In any case, the mutant cat - which is, funnily enough, wearing a mutant cat-sized version of the shirt that your father wore all the time, I AM BOSS emblazoned on the front in large letters - just asked you if there was anything wrong. If you had a problem with the current situation (which, of course, you do, but you're not quite sure how to put it just yet). It's tilting its head to the side, in that very catlike way.

...Heh, the shirt's even got that rip in the collar, to the left.

"Well, Hanegawa? Is there anything you'd want to ask?"

How do you respond?

[]You're not my real father.
[]Why are you here? Why is here here? WHAT'S HAPPENING?
[]Who left their ramen here unattended?

[x] Lick soulgems, etc

[]Who left their ramen here unattended?
Who would do this? This is strange.

Option B

>[x]Who left their ramen here unattended?

SUSPICION

[x]Who left their ramen here unattended?

>>22485931
[x]Who left their ramen here?

That IS strange. Also I guess

[x]What the fuck

>>22485931
[X]You're not my real father

Darth QB!

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>>22485931
>>Midorin's dad IS BOSS.

Hahaha!

[X]Why are you here? Why is here here? WHAT'S HAPPENING?
&
[X]Who left their ramen here unattended?

A combination of these two, please!

[X] Who left their ramen here? Who made such a bowl of ramen, IN THIS SHOP - WITH MY FAMILY NAME EMBLAZONED UPON IT - SUCH A BOWL OF RAMEN THAT SOME CUSTOMER COULD EVEN BEAR TO LEAVE UNATTENDED? WAS IT YOU, YOU DAMN CAT? WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, DAMMIT? I'VE HAD IT! I'VE HAD IT WITH THESE MOTHERFUCKING CATS IN MY MOTHERFUCKING SHOP!

>>22485931
[x]Who left their ramen here unattended?
This is about as trippy as this barrier has gotten so far. Hopefully if we just play along it wont notice.

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>>22485931

Looks like Midori failed her SAN roll.

>[x]Why are you here? Why is here here? WHAT'S HAPPENING?

As I said in the last thread, I'm guessing that QB is being used as a placeholder for people that Homura/Moemura/Muderface/RibbonHomura(Romura?) don't really care about.

Gentlemen, we NEED to go to the Deli Health Agency next.

Look at the first post of thread 8.

In Murderface's mind, dead magical girls go the Deli Health Agency in the sky! Mirai is probably being strongarmed into signing on there!

>>22486084

>Your current assignment, picked from a choice of two, is to send a fellow Magical Girl into the great Deli Heal Agency in the sky.

....

You may have a point.

>>22486108
[x]Midori must lick soul gems of Mirai and both homus

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>>22485923

Guys! GUYS! GUUYS! I HAVE THE CRAZIEST PLAN EVER TO SAVE FUCKING EVERYONE

First off, we contact Souji/Misaka and ask about Madoka`s Location ("The giant Witch signature sou felt near me sometime ago, where is it now?!")

Then we sent Murderface with Moemura to defend/look after the injured Pinky, after explaining Murderface that the pink-haired girl is our Ally for now and she can trust her for now and she should keep Moemura and Madoka safe.

Meanwhole Midori goes to meet Timetravlerhomu/Ribbonhomu who may or may not try to kill us but who will obviously reconsider if we tell her that we know where Madoka (Pinky) is. In case it doesn`t poke Ribbonhomu`s interest we bluff like a motherfucker and tell her that we don`t actually mean Pinky, but the girl Madoka("Pinky`s past self that she seems to hate for being weak") and that she is also in this barrier.
This will bait her like an underage thaiprostitue baits american tourists but we will tell her that we will only reveal the location to her if she helps us to find Mirai.


Tl;dr:

1. Check Pinkys Location
2. Send Murderface & Moemura to protect the injured/weakened Madoka
3. Locate Ribbonhomu
4. Talk her down via BLUFFSKILL
5. Bait her with Infos/Location about Pinky and coerce her into helping you find Mirai.
6. Should Step 5 not work, bait her with Infos/Location of True Madoka and coerce her into helping you find Mirai.
7. Rescue Wakaba Mirai
8. ???
9. Happy End.

Remember guys we are a Callidus-Meguca, that means we have to be sly instead of running into things without thinking and right now we have enough Infos to talk Ribbonhomu down and recruit her for just enough time to save Mirai.

So why not try it with a Xanatos-Gambit?

>>22485931
[x] Where is Mirai? Has she come in here? And was it Kharn that just left their ramen?

>>22486128
>Xanatos Gambit
I do not think it means what you think it means.

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>>22486146
..This is all you had to say about that? You read that whole bunch of text and only this part is what caught your attention?

Are you autistic?

>>22486128

Oh yea, thinking about that.

>"N-no. I don't remember. I...came in here. After killing a pink-haired girl. She tried to rip my heart out." She touches her own chest, fingers fanning across the bloody material of her costume, concern creasing her features before smoothening out in a tired, but triumphant smile. "...Heh. Still there."

Remember that she didn't say what the pink haired girl was WEARING

The point is that I don't think the pink haired girl that Murderface is talking about is Pinky.

Its Godoka.

>Kharn is with us in the barrier
I don't remember that happening. Was she what we saw as IBRS?

>>22486108
Remember who we sent there. We have absolutely no need to find her here.

>>22486182
Not as far as we know, but Souji radioed us to tell us she's loose.

>>22486182
>>22486188

When we catch with with Kharn, she is going to be flaying about because Pinky took her eyes[/spoiler[

>>22486128
We are on a time limit to finding Mirai. This is likely to take too long to find her.
Also, becoming separated from the two Homura's we have could have dire consequences when they're no longer near a grounded and real person like us.

>>22486173
Weren't there two Godokas? One being the one that constantly harrasses Chiaki, which would be Godoka Actual, or Pinky, the other being the one Chiaki saw when going into the Secret Chamber, which is Faust.

Murderface killed Faust and escaped post-Meduca Homura. Pinky fought IBRS and we have Moemura with us. That accounts for three Homus. What happened to the fourth?

>>22486219

There is only one Godoka and she's Faust too.

She has a bit of a problem keeping her personality coherent.

I guess that's part of being insane.

>>22486242
Yes, I can see that becoming a problem, when your respective analogues from several thousand different alternate realities converge simultaneously into yours.

>>22485947 >>22485964 >>22485966 >>22485970

"I didn't catch their names," Kyuubey says after a moment, tilting his head the other way, the long secondary ears drooping out of his primary ears shifting with the movement. "But they were quite the characters. One of them was dressed rather...lightly. Too much skin showing. Very big hair, though, looks like someone's been spending their savings on perms. The other was in this black biker outfit, chains and spikes and a skull on their helmet. Didn't even take the thing off when she stepped in." A sigh. "That's young people for you, no manners at all."

..Wait. Permed hair? Lightly dressed? That...that sounds like someone you know. Mirai. Wakaba Mirai, right? That means she's somewhere around here? And you've just missed her?

"Yes, by a couple of moments. She practically stepped out along with the other girl, and then you came in along with those two." Kyuubey blinks. "More like dragged out in any case, the other one sounded like she really needed to be somewhere. They did say they'll be back any moment now."

Huh. Well. That's...strange, but you'll play along.

It's good news, at least. If Mirai is around - wherever she was - that meant that she hadn't witched out completely. Maybe there was a chance you could bring her back. Yes. That means Chiaki should be okay, too, right? Even with her in four different pieces, there should be a chance for you to save them both, right?

You ignore the niggling thought at the back of your mind; that traitorous thought that reminded you about what Madoka had said, earlier. About this being someone's barrier.

You continue to ignore the other thought that snidely reminded you that you had wished there and then that the barrier belonged to your best friend, not the girl who would never really love you.

