back, and LET'S TALK WITCHES AND LORES, TOWER.

[eternallily]

So, my computer situation is not entirely resolved yet, but the replacement I have lined up for the moment should be here on Monday. That means I am dehiatusing.

And with that dehiatus comes a player plot over the weekend of the 11th and 12th of May! Which will be completely fun and not traumatic in the slightest.



By which I mean it will be both, of course.



So, as anyone who knows Madoka Magica knows, Magical Girls (Puella Magi) eventually turn into witches if they lose hope and give into despair. Well, it's true for the spinoff series, too. A Puella Magi gets a Grief Seed created when her Soul Gem is created. It lies dormant unless she starts to despair, then it becomes a time bomb: when the seed hatches, a witch is born, and the girl dies.

For the last few months, Saki has been fighting her own despair, but the events of Rebellion - particularly seeing the other Puella Magi in Animus mind-controlled and lashing out, seeing them killing others - have shifted the careful balance between hope and despair squarely into the despair column. In this plot, Saki's Grief Seed will hatch, and she will turn into a witch. She'll put up a barrier and labyrinth, and the witch herself will be waiting at the center.

Saki's barrier will be around Floor 61. A series of large platforms as seen here will come up out of the ground, and she'll be the large thing at the center. The rest of the floor will look like a meadow.

Anyone is welcome to try and fight Witch Saki, or try and talk her down, but she's only going to return to normal after she dies and drops her Grief Seed, then revives. This is more than likely going to be a job for one of the magical girls.

There is a strong chance of major character injury or character death if your character chooses to fight Saki's witch. I'm more than happy to work with you on this, though! Just let me know your comfort levels.

Anyone is also welcome to have their character affected by a Witch's Kiss - Saki's will look like decorative lily-of-the-valley flowers. Anyone affected by a Witch's Kiss will seem listless and depressed. They'll want to do things they wouldn't normally do, such as harm themselves or throw themselves off a Tower ledge.

This is entirely optional and avoidable by sticking close to the stairs or using the elevator when passing by Floor 61 those two days. Any character that is affected will have the effects broken when Saki dies, which will be sometime on the 12th ICly.

Any questions or comments that you have can be run by me in the comments! I'll put up a reminder closer to time. ♥

Comments

[starofpleiades]

YAY FUN TIMES

[eternallily]

ONLY THE MOST FUN

[prayed]

LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL.

[eternallily]

AWW YIS.

[imperialsun]

. This is more than likely going to be a job for one of the magical girls.

But--



He got out his outfit and everything!

[eternallily]

WHERE'S YOUR CONTRACT, NAOYA

[imperialsun]

WELL UH--

[eternallily]

...WELP.

BRING ON THE MEGIDOLAEON, THEN.

Assuming I spelled that right.

[imperialsun]

Today's question, what would happen if he hit her with Hapirma ? (It's a status that makes the person happy!)

No but seriously I am in and Naoya can provide backup / aid in the killing.

[eternallily]

If it was cast now? Probably delay things a little bit, but not enough to stop the transformation.

Cast on the witch? Provide a distraction while someone else hit her.

Excellent. 8D

[(Anonymous)]

[pitiedthefool]

SUDDENLY ALL THE VELVET ROOM GUESTS???

[slightlyoblivious]

Hey, Yu-kun, I ran into the cutest little cat on the way home! It wanted to power up my Persona, or something.

[And then she looked like this forever.]

[pitiedthefool]

noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[risingshepard]

You're shitting me, right? 8|

[slightlyoblivious]

It was a really cute cat...

[mysteriousvoice]

Do you want to be a magical girl

Y/N

[pitiedthefool]

[risingshepard]

/drags away 5ever

[mysteriousvoice]

[risingshepard]

stop being an incubator then we'll talk :|

[gradosfinest]

Aaaaand just to double check, how effective might magical weapons be against a Witch here? Take for example Amelia who has no true magical powers to speak of, but is wielding Garm, a legendary monster-slaying evil-banishing all around badass axe from her home.

[eternallily]

Canon says that even regular weapons are effective against Witches! There's a character who takes guns and bombs into battle, and one character bewitches a regular baseball bat to serve as a weapon against magic creatures.

So I think Garm would do some pretty nasty damage!

[warriorscribe]

So, I don't know if Enoch will find the labyrinth considering the size of the tower but if he does, uh, I assume that holds true for his Arch too?

For reference in his canon, both what he does to cleanse his weapons of vileness (and the soul gems of the Puella Magi whose muns allow it), and defeating an enemy with a holy weapon are called "purification", though I'm fairly certain the weapon version is more like "purging".

[eternallily]

Yes, it would hold true. Puella Magi canon isn't incredibly specific about what kinds of weapons will and won't hurt a witch.

[warriorscribe]

So I noticed when I watched it... Just wanted to be sure for your case, thanks!

[warriorscribe]

Okay, definitely decided! He's going to be participating in the fight. Any sort of death or injury the Witch manages to inflict on him is fine by me, but he'll be fighting his hardest, like always.

[mask_of_suffering]

I'd be up for throwing Witch!doka into this.

[eternallily]

Oh, yay! I was hoping you might be. :D

[lightofhumanity]

If it's no problem, I'll be tossing chaos into the fray.

[eternallily]

It's absolutely okay! :D

[lightofhumanity]

Alright then! This should be a lot of fun!