tell me the deal with the whole stick in mouth thing

>>19790322
It's candy. You nibble bits off the end, work your way to the other end.
If two people share the same one they meet in the middle.

>>19790314
YES BONER!

>>19790322
It's a pocky stick
Japanese bread stick coated in chocolate, a common thing for anime is the pocky game where two girls ( usually ) try to eat the pocky at the same time going closer to a kiss until one of them snaps the stick.

Or they end up going full lesbian

>>19790322
It's a long chocolate covered biscuit. One girl puts one end in their mouth, the other takes the other side. They nibble their way to the middle and lesbianism ensues.

>>19790322

The stick is pocky, a Japanese snack which is essentially a cookie-stick coated with flavorings, like chocolate. A popular vehicle for showing romantic or sexual attraction is to have two characters share a stick and eat towards the center together. Think of it like the spaghetti noodle scene from Lady and the Tramp.

>>19790326
>>19790327
>>19790329
so why is it that most pics i see with it show one of the people nervous as fuck/not into it

>>19790338
Because quite often the overtly lesbian one who is chasing the "straight" one launches into it with no forewarning

Also they can be embarrassed

>>19790338
So that you can get the experienced lesbian seducing someone who isn't entirely sure of it. You get to have one playing the assertive role and one playing the more curious and inexperienced role.

It's a fun dynamic and the pocky method provides an excellent way to show it.

>>19790228 >>19790215 >>19790252
>>19790256

"M-Man, you got some high standards there, huh, Murderface? Make you feel all good and toasty about yourself inside AND make pancakes!" Kyoko giggles, her cheeks flushed crimson as she drains her drink, before exhaling heatedly and holding her glass out for more. You refill her as best you could, your grip on the bottle a bit shaky. Wow, you're getting really fucked up from the soul gem dunking thing, and you haven't even opened up the second bottle yet!

"But pancakes? Why it gotta be pancakes? Why is it a prerequisite to get into yer panties, Murderface? Is it because you got a fetish for sugary breakfast food or somethin? Some kinda ritual involving pancake batter, or what?"

You frown at this, before reaching over and taking Misaka's left shoe off of her foot and then tossing it at Kyoko's head. Or at least, try to. You're too drunk to aim properly, and you end up htting the armor instead.

You just really like pancakes, that's all, you grumble. If you're going to end up with someone - girl OR boy - they'd better be able to cook up a mean stack.

"Fine, fine. But ya got Mami for that already, though. She really likes you, although I'll be damned if I know why." Kyoko shrugs, reaching up to clumsily re-adjust her eyepatch. "Gah, fucking thing. I hate having to wear this." A moment more, and she gives up. "Anyway, as I was sayin'. You got a thing going with Mami. I know you're a hardass an' all, but try not to screw it up, okay? The rest of us like Mami, an' we don't like seein' her getting torn up about some stupid shit you pulled."

>>Deculture :: D'aaaawwwww. Misaka is Misaka is adorable.

>>19790193
Because it's a homoerotic dare.

Regardless - a toast is in order, ladies.

"To abscent friends, Former Comrades, and fallen enemies. "

>>19790193
"I like nice kind girls. What's it has to do with anything anyway?"
Turn back to Misaka.
"So Misaka do you think you could fix my shield?"

>>19790361

You could have done with the warning, but Kyoko's drunk. Sure. Whatever.

It's then that your smartphone rings. You clumsily take it out of your inventory and blink at the screen.

It's an incoming call from Iori.

"The hell is that?" Kyoko frowns. Misaka seems to be fast asleep, nuzzling your thighs.
"Oh, wait. It's the girlfriend, isn't it? Hahaha!"

You frown at the Eversor, then back at the phone.

[]Answer the call.
[]Drop the call. It can wait.

>>19790361
Ask about the eyepatch. I still want to know why her eye hasn't been healed. Or does she just wear the eyepatch because Sayaka likes it?

So i'm not into animes nowadays.
So from which anime Misaka is?

>>19790361
I didn't want to hurt her at all but that bitch Kirika wouldn't quit

As much as Misaka turning her to paste brings a smile to my face I sort of wish I had done it myself

>>19790372
Answer it

>>19790372
[]Answer the call.

Just in case they're in trouble or something. If she's just calling for idle chit-chat she'll give up once we drunkenly slur at her anyway.

>>19790372
Answer it, tell Iori to bring more booze! This soul gem drinking needs more testing

>>19790372
Answer the call. Last thing we need is to miss a call when Iori's being attacked by Yakuza or something. Besides, it's not like it's the first time she's seen us drunk. Plus shenanigans.

[]Answer the call.