[1/2]

>>22486219

I am guessing we are going to find that the fourth Homura sleeping while surrounded by piles of rubble and discarded weapons.

>>22486256
>Malal and Mirai walk into a ramen shop
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-

WHAT IS THIS TO YOU, DECU? SOME KIND OF JOKE?

>>22486242
>>22486254

Remember also that Godoka/Faust has no problem being multiple places at once. During the Iori mission, while Chiaki was caught in the illusion, she experienced Pinky breaking her free as getting shot in the head.

Simultaneously, Midori experienced that as Pinky touching her in the forehead and tearing her illusion apart like wet tissue paper.

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>>22486270
They ordered the pineapple salad.

>>22486289

Pinky with Kharn's eyes

This is going to be fun.

>>22486256
Our face when they went to the Deli Heal Agency

Say, does anyone have an archive for all the various images that have been posted for these threads?

>>22486256

The other girl, though...was that the Malal person you've heard Kharn and Chiaki talk about? From Kyuubey's description, it sounds like a Culexus. You've never really encountered one when you were in Jyuubey's employ.

"It does sound like her," Chiaki replies from behind you, and you turn to see Homura fussing over your boss - the bespectacled girl doing her best to wipe off the dried blood on her other self's face with a purple handkerchief. "That's Malal. She'd be able to tell us Something Important." A moment's hesitation makes her pause. "I'm not sure what, but we should keep in mind to ask her."

"S-stop fidgeting, I've nearly got it..." Homura murmurs. "That's...that's a huge cut, doesn't it hurt?"

"Nothing I'm not used to," Your amnesiac boss replies, almost cheerfully.

"The three of you should probably stay here for a while. It'll be raining soon, and you don't want to be outwhen it does." Kyuubey says, now studiously licking the back of his paw. "You can set off and do what you're supposed to do when it stops pouring."

As if on cue, thunder suddenly roils from above, followed by the rumble of a million raindrops crashing into the ground at once, followed by millions more. Hammering on the tiled ceiling of the restaurant.

You nod at this, glancing out of the restaurant's exit. Kyuubey wasn't kidding about the rain - it's falling down hard and fast enough that you can't see the neon sign of Charles' Bar across the street.

You have a question for Kyuubey, though, and you manage to ask him without your voice shaking too much. It takes him a moment to respond.

[2/3]

>>22486388

"..Damned if I know, really." The mutant cat replies, in a voice much too calm to voice confusion, considering current circumstances. "I'm not real, that much I know." He nods towards the two Homuras. "I don't think this shop is supposed to be here, either. Still..." Kyuubey blinks, before turning his head to look up at you, crimson eyes staring directly at yours. "You did have your Soul Gem attuned to hers, right? Maybe something happened. Maybe your memories are starting to bleed into hers. Maybe not." He shrugs. "Anything can happen in a Barrier, that's what makes them so dangerous."

That...that didn't really explain anything.

"Frustrating, isn't it?" You could almost hear the smugness in its voice. "Well, anyway. Do you want to stay here and wait for a while? I'll have some ramen on the boil for you girls if you are." He nods towards the restaurant's exit. "If you want to set off right now, though, you should probably check out the Deli Heal Agency. Heard the girl with the helmet talking about it. Again, I'll recommend you don't. Things come out when it's raining."

What do you do?

>>22486399
Call base, ask them if they're getting any readings.
Try to contact Madoka, find out if she needs help.

>>22486399
>You did have your Soul Gem attuned to hers, right?
>Anything can happen in a Barrier
Why do I foresee ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWAH in the short- to mid-term future?

>>22486399
Leave the Homuras here and go out for the Deli Heal Agency. I don't like the idea of leaving the Homuras alone, but we'll be better off Solid Snaking out there on our own.

If we could direct Pinky to Hanegawa's somehow too, this might not be a bad opportunity. Chenfag up there somewhere might be on the right track, or something resembling it.

>>22486399
Rain would soak into white clothing and do bad things!

>>22486425
I really do not thing we should do both of those things at the same time. Having Madoka show up with really fucking horrifying injuries would upset Moemura, and Murderface would probably flip her shit too.
Let's try to be around for the reunion.

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Well, no use to thiking about what exactly Pinky is right now since we know it anyway.

And by that I mean:

All the events here are obviously post-ending.
But instead of Akemi Homura accepting what Madoka told her she turned back the time once more after Madoka made her wish what witches never existed in the first place.
I you remember the Meguca Madoka ending the wish itself was kind of a paradox since the wishes feed on the girls karma. Madoka`s wish was pwoerful enough to fade all witches from all dimensions out of existance yet to balance the scale off this positive wish she briefly turns into this huge witch before her wish actually overrides what with "No witches exist".

Homura`s last timejump somehow fucked that up horribly what basically means that what we have to deal with is something that is neither witch nor world`s most Powerful Magical Girl with god`s powers. Or it is something inbetween.

Actually the encounter in the elevator indicates that this.. megucagodwitch is split in two with Pinky being her.. uh.. "good & sane half" and the other thing being the Gigawitch.

>>22486399

Madoka told us that IBRS was hunting us and the Homus down, and we should find shelter and hide.

Coobie says the barrier gets even weirder and more dangerous when it starts to rain and we can't even see across the street anymore.

As much as I want to rush over to Deli Heal right now, we should probably stay put.

Maybe get in contact with Otacon right now and see if he has any other readings near to us and to get tracking on them.

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>>22486399

>Outside is dark, cold, pouring and dangerous
>Inside is warm, comfy, with delicious ramen, the girl you have crush on and her alternate moe-version are here

Holy shit, why would ANYONE want to get out of here let alone Midori. You'd have to bring a bulldozer to force her out of here right now.

>>22486445
Well obviously we'd fill them in about Madoka first. It's cool.

This Murderface is cool.

>>22486451
There's still no indicator there was actually a split. I'm reasonably certain that Pinky is the only Madoka and she's just very, very messed up right now, what with suddenly becoming an omnigod then having Homura try to impossibly undo that.

>>22486472
There are two more, possibly cute, drenched, and unconscious Homuhomu out there.

Also if Chiaki dies Midori dies with her due to soul gem attunement, supposedly. If Homuhomu lives she gets to be with Chiaki for longer. But reasoning is hardly reasonable for someone lovestruck.

>>22486466
Also, keep in mind Mirai is on a time limit. We might not have time to wait out the rain before her Shadow eats her or something.

Rain is a dick.

>>22486399
Rest up, ask Kyubey if he has any supplies that could help us. Like guns. Guns are good.

>>22486399
[x] Tell Murderface & Moemura to stay inside no matter what happens.
[x] Check out in front of the enttrance of the store if you can make out Mirai & Malal somwhere near without steping out of the store.

>>22486399
Stay here for a bit, get some ramen, tell him that he isn't our real dad, and if the ramen isn't up to part go behind the counter ourself and make it.

Don't leave in the rain, we'll get attacked by demons and miss Malal and Mirai.

This is reminding me more and more of Silent Hill.

>>22486451

You know, the more I re-read that elevator scene, the more I think there was something seriously off about it.

For one, stuff was happening while Pinky was there, like the elevator running, when everything should have been frozen in time. Then there was the whole Kali-MA thing without actually dying.

The first time Pinky tore her hear out, HomuChiaki nearly died and was out of commission for over a week. Then the elevator scene she's fine not even thirty minutes later?

Something's really weird about that scene.

Some things, like the reintegration of two parts of your personality, should be done in private. Let Moemura and Murderface catch up and let them meld into one another via talking over ramen, while we go and see if we can't get the other lot.

>>22486512
I figured it wasn't a literal heart-tearing that time, more of a psyche-overload from being near BrNight.

