Emotion...?
Well, she really was rather agitated, wasn't she? So many things had happened today, all in the span of a couple hours... or maybe it was because her Gem was clouding up?
The hostile expression on Rei's face immediately eased up into a more neutral look, and she blinked once to rehydrate her eyes; but she made no motion otherwise, and the glaive remained leveled straight at Nazuna, ready to sink its serrated teeth into the other girl if she dared try anything foolish.
"... Machi Nazuna, is it?" queried Rei, her voice returning to its usual calm tone as she addressed the other girl. "I still have questions to ask you, but that will have to come some other time, unless you intend to follow us. I am Hateshinai Rei."
The sky-blue Magical Girl didn't budge an inch. "Minori-san, Fujimiya-san, go out the back door and into the alley; I'll hand you your Grief Seed there. I need to retrieve something of mine first. And you, Normal Girl-san," Rei addressed Sora this time, "follow them into the alley, and I'll see what I can do about healing you in a moment."
Rei's Magical Girl dress reformed itself into her school clothes again, which were still somewhat disheveled from the earlier fight with the chefs, but the glaive remained, alert as ever. Not once dropping her guard and with a death grip on the Grief Seed, the spearwoman hurried out of the frozen room and into the dining area, only dismissing her weapon once she was clearly out of Nazuna's reach.
edited 26th Apr '11 4:28:38 PM by Midreus
That is all she needed. That is all... Her dreams of seeing the world have become her strength, and lifts her wings."It's Yamamoto Sora- ow!"
Well, at least she can heal me, I think. Don't want to explain to my dad why I have a stab wound through my shoulder... Or why I'm covered in bruises... dammit, if my dad took those punches, not only would he not be bruised, those strongmen's fists would've smashed themselves to a pulp!
Sora followed Rei's instructions and got out of the frozen locker before heading out the back with Minori and Noa.
"So... that Witch was certainly something, huh?"
With the final blow delivered, Noa felt the tension in her begin to deflate. The twisted world of the Witch faded with her death, leaving her standing along with the others in the very normal freezer.
"All right Minori!" Noa went over to the girl, letting her transformation fade, leaving her standing in her school uniform. "We showed that Witch who's boss!"
There was much confusion when Rei swooped in, grabbed the oddly shaped object apparently known as a Grief Seed, and defended it from some girl who introduced herself as Nazuna that Noa had never seen or met before. Though obviously she and Rei had some kind of history.
"Hey! I'm Noa! And urm... what's the Grief Seed do exactly?" She questions, turning to then grin at Sora. "We survived! I'd say lets celebrate with food but... No. Just no."
edited 26th Apr '11 7:57:05 PM by maxyrama
"It's how you purify the corruption from your Soul Gem," Kyubey helpfully put in, stepping in from the kitchen. "You don't want to let the darkness overtake it completely, and the Grief Seeds will take it in. If you're not careful, though, the Grief Seed will absorb too much darkness and the Witch will be reborn."
It's been fun."There isn't much to tell," Kyubey replied, leaning into Minori's hand. "That is, I know about as much as you do." He gave Nazuna the mental equivalent of a shrug. "I've never seen Rei or Minori fight, and Noa just contracted with me today."
edited 26th Apr '11 8:55:26 PM by RedSavant
It's been fun."Ah. Ok. Thanks Kyubey." Well that certainly sounded important. She didn't want her Soul Gem to decay or... whatever. Hopefully Rei would keep her promise!
"Video games? That sounds like a good alternative. Got any good fighting games? I'm so pumped now that playing something with a lot of punching and kicking will be the only thing that will settle me down..."
"Hmm, alright, thats enough info for me, thanks."
"Hey girls, I'll be heading back to my place now. I'm sure I'll see you again. Later."
These girls sure are interesting.
Nazuna decided to use the front door, seeing how hostile Rei was. As she left the freezing chamber, she could already make out the sirens blaring in, pitch naturally increased due to doppler effect. Nazuna skipped out and headed to the supermarket to pick up some groceries before heading back home.
Sora nodded. "I know how that is!"
She then proceeded to mock punch and kick the air... before wincing.
"Ow! Okay, that was dumb..."
Settling herself down, she continued, "But yeah, I got plenty of fighting games at my place. I'm more of an RPG person, but sometimes it's just fun to whack virtual peeps in real time!"
With a loud yawn, Ayaka woke up from a long rest. She turned over in her bed, stalling before finally sitting up, glaring lazily at the clock, reading 5:30.
"Oh....I overslept again..." It was hard for her to fall asleep last night, so she didn't get into bed until almost 3 in the morning... She let out an exasperated groan, and finally brought herself to stand up, stretching her arms as wide as she could before walking over to a mid-sized desk in the northeast corner of her room. She grabbed a small journal, and flipped it open to a random page, revealing the imprint of a beautiful pink flower, which she promptly sniffed.
"Azalea...Well, it's too late to go to school now, I guess" Ayaka opened the top drawer of the desk, and retrieved a hairbrush and a small flower-based hair clip. She straightened her hair, making sure it was parted, and attached the clip, decorated with a tulip. She slipped on a pair of ankle cut socks,a pair of white tennis shoes, and exited her room. She didn't see her mom, so she was probably out shopping... She grabbed a piece of paper, and hastily scribbled a note telling her mom she'd be back soon.