>>19790372
[X]Answer the call.

It might be important.

Fling Misaka's other shoe at Kyouko.

>>19790361
Wait, can't she have her eye healed like we did our arm?

>>19790365
Is that a twitter quote? Or your thoughts

[X]Answer the call.
Turn paranoia on

>>19790374

She's originaly from "A certain magical index" as a recuring character and is the main character in the spin-off "a certain scientific railgun".

>>19790372
[x] answer
"I hope I don't need to be sober for this."

>>19790372
>answer call

>>19790372
[X]Answer the call.

Move away from loudmouth there and answer it.

Take the soul gem out of the glass first, we don't need to be accerating through the various levels of drunkenness mid call. We can always put it back after.

>>19790361
>eyepatch

Why didn't she get her eye replaced? We got a new arm rather easily.

>>19790407
Can't move, we're currently occupied.

Answer, of course. Maybe punch Kyoko?

>>19790372
drop the call

pet Misaka, ask about eye patch

Well her eye was damadged by Kirika right? Maybe she hasn't healed it as a reminder of what it is to fight another magic girl or something.

>>19790372
Answer the call and take our Soul Gem out of the vodka.

>>19790372

Definitely answer the call!

>>19790435

Likely this, or perhaps she just think the eyepatch is cool and wanted to keep it. That seems like it'd be Kyoko, eh?

>>19790442
Support to remove the gem and take the call. We need to be slightly less drunk for this.

>>19790447
It kind of does, in fact I wouldn't be suprised if she actually has a perfectly fine eye under there. Although, I can also see kyoko using the empty eye socket to store snacks.

why is it we can't just magic fix the shield? all the other girls can summon new weapons but we can't even fix ours? have we ever tried summon more shields? also what happens if we put our soul gem in the shield and dismiss it?

i also wonder about the eye patch

>>19790503
> put our soul gem in the shield and dismiss it
We get to meet Pinky. And then die horribly. Probably the other way around.

Actually, do we even know how the shield got damaged? IC, we were probably too drunk to remember, but someone might shed some light on that. I mean, having our time stop fail at the worst possible time is an incredible liability and if it turns out it got messed up by Sayaka flipping out on us (like the time she tried shank our kidneys) I'd say she needs to have her teeth removed with violent concussive force

>>19790503
The shield isn't just another weapon like Mami's guns, Kyoko's spears, or Sayaka's sabers. It's an intrinsic part of our costume and reflection of our abilities. The fact that it's damaged and not repaired after dismissing and engaging our magical girl costume probably reflects an actual problem with our magical abilities.

angry drunk time?

also answer phone

>>19790442

You look up at Kyoko before putting a finger to your lips. The red-haired girl nods, waving a hand, sipping at her glass while you yourself quickly drain your own glass of the vodka currently soaking your Soul Gem. The bright purple bauble clinks against crystal as you put down your glass, and it's then that you answer the call, lifting the phone up to your ear.

You clear your throat a few times, and greet the caller with what you hoped was a steady, sober-sounding voice.

"Ah, Chiaki-san. I'm...I'm sorry to call you on short notice, but may I ask what your three sizes are?"

What? What, is that a thing idols ask their acquaintances now? Really?

"Don't worry, it isn't for anything...bad. I just need them. Do you know what they are, or at can you at least give me a size approximation?"

The expression of confused outrage on your face must be hilarious enough that Kyoko, in mid-sip, spits out her drink to the side and snorts, erupting into laughter. Cackling about vodka shooting up her nose.

You...remember getting measured for something, long ago. You haltingly recite the numbers back to Iori, with the reluctant disclaimer that one or two of them might be a bit increased at the moment. Alcoholism certainly doesn't help.

"This should be fine, Chiaki-san. You're actually pretty close to my sizes! I can use these! Thank you! We'll see you back at the apartment this evening!"

The line goes dead before you can even ask what the hell she needed it for.

All you can hear now is Kyoko laughing the laughter of thirsting gods.

>>19790542
Or our emotional and mental state

>>19790541
I would say it came from us killing Pinky

>>19790496
Emergency pocky supply

>>19790550
Well... At least they weren't in danger... I guess. Though I feel that our dignity is.

>>19790550
"Kyoko.... what are the "Three Sizes?"

>>19790550

Grab other shoe from Misaka. Attempt to pelt Kyoko again.

You know what
Since were chugging booze and all how about we suggest play the
>King Game

>>19790550

Oh God, they're buying us a humiliatingly frilly dress, I just know it.

>>19790571
... but we already know that. We told her what they are.
Ask Kyoko what HER three sizes are. When she asks why, tell her that it's so we can get her a nice suit for her funeral.