>>22486490
Mirai is apparently now with Malal. She can defend her.

>>22486520
Wlprgnt?

>>22486451

Well, judging from what the letters said. It does seem that Homura lived in Madoka's world for a while until guilt about how her mission to protect Madoka ended in failure caught up with her and she resolved to bring Madoka back by any means. Even if it meant shattering her new world and bringing witchdom back.

>>22486399

This is a tricky situation. Trying too hard to save everyone could lead to a DEAD END.

Not to mention that the reason why our Black Rock shooter friend doesn't just charge us is that because it doesn't want to harm the Homura's. I think its because our BRS friend is proto-Homulilly

Ask if Muderface has any weapons, and don't forget we can summon Tiny Pete (Moemura can ride in him). If we seriously want to go out in the rain.

>>22486530
>implying malal isn't just a shadow of a soul
>who is in need of saving too

>>22486534
Well, do keep in mind we don't necessarily have to fight. It's not exactly our strong suit. We have Tiny Pete if the need arises, though, yes.

>>22486533
hue

>>22486538
She may be just a shadow of a soul - but even so, she wouldn't need any saving.

Malal is Kamina.

A question; why did Malal go to the magical brothel?

>>22486551
>>"...No," Is all that Ahriman murmurs, as she turns slightly to consider the blade of Skulltaker mere inches away from her skin. She casts it a cold, piercing look, before swiveling that gaze towards you. "No, not you, Kharn. Two...two other beings beside you. Still here, still alive. Hiding. Two pieces of a broken soul? Curious. Both...both bearing the Blessed Lady's promise."
>>Two pieces of a broken soul
>>Bearing the Blessed Lady's promise

Malal is another Homu.

>>22486577
So we should definitely wait here for Malal to get back. We might miss her in the rain. Besides, ramen.

>>22486577
Oh shit. Homu is Kamina and Midori is Simon.

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>>22486577
Wait. So...Malal could be another timeline's Homu, couldn't she?

Holy hell.

>Rain
We Downpour now.
Now we need to give Homu some axe and watch as she tosses It into a chasm

>>22486577
>>22486596

Looks like she's The homura native to this universe

Oh boy, no wonder why Deculture doesn't want to reveal the type of wishes that make Culexus just yet.

Well giving the votes a brief look-over. It looks like the consensus is to stay and try to get information.

>>22486399
I really want to check out the Deli Heal Agency. Dammit, all signs point to us staying here being the safe choice and Malal and Mirai are supposed to be back here.
But, the delay in finding Mirai might lead to us losing her.

Let's take the rear exit and check out the Agency, have Murderface and Homura stay here.

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>>22486577
>>22486596
>yfw there are actually 5 Homus running around in this barrier (not counting the witch and BRSHomu) and one of them is clad in a tight leathery biker-outfit

>>22486596

I actually meant that as a joke, but...

Think about Yuma. In this timeline her wish ended up with her becoming an antimagical girl. So, just because we know some canon wishes doesn't mean they'll apply, or that the girl will end up as we know her.

She could be. I'm not saying she is, but maybe? Malal is a techie sort and when we asked Coobie to check for "Akemi Homura" he couldn't find anything. Odds that she simply erased all traces of herself?

Also, the first thing that Malal wanted to name Girl A was "Akemi..."

Wait until Midori realizes she can lick two Murderfaces at once.

>>22486399
One more vote to stay inside. Too likely to miss Mirai if we go out.

Or perhaps the "two pieces of a broken soul" refers to the fragments of Pinky's soul, like the one inhabiting Homu's shield, and Malal is secretly Pinky. We have never seen her with the helmet or vox off, have we?

>>22486640
>her face when she realises she can have two murderfaces licking her at once

>oh right, culexus-mind-level-crush leading to literal san-loss blowjobs

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>>22486631
>>22486640

We need a drawfag drawing Midori daydreaming about sitting on a throne surrounded by 5 different homus at her feet!

>>22486659
"Last night I left my mangaka on and woke up covered in senpais."

>>22486633

Well Yuma was going on about who she would think her parents would be better off without her. So I am guessing her wish was to make her parents forget she existed.

Anyway my guess is that wishes to make people forget you/make people stay away from you are what make Culexus

>>22486674
Makes sense.

It would also explain why are they so rare

>>22486416 >>22486466 >>22486499

Alright. You'll...you'll stay here, for now. In this weird, Witch-borne representation of your father's ramen joint. With a talking mutant cat wearing his shirt standing in for him, and with two personifications of your sempai's broken psyche, one of them now teaching the other how to field-strip an AK-47.

"No, no, this goes here. That thing goes there. ...Maybe I should've started with nuggets first."

"Nuggets...?"

"Nevermind. And that's a magazine, see, that's not a clip. Don't call it that, or people will get angry."

"O-okay."

You tell the mutant cat your decision, and he nods sagely, as if he'd been expecting it all along. "Very good. I'll have three bowls up in a little bit. Seafood ramen for the both of them, and miso ramen for you? No vegetables, extra meat, just how you like it?"

You pause at this. That was, indeed, how you liked it.

"You're not my real father," You say suddenly, without even thinking it. Kyuubey blinks at you, before nodding.

"No, of course not. Your real father loves you very much, though." A moment. "And he wishes that you'd work out a bit. You're getting soft around the middle. Are you lifting three times a week, like he made you promise before you left? Weight training is important for a young woman's growth, you know."

...Goddamn bastard cat.

"Ah, here we are." Kyuubey nods as a tray of three ramen bowls, each one steaming hot, seems to materialize out of nowhere in front of him. The scent tickles your nostrils, reminding you of home. "Does a body good to have a hot meal inside it in this kind of weather. Be a dear and take these to your friends, there's a good girl."

[1/2]

Ey, guys.
Ever wondered what Witch Barrier sounds like?
It goes like this
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rcjI1tCOUo

>>22486819

You nod, still a bit stunned at this turn of events, and make your way towards the table that Chiaki and Homura seem to have settled into. Homura seems to be admiring the now-assembled AK-47 in her hands, turning it this way and that.

"You can have it if you want." You hear Chiaki say, with a smile in her voice that you might never hear from your actual sempai. "I have spares. Lots of them."

"I-if it's not too much, then...!" Homura replies in an awed, breathy sort of way. It's then that they notice your arrival, and the girl with the pigtails hastily moves the rifle from the tabletop, cheeks reddening as she rushes to help you.

"Having fun?" You ask them, working up a smile you're having trouble feeling.

"Y-yes!" Homura says happily as she helps pass out the chopsticks. "Chiaki-san is teaching me all about firearms, a-and..." It's then that she falls silent, face screwing up slightly in hesitation. "Well, um...i-isn't it unfair if I freeze someone in time and then shoot their soul gem out?" She turns to you as you sit beside Chiaki, your boss moving with a grunt to give you space, a chuckle escaping her lips. "Isn't it, Midori-san?"

"It's not an issue of whether it's fair or not, if someone's trying to kill you." Chiaki interjects here, before you can respond. "Better you than them, in my opinion."

How do you respond? Seems that you can chat for a bit while you wait for Mirai and Malal to come back, and the rain to stop.

>>22486825
Explain awkwardly that shooting their legs off first is much better.

Yesterday's enemy might be today's friend and all that.

Try not to throw up a little

>>22486825

"Err... You know the pinky haired girl that tried to rip you heart out.... did she wear a poofy pink dress with black ribbons?"

>>22486819

>"Nevermind. And that's a magazine, see, that's not a clip. Don't call it that, or people will get angry."

lol

>>22486839

Snigger snigger snort snort.

>>22486825
"It's not about what's fair or not. Sometimes you have something, or more importantly someone, that you have to protect. And sometimes you have to do unfair nasty things to keep them safe.

