10th Healing | I'm a Black Belt, I have no fatigue

[im_gonna_heal_u]

 Locked to Setsuna/Eva | Genessia

The day started normally, with Konoka being a relatively early riser but still not nearly as quick as Setsuna was. But this time, the healer woke up and found herself grabbing a mask instead of turning off her alarm clock. A little confused, Konoka lifted the mask and set it aside so she could actually turn off her alarm. Blinking blearily at the mask, Konoka brought it close to her face to examine it when suddenly, it grew a mind of its own and attached to her face, ignoring her panic until it sealed itself on and she lost consciousness.

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Not much time passes before Konoka shoots awake again, this time startled that she overslept. "Agh! I'm late, I'm late!" She might not be on the clock so to speak, but the brunette felt ever restless, with less time for morning training she was sure that Eva was going to kill her and Setsuna was going to either blame her or blame her*self*, neither which seemed all that appetizing to Konoka.

She leaps off the bed with greater physical prowess than she'd ever displayed before, using her pactio card to switch out of her pajamas and into her onmyodo outfit for training, following that, she immediately stormed to where Setsuna was... and was a bit surprised that she hadn't left the apartment already.

"Secchan?! I thought you would have left already! We need to train!"


[Video] Everglade

[ The video flicks on to Konoka looking somewhat confused. A portal lined with charms closes right behind her. ]

Why is my store still here in Everglade? I thought I moved it to Fayren? Geez, is Genessia starting to mess with people's minds again? I've been hearing about a few things over the comms this morning but seeing it in person...

[ It makes her sigh, and her face contorts to the briefest of grimaces when several negative memories flicker in her mind. Dracula, Pidonus, her drama with Mariko...

She shakes it away. ]

No. I can handle this. This place has its good times and its bad times.


Action | Fayren


Ah, now this is more like it. Konoka has surrounded a wide field with several charms, mostly so she can cast freely cast magic without it messing up nature. She had a faint memory of cutting loose in Fayren once and causing the wildlife to panic... she wouldn't make the same mistake twice. 

She grinned as she let loose a circle of ofuda around her hand. 

"Evil Destroying Tornado Blast!"

What came out was a powerful, tornado like burst tearing through the air and hammering the edge of her barrier.

Though mostly satisfied, Konoka looked around. "I still got it, but that wasn't the same power that let me fight the Lifemaker..."

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[trivialization]

Yeah, sure, Evangeline was going to kill her. Just as soon as she woke up. The difference between being Eva's apprentice for serious versus her calling Konoka that for an excuse to boss her around occasionally was that instead of finding Eva waiting with a malicious grin ready to really put the screws to her for the morning routine, she found her still sprawled across her bed, looking very unladylike and quite dead to the world.

But dared she rouse her?

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[im_gonna_heal_u]

Konoka paused. Eva? Sleeping? Well, vampires slept during the day, but she knew better than to actually leave her alone. If she did, Eva would probably murder her far worse than if she woke her up.

Still, rousing someone still stronger than you was a mistake that would be fatal to most countries, let alone an individual girl. She had to do it anyway.

"Eva-chan, please wake up! I'm here for training!" Konoka insisted, bracing herself for her inevitable doom. Hell, she'd probably still have to train even if she died, and that would make Setsuna miserable!

[trivialization]

"Hnn?" Eva's head lolled gracelessly over the edge of the mattress, sending cascade of her ridiculous hair to the floor as she blearily opened her eyes, squinting at Konoka upside-down.

Training? She had no idea what Konoka was on about. Was this about the diorama? Her stare progressed from nonplussed to disbelieving.

"Why... the hell... are you bothering me with that first thing in the morning!" Things being as they were she sounded less forceful and more whingey than usual. Not that it was going to make much of a difference for Konoka who promptly got flipped...

Around an axis the human mind couldn't perceive...

Into some sort of mirror dimension copy of the apartment. Sans Eva. Waking the master was hazardous indeed.

[im_gonna_heal_u]

Konoka figured she might have wandered into something very strange the moment Eva sounded more... whiney than normal. Then again, while she'd been around Eva for a while, she had no idea how much the future changed her.

But she did have an idea about being thrown into a mirror copy of the apartment. And with that there's no Eva.

Guess she has to bust her way out of an illusion. Again.

With a sigh, Konoka concentrated and looked for a weak point. Always was one, you couldn't hold an illusion without it.

[trivialization]

Well, the first thing she was going to have to figure out was that it wasn't entirely an illusion. The space Eva had rudely transformed her into wasn't fully-formed, but it was sufficiently realized for Konoka's body to be present in it.

As for clues... well, it was mirrored. She'd probably find soon enough that she could still see the 'real' apartment through any reflective surface. And possibly freak Setsuna out with a Bloody Mary impression.

[im_gonna_heal_u]

Well, aside from temporarily giving Setsuna nightmares, Konoka noticed that perhaps this wasn't an illusion. It might be more like how the diorama worked, given that this was a mirror image of the apartment. Could she use her power to bust right back into the apartment? She could troll Setsuna later.

Konoka always had plenty of ofuda on hand. She took a couple and plastered them over the mirror. She could teleport right? Just home in on the regular apartment's signal and step right in!

[trivialization]

Not the easiest teleportation ever attempted, but hey, it wasn't like Eva was expecting her to be able to do that at all.

...of course, that just left her back where she started. Trying to wake Eva without getting a stickier banishment.

video.

[carrythesin]

Something is happening again?

[Which she asks calmly. She really doesn't want another event.]