She grabbed the key on the counter, and locked the door behind her as she left their part of the apartment, excitedly running down the stairs and outside. She took a quick look around, and began walking at a fast pace, having memorized the path a dozen times before. Left, north, left, north, north... She found herself near the entrance of a small patch of dense woods, and got an all fours, crawling through a tiny clearing through all the obstructions. When she came out the other side, she was met by a tiny area blooming with various types of flowers. She had planted some of them herself, using the seeds her father sent her from time-to-time, but for the most part, the makeshift garden was untouched. She wasted no time, bending to her knees and enjoying the pleasant scent of the garden, her personal haven.
edited 26th Apr '11 10:28:49 PM by Miruruneko
"What's all this about video games?" queried Rei casually, emerging from the back door of the restaurant with her schoolbag slung over her left shoulder. There was some stains on the brown bag, courtesy of Rei's ill-fated Peta-Wac. Nazuna had probably taken an alternate route to the front door, as the two failed to encounter each other again. "Sounds fun."
"Here. This belongs to you now, Fujimiya-san," said Rei to Noa, tossing the other girl the Grief Seed from earlier without breaking stride; not breaking stride, because she wasn't walking towards the group at all! Rather, she was walking towards another part of the alleys, and was just about to turn a corner when she paused for a moment and turned around to address the other girls again:
"By the way, the police are coming. We can't stay here, unless you feel like being questioned for a couple of hours. Follow me."
That is all she needed. That is all... Her dreams of seeing the world have become her strength, and lifts her wings."Well, it's not like we did anything wrong, right? We could just tell the police we fought a giant monster made of bubbles of fat and grease that hypnotized the chefs into - actually, you know what, I think I'll take your advice..."
Sora hurried after Rei, wincing with each speedy step.
"Ow, ow, ow... you took a few skill points in healing when you became a Magical Girl, right...?"
"No, I placed five points in Explosive Spears and the rest into Spear Mastery," Rei replied dryly, as she turned another corner. She wasn't really sure if Sora was making a reference to any specific game with skill points (which there were a lot of) or if she was just making a generic reference, but either way... "Jokes aside, I haven't actually healed anyone before since I usually work alone, but it's worth a try."
After a couple dozen more meters of walking (and turning yet another corner), the black-haired girl stopped and looked around. "This place should be safe enough," she commented after a moment, turning around to face Sora. "Now, let's see..." Rei quietly scanned the injured girl a couple of times before placing a hand to her chin, thinking of how she should go about healing someone who wasn't herself.
That is all she needed. That is all... Her dreams of seeing the world have become her strength, and lifts her wings.I have A better post but I need them out of there now. I'll edit it in later and give you the short version now.
While the MG'S were fighting, Aoi eventually found her sister's sketchbook under one of the tables. It had a few footprints on the cover, but was otherwise unharmed. She looked through the book and saw a few picures of herself, and got upset because the witch's kiss messed with hr self image and she thought she looked fat in reality. She started tearing pictures out but miki stopped her And made her feel better. Then tje Mgs killed judy and aoi's self image went back to normal. The girls left the resturaunt.
edited 27th Apr '11 6:12:58 AM by stargirl93
Nazuna wandered into her apartment, chocolate croissant in hand. It was a tiring day, having obtained a grief seed, fighting off a witch's familiars and meeting new magical girls. All quite happy it seemed.
Nazuna took a bite out of her chocolate croissant while staring at her soul gem. The gem seemed to pulse, emitting a slightly cloudy light. She pulled out her recently obtained grief seed and put the two next to each other. With a quick transfer of energy, the soul gem once again glowed brightly.
Nazuna glanced at a drawer on her desk. "Hmm, I used this one up pretty fast."
Hmm... to heal another person, I should probably figure out how I heal myself. I've never really paid much attention to that, though; it felt so natural at the time. Umm... so first I concentrate, find the injured part, then pass magic through it to accelerate the healing process. Okay, simple enough, but then of course I know my own body well enough, so directing the energy through it is a simple task. To do that for someone else, though, I'd need to know their body the same way I know min... know their body... the same way I know mine...?
A light blush settled on Rei's thoughtful face.
W-w-wait a minute, what am I thinking!? Now's not the time to get carried away! ... Okay, so I have to know how their body feels, but how would I go about doing that? There's no plausible method for doing so-
The overthinking girl flinched at Sora's quiet voice, and the light pink blush turned a shade darker. "Ah, um, I apologize if I'm making you feel uncomfortable," said Rei apologetically, bowing her head slightly in embarrassment before returning to her thoughts... and, upon realizing something about two seconds later, promptly gave herself a mental smack in the face.
Dah. One: the body has its own pathways, and magic should flow through it just fine even without manual direction. Two: it's magic, why am I even thinking so much to begin with!? Admittedly, the overthinking did save me a fair few times before, but- no wait, I'm getting carried away again!
The blush faded away without leaving a trace, and Rei's expression returned to normal. "Alright, let's see if this works. Stand still," said the Magical Girl, walking up to Sora and placing her left hand on the brown-haired girl's shoulder. In a moment, sky-blue mana began flowing from Rei's palm, slowly enveloping Sora's body. Since the energy was simply taking a round trip throughout the other girl's body instead of taking the shortest path to the injuries, it took a bit longer for the healing to take effect; nonetheless, within ten seconds the cuts began closing up and the bruises began to fade, and after about a minute Sora's body was as good as new.
Rei retracted her hand, cutting the flow of energy, and took a step back. "There, that should do it. It might not be perfect, and you may still ache a little bit, but your wounds should be gone for the most part," she stated rather matter-of-factly.
That is all she needed. That is all... Her dreams of seeing the world have become her strength, and lifts her wings.

Panting heavily, Nazuna smiled.
"Haha, so you can show emotion. You got me this time. I'm sorry that we have to be enemies like this." Nazuna raised her hands and backed away in defeat, transforming out of her drafty maid magical girl outfit.
She faced the other girls. "Hi. Dunno if you remember me but I'm Machi Nazuna. I was a magical girl from the city over before I moved here. I never got your names."
She smiled at Rei. "Come to think of it, I don't have yours either.