Fighting and killing is never fair or nice, you should avoid it if possible, try to make friends with people try to circumvent your enemies, go around them, turn them into your friends, show them you're not so different and are on the same side.

But if you have to fight, if you don't have any other choices, be ruthless, be quick, be deadly. It's the only way to be sure you can protect the ones you care about."

>>22486870
That's SO un-Midori-like

>>22486839

This is too hilarious to pass up.

Just needs to be thrown out in a grumbly pouty tone to make it perfect.

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I wonder if there is a jukebox here. With the 4 latest hit songs.

1. The final hope "I wish to redo my meeting with Kaname so I can be the one to protect her!"
2. The deepest despair "If soul gems turn us into witches! Then we have no choice but to die!
3. The eternal request "Stop me from being tricked by Kyubey
4. That way madness lies (Moemura's scream followed by a gunshot)

"It depends on whether you want to surely and permanently kill the other Puella. Other wounds can be healed or otherwise recovered from. So, basically... If you want somebody dead without a chance to fight back, then that's the best option. Sometimes its better to take prisoners or only wound, though."

>>22486825
"Fair and nice have nothing to do with stayin alive. Of course, its better if you don't have to fight in the first place, though. And maybe, taking prisoners is better than just killing someone, sometimes."

>>22486825
see
>>22486870

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>>22486825

>>22487129

The amount of fanart for this quest amazes me.

>>22487156

You know, after this quest is finished. Someone (i.e. Not me) should make a page for this quest on the puella-magi wiki. Because if the Magia series can get a page then I don't see why this can't.

>>22486839
This but explain that choosing the target is important, some people will be entirely irredeemable or controlled by outside sources.

But if someone seems to hesitate or not want to fight then disabling them would be a good option

>>22487189
Agreed, it deserves one more IMO

Midori's not feeling too well about her chances with Chiaki right?

So she probably wants to do something or make something special for her, preferrably when they get out safely.

What does she know Chiaki likes? Whiskey and pancakes. And she can make decent pancakes.

So the outcome is obvious.

Whiskey infused Pancakes.

And it will be a surprise.

>>22486839

You blink at Homura, the girl's face open and innocent and seemingly waiting on bated breath for your answer. You want to sigh in exasperation at the matter at hand, but then again - it's just like her, isn't it? Brutally direct, to the point, showing no consideration at all to the usual finery and rituals that you've seen the Pleiades Saints perform whenever fighting another Magical Girl. There'd be declarations of titles, of oathes, of sweeping and elegant salutes and all that. Always respectful and graceful pugilism, never direct and brutal murder.

You look down at your ramen bowl, at the mass of noodles and meat and pork fat swimming in miso broth - before clearing your throat. Managing to mumble someting about how...how it's better to shoot someone's legs off, first, rather than going for the kill right away. Yesterday's enemy might be today's friend, and...and all that.

The reactions you get from both girls are truly striking, a testament to how different they are from each other, despite being the same person. Homura, paling, seems to shrink back from you. "B-but that's cruel! A-and it sounds like it'd hurt a lot!"

Chiaki, on the other hand, grins, leaning closer to you. "I like it. It's not as cool, but it's got style to it." She nods at Homura, who is busy looking quite horrified. "Yeah, do that instead. The second bit's good, too." The grin fades into a rather sad smile. "You can't have too many friends. I wish I figured that out before..." She waves a hand at herself vaguely.

"Before?" You can't help but ask.

"Before I screwed up." Chiaki murmurs. "Before I screwed everything up."

An awkward silence follows, one that's broken by your boss herself.

"Let's eat up before it gets cold, yeah?"

Yeah. You nod in agreement, and Homura does as well.

Both of them murmuring thanks for the meal, all three of you start to tuck into the ramen, one made by the mutant cat who seems to be your father but not really.

[1/2]

>>22487263
NO PLEASE NO THAT DIDN'T TURN OUT WELL LAST TIME, AND IT WON'T THIS TIME EITHER.

>>22487263
Somehow i imagine that would have been lesson two in 'working with Murderface' training.

"It will seem like a good idea. Resist it, for down that path lies grave danger."

>>22487273

But thats the thing.

Midori doesn't know that.

>>22487263
I sincerely hope that Mami found a chance to warn Midori of the Whiskey Pancake incident. Because if not we're on an express train heading towards suffering.

>>22487272

...Huh. Well, that's a wonder. The ramen, despite its decidedly strange origins, tastes exactly like how it should. The meat's tender, the noodles are firm, and the broth's crisp and hot and bracing. Not witchy at all.

"Ramen is ramen," Kyuubey says from his plac behind the counter. "No matter where you are, ramen will taste exactly like you remember it."

That's something your father says, too.

God damn, this is a strange Barrier.

You've got some time to kill yet, Mirai and Malal hasn't returned. Both Homura and Chiaki are busy slurping up noodles.

[]Use the Teleport Beacon to call up Souji.
[]Continue eating and wait for the two.
[]Try and contact Madoka.

>>22487293

>[]Try and contact Madoka.

>>22487293
[X]Continue eating and wait for the two.

[X] Since you've time, retry the Madokodec.
>Madoka? MADOKA? MADOKAAAAA?

>>22487293
[x]Try and contact Madoka while you continue waiting.

>>22487293
>[x]Use the Teleport Beacon to call up Souji.
Status report.

Should anything happen, Madoka will contact with us either way.
And we need to pass time somehow.

We can also flow with the madness. "what do I do now, dad?"

>>22487293

>[x]Ask about the pink haired girl that tried to kill Chiaki.

"Did this girl wear a poofy pink dress with black ribbons and have black eyes?"

Also
>[x]Use the Teleport Beacon to call up Souji.

Lets report to HQ

>>22487293
[x] Eat TeleBacon

wait, no

[x] Call Souji, ask about strange weird-headed culexus, and why she might be in here. Is she a familiar of Chiaki or something?

>>22487293

>[]Continue eating and wait for the two.
>[]Try and contact Madoka.

we can try to contact someone while waiting can't we?
if not then go for waiting.

against better judgement I am slightly worried about Madoka.

>>22487293
Eat
Hnng inwardly over moemura and plan out a story arc where murder mayumi loses her memory and becomes her

>>22487367

>plan out a story arc where murder mayumi loses her memory and becomes her

This needs to happen.

>>22487263

This has Bad Shit Happens written all over it but is so terribly in character.

>>22487367
>>22487376

Since she hasn't publish most of her stories yet she might be able to fit in the time travel thing. If she learns about it.

And MOEder mayumi appears due to Timey Wimey Ball

>[X]Try and contact Madoka.
This. Make sure she's not dying anytime soon.

>>22487376
Midori trying to impress her sempai through cooking like some generic anime girl?

And not sucking It up like a closet nerd she is?

Suuuuuuure

>>22487319
>>22487413

I am sure she's fine and got a fresh pair of eyes

>>22487293
>[x]Try and contact Madoka.

>>22487426
The next time we see her, she will have a fresh pair. And they will be made of gold.

>>22487417

She publishes and goes on missions and she was willing to cook those ikayaki balls.

Not your average nerd.

>>22487460
Takoyaki for black eyed titty monster sempai

>>22487515

No outopus stuffing.

Those were stuffed with squid. Ikayaki is right.

>>22487515
I believe The Tongue is more notable than the huge rack.

>>22487410
Murder mayumi disappears and moemayumi appears in her place, miracle Midori tracks down what happened and finds that she came from a different timeline where things are very different but she saves her love and brings her back to their proper time because it is where they truly belong.. Together

>>22487552
Timelines is too close to the truth. She fell out of a Space Hole from the bizzaro dimension.