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[im_gonna_heal_u]

Seems like it.

Only real thing I can put my finger on is, aside from my store, people's personalities being a bit different than I remember them being.

Are you alright?

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[carrythesin]

Hn.

I think so. I mean, this still feels 'me'.

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[im_gonna_heal_u]

Well, I'd be no help if you had changed, since this is the first time we've met.

But it's nice meeting you anyway! I'm Konoka Konoe. What's your name?

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[carrythesin]

Kirika Yuumura. Nice to meet you.

Um, what kind of shop do you have?

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[im_gonna_heal_u]

It's a charms shop. Forged from techniques and research I've done myself! For the most part they're cute trinkets to sell, but for those who need a little magical protection or use in everyday life, they're good at giving a boost! I also do a little fortune telling.

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[gamerrep]

[Well hello there, Chiaki clearly appears on the feed, with a small smile. It was not the usual happy smile however, that much was clear.]

And I hope for more of the bad times. It's simply delightful to see.

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[im_gonna_heal_u]

[ This is a false friend Konoka recognizes.

Her meeting with Chiaki had been one of mutual interest, but that had deteriorated the more they talked, and the more Konoka realized her despair addiction was not just a gimmick. ]

At it again? You're almost pitiable.

[ Konoka's smile is, perhaps dark in a way that only those close to her would recognize. To Chiaki though, it just looks a mite forced. ]

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[gamerrep]

Why pitiful? Bad times happen, there is no sure-fire way of preventing it.

[And that was always the best time to strike. When things were going back, use that to ones advantage.]

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[im_gonna_heal_u]

You do know that the idea is to mitigate bad times so that people can find good times again, right?

[ Konoka sounded more like she was speaking to a child. Of course she had to, because the alternate was actually letting Chiaki get under her skin. It actually happened once. ]

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[gamerrep]

But then that would be boring.

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[im_gonna_heal_u]

Dear, I know happiness is a foreign concept to you now, but you need to get reconnected. You'll thank me later.

[ Konoka knows there's more to the story than that, but what details evades her. This was just her snarking. ]

Action | Fayren

[fairysoul]

Mavis is attracted by the magical energy and noise that radiates from the field. She approaches cautiously. And when Konoka seems done, she claps her hands and smiles gently at her.

"That is some impressive magic you displayed here, Miss Konoe." AU!Mavis is no longer on first name basis with people she doesn't know well enough. An empress has to respect a modicum of etiquette after all.

"I was under the impression that you were a healer, though? Was I mistaken?" She's wearing a round gold locket around her neck, with this symbol engraved on top of it.

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[im_gonna_heal_u]

Konoka paused when she noticed the clapping. She turned to Mavis, and felt somewhat surprised. While she felt she should have expected a magical person would have noticed her at some point and came over to see what was going on, who noticed--and how different she was--came as a surprise.

Mavis had seemed kind of like a precocious kid when Konoka met her some time ago, though she knew she was older... but this outfit and her demeanor seemed to have been even more distinct now. "Oh, Mavis-han! Well, I am, but I've realized that there are people, both here and in my world, who would try to stop me. So many try to protect me, but it's more taxing for them if I'm defenseless, so I've picked up a means of self-defense, so to speak." She tilted her head. "Why, you're dressed up pretty fancy since the last time I saw you. Going some place special?"

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[fairysoul]

Mavis listened to her explanations and nodded approvingly. "I do understand that completely. While it is good to have friends to rely on, one also needs to be able to defend themselves. How does this defensive spell work, if I may ask?"

The blonde blinked at Konoka's question, before looking down at her dress. For AU!Mavis, this one was just one of her regular dresses as an Empress of Alvarez. But it is true that her and Konoka hadn't met in person very often. So maybe her outfit looked less fancy through the communication device's screen? Whatever the case, Mavis smiled and shook her head gently. "Oh, no. This is not a ceremony outfit by any means, nothing like what you could find in my wardrobe back in Alvarez. But thank you for your kind words. It is very nice of you to say that, Miss Konoe."

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[im_gonna_heal_u]

"Well, you look nice in it regardless," Konoka said smoothly, helped along by the compliment to herself.

"Anyway, I've been trying to improve my adaptability a little more. It seems like I got out of practice so my power dropped a little bit. Who knows when somebody might need help?" Konoka wasn't exactly an aggressive battle seeker, but if she trained, it meant she could end battles more quickly. "What brought you out here? I mean, other than seeing my training? I hope that's not a problem."

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[fairysoul]

"Thank you," Mavis said again, smiling. So many compliments would usually have made her blush. But AU!Mavis, as an Empress, is used to getting them.

"It's no problem at all," She replied, waving her hand in a reassuring manner. "I noticed you made sure you couldn't harm anyone or any animal, even by accident. Training safely is never a problem. And I was just taking a walk. Fayren is a very pleasant place. It reminds me of home."

She paused, noticing Konoka hadn't really answered her question about how her magic worked. She took a moment to think of a way of asking again without sounding rude or insistent. "You were using air magic, weren't you? Or is it wind magic?"

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[im_gonna_heal_u]

Konoka thought it was nice to be reminded of home, though she sometimes felt she might get homesick. She would have thought that it would have been a little worse right now, but honestly? Setsuna being here eased that a lot.

She did finally catch that question though. "Yeah, I was using wind magic. I use these ofuda to channel various types of magic, including wind, water, fire, and light." She held out one of those charms she had. "I sell some at my store, actually, though unless your trained for that kind of thing they're more useful for barriers or convenience things."