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>>19790399
My thoughts. I don't twitter. Or Face Space. Too... trite, for my tastes.

Absent Friends - Mainly the current distance between us and Mami. Being drunk AND having hot pancakes beats just being drunk.
Former Comrades Okay, we didn't like Kirika. At all. Bitch deserves everything she got save one - being mind-raped by Pinky. No body ever deserves that treatment.
Fallen Enemies - because if they were still standing, we wouldn't be.

[x] Answer the call. Drunkenly. Because we're toasted. Seriously, seriously toasted. We are pretty close to 'Woo' levels of drunk, here, amirite?

>>19790550
Well that was an ominous phone call. Fear the future.

Ask about the eyepatch.

well since it isn't auto repairing wasn't wonder if we tried forcing it! what could go wrong forcing a time manupilating object while drunk! maybe fixing it will get rid of pinky

did have that other girls gem in the shield stop it from connecting with her body? or was she just out of it anyway. we could try it with kyoko assume shes willing

>>19790586

I am so much in favor of this, right here.

We must not forget to tell Kyoko about having a meeting tonight. Shit, we can bring Misaka along and she can give her opinion on the weapons...not that we have them anymore...

You know, an actual holder of the real golden weapons might mistakenly target Kyoko because of the weapon.

Meanwhile you people aren't asking about why she isn't getting her eye back, and you're too focused on waifuing.

>>19790586
That's good.

>>19790616
We have been discussing it but notice there was no [ ] so Kyoko why are you still a cyclops
Option so far nor any "Wat say" so we are basically doing what we can for now

>>19790616
A good point, we should warn Kyoko when we are telling everyone about the golden threat.

>>19790632
If there's nothing presented, FORCE IT.

>>19790605
Also seconding that.

>>19790616
I can only do so much against the tide of the people trying to get drunk and having lesbotimes in a quest thread.

>>19790550
"So? What'd she want, then?" Kyoko is sneering now, and you remember right away why you drink alone. "Something about yer three sizes, right?" The crimson-haired Eversor giggles. "Ahaha! Oh, the look on your face! It sure wasn't murder at all!"

Yeah, yeah. You're getting faintly annoyed at this, when you feel something fiddling with your shield. You look down and you realize that Misaka seems to have woken up, her eyes hooded as she pulls your right arm onto her own lap as she sits beside you. Fingers tracing the gash on the shield.

"It's broken," Misaka murmurs. "The machine spirit of this device is broken. It is not whole. It is crying because it is not whole, and it cannot work as it should." Misaka's voice is mournful, quiet, and almost tearful - which is strange, considering she's almost always upbeat. "This unworthy one wants to fix it, but...cannot. Only Akemi Homura can."

Wait. That name. But how could--

It's then that she looks up at you, and you feel sobriety washing over you like a cold bucket of ice water.

Misaka's eyes had gone completely black.

"The Machine Spirit cries out for its missing pieces. You have two, Homura. Get the others. Right this wrong. End this world before she does."

Before you can react, Misaka closes her eyes and flops forward, against you, drooling into the collar of your suit. Snoring again. Sleeping deeply.

How do you react?

>>19790646
I have your back.

>>19790605
>>19790616
A combo of these two

>>19790648
BACK THE FUCK UP

>>19790646

drunk time is best time for idea following

>>19790646
Well the get drunk party kept pushing it last thread because we are supposed to be retarded

I have mentioned getting the magical girls we care about ( all 3 of them ) in some capacity together so we can warn them but things have gone the other way

>>19790616
Well, Waifuin' and D'aaawwing aside...

It might be best to tell Kyoko to only use her new golden toothpick as a wall decoration, because QB is really interested in the ones Kirika and Chiaki have. So much so, he confiscated them for the time being. Wouldn't want to lose your new toy by showing it off, would you?

That should keep it, and her, out of harms way for a while. Hopefully.

>>19790648
the fuck just

>>19790648
Wake her up and check her eyes for blackness. Is she alright? Are we sober yet? Cause we're sober now.

Take out phone and try to access the diary. Try inputting "Akemi".

>>19790648
Misaka is a fucking techpriest now?
And wait what the fuck was that? Kyoko you hear that?

>>19790648

Only "Akemi Homura" can fix it.

We need to get our memories back... but how the fuck?

>>19790648
Try putting the name Akemi as the journal password.

>>19790550
>All you can hear now is Kyoko laughing the laughter of thirsting gods.
Hah, I see what you did there.

>>19790648
Kind of have a mini freak out. Nothing violent, obviously, but we have definitely been putting this off for too long.