>>22487537
Ah yes you were right
She found no octopus but squid should do in a pinch or something like that

>>22487568

Bizzaro dimension where Miracle Midori is a chain smoking alcoholic

>>22487605
Nah that's the other weird dimension that they have to go through to get to the real one

There is like a hub they go through looking for murder mayumi who is in moemayumi's home home

>>22487654
The hub is watched over by mayumi's dead friend who is secretly a version of herself

>>22487293
Best to just relax and eat the ramen first. Then we can do the pychic mind shouting to Pinky

>>22487552
>>22487568
>>22487605
>>22487654
>>22487661
Holy crap that sounds like an amazingly funny story. Think someone could make a cover picture of it?
/TG/ making Manga from questlines!

>>22487724
Nicehatguy already did do a trace of an existing cover to make it

I have the link somewhere

>"Before I screwed up." Chiaki murmurs. "Before I screwed everything up."

I wonder what she did.... I wonder if it has to do with second time Kharn witched out.

Being indirectly responsible for getting all but one Culexus killed and causing Kharn's secret to leak out resulting in her banishment would draw the ire of the rest of the officio

>>22487748
>>22487724
Version I have of it

://sentrygun.com/ascension/MGNQstuff/Miracle_Midori_final.png

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>>22487552

Murder Mayumi suffers a terrible injury during a fight, and goes into a coma. After a month, she wakes up and has an entirely different personality, being very shy, bashful, and clumsy. While Miracle Midori won't admit that she likes this incarnation of Mayumi quite a bit, she resolves to get down to the bottom of things and starts investigating.

As Midori sleuths, she finds damaged records that tell of people matching Mayumi's description from over a hundred years ago, with all of them disappearing after a set amount of time. There are also cryptic clues scattered throughout random places, each of them written by a different Mayumi. When read as a whole, these clues insinuate that a powerful entity has been maintaining a careful cycle of Mayumi protecting a certain green-haired girl.

But just as she's about to recover the last piece of the puzzle, she's ambushed by a mysterious, malevolent entity intent on letting these secrets lie.

>>22487771
Oh god, dem shojo eyes

>>22487771
Delicious.

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>>22487771

Oh god. This is DELICIOUS.

Yak Deculture indeed.

>>22487759

But by all the signs that Chiaki saw, she was regarded as a celebrity amongst the Officio. Midori's manga probably had a lot do to with that, but it probably wouldn't rescue her from universal revile amongst all of the megucas.

>>22487813
She wasn't actually reviled though
Most the girls kept their distance because she is so prickly, Sayaka hates her, beartiger admires her because she survived training under her

Outside she is somewhat of a dark legend among the meguca and sort of a folk hero to the downtrodden ones if Midori is anything to go by

The manga helped her popularity by making all the girls think that maybe that was real

>>22487771
Sweet man thanks for the link!

Is it time to begin our deculture summoning ritual?

>>22487813
I think most Megucas saw her less as a person and more of a force of nature, like a violent hurricane with guns. You can admire it from afar, but there is no way in hell you are getting close to it and if it's coming your way you run like fuck or try to kill it before it kills you.

>>22487864
Np, nicehatguy also has an imgur with all his pics but I don't have the link

>[Miracle Midori]: I'm not going to apologize. I wanted to be on top for once, and this is the only way I could. Time clones like you should stop crying and accept your fate. You should be honored I chose you.

>[Moe Mayumi]: B-but...you...

>[Miracle Midori]: If it makes you feel better, consider it as payment for being moe and hot. Reimbursement for saving my life. Surely you're familiar with that concept.

>>22487297 >>22487308 >>22487310 >>22487319

You let the two continue to eat in silence and gusto - not that you could have done anything about it. It's the first time you've seen your sempai eat anything other than pancakes with such relish, and you can't help but stare. Homura's eating a bit more carefully and peckishly, but even you can notice how her cheeks are flushing with the kind of pleasure you get from eating good, tasty food. Food that warms not just the stomach, but the heart and the spirit.

...It'd be worth it, wouldn't it? Waking up early in the morning every day to make her breakfast, despite being the worst at mornings. Just to see her eat something you yourself made, with your own hands. It'd be quite nice, to see her smile like that. Maybe, just maybe...

You shake your head. N-no, now's not the time for any of that. You need to focus.

Closing your eyes, you try to reach out to Madoka again. You're not too sure how it works, but...maybe thinking about the girl as hard as you can would work? It seemed to work the last time, anyway, when you were replying.

The reply you get is soft, muffled, and...not really Madoka at all. Or maybe it is, you're not too sure.

It's not a spoken message, for one. It's a memory, one tinted in red. As if the vision itself was being seen through eyes filmed with blood.

A tall, slender figure, long black hair trailing behind it, grasping a massive, golden double-bladed chainaxe in one clawed fist. The other is held out towards the viewer, in what seems like an offer for help.

"T-thank you." You hear Madoka breathe out in a strangled, broken whisper. "I knew you'd come save me."

"Of course." The figure comes into closer view, her face now visible. Not as if you wouldn't recognize the voice anywhere.

Valnikov Kharn's smile is at both kind and terrible at once, her sunless eyes pinned crimson boring into yours.

"I am at my Blessed Lady's service."

[1/2]

>>22487878
My my how the tables have turned...
>>22487898
OH SHIT!!! Batten down the hatches!!

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>>22487898

Oh boy! Oh boy!

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>>22487898
I knew it! I knew Kharn was our ~hero~.

>>22487898
SOUJI! We're going to need more tranquilizers. A lot more. Like, if you could give Tiny Pete a tranq-launching boltgun, that'd be a good start.

>>22487898
Kharn is going to fuck up things again.

How did she got that Warmaster title is beyond me

>>22487979
>thinking tranqs can stop her now

>>22487983
By being The Killiest Lass In All The Land?

>>22487983
By fucking everything in her path up, screwing all the meguca and patting coobie

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>>22487898

>>22487971
Wha-What happened to her eyes?
>>22487993
>>22487994
Can we have a little bit of both, because sounds awesome.

>>22487898

It's with a start - like the jolt you'd get when you dreamt about falling flat on your back - that you are suddenly snapped back into the real, waking world. Well, as real as a Witch's Barrier, anyway. A numbing cold stealing any and all warmth afforded by the familiarity of the restaurant and the ramen you've eaten only moments before.

Kharn? Miss Valnikov's with Madoka?

"Oi." Chiaki says, and you feel her nudge you with an elbow. "You alright? You looked like you fell asleep there for a moment." A grin. "You shouldn't sleep in a Witch Barrier, you know. There's a chance you might not wake up."

That's...yes, you'll remember that.

"Are you alright, Midori-san?" Homura asks, concern clear in her features. "Chiaki-san is right, you shouldn't--"

Her words are cut off by someone entering the restaurant, coming in out of the rain.

Two someones, in fact.

One of them wearing a Culexus suit, the way you'd heard it described.

The other being your best friend, Wakaba Mirai, in her Magical Girl costume. Sopping wet, the both of them. Dripping with rainwater, and something else besides. The tang of blood coming from them both, and you could see small cuts in Mirai's arms and rents in the Culexus' armor.

"No good," The Culexus grunts. "Can't get through to her. She's far too gone this time." A weary sigh tears its way from her skulled helmet's vox speakers. "Stupid child."

"We should make another attempt when the rain subsides," Mirai says, in that slow, composed diction that you had always considered polite and elegant. She carefully wrings water from her thick, matted hair, the once bright-crimson tresses now darkened ichor. "The rain seems to have an effect on her mental state. If we try again when the weather's clear, maybe she'll be able to listen."

[2/3]

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>>22487898

>>22488014

"Welcome back," You hear Kyuubey greet them. "Your ramen's still warm, but it'll go cold soon. Try not to drip too much around the restaurant, please, I've just had the floorboards waxed."

"Thank you kindly," Mirai smiles, bowing despite...well, despite being completely drenched and looking quite miserable. But she could always make herself look dignified no matter what.

You very nearly duck as she glances around the restaurant - and the moment your eyes meet is the moment your breath catches in your throat.

"...Midori-chan...?" Her eyes widen in complete surprise. "I...w-what are you doing here?"

Your friend. Your best friend, ever since you started this entire thing, with the Magical Girling and stuff.

Not a Witch. Whole. Sane. Real.

How do you react?

>>22488014
>"LAAAAAAAAAAAADIES."

>>22488024

Run up and hug.

Try not to cry.

>>22488024
"Having ramen. You?"

>>22487898

Moemura: "Your not a magical girl anymore are you? What happened to you Madoka?"

(Kyubey suddenly appears)

Kyubey: You've done great, Homura. You've raised Madoka to become the most powerful witch ever.

>>22488024
Hug. Tell her we're so, so sorry and we're happy she's alright and that we came to save her and Senpai.

>>22488024
Say hi and hope she's not going to kill us.
Shit's awkward now.

Say that we kind of were looking for her

>>22488024
Charging glomp
Hug Mirai harder than you ever have hugged someone and cry that we thought she was gone

and knock Malal's helmet off in our mad rush

>>22488033
Seconded. But make sure to *make* sure she is real and not you know hiding in a disguise or something like that.

>>22488024
Run up to her and hug her, ignoring the blood and the rain.
Because, really, she's Midori's only friend aside from Chiaki.

>>22488024
"Trying to rescue everyone. Getting in completely over my head. Barely daring to hope I'd ever see you again.

You?"

>>22488024

>[x] "...Mirai..." Go up to hug her.

>>22488024
"Room for three more at your table? We have a lot to talk about."

And then some embracing.

>>22488024
"I could ask the same thing. You're eating at my Dad's ramen while a cat who definitely isn't my Dad.

Long story short I'm collecting versions of Murderface, I need your help. Even though you tried to kill me I'd still like this get you and your friend out of here as well if possible, and we really ought to hurry this along.

So, tell me everything you know so I can help Sempai."

>>22488024

run, hug tightly and start apologizing for not letting her know what the fuck was going on.

>>22488074
Gah, I need sleep. "Eating at my Dad's ramen shop while a mutant cat who definitely isn't my Dad takes his place."

WHO is 'gone for good'? Why is Malal with Mirai? Why is Kharn with Madoka?

So many questions, that will survive this thread.

>>22488024
[x]Run and hug.

"I'm here to save you..."

I wonder what they are doing.

I am guessing that they are trying to calm down RibbonHomura who has fallen into despair about how she thinks all she did has been for nothing and is trying to destroy everything.

>>22488128
>>22488096
My guess is Kharn. They're trying to de-Witch her again.

>>22488128

It might be worse.

I'm thinking its a corrupted Chiaki after using the weapons.

Past, present, future?

It might be up to Midori to do another cooldown hug in the hope her sempai wakes up.

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>>22488024

There is only one course of action and you know it.

[x] Hug.

>>22488139
I doubt that the weather=mental state is referring to Kharn. They are most likely trying to de-witch Killermug

>>22488149
Midori has weapons grade hugs but I am not sure if even she can manage that right now

>A tall, slender figure, long black hair trailing behind it, grasping a massive, golden double-bladed chainaxe in one clawed fist.
>One double-bladed Chainaxe
>not two.

Oh so I suppose Gorefather and GoreChild fit together.

>>22488218
Gorecest

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>>22488218
We are sooooo fucked..

That is unless Kharn encounters Ribbonhomu who will fuck her sideways. Of all the Incarnations in that barrier she is the only one who can use the Shield to full potential and knows what kind of shit is stored inside.

>>22486302
Pinky has always had those eyes. It's Kharn who has Pinky eye.

>>22488255
>not having Murderface drop 5 MiGs on top of her
I think that ought to at least stall her for a while.

>>22488218

i'd personally go with GoreMother.

>>22488236

going to need a drink.

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>>22488272
The thing is that we still haven`t found the Chiaki that remembers the 5 MiGs and that is if we find her at all in the first place.

Also, keep in mind that Ribbonhomu is able to not only dispatch a whole fucking army but also control her.
Actually... most fearsome enemy in this barrier is not Kharn, nor Pinky, not even the BRSHomu or the witch.

It`s fucking Ribbon-Homura.

>>22488272
We can't waste the MiGs like that, they're our emergency booze supply!

>>22488033 >>22488057 >>22488061

You couldn't help yourself. Even though you made a promise that you'd always try to look and act professional in front of your sempai. Even though you promised yourself that you wouldn't get carried away anymore, not with her around at least.

You barely hear Mirai calling your name as you all but tackle her into a hug, hugging her as tightly as you can, hugging her with all the strength your tired, sore body could muster. Admittedly, it isn't much, but you're much too relieved to care. You don't even realize you're already crying - only that you're much too busy telling her, over and over again, how relieved you are that she's okay.

It's only after a few moments that you manage to recover just enough to draw back - and you look up to see that your best friend is crying too, tears trickling down her own cheeks. You can tell that she's happy too, but...there's something wrong, isn't there? Something unsaid, brimming underneath. Something she's sad about that she's not saying.

"M-my, what a sight we must look." Mirai says after a moment, giggling a bit weakly. "Um, Miss Malal, may I ask for some tissues? Midori-chan and I need to stop embarrassing ourselves in front of everyone, here."

"...Midori, huh?" The Culexus pulls a small pack from a zip-up pocket on her suit, the sort people give out near the train stations and such. "The friend you were talking about."

"Yes. My very good friend. ...You have my thanks." Mirai sniffs, carefully tearing the pack open, and handing you a few sheets. You wipe your eyes and blow your nose with them, just as she does. You share an awkward smile after a few moments, and you both giggle again, at just how...well, ridiculous everything has been, so far.

She'd been sent earlier to kill you, after all. Then you saw her murdered by Kharn. And then...well, here you are.

"I'll have a talk with the two idiots over there, then. You look like you need to catch up with each other."

[1/2]

>>22488024
Time for another Miracle Midori hug special attack.

>>22488451

oh god, what is this horrible foreboding feeling!?

>>22488451

"Thank you, Miss Malal." Mirai murmurs softly, bowing, and the Culexus walks past you with a curt nod.

You watch as she walks up to the table where Chiaki and Homura are still eating - a steaming bowl of ramen in her hands as well - and she takes up the empty spot beside the pigtailed girl. Both girls stop and look up at the stranger in their midst - before all three of them nod in complete and perfect unison. They resume eating a moment later - or at least, two of them do, with Malal simply unclipping a smartphone from the front of her suit and tapping at its touchscreen.

"I'm...I'm glad to see you here, but you shouldn't have," The first words that Mirai actually says to you is in hushed, rather worried tones. "Pleaes, don't feel guilty with what happened. I...I know what I did. I know what happened. And I'm trying to make the best out of it as I can. While I still can."

...What? What is she talking about? You're here to save her! You're going to pull her out of this nightmare, back out into the real world, where things can be okay again!

"It's..." Mirai's expression darkens, just slightly. "...It's more complicated than that, Midori-chan..."

How do you react?

>>22488510

"Then tell me! Whatever it is, we can fix it. I'll save you and I'll save my Sempai as well!

We'll all go back together!"

>>22488510

>[x]"You... you have turned into a witch haven't you? I'm so sorry.

>>22488510
"Hush. There will be time for explanations later." Then lick her soul gem.

But seriously let her continue explaining.

>>22488510

if it is so complicated then we'll just have to try harder than it can complicate things!