Tell Kyoko about the weapons and Pinky. Tell her to call up Sayaka and we'll call Mami and Iori. This meeting happens now.

>>19790550
..Okay. How big is the chance that she bought us something.. frilly? And if its in pink we will fill it with bulletholes.

>>19790648

Okay, time to flip out.

Open her eyelids. CHECK HER EYES.

Ask Kyouko if she saw that. Make sure we're not hallucinating.

We need to arrange that talk. NOW.

>>19790648

OP, do all these:
>>19790664
>>19790672
>>19790686
>>19790699

>>19790699
YES DO THIS.

>>19790684
Wwwwwwait a second. Pinky had black eyes too. Pinky's a chaos god? Misaka's a techpriest?

What the fuck are we doing to these guys?

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How do we react?
HOW DO WE REACT!?
WE BACK THE FUCK UP AND FREAK OUT!!
Also drunk dial QB and inform him in a drunken manner

>>19790683
>>19790699
Both of this, nao. Heresy's afoot.

>>19790648
Open Misaka's eyes and check if they're still all black.

Tell Kyoko to ring up Sayaka while we call Mami. The meeting to tell them about the Golden Weapons happens now.

>>"The Machine Spirit cries out for its missing pieces. You have two, Homura. Get the others. Right this wrong. End this world before she does."

Those golden weapons again. Does that mean we can only get our memories back and fix the shield by collecting all of them?

Also, the "Black Eyes" are usually Pinky's calling card, right? How did Pinky get her claws into Misaka? Is getting our memories back a trick or something?

Paranoid.

>>19790705
So supporting this bundle of actions

>>19790648
I knew it! I knew this light hearted party was seting us up for an "oh shit" moment.

Wake her up, check that she's ok.
then, if she is ok, serious the fuck up and start talking to her and Kyoko about the golden weapons.

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>>19790674
We let a (potentially) ESPer/psychic sensitive work on a suit of WH 40k armor we got from the shield... somehow. Are you really surprised she's going Technopriest on us? If anything, it's super creepy, but gives some nifty armament options in the future.

>>19790705
Second this. Or double emphasis. Or something.

Also, get that passworded diary cracked open STAT.
Might have some clues on how to track down the weapons or what really happened to us to lose the memories. Need it, either way. It wouldn't have 'respawned' on the new phone otherwise.

>>19790730
She was asleep, pinky took over her unconscious body

>>19790744
Well I already thought she heard the machine spirits but this far?

>>19790730
> Is getting our memories back a trick or something?
Wild guess: We're somehow channelling 40k though the shield. We did pull out a bolter-like object and the terminator armour through it once.

40k + Madoka
Hang on to yo ass.

> Get the others. Right this wrong. End this world before she does
> End this world before she does
> End this world
> before she does

Are you sure getting all the parts to fix the shield is a good idea?

>>19790730
>Right this wrong. End this world before she does.
This "before she does" is worrying. Who is "she"?
Pinky? Is there another agency besides Pinky and the Incubators at work?

>>19790757

I think having it be anyone other than Pinky would be a bit of a derpy plot twist. SO probably Pinky.

Ok... Ok, i have a theory... We actually are the Homura from the main series. When we were timelinejumping, we came upon a timeline were Mami became Faust, and she attacked us and broke our shield, it went haywire and sent us SOMEWHERE, deleting our memories in process. We ended up in this time, with a shield that can only do timestop, and has lost its abilitie to timejump. And we lost all our memories. We need to repair it to get back to the canon storyline.

>>19790765
So if "she" is Pinky, who sent us the message through Misaka?

>>19790769
IIRC we were found by someone, I think it was Mami, from a witch's barrier.

>>19790769
Pretty much the same has been said before but yeah

>>19790756
We have jumped through a 40k version of Madoka apparently. We can drag all sorts of goodies out of that shield

>>19790775
Who says "she" is Pinky?

>>19790785
I think "She" is Faust and Pinky is actually helping us through some fucked up means as she is part of Faust

>>19790769

Except we might not be Homura at all. Apparently, Madoka witched out, we killed her, and she ripped our heart out becoming Pinky. Then she shows up in our dreams and hallucinations and tells us "you're a faulty copy, but at least you still self-destruct spectacularly!".

We're like... a clone or some other weird shit.

Unless Pinky is lying, which is pretty likely too...

>>19790785
Well, then who does it refer to?

>>19790705
This

>>19790798
The whole faulty copy probably means our personality

After all our memories were wiped so we aren't really Homura

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>>19790785
The black eyes do.