>>22488510
Remind her that we're not Saints anymore.
We WILL at least try to save everyone.

Beg her, If she refuses to understand

>>22488541
This. Miracle Midori doesn't give up on friends so easily!

>>22488510
>"It's..." Mirai's expression darkens, just slightly. "...It's more complicated than that, Midori-chan..."

[x] Look behind you at the two Homura`s and the Helmet-chick eating together, then just stare at Mirai.

"Really? I would have never guessed."

>>22488510
Tell her we aren't going to bow to inevitability or reason

Since we ended up as Murderfaces aide we have seen too much crazy shit to believe we can't drag Mirai out of here with us even if it means we share our soul gem with her

>>22488631
>even if it means we share our soul gem with her

Oh man, don't give Decu any ideas. That's just asking for trouble.

>>22488510
"It's...it's your Soul Gem, isn't it? But I'm not about to give up. Explain it to me; I've got two scientists on speed-dial who might be able to help."

>>22488655
Deculture gave me the idea with the whole "culexuses hiding in someone else's soul gem" trick that is top tier

>>22488510
>before all three of them nod in complete and perfect unison.

Yep. Homu in disguise.

>How do you react?
Calm. Sigh. "Alright, spell it out. What's going on?"

>>22488696
Hahaha oh wow.

There was something like that? Now that I think about It, there was, wasn't It?

>>22488631
>>22488655

Midori linked to Chiaki,
Mirai linked to Midori
etc.

chain linked Magical girls!
the latest in soul fashion!

get ahead of your peers and call now!
>warning, breaking a link in the chain will cause severe damage to any magical girl participating in this product.

>>22488732
2magicalgirls1soulgem.avi

>>22488748
>warning, breaking a link in the chain will cause severe damage to any magical girl participating in this product.
And that's how Walpurgis is really made.

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>>22488761

>>22488748
>>22488773

Yea Mirai is going to say something like "The unusual state of this barrier is the only thing holding me together. Once it drops...."

>>22488726
>Yep. Homu in disguise.
Well, it could just be telepathy. That is part of the Culexus ability set, after all.

>>22488825
Same with the Homus and Malal. They understand this.

>>22488831
Only amongst culexuses though

Sayaka breaks into it because she has the ability to pulse

>>22488852
You mean Kyoko.

Hey, what is Kyoko is Malal?

>>22488825

then we will duct-tape it/you so that it will stay that way!

>>22488879

i highly doubt that.

>>22488879
Yeah Kyouko
Cannot into braining right now
Maybe that is why no one can really dislike her, she pulses happy waves at everyone ( except that bitch Kirika )

>>22488852
So maybe Homu has a similar trick.

Also, has it actually been explicitly confirmed that Culexus can only pulse amongst themselves, and can't contact non-Culexus if they want? I was under the impression that the thing that was unique about Kyoko was that she could pick up the Culexus "channel" even when they're only talking amongst themselves.

After all, QB communicates by pulsing all the time. If Culexus pulsing works the same way, it stands to reason they could talk to others outside their own ranks, though perhaps only one-way if the person they're talking to can't pulse back.

>>22488510
"Complicated, how?"

>>22488909
Kirika pulses bitch waves. They cancel each other out.

>>22488917
Kyubey was surprised that Kyouko could pick up on it since it isn't something normal meguca are supposed to be able to hear

The culexus are the only ones who can do it between each other which is why they are doubly creepy to normal meguca because aside from being unsettling due to their powers they don't speak

I think it implies that whatever Kyouko wished for in this world was dangerously close to a culexus wish or had the underlying similarity of one

>>22489007
Well, yeah, that's what I mean by picking up normal Culexus pulsing when most non-Culexus can't.

What I'm asking is, is it simply a matter of Culexus pulsing NORMALLY being a Culexus-only thing, but they can choose to pulse to non-Culexus if they want, or is it strictly limited to Culexus (and the odd anomaly like Kyoko)? A question of "do not" vs "can not". I don't recall seeing any explicit clarification, but the impression I got was the former.

>>22489061
I got the impression it was can not after MAXIMUM CHRISTMAS when Deculture mentioned that she trained to do it in secret which would imply that normal meguca can't pick up on it or pulse and that being able to is an aberration

>>22489097
That still doesn't preclude what I'm talking about here.

Yes, normally non-Culexus can't pick up on normal Culexus pulsing, nor can they pulse themselves. What I'm saying is, do we know for sure that normal Culexus pulsing (the sort which typically only reaches other Culexus) is the ONLY kind of pulsing they're capable of? Or could they, if necessary, send a pulse on another "channel" (so to speak) that other megucas can receive, like how QB pulses to megucas? Obviously if it's the latter then this open-frequency pulsing isn't something they do very frequently, but if it's a possibility then it would explain the apparent synchronization between Malal, Moemura, and Murderface just now.

>>22488541 >>22488565 >>22488631

You shake your head at her. Of course, everything's complicated! This situation is the most complicated you've ever been in, but that doesn't matter, because you'll save everyone! Including her and your sempai! That's why you're here!

A stricken expression clouds Mirai's face, before it clears up with another smile as she clasps both your hands with hers. Her smile, simple as it is, is so heartbreakingly beautiful that you can't help but feel your cheeks crimson at the sight of it.

"...If only I saw that kind of Midori a bit more back then, I would've fallen in love with you right away," She murmurs in a gentle, if regretful tone. You blush even harder at this, but even your embarrassment at her words - such as they are - can't hide the unspoken meaning behind them. No, you refuse to believe it. It can't turn out like that--

"I know what you're doing," Mirai says suddenly, squeezing your hands. "You're trying to help your sempai - Murderface-san - get herself back together again, right?"

Y-yes. Yes, that's what you're trying to do. How did she know?

"Miss Malal told me everything." Mirai nods towards the Culexus. "Well, mostly everything. Some I had to figure out for myself. That's what we stepped out to try and do, earlier, until this...blasted rain came down and made a mess of everything." She shakes her head, her hair still matted wet against her scalp, her skin, her cheeks. "I have to admit, your sempai knows how to fight, even when she's in the grip of madness, screaming and roaring about the flesh of fallen angels."

...Who? Does she mean...she and Malal had been fighting another fragment of Chiaki?

[1/2]

>>22489170

"Since I got here, yes." Mirai nods. "Miss Malal presented a very convincing case." Another smile. "Her blade is mine, as well as any familiars I can summon. Although, come to that, it's probably best if I don't summon any bears here." She frowns. "I'm a bit uncertain as to what form they'll take in this environment, or if I'll be able to control them at all. I'm...still getting used to everything."

...Right. Well. She's...fine, that's the most important thing. Anything else you can probably take care of later.

"Midori-san, you look like you need a few questions answered." Mirai murmurs, reaching out to take your hand again. "Some I can't answer, obviously, but anything else I'll try. You can ask Miss Malal too, if you want. We're just waiting for the rain to stop before trying again."

What question do you ask?

>>22489170

>grip of madness, screaming and roaring about the flesh of fallen angels

Nail it but by god, I wished I was wrong.

>>22489156
Except everything points towards that not being the case and that they can't because the culexus don't pulse to others.

You really think Malal wouldn't have done it to Kharn when she needed to talk to her? We get no indication that they can at all use that outside of their own conversations

We get no indication that they can't but it seems to be the more likely answer

>>22489170

Decu, OOC question.

When Chiaki sparred with Khan, did she ever speak aloud about 'flesh of fallen angels' that Midori might have overheard?

>>22488796
>wut?

>>22489176

where is this next part of our sempai holding up and how bad is it?

we also need to know how much our plans overlap, we haven't thought of a way to put all the pieces back together again.

we need to know everything she does.

>>22489176
Ask everything, why Malal and Mirai are here, why Murderface witched out, how bringing her parts back together is really going to save her, how she survived whatever that bastard jyuubey did to her

>>22489195
Point about Malal talking to Kharn. I'm generally good at remembering broad impressions and concepts from things I read, but not so much keeping track of the details, so I honestly didn't remember whether or not such a scenario came up as far as we'd seen.

>>22489176
What do we do once we have the four Murderfaces in one place?

What's going to happen to Mirai once the Witch Barrier goes down, and is there any way to prevent it? Both Souji and Pinky thought it would be possible, but they never said how.

>>22489250
There was never a mention of it
Same as there is no mention of any other culexus doing it

So far the only non culexus to hear or speak with it was Kyouko and she has been mentioned as weird for being able to do so

I'm most curious about why Malal has apparently all but sworn fealty to Mirai. Seems pretty odd all things considered.

I'm not sure that would really be in-character to ask about, though.

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>>22489218
Sako from Upotte! (with mouth shooped sideways)
She's kind of a pervert. They yuri dominatrix type.

>>22489276
Why not? Two sane girls trapped in a barrier together.

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>>22489265
>What do we do once we have the four Murderfaces in one place?

>>22489285

But shes suppose to be dead.

Does Midori know this?

>>22489234
>why Murderface witched out
I think it would be a good idea to find out why and how we can be in Chiaki's barrier when Mirai is the one who's supposed to be a Witch right now.

>>22489285
Except Malal is supposed to be dead, which would seem to imply that she's a figment of the barrier much like QBDad.

Key words: "supposed to be".

>>22489313
>>22489317

Well, we can always ask Malal what's up with that.

>>22489313
If it weren't for the pot armor, so would be Midori by now. Only the power of friendshipping saved her.

>>22489269
Lack of mention of it happening is one thing, lack of it happening when it would be a really damn good idea to do so is quite another. Now that it's been brought up, I recall the Ahriman fight would've been a prime situation for open pulsing. The fact that it didn't happen THEN is what really convinces me.

>>22489313
>>22489317
But Mirai probably doesn't know Malal is dead and even if she did, would you give a shit in her situation? I'd accept the helping hand.

>>22489170
>>22489176

"The fragment you fought, did she have long straight hair hold together by a red ribbon?"

Also.

[x] Contact HQ
[x] Ask Souji about the position of the other fragments.
[x] Update Souji that Kharn has made contact and teamed up with Pinky in the barrier. If the giant witch he detected earlier is still on his radar this is where also Kharn is, he sould contact you if they more in your direction.
[x] "One of the fragments also seems to have gone rogue and is actively trying to kill the other ones. "
[x]" Another one seems to have gone crazy I´ll try to reason with her somehow when the storm inside the barrier will get weaker."
[x] "I have also found Mirai and Kharn`s prior aide Malal inside the barrier, both seem to be doing fine. Any suggestions as to what we should do next?"

Do all this loud enough so the rest of the people inside the bar can hear you so we can skip wasting precious time on updating them about the state of things again.
[x]

>>22489370
I agree it makes sense that Mirai would accept the help. The mystery is why the help was offered in the first place, if Malal is (as far as we know) just a figment of the barrier. Granted, this is a terribly irregular situation already, but witch barriers aren't exactly known for spawning helpful allies for sane magical girls that get caught in them.

Well if dead magical girls are wandering around...

Would the Deli Heal Agency be filled with them?

Dead Magical Girls who would like another crack at the one who killed them?

Allowing Midori to get close enough to execute some cunning cooldown hug

>>22489226 >>22489234 >>22489265

"Simple, really." Malal turns in her seat, leather-encased arm draping over the back of her chair as her skulled helmet swivels to face you. "We get them to do the fusion dance all at the same time. We then get Murderface Voltron, Defender of the Universe."

"Miss Malal, please be serious." Mirai chides the Culexus, before turning back to you. "The...long and short of it is we don't exactly know. Miss Malal is positive that bringing them together in one place should make something happen. Just what, we don't have any idea." She pauses. "We decided to go after the most difficult one first, the one who walks the Eightfold Path, the Chosen of the Blessed Lady." Your best friend gestures to the cuts on her arms. "The result is clear, unfortunately. We would have succeeded, had it not been for the rain."

"Still, it's a good job of you to get two of them in such a short time," Malal chimes in, any warmth in her voice stolen by vox corruption. "It's lucky you didn't run into the other problematic one."

...What other problematic one?

Mirai and Malal share a brief glance, before the former speaks up.

"The...the fragment of your sempai that wishes to destroy herself, of course. The one with the ribbon in her hair, the wings of pure hatred, and the golden shield clasped around her arm."

"Piece of work." Despite her helm, you're certain that Malal is wincing. "Maybe three will do, instead of four. That's what we're hoping, anyway. I doubt she'll even cooperate."

...What? Seriously?

How do you react?

>>22489411
I'd say you have your reason right there:

>witch barriers aren't exactly known for spawning helpful allies for sane magical girls that get caught in them.

So if you meet someone from the outside it's not a bad idea to stick together.

>>22489447
>"We get them to do the fusion dance all at the same time. We then get Murderface Voltron, Defender of the Universe."

Malal is glorious.

>>22489447
Stare at Malal for a while.
Allow the silence to sink in
then ask, very slowly.

And who are you?

>>22489447
huh. hiding in a corner, keeping quiet, and whimpering pitifully seemed to keep her away

>>22489469
But Malal should not (given the information we have) be from the outside.

I mean, I get what you're getting at, and I agree -- all signs point toward Malal not actually being dead. But that's not really verified in-character, making Malal's helpfulness awfully weird.

>>22489447
That suicidal one, we may want to call in pinkdoka. The last one we just need to distract for the rest of the homuhomu team to arrive.

>>22489447
"Will...will senpai even be okay if we don't get them all...?"

>>22489447
Well maybe it takes the other three parts to control her? Like Homura keeps hope, Murderface keeps realistic and the other part keeps the drive?

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>The...the fragment of your sempai that wishes to destroy herself

"I tried, I tried so hard to bring her back. I even tore down her haven in order to brink her back and its this how it all ends? Everything has been pointless"

>>22489513
>>22489513
>>22489513

I support this, but also add:

"Why do you seem to know so much about it? And why are you even here?"

And then give them an Infodump about Kharn & Pinky teaming up. And also mention the existence of a Past-Version of Pinky that she seems to despise somwhere in this barrier.

>>22489539
But does Mirai know that?

>>22489447

"Who are you really? Didn't Kharn say you died a along time ago?"

>>22489547
Actually we should check up on her again soon.

>>22489447
>>22489447

But wouldn't leaving a fragment of Chiaki be harmful to her psyche?

Also, how will we deal with Kharn and the, ah, Blessed Lady?

>>22489547
No, wait, better plan: see>>22486839

Murderface incapacitates Suicidemura with GUNS. Then we bring in injured Pinky to comfort her AND also bait Black Rock Shooter out, and then we have all four Homupieces in the same place to piece together the Triforc- Chiaki, even.

>>22489447
Will just 3 be enough? What'll happen to Chiaki Matsuda if there's only 3 of the original 4?
Can 3 fragments keep the 4th in line?

And we still need to know how to get Mirai safely out of the Barrier.

>>22489611
Brilliant.jpg

Gentlemen, if the 4th part is self hatred then maybe she'd be better off without it?

>>22489644
Maybe, it might cause her to not try to self destruct so much

>>22489447

whatever happens they are all part of her, if we do not gather all of them she will never be truly complete, no idea if she would know this but we would certainly would.

We can't do that.

all or nothing, leave none behind.

>>22489553

motherfucking Walpurgiswings.