>>19790810
They just mean pinky was assuming control

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I`ve been thinking about it since the quest started. But what if it`s not some alternative timeline or universe, but we`re just stuck in some weird ass dream because whatever.
Or maybe its some Jacob`s Ladder kind of shit.

>>19790817
We could easily be a failed timeline and we need to fix our shield so we can get back to how and where things were meant to be

>>19790796
Or "she" refers to Faust and the message was from the Omnissiah or a random techpriest for all I know.

I think the black eye connection is because of the 40k connection, which shouldn't appear in this universe. We might be channelling it through our shield or something. I don't think Faust/Pinky would bother to help us since they've gone full Chaos.

>>19790648
continue Vodka Victory Party

ask Kyoko if she knows Homura then.

>>19790828
Black eyes is a Slaanesh schtick, if you recall.

>>19790828
We aren't sure of that though.
For all she has said and done Pinky has actually helped us more than harmed us so far

Also her shield doesn't let her channel anything, it can store objects and reset her to the start of the events of Madoka until she gets it right

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>>19790776
Arrr matey. You be correct. Have a gold doubloon.

I recall that line as well, that Mami found us in a witch's barrier and that we were ALREADY a Mahou Shojou when she did.

IMPLICATIONS?!? In MY quest thread?!?

>>19790765
Frankly, it isn't in Pinky's best interest to let us know we can 'fix' anything. Up until now she's been trying to egg us into a fight, to be bold and brash, and charge full steam ahead - more or less. And that's like putting blinders on. Makes other choices less obvious.

Unless telling us something along these lines leads us down a path she desires, deeper into the Rabbit Hole, so to speak. Paranoid, let us be. This is an Ultraviolet level concern.

>>19790800
Faust, Iori, one of the other girls, etc. She can be anyone.

>>19790839
Like needing to fight the other golden weapon bearers to fix our shield and in the process make us go ax crazy on all our friends

>>19790798
No, actually, no wait, consider Blade Runner. It's cyberpunk neo-noir right? Consider its main shtick of Deckard is a non-human replicant.

> mfw we're a clone
> mfw real Homu is out there

>>19790832
Probably explains all the bueno.jpg images we got of Pinky. And her weird smell.

>>19790851
Except WE were the ones who made the blade runner reference by saying Homura acted like Deckard.

Deculture has never in any way, shape or form made a reference to it that I have seen

>>19790832
Wait what?
Since when?

>>19790870
Slaanesh Daemonettes, that's what!

>>19790870
Daemonettes and according to some depictions slaanesh itself

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>>19790851

Oh boy, here we go.

Matsuda said 'I must kill the Pinky' and the black eyed people said 'No Matsuda, you are the Pinky' and then Homura woke up.

>>19790728 >>19790705

You are frozen for a moment as what Misaka had just said to you sinks in. Something about your shield's spirit being broken, and how you yourself must fix it? And some more about ending this world before 'she' could? You glance at Kyoko, checking to see if she herself heard Misaka - and to your chagrin, the Eversor seemingly isn't all that worried, refilling her own glass with the second bottle.

"Ah, what're ya lookin' at me like that for, Murderface?" Kyoko asks after a moment, grumbling. "What, you're going to take what she said seriously? Look at her, she's passed out! I bet it was some sorta...drunken...talking and stuff! She does science, you know how sciencey folk can get!"

You're not that optimistic. You gently lay Misaka down on the cushion, resting her head on your thighs, and you carefully peel her eyes open, one after the other.

They're not black. Normal color. Brown iris, white sclera. Definitely not the sort you've seen on Pinky or on Kirika.

But still...

It's then that you take off Misaka's other shoe and throw it at Kyoko, knocking the glass out of her hand. Kyoko blinks at this, and opens her mouth to yell at you - but you immediately tell her to shut up and listen.

You're sober. Painfully so. And it's then that you tell her, in clipped tones, about the Golden Weapons and what you think they do.

"W-what? Those...those things? You mean, your Desert Eagle, a-and Kirika's sword? Those things drive you crazy, like...mass murderer crazy, that sort?"

You nod. You believe that the sword was the cause for Kirika going rogue, no matter how Kyuubey spins it. It's then that she glances at her newly-decorated spear, her one eye wide.

"G-goddamn. And I thought it was just being cool and stuff..."

>>19790887

You tell her to call Sayaka and Mami and have them come directly to the warehouse, right away. She pales at this. "B-but Sayaka's in a purging mission, I can't just call her outta the blue--!"

You repeat your order as you gently let Misaka rest on the cushion, before you yourself stand up and pace around the warehouse. Scrolling your app screen until you bring up your diary. You tap it, and it asks you for a five-letter password.

What password do you enter?